Café flavour without the café queue: we pulled over 200 shots through this machine, testing grind, heat-up time, milk texture and — most importantly — taste.
It heats in under a minute, steams silky microfoam, and survived our office’s eight-cup-a-day habit without a hiccup.
What our testing covered
200+ shots pulled across light and dark roasts
Heat-up and shot times measured with a stopwatch
Milk microfoam graded by a trained barista
Descaling and daily cleaning timed
The good and the not-so-good
What we liked
Genuinely café-quality espresso
Ready in under a minute
Easy daily cleaning routine
Worth knowing
Takes real counter space
Beans matter — stale beans, flat shots
4.8
Our verdict
The shortcut to café mornings at home. Once dialled in, it paid for itself in skipped coffee-shop runs within months.
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