So...after 30 years my espresso machine finally clicked the can

[nadinbrzezinski]

Since small appliances no longer really last (that one did, another era) I got a bialetti stove top espresso maker. It works, very well...like my Melita...

[Major Nikon]

1. I have a commercial espresso machine

It has broke a couple of times and I've repaired it. I've also modified it with electronic boiler control. You can repair most real pump type espresso machines, but after 30 years on a consumer grade machine you've probably got your money's worth.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. I am sure I did.

The bialetti will last a lifetime.



And it was good espresso.

[cbayer]

3. We use that exclusively and love it. Enjoy.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. He'll, I can have espresso

If we decide to go camping.

[pinboy3niner]

5. Makes me weep for the great machine I sold at my yard sale

It was one I found only after trying many more expensive espresso makers. It was the best--and the cheapest, when I bought it in the '80s for about thirty bucks.

Why did I ever sell it?

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. It probably was what finally gave up the ghost

I saved and saved and bought that one at Woolworth's for thirty bucks. I worked food service on campus at the time.

The last ten the pressure was not there for foaming the milk, so we used a whisk, looks like one...battery operated.

I looked at machines. They have one for thirty at target...but unlike this Bhelonghi, it loos plain out cheap. Then there are all the pods systems...what a freaking waste!

So, if you want good espresso, I am serious, the Bialetti works very well. It is far less wasteful too.