Lelit Elizabeth3 PL92T3 zwart espressomachine

The Elizabeth3 is the dual boiler of the Pagaia line: the same five step pressure profiling as the Victoria3, on the 58mm group, with independent steam on top.

The Pagaia system profiles pressure on the pump side across five programmable steps: you set the pressure in bar and the duration in seconds for each one, and the display shows them while the machine pulls the shot.

Lelit ships two factory profiles, one per coffee button. Lever Shot opens at 3 bar for 5 seconds, climbs to 8 and then 9 bar for 25 seconds and eases back to 8 and 7: the curve of a traditional lever machine, recommended for medium and dark roasts, and it gives a richer, fuller bodied cup. Modern Shot starts at 2 bar for 15 seconds, peaks at 6 bar for 30 and then ramps down through 5, 4 and 3 bar: better suited to medium and light roasts, for a sweeter and more aromatic cup.

You do not have to use all five steps. The first three carry most of the result, because they decide how the extraction starts and develops; the other two are there to refine it. Everything is edited from the LCC menu, the LELIT Control Center, so you can switch profile between one coffee and the next without touching anything mechanical.

Automatic shot time is set to 60 seconds at the factory. That is a starting point, not a recommended extraction time: you can stop the shot by hand whenever you like, then adjust that value or turn it off completely.

The design language belongs to the Pagaia line: gem shaped knobs, a matching portafilter with round section handle and a metal core ending in the distinctive pentagon shape, and a geometric tamper inspired by the same pentagon. The drip tray has been redesigned for daily cleaning.

The dual boiler keeps brewing and steaming separate, so you pull and steam without waiting and the group temperature stays stable between shots. It is the difference you feel when you make several cappuccinos in a row.

What we love

That the dual boiler and the profiling sit on the same machine without making it harder to use. Both profiles arrive ready, PID holds the temperature, and you only touch the five steps when you want to.

The continuity with the Elizabeth PL92T, for years the Lelit dual boiler most often recommended to people moving from an entry machine to their first serious one.

Things to consider

If milk is half of what you do, the dual boiler on the Elizabeth3 is what you are after. If you drink mostly espresso and want the same profiling in a smaller footprint, look at the Victoria3.

The smoked oak and zebrano wood upgrade kits fit both the Elizabeth3 and the Victoria3.