Fully Automatic Espresso Machine
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I had one of these for ~9 years before it gave up on me, tried a whole bunch of others but ended up buying the same one again.
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/p…
Sold by Oster as 'Prima Latte' and by Mr. Coffee as 'Cafe Barista', possibly available under other brands.
What's good about it: Little to go wrong - you tamp the grounds, press a button and walk away. There's no counting out the seconds during a pull, there's no standing around frothing the milk. You push a button after a small amount of prep, and you get a delicious espresso/cappuccino/latte. But it's not completely automatic. I've got snobby friends with $1000+ machines and it seems they are always breaking in some way. I think mine is the right balance - not completely manual, but not much to go wrong
What went wrong in 9 years: I had to buy new portafilters a few times as they gradually clog. We do maybe 5 double espressos every day in the household, and I think I bought a new filter 2 times, so ~5000 coffees before replacing. After 9 years the pump quit on it - maybe an electrical fault as it died all of a sudden.
I got mine with a burr grinder as a packaged set. 11years without issue. https://www.oster.ca/on/demandwa…
I don't grind super fine as the espresso maker can't produce enough pressure for that.I also have a Mokka pot, which is a whole other experience, but makes a nice cup of coffee and is great for taking camping.