Reviews, comparisons and buying guides for espresso, bean-to-cup, pod and filter coffee machines.
If you’re choosing between the Sage Bambino Plus and the Sage Barista Express, you’ve probably noticed they don’t always sit that far apart on price once discounts kick in. That makes the decision harder, not easier. Here’s the short version. The Bambino Plus steams your milk for you but doesn’t grind coffee. The Barista Express…
If you’re shopping for your first coffee machine, you’ve probably already got a few tabs open and a head full of words like portafilter, pre-infusion and thermoblock. Prices don’t help either. You can spend £60 or £700 and both machines will claim to make “barista-quality” coffee. You don’t need to understand all of that to…
The Sage Barista Express has been the default answer to “which espresso machine with a built-in grinder should I buy?” for years. The Barista Express Impress keeps almost all of it: the same 54mm portafilter, the same 93°C PID-controlled heating, the same 15-bar pump with pre-infusion and the same manual steam wand. What changes is…
Both of these sit at around £730 at list price, both grind their own beans, both push espresso through a portafilter, and both are sold to people who want café coffee at home without a two-day barista course first. So they end up on the same shortlist constantly. The similarity stops at the front panel….
Moccamaster KBG Select Review: The Moccamaster KBG Select is not the cheapest filter coffee machine you can buy, and it does not try to impress you with touchscreens, apps or lots of drink modes. It is a simple drip coffee maker built for one main job: making a proper jug of filter coffee quickly and…
A good espresso machine can make a big difference to how you make coffee at home. It gives you stronger, richer coffee than most pod machines, more control than a bean-to-cup machine, and the option to make cappuccinos, flat whites, lattes and Americanos without going to a coffee shop every day. The difficult part is…
A good bean to cup coffee machine can make home coffee much easier. You add fresh beans, press a button, and the machine grinds, doses and brews the coffee for you. Many models can also froth milk, so you can make cappuccinos, lattes and flat whites without using a separate grinder or learning how to…
Struggling to find the right coffee machine for your home? I’ve been in the same position before, staring at dozens of options and wondering which one is actually worth buying. The truth is that choosing a coffee machine isn’t as simple as picking the highest-rated model. The best option for you depends on your budget,…