Homemade Barista Machines

[Anonymous No.11526103]

Thinking of splurging my Christmas bonus on a homemade espresso/latte/cappuccino maker

Anyone have any experience with these? Looking at these two currently:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007K9OIMU/

or

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LWUI6B8/

Don't want to go too far beyond 200 bucks? Suggestions?

Advice?

[Anonymous No.11526178]

>>11526103
Is the goal good coffee or just the image of "having an espresso machine"?

[Anonymous No.11526186]

>>11526178
Something that produces these beverages without wasting an abhorrent amount of money on them at shitty over priced coffee shops

[Anonymous No.11526213]

>>11526186
Well anon, I am heavily biased against these sorts of machines due to the fact that they are low quality consumer appliances. In my opinion home espresso setups are not worth the investment unless you are willing to spend in the range of thousands, or are willing to work with equipment that requires a lot of user input. You would be better off just putting that money towards a good grinder and any number of other brew options (pourover, French press, aero, drop pot). The machines you listed have low quality components and will break under regular use, will not give you very tasty results, and will require a lot of upkeep to remain usable. Most likely you will use it for about a month or two before it breaks or you stash it away because the effort isn't worth the low quality.

[Anonymous No.11526319]

>>11526213
I guess if you don't find that helpful, I can be more specific.
>Do you care about using fresh coffee?
You're going to need to invest in an espresso capable grinder, which will be more expensive than either machine option you linked
>how often do you expect to use it?
If you're making a drink per day, or want to make multiple in a row those machines cannot handle that stress
>Do you mind using manual equipment?
There are good options to be had here for around $400

[Anonymous No.11526364]

Is the Chemex any good? Keurig a shit and traditional drip is watery sewage.

[Anonymous No.11526380]

>>11526364
pourover coffee is great and chemex is a good choice. Taste depends mostly on the grinder and beans you use, after you learn the skill itself.

[Anonymous No.11526389]

>>11526103
Espresso is a meme. Just make strong coffee.
If you have to be a fag and make "frothed milk", buy a cheapo handheld frother.

[Anonymous No.11527257]

I had a mr. Coffee one. Cheap fucks didnt include a tamper, ended up buying one and it didn't fit. ended up using a vitamin bottle as tamper
its a bit of a pain to clean but the espresso turned out decent just don't use a cheap brand of espresso coffee beans, i personally prefer lavazza

[Anonymous No.11527493]

All home machines are trash, unless it has a rotary pump things don't extract properly. Try to find a cheap used 1 group and rebuild it. Then buy a nice grinder.

[Argie No.11527645]

>>11526103
anon.