The brand files.
Every espresso machine brand we cover, with the honest version of their story: what they're good at, what they charge you extra for, and which model is the one to actually buy.
Breville
The brand that made real espresso a kitchen appliance instead of a personality.
3 reviews · Read the file →De'Longhi
The biggest espresso brand on Earth — which is a sales stat, not a taste test.
1 review · Read the file →Ninja
The blender people built an espresso machine, and it's annoyingly good.
1 review · Read the file →Smeg
Fifties Italian curves, present-day thermoblock guts. You're paying for the paint.
1 review · Read the file →Casabrews
The Amazon-brand price with fewer of the Amazon-brand sins than you'd expect.
1 review · Read the file →Gevi
Training wheels with a portafilter. Cheap enough to be a smart first mistake.
1 review · Read the file →Fellow
The design-nerd brand that finally built an espresso machine — and didn't just make it pretty.
1 review · Read the file →KitchenAid
The stand-mixer company makes an espresso machine now. It's sturdier than the idea sounds.
1 review · Read the file →Lelit
Italian prosumer engineering for people who whisper "E61" like a prayer.
1 review · Read the file →Gaggia
The company that invented modern espresso, still selling the cheapest ticket to the real thing.
1 review · Read the file →