Expresso Machines

Note that we have intentionally misspelled the word espresso on this page. We did this because there are a lot of people searching for 'expresso machines' instead of 'espresso machines' . Welcome to our Expresso Machine advanced search facility. The purpose of this page is to help you quickly and easily find the Expresso machine you're looking for. As you can see below, there is a vast array of items that we found for you already, and more are often available.

Before You Buy Your Espresso Machine

Espresso machines come with various features, some of which will be important to you, and others that you will find less important. All depending on your own taste and what machines will suit your needs.

You may be surprised at just how many different makes and models of expresso machines are available. Simply buying the same brand you see in your local coffee house may not be a good idea. The successful coffee houses have lots of experience and they know exactly what features that need. For example, speed. A coffee house places a lot of emphasis on speed because they know their customers will not be happy waiting for long times in line. You, on the other hand may not mind waiting an extra 30 seconds for your cup of java. Clean up, speed to heat up, etc. may not be as important to you either.

One feature you will see in all commercial coffee houses is the 'built-in' grinder'. Granted, you can buy a separate coffee grinder but then you will have to experiment with it's settings to get them to grind the coffee to the consistency required by the espresso machine for the best flavor. With a built in grinder you can adjust the level of coarseness your grind produces and the built in grinder is calibrated to the expresso machine. Without a built in grinder, you will need to calibrate your separate coffee bean grinder to correspond with your new espresso machine. With a separate grinder, be prepared to experiment to find the grind that perfectly suits your espresso machine.

You don't have to be perfect though because many of the new machines will tolerate a significant variation in the coarseness of grinds and still produce excellent results. A too fine grind can clog a machine and the upscale machines have a safety valve that lets the pressure of the water increase if you have set the grinder for too fine a grind. The problem is that more or less pressure (which determines how fast the water is passed through the grounds) will cause the flavor to vary a lot. So the best thing is to experiment to find the best grind and then remember the setting or mark the grinder dial at that setting. Of course, if you grind the beans too coarse, the water passes through too quickly and brew is much weaker in flavor and color.

Most newer machines are fairly quiet when they are 'pulling a shot'. This was not always the case. Some older machines could make a great espresso but everyone around knew you had the machine going. Nowadays you can hold a normal conversation while the espresso machine is 'doing it's thing'.

The most common terms people use when looking for a Espresso machine are:

Espresso Machine
Espresso Maker
Espress Machines

For you convenience, all of the above search terms were included in the products listed at the bottom of this page. If you do not find the espresso machine you are looking for in the list below, you can click on the "View All Items" link at the bottom of the listings and you will be taken to a page with an even greater selection to choose from.