Presso Espresso Coffee Maker Review

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Presso Espresso Coffee Maker
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peacedog's Review of Presso Espresso Coffee Maker Compare

24th Jan 2004

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
Good Points

simple to use. cheap to own. easy to clean. decent espresso


Bad Points

none


General Comments

The Presso is an excellent entry into the world of espresso, without the large cash outlay required to own the much more expensive quality electric machines. While I have not owned a "real" espresso machine, I have had the stovetop units and the cheap electric espresso makers, and the Presso is much superior to those.
It is really a masterpiece of industrial design - simple, effective, solid, and attractive looking. It is easy to clean, b/c it is small and light enough to turn upside down and wash under the tap. You of course need separate milk foaming equipment for cappucinos - I have found milk heated in the microwave, and frothed with a hand frother works quite well. One other review I have seen on the net complains that the Presso does not develop the same pressure as a quality electric machine, and therefore is inferior - while that may be true (i don't know), the Presso makes decent espresso. Would the espresso from a Rancilio Silvia be better? Quite possibly, but it would cost 5 times as much.

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