I Tested Amazon's Cheapest Espresso Machine So You Don't Have To 

I'd honestly be disappointed if there was no spillage in your vids at this point

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Y'all just get an aeropress and handheld milk frother at this point

I'm a bit peeved that you got decent latte art out of a cheap machine, I've so far created many "spooky ghosts" latte art with my Breville Bambino. *sadface*

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I've seen this before in my Cuban friends house; his family used it for cuban coffee. They would put sugar into the carafe, stop the brewing after a few drops then mix the sugar and coffee to make a crema, turn the machine back on and let the rest of the coffee brew. You're left with a carafe of cuban coffee.

I have one of these under a different brand name. Although you're definitely not going to get cafe quality espresso out of this, after a bit of reading and playing around it's possible to get a decent drink. First off, just go ahead and choke the machine- grind so fine that you get no extraction. Then back off slightly from there until it seems right. It can be tricky to find a tamp that fits, so use whatever you can find that fits (flip a spice container upside down and use the lid?) Don't forget to measure ratios in and out as well! The biggest thing that's going to help you out here is preboiling the water, either in a kettle or by turning the machine on to the steam mode and wait till it's really cranking out. This gets rid of that preinfusion problem, and ideally if you play around with your variables enough you should get a decent 30 second pull. It's definitely some trial and error but if you're broke and not too elitist with your palate it's a fun way to go!

Can you please revisit this machine and maybe make a video on how to use a cheaper espresso machine optimally? I think a lot of novice coffee lovers have similar low budget machines because that may be accessible and affordable to them (like me!) so hearing more of those useful tips would be great!

This is such a trip down memory lane. When I met my wife in 1995 (yes, old) she had nearly the exact same machine under the Mr Coffee label. We lived in Laredo Texas which had no Starbucks or any other coffee house at the time so we thought it was very fancy.

I really liked the way you reviewed this! You were honest and pointed out the problems while still finding the good things to observe. Great video!

I have one of these makers, and from this video, I do see one issue you are having that you can fix right away. Yes, there are three positions; off, coffee, and steam. However, in between 'off' and 'coffee' is the spot you want to turn the dial; this will turn on the pot, heat the water, and then wait for the green light to appear. Once the green light appears, turn the dial to 'coffee'. You will get better pressure and faster pouring time.... STOP turning the dial to froth your milk in-between pours. Just be patient and do it after the pour. There will still be residual steam left in the pot to quickly steam your milk. Let me know how this works for you. For me, it works just fine, and of course, it just takes some minor adjustments in coffee grind, measurements, etc. to get the perfect cup of espresso. Cheers. ; )

I have one of these! Thank you for testing it out and letting me know that me not getting a decent espresso from it is not my fault 😂😂😂 no, I knew that already haha really just wanted validation from a professional 😂

Making a mess is an important part of making coffee at home🤭

Imagine her just listening to screamo while making coffee

I have one that's basically the same by Mr. Coffee. It... doesn't make espresso and barely steams milk. So my advice to others: just save up for a good one.

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Two years later it's still @ $29.99 Imusa makes a lot of low cost stuff of decent quality. I have one of their fans and 5yrs later, it's still ticking. Though in case of the fan, it wasn't all that cheap.

I have used cheap espresso makers in past just like these ,the thing you can do better to make nice coffee is 1)preheat the machine 2)use half mark on portofilter and tamp it in 3)if the machine is preheated the extraction is quicker and you might be able to see some crema 4)use home espresso grind and depending on the cackyness of discarded grinds see if you need finer or coarser also dont use dark roast as it tends to destroy the coffee you can feel lot of acidity and oilyness use medium roast that’s all.

My gf got me this same espresso maker for Valentine’s Day. A good tip I saw someone else do on RU-vid: just steam/froth the milk first, the water will start heating up while steaming the milk. Once you got the texture/consistency & heat desired, switch over to brew & let the espresso brew completely. I saw on Amazon, saying not to use fine ground. Some coffee will just get thru the filter, but honestly you don’t feel the grounds when drinking it. It’s a decent espresso maker, definitely a beginner one (especially someone like me). I finally got it right the fourth time after learning how to properly steam the milk & compress the espresso down It’s 8PM, it might’ve been a mistake to drink this so late 😂

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This sounds like a nightmare through and through. I'm gonna gently hug my Gaggia after breakfast.

This product looks just like a Mr. Coffee model that used to be available.

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I didn't know you could get latte art with virtually zero crema. Mind is straight blown

This was my first espresso machine I purchased from Target back in 2019...I think it was a really great entry to the espresso world

Hey! So the flat bottom on the spoon may be because Imusa is very popular in Hispanic households here in the U.S. They are also sold a lot in Hispanic grocery stores in Miami. That being said, Cuban people make coffee by scooping the coffee into the little metal filter thing and then pressing it down to pack the coffee until the filter is full to the brim with pressed coffee. My grandparents, their parents, and my own parents have always done it that way and that may be the reason that the spoon has that.

You dissing on your latté art while over here with my boss asking if the heart I tried to make was a “duck cloud” The extent of my latte art is a marbled countertop.

Basically a $30 steam wand. I just double boil my stainless steel milk frother.

This machine gives me anxiety...

First time watching you. Your thoroughness is quite helpful. I couldn’t help but notice your slight grimace at the taste of the coffee itself. Also the lack of crema. The machine is now $39 at Amazon in early 2023. You are definitely the coffee connoisseur! I’m going to watch more of your videos. Your perky attitude, beautiful smile and snappy haircut make you so very endearing to watch. Thank you.

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Hey Morgan, we bought your coffee lastweek. The package came early this week, and we have been drinking every day since. We are enjoying it! Great job. Everyone should try it out.

I'd really love a video on how to use that moka pot tbh. It'd be amazing to have my favorite internet barista tell me if I've been using mine right or not TuT

Please someday do a review on Nespresso (and maybe some other pod systems), would be very interesting to hear your thoughts on it

That dissatisfied expression during the first try really got me 🤣

The voice-over volume was great in this video!

why do you transfer the milk to another pitcher and does it have to do with the type of pitcher and the latte art? i'm an at home barista, how do i learn latte art ?

What a refreshing channel. Good info, good opinions explaining your line of thought, you spill, you mess up words sometimes and keep it in the video. And even though I could tell you know your stuff you didn't just trash a cheap coffee maker at the end and even offered other options. How lovely.

I have a $20 espresso machine and I love it. Or maybe I love it since I don't have that much knowledge with making a great coffee. But I always get a nice flavor from it so I ended up loving it lmao

First of all sorry for my bad Englisch. I really like your videos, keep on. But I have a problem with this video. This machine is called an espressomaker. Basically you want to make coffee when you buy it. But as shown in this video, it is just impossible to do a decent, drinkable espresso. So I think, this is a product what people buy, being unhappy with it and put it away. After month it will be thrown away because you don’t use it, so it becomes trash. And I think, there are too many products out there just too cheap and sadly engineered, which become electro trash. Just a waste of material. Cool Video, but a bit too kind to this product imo

I think this is basically an evolution of a $25 espresso machine I bought at WalMart about 15 years ago. The portafilter and carafe look almost identical.

I watched your Breville video and thought you make content for the rich - but this video was so refreshing. Thanks Morgan, I'm also going to learn how to make good coffee from you after I invest in my first home espresso machine and pitcher.

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When I was in college, my mom got me what was effectively that same espresso machine but the Mr. Coffee version. I knew going into it that it wouldn't really be "espresso," but I was still pretty new to the coffee world at that time. That being said, I think it was a great starting point for me. I learned more about coffee grind size and brewing methods, I learned more about steaming milk, and I overall continued to enjoy the coffee I made with that machine. A few years later, my husband and I were gifted a DeLonghi as a wedding gift and I donated my trusty ol' Mr. Coffee, but I was very fond of that machine and am thankful that it provided a decent foundation for me to grow from in my coffee experience and skills. I'd also like to add that I really, really love the way this review was done. Your positivity and ability to find the good was refreshing and is a beautiful skill to have!

Mom got this machine from grandma and I found this video because of it. At first I thought it was shitty. Well, what I've gathered is this: DONT follow the instructions. What I do is the following. I filled the porftafilter up to the top regardless of the measure marks on the side. I did the same as you stamping the coffee. Put it in steam mode so water gets boiling. THEN you put the portafilter in the machine and put it in brewing mode. Now here's the next trick. You see the mark on the carafe that shows the "steaming" icon? THAT's when I turn it off. So I get a very nice cup of cofee around the same amount a small 4 cup moka pot would make and with the same texture but low to no acidity and with a touch of crema. In general it's a very mediocre machine since it has no way to heat the water until you want to brew and it has low pressure so not really espresso extraction. But yes, with these tricks it became a quick easy machine to make a single cup of coffee. Offers much more control than a moka pot which is the traditional way here in DR, but gotdamn, it's acidic as sin. Yes, even if you pre-boil the water and take it out just before it starts sputtering, it's very hard to control the acidity.

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I use a French press to brew Starbucks espresso roast. I doubt that is espresso but I like it.

Bottom line this is NOT an espresso machine. Idk why they advertise it as such.

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Thank you for this. I have a very similar machine with similar setups. The instructions don't have me turning on the machine from the start, but I should give that a try. Instead, I have, on the dial, a "Pause" setting where the water starts to heat up. Again, I'll try this again and do a water-only run and see if it's similar to your result without the "Pause" function.

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My best friend and I were talking about coffee and she sent me a vid from your channel. I've now binged SO MANY videos. The chill vibes are exactly what I need.

skip to <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="270">4:30</a> if you want to watch the video... haha weird

Krups makes one in a very similar design ( though I believe better made ) and for more money. Because friends knew I was "into coffee" they gave me one for a gift. Of course an Espresso it is not, it never gets anywhere near 9 bars pressure to create the rich deep cream nature of true Espresso, but what this design is, is a MOKA Pot, at least in how the coffee comes out. I threw away the very large basket that comes with this design, and instead used an old VST 20g very fine basket I had lying around, and "tamped" the puck very hard, and the quality of the coffee improved, but it is still a MOKA Pot coffee.

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aweee this was my first espresso machine!!! wasn’t the best but i just upgraded to the bambino!!

Thing is these machines operate with steam as opposed to pressure, its not espresso its very strong coffee. Its a good idea to save up and get a machine from companies with a reputation in the field, like breville

Can you please do a video about how to make the perfect milk? 💜

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="211">3:31</a> :''Cheers, mmm so good; ok let's go throw this s*it in the sink''

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I had one very similar to that back in the 1990s; it made a strong coffee, not espresso, but you could steam/froth milk. Given that I could only find espresso at a couple of Italian restaurants at the time, it was OK. I used Medaglia D'Oro "Italian Roast Espresso Style Ground Coffee." Mine did come with a milk pitcher, and yes, the scoop was also the tamper.

i got this same espresso machine at dirt cheap (store near me) for $6

This is basically my Krupps/ Devonshire machine from the early 00's

I had one of these in college, but I believe branded as Proctor-Silex. The coffee is obviously not espresso, more akin to a moka pot I suppose. Worked for the time. But the steaming function was far ahead of most other machines that I’ve used in the sub-$200 category. Also I think it works better with a darker Italian roast.

My son gave me one of these twenty five years ago and it's still going strong. After you learn to adjust the bean, the roast, the grind, the amount of coffee and tamping it makes a very nice cup. After a while you learn to adjust for individual tastes. You won't get a fine froth from the steamer but that doesn't worry me. In fact, it makes a nicer drink than machines that cost thousands of dollars.

Be happy about it until it blows up like a Mr. Coffee !

I use this just for frothing, paired with the Flair Neo to make espresso - great+cheap alternative to buying a traditional espresso machine

i have the MR. Coffee version of the espresso maker. it is very similar to this one but has a shorter fixed steam want that had a black plastic aerator on it. the aerator did nothing for me so i removed it and the steamer works perfectly now.

This is basically a Moka pot for people afraid of Moka pots

hey! you might wanna try using pre-ground coffee since this is very much a beginner machine, and people in the market for it probably don't have grinders and will mostly opt for pre-ground. obviously, you wouldn't normally do this with a machine that claims to make espresso, but since this one makes it in its own altered way, pre-ground might work out better! just a suggestion from a beginner, so take this with grain of salt ! (p.s. I loved the video! great work!)

As someone who's just getting into coffee and living on a student budget I LOVE THIS SERIES

Can you please sell some mugs, I will buy those IMMEDIATELY!

Morgan voice is calming. And always makes me want to brew a coffee afterward

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="40">0:40</a> does the cat come with the machine ???

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I’ve had this for almost 3 years now and I use it almost every day I love it!!

From what I understand, this is better at making Cuban coffee than it is espresso/lattes. The steam wand is halfway decent at making a sugar espuma without the need for hand whipping. That being said, I'd like to see Morgan take on a traditional Cuban coffee. It would be a good opportunity to do a primer on the Moka pot.

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I love seeing this. Reminds me of my first espresso machine. I had one that was almost identical to this only it was a BRAUN. Something tells me I drank and served bad espresso for many years without knowing it! Friends and family always thought I was fancy because of it. haha.

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I know someone with a machine like this and they were really proud to show it to me. It baffled me so much for the reasons you pointed out... since its basically producing filter coffee in an espresso basket. I always hoped James Hoffmann would review something this level (Mostly for lols) so I'm glad you made this video!

I clicked on this, like wow a cool video about coffee and Amazon..then I was like WAITTT. Am I on ticktock? I didn't know you had a channel! I'm so glad I found you...Cheers!

I use a capresso thats almost exactly like this. One day I will get a good espresso machine right after I send my kids to college 😉

HI! Would you be willing to do a video on Vietnamese coffee (if you haven't done one already)? Thank you!

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Seems like it's a drip machine with a pressurized, heated reservoir (see warning in the manual about not opening anything during brewing). That also explains why it takes so long to start. Sounds scary to me...

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You were very brave trying this device. It's impressive when a machine can both over AND under extract the coffee in the same cycle

Espresso hack: sit on an aeropress

Honestly i make cuban coffee with these. They brake once a year and i just buy a new one. At least with cuban coffee it doesnt really matter the machine quality to us

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i just bought a machine that is very similar except for the outside design. The brand is reguere and it's def not famous cuz i found not a single vid of this machine. the functions are EXACTLY the same. Tested it today and it looked very much like drip coffee but i think i didn't tamp it enough and also the coffee i used was preground and has been sitting in the fridge for months. the steam wand is pretty decent, powerful but the angle is steeper so i couldn't get the position right and ended up adding too much air and big bubbles. i think i will try pouring into another cup

I tried one of those years ago when I was 13 for sale for $10, I put so much coffee in the thing and had it figured out, It got me into espresso/coffee beverage making, so I can't fault it. My thoughts are if you can afford it, start out with at least a inexpensive Breville machine for $400- if it's not for you, just re-sell it- if you start out with something like that $30 steam powered espresso brewer, it may tarnish your opinion on making cafe' drinks at home. This is fine for a cheap way to get your infusion or espresso_ish_ fix at work.

you’re supposed to pour water to the 2 line on the pitcher thing for a double shot and put the espresso to the 2 line for a double shot so it’s equal parts water to the 2 line and the espresso grounds to the 2 line for a double shot

Love all your videos, Morgan!! Would love to see more test of home espresso machines of all price points if possible 🥰

I have this exact machine, I like it alright, maybe it’s not the best but I got it for Christmas and it makes pretty good coffee

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