It's odd that you went from one end of the spectrum (trying to refine your technique and failing) to the complete opposite (a Keurig). Surely there's a middle g

It's odd that you went from one end of the spectrum (trying to refine your technique and failing) to the complete opposite (a Keurig). Surely there's a middle ground. For example, the Rancilio Silvia [1] is known to be one of the best and most tweakable/hackable home machines for manually brewed espresso. It can make great Italian espresso out of the box, but there's also a healthy community around it that hacks the internals to brew at better temperatures and so on. It's also very affordable. Personally, I have a Jura Ena, because I like just pressing one button to get my coffee, and it's fantastic. [1] https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/rancilio-silvia-espresso-machine https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/rancilio-silvia-espresso-m...