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The latte art looks like a penis. Otherwise great video!

Got one of these at a thrift store for 5 dollars and for that kind of money it's almost impossible to complain about.

Hi!! Can you upgrade the porta filter?? Did you find a better one?

Pardon the silly question but I noticed you selected 1 shot vs 2 shot yet you used18 gms for your cappuccino. Did you manually set it for more water?. What were you looking to receive in output for your shot? I thought the goal was for 25-30 seconds for 11/2 ounces. Thank you for your review

Can you please do a video on how to clean this specific espresso machine? :-) Pretty please!!

Thank you for the video! It is helpful! I don’t see you have any more video after this one. Hopefully, you are doing OK. All the best!

When you are pouring a shot how long should you let the excess coffee drip into the cup before removing it? There seems to be excess coffee/water that runs into the cup after the initial espresso pull that ruins the crema.

How is it so far? I’m planning to buy it. Did you recommend it?

I’ve had mine almost two years and love it! Got it on prime day for a killer deal, too. Any videos on how to clean this one?

Would you recommend this over a Breville Barista Pro (50% more expensive) or a Barista touch (100% more expensive)???

ur voice sound like ben shapiro

Great review, one important point I may have missed. How many grams of coffee were you able to get in the portafilter and what was your output? I saw that you used the scale, but I did not see a reading. I just got this machine and I love it, but I'm having trouble reconciling weight of coffee in/out with anything like a 40 g output. I'm getting almost twice that much with a double shot, and can't squeeze more than 18g of coffee into the filter. Thanks!

Had mine for about 3 months and it has been very good. Wasn't aware of the little cleaning needles on that red thing so learned something new. Been using Lavassa Expresso and it tastes great.

Bought a open box one from re seller for 25 bucks; works fine and had all parts; For that price it was well worth it.

Trash coffee = trash espresso

That shot didn’t look very nice. Looks best when they look like a little rat tail

Thank youuuu!!! I needed this review!!!

Can’t imagine why you’d make a 58mm portafilter, only to make it proprietary. Bizarre choice.

Thank you for this thorough review! Just ordered this machine on Prime day, excited to try it out! Will be my first espresso machine!

Really good review, thank you. I tapped out after you said the handle part is made out of toxic aluminum. I don't need dementia thank you. I am in the market. Is there a good machine that you can recommend or is this still your top pick under $500? Many say to get a machine vs. an appliance. Machines can be repaired.

Has anyone found a replacement portafilter for this machine yet? I’m curious to see if there are any third party replacements for the portafilter and the steam wand tip

@Coffee Nerd, my manual doesn’t seem to mention how to set the machine to a manual setting for shot control. Would you be able to elaborate on that?

Did you ever find a replacement portafilter?

Well done review. For me, the plastic in the portafilter might be a dealbreaker. Don’t like the idea of regularly ingesting hot liquids that have been ran over plastic. Plus, it’s not upgradable and you’re limited to pressurized. Bummer.

*We just retired a 10 year old Keurig, similar to the new one **MyBest.Kitchen** the old one had a LCD display, but this new one seems like it is a little better as far as features. Turn it on, load it up, press the button and wait for the cup to fill. Much quieter than the old one. The amount*

Thank you for the video ! I just got mine today and will try it in the morning . 😀☕️

Nirmon makes a 58mm portafilter with 3 tabs that seems like it may fit. I haven’t tried it yet but its on amazon

Hi, Is there a proper way to clean the machine?

any updates?

Thanks for the review. Any suggestions on descaling the machine? I have one as well and there is no info for this machine.

My machine keeps leaking underneath it.. idk what to do !? 😭😭😭

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Excellent Video, very detailed, informative and unbiased. Calphalon should offer the Stainless Steel Portafilter option. thanks for the video.

The result of the weight on the scale won't be correct if the handle was resting on the other end.... everything needs to be resting on the scale, but if you go by volume of coffee , you get consistent results, no need to be that exact

Just an FYI that another channel seems to have reposted your video th-cam.com/video/SZeOGsFfYRQ/w-d-xo.html

My wand makes so much noise i would never be able to use it in the morning without waking up everyone in the house. I think ill have ti exchange it

I’m here because I didn’t remove the red plug… 🙈 I was eager to use hahaha

How is the taste when compared to the Bambino? Same coffee, ratio, etc. Also, were you able to get a decent portafilter and non-pressurized baskets that fit this machine?

Dam great looking machine but the pressurized baskets makes it just as good as 100 dollar machine

Hi, thanks for the review! I am considering buying this machine. It looks like they sell a 3 tab portafilter on AliExpress. Have you been able to find a replacement portafilter that will fit?

Wow thanks for this review! As an Amazon prime member I reduced this machine to like $310 only and I see that it’s a great bang for my buck, but I wanted to make sure I was ready to buy this. I’ve never had an espresso machine and this seems to be a great start! Thanks for this review though km ready to buy it!

I saved 100 dollars on mine by using bank debit card rewards toward the purchase. Update. Poor temp control results in warm coffee

You saved me with the cap on the reservoir! The machine wasn’t priming properly it was sputtering and acting wack. I took that plug off and she purrs like a kitten. Thanks Nerd

Does this need a water filter like other coffee and expresso machines?

@Coffee Nerd, an answer for the spillage when filling the portafilter is a dosing ring, maybe. They make 'em for 58mm baskets, and it basically just extends the lip of the portafilter up about 1/2 of an inch. It could solve the problem! Anyway, thanks for the video. Might pick this machine up, my old Krups is tired.

Still use it? Update vid? 🍻🍻

Hey man - great review, very insightful! If you see this comment, any update on how it's held up since you originally posted? Thinking of picking up a discounted one of these machines via Amazon Warehouse since I love brewing pour-overs at home but sometimes I just want a shot of espresso haha

I would like to see how it does with a non pressurized filter

Excellent review

Thanks for the review. I also got this machine on discount. $199. I found a bottomless portafilter with non pressurized (~20gram) basket on Ali express. If you are still looking to upgrade your portafilter. here is the link www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001831308977.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.6c054c4dTLS9xb