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The best coffee machines
A good coffee starts with the machine.
The pleasure of a well-made cup begins before the aroma: with temperature, pressure, grind. We measure them all, with the same parameters for every machine, because the gesture you repeat every morning deserves a choice made calmly.
01 · Categories
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Espresso
- Lever machines
- Portable manual espresso
- Semi-automatic portafilter machines
- Bean-to-cup machines
02
Grinding
- Espresso grinders
- Hand grinders
- All-purpose grinders
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Brewing and filter
- Ibrik and Neapolitan flip pots
- Cold brew
- Drip coffee makers
- Immersion
04
Milk and microfoam
- Milk frothers
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Accessories
- Water treatment
- Scales
- Portafilters and baskets
- Maintenance and cleaning
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Origins
Coffee countries, regions and varieties: the encyclopedia that goes with the machines.
Manufacturers
66 produttori con scheda, dalle officine artigiane ai grandi gruppi.
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Create your setup03 · Recipes
What you make with it
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Espresso and milk
Caffè macchiato
An espresso and a stain of milk. How much milk, exactly? No source declares it — and we do not invent it.
- Dose
- 7 g
Briki decoction
Turkish coffee
One teaspoon of very fine coffee per cup, the water measured with the cup itself, two minutes on the heat. The foam is served first.
- Dose
- 6 g
- Time
- 2 min
Espresso
Caffè americano
An espresso lengthened with hot water. The amount of water is set by no standard: it changes from country to country and from bar to bar.
- Dose
- 7 g
04 · Guides
Choose, use, understand
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Deep dive
Understanding
The 15 bar myth
Fifteen bar is the pressure the pump can reach, not the pressure the coffee comes out at. They are two different number…
Deep dive
Using
Steam wand: panarello or professional wand
A panarello emulsifies for you and produces a puffy foam. A bare wand does nothing on its own, and precisely for that r…
Deep dive
Understanding
Pre-infusion and pressure profiling
Before pushing to nine bar, wet the puck. And then, instead of holding one pressure from start to finish, decide how it…