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Welcome to Home-Barista.com™, a site dedicated to the home espresso enthusiast!

Our detailed espresso machine reviews and coffee grinder reviews cover the higher end of home espresso equipment on the market, but make only one assumption about you—a love of espresso! Whether this is the first time you've considered making espresso, cappuccinos, and lattes in your home or you've been drinking coffee for years, you will find tidbits of information to help you get the best out of your home espresso machine.

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FAQs and Favorites

Questions? FAQs and Favorites

If you're new to HB, you may be thinking, "I don't know where to begin, there's too much information!" To make it easier for you to get started and to help you navigate to topics that interest you, this article contains links to the best topics all in one place, categorized by forum and subject area. The article also recommends a few must-read introduction and how-tos that form the basic barista knowledge and techniques. More...

 

Quickmill Alexia Review

Quickmill Alexia Review

Chris' Coffee introduces the Quick Mill Alexia, a single boiler E61 espresso maker targeting the expectations of the espresso purist. Alexia has the same popular features as the other Quickmill semi-commercial espresso machines in the decidedly small package. Of particular interest to espresso aficionados, Alexia has an adjustable stock thermostat or an optional preinstalled PID temperature controller. More...

The Professional Barista's Handbook

The Professional Barista's Handbook

Despite the title, Scott Rao's handbook applies as much to the serious home barista as the professional barista. It covers the fundamental knowledge that every successful barista must know, and does so in a succinct and thorough manner. This article is an excerpt of the opening chapter on the basics of espresso, the tools of the barista, and key techniques. More...

 

Lever Espresso Machine Smackdown

Lever Smackdown Lever Smackdown

Lever espresso machines are known for their compelling simplicity. This review will focus on a recent entry to the US market, the Ponte Vecchio Lusso. This temperature-stable lever espresso machine will be compared and contrasted against better known models like the Olympia Cremina, La Pavoni Europiccola and Elektra Microcasa a Leva. The commentary begins in the Bench forum. More...


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