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A good friend of mine recently asked me for advice on buying an espresso machine with a budget of 1500 USD. Now this is a price range i am not very familiar with and hence would love some advice. A few caveats: the person is not into experimenting with espresso. What they...

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I currently have Pharos 2.0, and Flair Pro (collecting dust) and Robot, I like to tinker when I have time but the last couple years, time is no where to be found (kid :)). I consider myself a beginner in espresso. I don't know every technical details in espresso and...

Hi all, I just started research into coffee. So please bear with my inaccurate terminology. I have been a consumer for some years and ready to upgrade myself to a prosumer. I would like to acquire some reasonable skills to make good coffee at home but not really want to dig so...

I'll preface this by saying that I'm pretty new to this and have only had a Nespresso machine before, so my knowledge of what's out there is extremely limited.

I'm looking to get into the espresso game, but haven't been able to find obvious options solely based on...

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I am looking to upgrade to some better espresso equipment. My current setup is:

- Compak K8 Flat Burr Grinder (Old version) which I picked up for $300
- Breville BES870XL for pulling shots

I am looking for a new espresso machine in the 1.5k range with a built in milk...

Looking for a nice home setup semi auto machine for brewing a couple shots each morning. Only must have is that it needs to have a water reservoir/can't be plumbed in. I've had super autos in the past but time to fully upgrade. Loved my old school lever machine but would like...

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First of all, this website has been my main source of reading material for the last 4 months. So thank you for all the amazing resources and in-depth conversations!

I currently own a Gaggia Classic Pro w/PID installed and have very recently upgraded my Mignon Silenzio...

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I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on a la Spaziale Dream or Vivaldi. Leaning towards the tank version, not the plumber in version, but still undecided.

From all I've read I don't think I'm interested in an E61 machine. I've been mainly looking at none E61...

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I have done some research on espresso machine and was pulling a trigger on Mara X (~$1300) as my first espresso machine. Major reasons behind this choice is size and capability at a relatively affordable price point. Coming from drinking light roasted filter coffee,...

We may have to replace the Gaggia that we have at the office.
We make anywhere from three to ten espresso each day, no milk. We use a single shot 58mm 8g basket, so I am excluding the low-end Breville product line, like the Bambino, the Duo Tempo or the Infuser, that have the...