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I don't want to make publicity of a brand here, but I just went to a local shop and got the smallest one that got to 19 bar. It makes excellent expressos with
by enriquto 5y ago
I don't want to make publicity of a brand here, but I just went to a local shop and got the smallest one that got to 19 bar. It makes excellent expressos with cream and all (if you buy appropriately ground coffee).
EDIT: just look for "thin espresso machine" on a search engine, there's plenty of choice!
- 2rsf 5y agoNespresso's promise 19 bar as well, but they use a simple PTC element to heat the water as they pass over it so in reality it's "up to 19 bar"
- ValentineC 5y ago> It makes excellent expressos with cream and all (if you buy appropriately ground coffee). Most cheap espresso machines achieve crema and pressure via a pressurised portafilter [1]. Nothing wrong with having one as a beginner, but you're stuck with using coarser grinds because of the always-there pressure, and it limits the number of variables you're able to play with to "dial in" beans. [1] https://coffee.stackexchange.com/questions/2641/how-big-of-a-difference-is-there-between-a-pressurised-and-non-pressurised-porta https://coffee.stackexchange.com/questions/2641/how-big-of-a...
- enriquto 5y agoI'm definitely a "beginner", but still can see that from moka pot to cheap espresso there is a world of difference, and from cheap expresso to "serious" espresso the difference is very subtle (to my tastebuds).