I’m thinking the Strada EP1 would be the best you can get today?
Electronic pressure profiling, with a saturated head and all the high quality you’d expect from a LM machine.
How do you define a home machine? The Strada EP 1 is, from what I can find, priced from €10.000, which I find a bit crazy for a home machine, but then again I’m not at all familiar with espresso machines.
Haha I’ve seen them for slightly cheaper and it’s way out of my budget still, but if I could afford it, it seems to tick all of the “ultimate, do-everything espresso machine” boxes.
I measured, and it’s so deep that it doesn’t even fit on my kitchen counter unfortunately 😂 I’d need to build a dedicated espresso bar.
The GS3 I suppose would be the closest, cheaper, sane home equivalent, but would sacrifice the electronic paddle in exchange for a manual one or AV.
My stove top kettle and French press make better coffee than any machine I’ve ever used.
That’s awesome, if immersion brewing is your favourite tasting coffee, then it’s pretty easy to get good results on a budget (except the grinder!)
Unfortunately I’m drawn to espressos and cortados so things get a little more technical and expensive.
Have you tried different filter methods? The kalita/v60/chemex/aeropress etc.
The aeropress is actually what got me away from drip brewers, but I drink way too much coffee for it to be my main method. It was nice to use when I was working out of the office, though.
I’m about to do an experiment on which immersion brewing method is best. My plan is to 5 different brews in 8oz mason jars: boiling water and short steep (normal), boiling water and 24h steep, sun coffee (just letting it sit in the sun all day), room temperature 24h steep, and fridge 24h steep. I’m betting option 2 is the worst.
The other way a french press is best is because on one operation you can make an arbitrarily large amount of coffee
You want coffee for five? Easy. More? The machines are cheap, you can parallel them
The downside - you can’t make any of the drinks made of espresso
Cold brew would probably beat the french press, if it didn’t need forethought
Best at what? Best filter? Best looking? Most efficient use of space? Best at steaming? Best workflow? Most convenient?
Well, it’s open ended for a reason, what do you think would be your ultimate machine if money was no limit, and what is your reasoning?
I’m not so much asking for recommendations as I am prompting for a conversation!
My 8+ year old Keurig classic (K50?) that occasinally makes panicked struggling noises when the water tank is near full but still usually manages to squeeze out the coffee.
It was free, so obviously that makes it the best.
/backs into the bushes
/would this actually this count as trolling for mod reasons? ;)
Easiest and fastest way for an amazing single cup of coffee is probably the clever dripper. It’s utterly fool proof, and combined with good beans and a good grinder makes top shelf coffee. Also it costs almost nothing.
If you are looking for a batch brewer that will last the rest of your life go for Technivorm Moccamaster. I’ve had mine for 10 years and wouldn’t want to live without it! Good grinder and beans needed of course!
