It really does take some time to dial in. You can get a nice crema from the Cafflano Kompresso. Although you will need to use freshly ground coffee beans at the right grind size. But it’s very possible to get cafe quality shots if you get everything right. It’s great to learn that there’s something like this out there; I hadn’t heard of it before. Thank you for sharing this! Reply The Cafflano Kompresso is a cheap espresso maker that is also extremely portable, weighing in at less than 200 grams.

Obviously, there is no real portafilter here. Instead, there is a small basket filter, that can take around 12-15 grams of coffee. I have found that the funnel that comes with the Aeropress works great for adding grounds. To look at, the Cafflano Kompresso is a bit odd-looking. With the big plunger and the coffee basket, it won’t be winning any awards for being beautiful. But, it works and ultimately that’s all that really matters.

The Final Verdict

This brewer has many things going for it but speed is not one of them. Especially not when paired with a hand grinder. It can easily take 5-8 minutes to make a single shot, which is pretty damn slow. The device doesn’t feel heavy duty and at first, I was a bit afraid to exert full pressure using it. It turns out that it can easily handle both normal use and more extreme scenarios where almost all my body weight is placed on the device. This has been the case a few times where I have used too fine a grind. De asemenea, este ideal și pentru renumita cafea "cold brew". Este ușor de curățat și nu necesită utilizarea de filtre de unică folosință. Greutatea sa redusă și dimensiunea mică îl face ultra portabil. Practic, Cafflano Kompresso este invitația adresată iubitorilor de cafea de a porni în căutarea de noi arome. This device will make shots with a nice and bubbly crema. However, this espresso maker uses a pressurized basket, so even though the crema is nice looking, the extraction is not quite as high as some of its rivals.

Supremely smooth and complex at the same time. Almost no bitterness, but plenty of acidity. This is especially true with quite light roasts that normally wouldn’t be suitable for espresso. For manual espresso making at home, the Signature Flair is a great shout. Or, for life on the road, both the Wacaco Nanopresso and AeroPress are tough competition. As if all this wasn’t already pretty cool. The Kompresso has one more ace in its sleeve: It’s capable of making cold-brewed espresso. You do need to take the Cafflano Kompresso apart after each espresso shot. If you don’t, you are signing yourself up for stale coffee and demotion from Head Home Barista. However, this is a simple process.

It’s very easy to clean the Kompresso and control all variables meaning that you won’t encounter any stale shots if you live up to your duties as a home barista. decent crema with the Cafflano Kompresso Cold-brewed espresso (ice espresso)

Get a quality grinder: Once you have good, freshly roasted beans you need to grind them. You'll want a burr grinder, which grinds your beans evenly rather than chopping them like a blade grinder. See our guide to coffee grinders to find the perfect one for you.The new Picopresso is superior to the Nanopresso in most ways though. The basket is a standard, non-pressurized model that can hold up to 18 grams of ground coffee. It means that you can pull an excellent 50 ml double shot. If you’re familiar with dosing, tamping and brewing espresso it should be pretty easy to start using the Cafflano Kompresso. The only thing I can be a little bit worried about is the rubber ring sitting on the shower screen. A little bit of misalignment and I fear that an accident could happen. Hopefully, (like with the Aeropress) it’s easy and cheap to get a replacement. Made from non-BPA plastic, with some parts made of stainless steel, it doesn’t feel like it’s heavy-duty. But it can withstand a lot of pressure. This includes putting almost all of my 200lb bodyweight on it when I have messed up and ground my coffee too finely. 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)