Things You Should Know About Espresso Machines and What to Watch Out For

Many people buy an espresso machine, but don't know what they want to do with it or what they want to pour. Now this may seem like a strange concept to understand, but I will explain further and you will see how easy it is to make a mistake.

Before we get onto that take a look below at some reasons why you would want your own espresso machine.

To entertain people
To SAVE money
To relax at home
To experience the same authentic feeling you get when you are at a coffee shop, chatting with friends.
For connoisseurs who want to perfect their own espresso brew
To tell people you have your own espresso machine (this does happen)

Now I am going to tell you those that don't make a mistake when they buy such a machine.

For connoisseurs who want to perfect their own espresso brew.

Do you know why these espresso drinkers don't make mistakes? Well the answer is simple. They know what they want and what they are going to do with it.

There are many different machines on the market and all claiming to do the best espresso. In truth, they all do the best espresso but the difference is that your opinion differs from the next persons' opinion.

If you buy a machine because of what it is advertised to do, does that make it the right one for you? Truthfully, not all the time. The reason I say this is that just because something can do anything, it doesn't mean that it can do everything. Everyone differs from the next.

Let me show you real quick, the basics of coffee pouring coffee. These steps will of course depend with what equipment you use or the type of coffee you have.

The raw coffee beans must be roasted
The roasted coffee beans must be ground
The ground coffee beans must be mixed with water for a certain time (called brewing)
The liquid coffee must be separated from the used grounds

This is a basic layout of coffee-making, but they play an important part in the overall flavour of coffee you will eventually get.

Basically what I am saying is that if you don't use the right coffee beans for the type of flavour that you want, then you won't like the outcome of the espresso. But how would this be a problem with espresso machines if all you need is the right coffee?

Well say you are looking for a particular coffee flavour, but this coffee flavour does not come in ground coffee pods. Are you going to be able to make this type of coffee if you have a machine that only takes ground coffee pods?

You also need to look at the pressure you get out of different machines. If you are looking for good froth you are going to want to get a pump driven machine and not a steam machine. Although you will get froth from both, you won't get as much pressure if you don't have one that is pump driven.

With that said, there are different pressure pumps in different types of machines. You need to look at what you want from a machine before you buy one.

Like I said there are many different espresso machines on the market and it is easy to get sucked into advertising for the best one. All it takes is a little time to read some reviews and make a decision on what you want to buy, based on what you want to use it for.

In most cases you will save money with having your own brewing machine at home. However, if you buy a machine with the expectation that it will deliver something to you that it in itself cannot do you will end up spending more money on either parts (from over use) or sending it back and buying another one.

Basically what I am saying is that buying an espresso maker does not have to be a degree earning experience, but rather something that requires a little attention instead of impulsive buying.