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 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.

        rsvman2 🤣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.

          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.

            pellmell

            Thanks, I've come across these while searching with the manual lever- looks interesting for sure

              AdamMH

              Well, I'd like close to a true espresso if possible but i also don't want to spend thousands on a machine either.

                  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.

                      AdamMH

                      Thanks man, yeah the Gaggia classic ev pro is on my shortlist with the breville as they are both at a similar price point- i'm hoping i can find a Black Friday deal on one of these

                        The grind is important. My Kroger has a grinder on the coffee aisle where you take the whole beans and run them through the grinder and back into the bag for purchase. The espresso grind on that machine just happens to works perfectly with my machine. My wife once brought me some ground by Starbucks - It was so fine that my cheap Cuisinart doesn't have the pressure to run through reliably - so keep that in mind when considering your options. The downside to grinding on the store grinder is that purists say you should only grind what is needed immediately as the beans will stay fresher in whole form. My palate isn't sensitive enough to tell if the beans were ground minutes ago or three weeks ago though. I also have a hand crank grinder, which takes a lot of work for a double shot, but works well when properly adjusted. It took me a long time to dial it in though, even a little too coarse makes a very noticeable difference in the quality of the outcome. And the finer you grind, the longer you have to run the crank. The handle is removable though so I could chuck it into my cordless grill if I really get lazy.

                          rsvman2 maybe hes on to a new technique🤔...🙃

                            pellmell looks interesting.....gonna have to read up on that contraption!

                              johnnydoom The downside to grinding on the store grinder is that purists say you should only grind what is needed immediately as the beans will stay fresher in whole form.

                              No. The downside of the store grinder is when someone grinds a # of banana cream before you grind yours. I guarantee that some of that banana will mess with the taste of your espresso.

                                  Walterjn That makes sense. I haven’t had that happen yet, but I can certainly see the contamination factor of using a community grinder.