Quick Look at the Presso Espresso Coffee Maker

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Will and Norm test the Presso, a reasonably-priced mechanical coffee machine that lets you make a shot of espresso by hand. All you need is to be able to boi…

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sethoz22 says:

$150 for this? Ehh, I don’t think that’s really worth it. But I could be
completely wrong, lol.

Derek Tigner says:

Thank you for saving me $150 by explain just how difficult this looks

Tony Foti says:

I noticed in other videos that after they added the water they pressed down
the lever just far enough until they met resistance and waited 10 seconds
to allow the grounds to swell, then pushed the levers all the way down. The
crema was much better as well.

Bim Henderson says:

I’ll never get those IQ points back.

Nubster12 says:

Not true. The diminishing returns that is. There’s big differences in the
taste of coffee depending on how it’s made.

FoetalSpace says:

finally! an answer to espresso off the grid

nesagwa says:

Diminishing returns. You can make a good coffee with a regular pot on a
stove, just depends on how much better you think all the filters and
doodads make the coffee taste.

Jason Griffin says:

The statement about large machines with levers is not entirely correct. The
lever is merely pre-loading a spring which then applies the actual
pressure. So they aren’t actually manual; in that the barista is not
directly applying pressure to the coffee. Hence they aren’t analogous at
all to the Presso. The closest comparison would be the La Pavoni
Europiccola, which is far superior in multiple ways (and priced
accordingly).

blaizevincent says:

so glad im not a coffee guy, seems like a wonerful but expensive addicition
if you get to into it. So glad im just a water guy.

Gavin Irvine says:

using a Turkish coffee pot gives a totally diffident kind of coffee a very
dark espresso and very burnt at that. its exelnt for camping or
emergency’s. but not every day use

Aram Z says:

Cool concept, but you’d suffer from severe temperature drop by the time you
finish the extraction…

slevkalev says:

At first the quality wasn’t the best for me. After about a month of
experimentation and experience, I now have it producing some great quality
espresso to my liking. I did upgrade to a better filter and tamper though.
It takes some getting used to but I am pretty pleased with it.

blaizevincent says:

*SOB* its okay , i didnt want a stupid Water system anyway, nope never did,
never never never …. *Sniffles* :-<

Gavin Irvine says:

i work in the hifi av industry and im a coffee addict i agree with your
statement

yoursecretsubscriber says:

You should check out this gravity fed water filtration and enrichment
system I bought from thinkgeek. It will rock your boat!

Max says:

You need to try Neapolitan coffe maker!

OAKA says:

check out moakasespresslo(dot)com/presso/ some useful tips for the presso

blaizevincent says:

lol, must not let Geek urge affect the simple of art that is drinking
glasses of water from the tap. Must not , must not , must not …. OH GOD
DAMN IT I HAVE TO SEE THAT! To THINKGEEK!

yoursecretsubscriber says:

Sorry bro, just trolling, although there may be a decent water filter on
think geek… I should go check… wait did I just troll myself : o

Roy Martinez says:

… … … Sometimes I find you have to give it two pushes. Lol

Jason Griffin says:

Well put, I could not agree more. It’s analogous to speakers. A $1k set of
speakers does not sound 10 times better than a $100 set of speakers. A $2k
set sounds only a little “better” than a $1k set.. Coffee is the exact same
way. Though I’m loathe to use the term “better” when it comes to
non-espresso coffee results. Different non-espresso equipment simply makes
different tasting coffee which some might say is subjectively “better”.

Jeremy Kean says:

Considering other vices/hobbies/addictions out there, specifically tech,
like new smartphones, or gaming (which opens up an array of easy ways to
chew through hundreds of dollars), coffee doesn’t seem too unreasonable. In
terms of money paid in relation to time spent in use, good coffee equipment
ought to outlast games and other tech by years. It’s the difference between
“40hrs of gameplay” vs. hundreds of mornings spent with a fine cup of
coffee. Which isn’t too extreme.

Gavin Irvine says:

as too diminishing returns you can buy a gaggia classic on ebay for £100
use it for 3 years and still sell it for £100 worced you are going to have
to do to it is replace the group head seal costs £5

Ryan Gatts says:

Yay, mechanisms!

Drew Peterson says:

What an interesting device…

DonReba says:

Seems like a lot of effort. I simply eat caffeine, instead.

thePowerPlant says:

I am sure this Presso can make amazing coffee, due to the fact one can
control all the variables of great coffee: time, grind, and temperature.
Human error is most likely the biggest factor in getting poor shots.

LarsPetter Bjørnstad says:

Drinking coffee while watching this video <3

Gavin Irvine says:

relay compared to £3.50 a coffee from starfucks i make better coffee than
any coffee outlet……. ebay gaggia mdf grinder £90 (200 new). ebay gaggia
clasic £100 (new £250) lucaffe coffee beans £ 12.00 a kg and it lasts about
3 weeks … so for a start up out lay of say £300 plus say £20 a month for
coffee beans and milk so £20 a month for 4 coffees a day or £70 a month
buying one starfucks coffee a day

TheGiantBunnysaid says:

I wonder how they feel about the ROK Espresso Coffee maker.

Gavin Irvine says:

spot ona good espresso set up will alst and last and last and if you got a
good one it will always be repairable if any thing goes wrong ….. until
Philips fucked gaggia and screwed with the design of the classic i used to
say the differences between the classic and just about any other home unit
is the other you throw in the bin the gaggia you fix because you can

dohnut10 says:

what kind of person says trollface

MrNorwegianTiger says:

*trollface* FIRST!

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