Wacaco suggests you pump boiling water through the espresso maker and into your cup before brewing your espresso; including this step resulted in it taking 90 seconds to brew a shot of espresso. While this may seem long in comparison to powered espresso makers – the Breville Bambino Plus takes just 21 seconds, for example – it's certainly worth the wait. It takes a bit of trial and error to find the espresso grind that works just right. But once you’ve found that perfect grind it truly does give you a deliciously satisfying full-bodied espresso with a rich crema.

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The “funnel” isn’t a funnel but does have a dual function. It is helpful when filling the basket with coffee grind but is more useful when tamping to help ensure even tamping. Overall, the delicious creamy espresso this compact machine produces compares favorably with machines that, in some cases, cost hundreds of dollars. Cleaning And MaintenanceThe standout feature is that it has an actual espresso basket inside, which can be used “bottomless,” meaning that your shots will look like they came out of a proper espresso machine in a hipster coffee shop. Wacaco Picopresso Accessories Weighing in at 336 grams (less than 1 pound), this is one of the smallest portable espresso machines that you will come across. Next, we're going to leave the dosing ring on the porter filter while we apply the tamp. And in this way you'll discover it guarantees a flat and even tamp every time. A clever design on Wacaco's part and great for the user as it eliminates any issues with an inconsistent tamp. Its dimensions are just 4.1in x 3.0in x 2.7in, but it’s lightweight, too, at 0.7lbs (350g) – only a tad heavier than the Nanopresso. In other words, this is a machine built for taking with you on the move. If you are a home brewer, this definitely won’t take up any space on your kitchen counter like other heavy countertop espresso makers. From here, add the shower screen on top of the filter basket, and then screw the portafilter assembly to the body of the Picopresso, nice and tight.

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Now this is a big change up from Wacaco's previous espresso brewers and makes a significant difference to the depth of flavor you can brew with the Picopresso. The filter basket is tapered so there will be a minimum dose that you can use, but it's really that maximum amount of coffee that you can dose to it being 20g that satisfies the double espresso brew ratio. You have that opportunity to benchmark the extraction of any coffee that you use on the Picopresso against that of an actual espresso machine. And that metal portafilter has two rubber disks as part of it.

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Portable is stretch here—the 9Barista is very well made, but it does weigh more than three pounds. For a small apartment with limited kitchen counter space, or for those RV trips you've been plotting, it's perfect. Picopresso is the most compact and pro-oriented of our portable espresso machines. This specialty coffee espresso machine features a naked portafilter, so users will see delicious creamy espresso flowing directly from a standard 52mm 18 grams stainless steel filter basket during the brewing process. Espresso tends to be darker, heavier, and richer than infusion-brewed coffee. As such, the beans are typically a darker roast, though I've noticed lighter roasts may be growing in popularity. The Picopresso is a small, handheld espresso machine made by the Hong Kong-based manufacturer Wacaco, who’s also behind the Nanopresso mentioned in this article)

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The Staresso Mirage is slightly less expensive than the Picopresso. Standing 8.5in tall, the machine is still lightweight at just 1.5lb, making it easy to carry with you.

Now it's at around eight to twelve pumps that I've consistently seen espresso appear on the bottom edges of the filter basket. And if it were way more than this, it would suggest that my grind was too fine. If it brewed sooner than those eight to 12 pumps, then I would consider my grind to be too coarse.