I first bought the Sage Precision Brewer a couple of years ago initially to see what all the fuss was about, after all it's just a filter coffee machine, right, or “batch brewer” if you're more familiar with speciality coffee speak, how amazing can it be really, and is it really worth the cost?   You may find this surprising, but I'm going to answer these questions for you right now, in the second paragraph, truly breaking the mould for how blog post reviews usually go. So if you don't want to read this detailed review post, and you literally just want a quick answer from someone with a ..read more

Hopefully you landed on this post when searching for info on the new (at the time of writing, October 2023) Gaggia Espresso, although, I do think the choice of name is a bit of a problem for anyone trying to find reviews for a “Gaggia espresso machine” for obvious reasons.  I think Gaggia decided to use the “Espresso” name, simply because it was going spare. They launched the Gaggia Espresso in the 80s, it was one of the precursors to the Gaggia Classic, I've been trying to get my hands on one for ages, actually, as I think they look so cool, a bit like 80s & 90s Ferraris. There are ..read more

Sage, flippin' heck, slow down will you? I've just completed my YouTube series on the Barista Express Impress, and now you're launching yet another model, the Sage Barista Touch Impress – so that's the next few months tied up for me, playing with this machine and creating videos about it! I'm kidding of course, I'm looking forward to creating loads of content on the Touch Impress, and it's really not “work” is it ;-). When anyone tells me I appear to “work” quite a lot (every day, but I come in a bit later at weekends) I remind them that I'm not working, I'm playing, I'm just very fortunate to ..read more

Given that you've landed on this blog post about the best coffee machines from Lewis, I think it's safe to say that two things are true, firstly you're looking to buy a new coffee machine, and secondly, you want to buy this coffee machine from John Lewis. Wow, how intelligent am I? ;-). Not very, to be perfectly honest, but I do happen to know quite a bit about coffee machines, so you've come to the right place. Before I give you some suggestions for what I think may be the best coffee machines from John Lewis specifically for you (because as you'll discover, there isn't a one size fits all ap ..read more

If you're on the search for the best Nespresso machine, then if you're into speciality coffee you'll probably have heard of the Grind One Nespresso compatible machine sold by Grind, a coffee roastery in Shoreditch, with several coffee shops throughout London.  I say if you're into speciality coffee, because the Grind One Nespresso machine is a Nespresso compatible machine, rather than an official Nespresso machine. Anyone who has bought into the Nespresso brand probably won't have the Grind One on their radar, but I'd suspect that if you're a speciality coffee enthusiast looking for a com ..read more

I'm writing this post for any of my fellow coffee botherers (my term for my readers and viewers, so that's you now, welcome) who happen to be searching for the best latte coffee machine, or the best latte machine so that I can first guide you in the right direction. Sadly, as with Unicorns, pots of gold at the end of the rainbow, and honest politicians, Latte machines don't actually exist. Fear not, I know exactly what you mean, the machine you're looking for certainly does exist, it's just that technically speaking it isn't called a latte machine.  Wait, latte machines don't exist? Nope ..read more

So you're pondering that age-old question which is the best coffee machine for Americano? Well OK, maybe it's not quite up there with “which came first, the chicken or the egg”, but if you love Americano and you want to be able to make your own, which is the best coffee machine for Americano is a very good question, and the answer might not be quite what you thought. Americano is one of the most popular espresso-based drinks in the UK. If you're doing some people watching while sipping your coffee in any cafe' in the UK, these days you'll probably hear the term “flat white” repeated many times ..read more

There are a few age-old questions that the majority of humans have asked themselves at some stage of their lives, including what really caused the formation of the universe,  what is the meaning of life, and what's the difference between the DeLonghi Magnifica, Delonghi Dinamica and Delonghi Prima Donna bean to cup coffee machines. OK maybe these last three aren't quite in the same territory, and it might not take an astronomer or quantum physicist to figure out the difference between the various Delonghi bean to cup coffee machines, but the number of options can be perplexing. Fear not ..read more

The coffee grinder is probably the most underrated item of home barista gear, with many people spending lots of time choosing their coffee brewing gear, and then just buying a grinder as an afterthought. Given that you're clearly looking for the best coffee grinders, and that you're here, reading this post, then clearly you understand the importance of the coffee grinder, so all good :-). I did this when I first started getting into the home barista hobby. I spent ages researching the best espresso machine for my budget (which was roughly zero at the time), and then just bought a grinder witho ..read more

Are you trawling the web trying to figure out which are the best home espresso machines in the UK, or which espresso machine is best for home use? If so, you're not alone – and if not, then how the heck did you end up here?? ;-). While the past couple of years seems like a strange dream, and thankfully we're not still in that same situation of being trapped at home awaiting Bojo's next perplexing statement, I don't think we are or will ever be “back to normal”. It seems to me that we've stepped out of our partial captivity and into a brand new world, and this includes (but obviously isn't lim ..read more