Greetings gentleman. I have decided that I want an expresso maker for home to enjoy lattes and cappuccinos whenever I please. Just curious if any of you have gone this route and which machine did you choose. I am not looking to spend thousands and kind of have my eye on the Breville Bambino plus model at the moment.
Thoughts from you fine and wise gents would be much appreciated!
I have had the larger Essenza Breville for 3-4 years and have really enjoyed it. I like the simplicity of the Nespresso machines. Make a good cup, I like the original, had a friend that got a Verturo machine and she didn't like it as well as the original she had. The pods are more expensive too.
https://www.nespresso.com/us/en/order/machines/original/essenza-mini-c30-piano-black
I have a Cuisinart. Doesn't seem to get good ratings among the coffee junkies online, but I think it works very well and certainly produces a cup as good as any I get at coffee shops.
Thanks, I'll take a look at that one
I need a Diet Coke machine.
I'll be following. Need a new machine myself, my 15 bar pump machine, the frothing arm on the thing took a crap on me. Still makes a good cup of coffee but it's time for a new one.
shokosugi no idea. Started out with steam, then went to the 15 bar pump (huge improvement). Had a delonghi and the pump died, now have a Mr coffee and the steam wand does not have any pressure. The one you mentioned look interesting....looks like you can regulate the temp.....and some frothing features. The ones I've had do not have those features.
If you're comfortable with AliExpress you can save $50 but I would watch Amazon/Walmart etc. for Black Friday deals before buying anything.
If you are serious about acquiring a machine, I think you should start by learning how to spell the thing you want to make. It's espresso, not expresso.
There's a learning curve and it's not cheap, but it's the best....
Are you looking for espresso-like coffee or real, honest to goodness espresso?
One of those two options costs a good bit more than the other due to requiring a competent and usually standalone grinder.
shokosugi without diving too deep, a Gaggia Classic machine and Fellow Opus grinder is what I'd choose if I had to spend in a "least for the most" kind of way. There's a learning curve to getting a good shot out too, but we'll call that part of the fun... 
That pairing has worked quite well for one of my friends for the last few months.
I thought he was looking for a no hands-on machine to do replies on GB. Was wondering why so much coffee was going to be needed.