Best Capresso Espresso Machine

Capresso

117.05 Capresso

124.01

Capresso

116.04 Capresso

119.05 Capresso

488.05

There are many types of espresso machines — they can be bucketed by what mechanism they use to produce pressure, a necessary component in the creation of an espresso.

These are the most common types of espresso machine on the market. They use an electronic pump to send hot water through the coffee beans at the ideal pressure — around 9 bars. There are different types of pump-driven machines, and each of them gives the user a certain amount of manual control over the espresso-making process. Most pump machines can be put into one of four categories: automatic, semi-automatic, manual or capsule.

Capresso 117.05 Pump Espresso and Cappuccino Machine EC50

It heats up relatively quickly, and the water reservoir holds a sufficient amount of water.

There is always a nice layer of it on top. Once the water is warm, you can toggle from making the coffee to steam without waiting.

The only real negative is that after making an espresso, the filter that holds the espresso grounds doesn’t run all the water through.

And rather than being a sort of hockey puck-like formation of old beans, it’s more like a soup.

Only another con we think is the amount of space between the tray and where the coffee comes out is relatively limited.

You can’t fit a big tall coffee cup in there.

One other thing to be aware of which we find common among these machines is to ensure max temperature.

You are supposed to run just water through the device each time before making the espresso.

It says this heats all parts and adds 10 – 13 degrees to the actual espresso.

It’s not the fanciest machine in the world, nor is it the best quality construction-wise, but it’s hard to beat for this segment price.

Capresso 124.01 Ultima Pro Programmable Pump Espresso Machine

Its great, sleek, simple, clean appearance will make a deep impression for anyone to see it.

Like other coffee machines, all buttons are on the front. Therefore, it can’t be easier to brew tasty coffee like coffee shops.

Beautiful and delicious shots of espresso pulled — bold, smooth, gorgeous crema.

A special thing that you like is an available separate tamper in the parcel. The machine tamps the shot when you insert the portafilter.

This could also be considered a con if you enjoy the whole experience, and tamp your shots.

The process of heating is super fast, in under ten seconds (more like five), for everything – just pulling shots or even steaming milk.

Also, you can pull several double shots of espresso before having to refill the water compartment.

If you want to rinse your machine quickly after each espresso-making session, you can use a damp cloth to clean the steam wand, flush the portafilter.

Then re-insert it and run a couple of empties to clean out the residual coffee in the machine, keep the water compartment full, etc. You will have no issues.

PROS

Great for small room coverage
Custom color options
Very quiet operation
Kills germs and mold
Low energy consumption
Compact and portable

CONS

Relatively low CARD for room size

Capresso 116.04 Pump Espresso and Cappuccino Machine EC100

This little machine is excellent for people loving coffee latte and espresso. The coffee comes out flavorful, and the steam system is compelling.

The machine is very compact, hefty, and tight makes excellent crema espresso for you to use it daily.

The Capresso heats up very quickly, so it is easy to make a few cups one after the other. Beside, clean-up is quick and easy.

They’re inexpensive compared to others. Cleaning baskets and holders are necessary over time. To those who complain about cup size, this is the European standard.

Crate & Barrel has the cups displayed above, next to their Capresso display model. These espresso cups are designed for American use.

For those that want a “big” cup – remove the metal insert tray at the bottom and place your container there. Replace the overflow before turning off the steam.

Capresso 119.05 Pump Espresso and Cappuccino Machine

Portafilter does a great job of even pressure, even espresso flow through both external holes.

In this machine, there is one pressurized sieve and one non-pressurized sieve.

The later allows for more advanced techniques while the pressurized allows for quick espresso-making without needing to worry about perfect tamping pressure and bean grind size.

Green ready light sounds silly, but I find it more intuitive than the other options out there such as the standard red light goes out when available.

This machine is designed with easy single turn knob for brewing and separate single turn knob for steam.

All steel steam wand, with plastic frothing attachment (cover), again allows for more advanced techniques if wanted by removing the plastic sheet.

A lot of machines at this price allow for only one option here.

And of course, nothing is perfect, and this machine is, too. According to us, the portafilter is a very tight fit. You will have difficulty when trying to remove it.

Capresso 488.05 Team Pro Plus Coffee Maker

That it is straightforward to use and clean is one of the reasons why you should have one on your counter kitchen.

The clean grinder cycle, after grinding beans, does a good job clearing the beans and grinder.

Excellent quality grinder. No problem with grinding oily beans, or with the bean container lid staying on, as others mentioned.

No real problem is cleaning the grinder, and it’s much more comfortable than the old TS.

Also, the water container doesn’t balance well when sitting on the countertop, so you have to be careful not to tip it over when filling it.

Capresso needs to do a better job of QC. It would be nice if the inner lip/ring that the removable grinder top piece fits on was more comfortable to clean.

It is a circular groove, and it’s hard to get the grounds out since it is recessed into the machine (would have to use a vacuum to get it all).

The basket container does not open very far, so it’s tight to get the basked out for cleaning.