Highlights
Quality
Its very easy to use, just fill the water to the h2o gauge and pour into the base, grind and add (use good coffee, not supermar... Read More
The shot seems to come out perfectly every time - no over or under extraction; lots of character from your chosen coffee.
I was introduced to stovetop bialetti style coffee 30 years ago with typically burnt, over-extracted disgusting dishwater which... Read More
Let's get this out of the way too: nespresso will tell you that the purple capsule is a 9 out of 11 for intensity blah blah bla... Read More
Price
Now though the cremá is nice and tastes rich, if you can't afford a great espresso machine like la marzocco go for one of these.
Competitiveness
This makes better coffee than ive had from most machines.
Overview
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shot, small, right, good and single. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 313 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 1 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Lets get this out of the way too nespresso will tell you that the purple capsule is a 9 out of 11 for intensity blah blah blah and yeah honestly all our single use aluminium capsules get recycled and there is no greater convenience than getting your capsules through the post and posting back the empties so that you can make an espresso by getting water in a jug from a tap pouring it into the back of the machine doing the capsule thing twice a day emptying the too small hopper
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was introduced to stovetop bialetti style coffee 30 years ago with typically burnt overextracted disgusting dishwater which is what you get if you fill one of the larger bialettis with water and coffee and leave it on the stove until you get the whoosh and steam
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It then releases the shot in one sudden whoosh and you get a crema too
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It really is nearasdammit the same shot as pulled by my nearest artisan coffee house and is a much shorter walk
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If youre making coffee for a bunch of friends youll need something with a quicker turnaround
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Note for induction cooktop ownersthe 2cup bialetti brikka is not compatible with the stainless steel boiler of the 4 cup bialetti venus the threads are different if you combine the two the brikka may explode under pressure on your induction hob and you could get nasty burns
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Definitely you get a mess on the ceiling to clean up
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dont get the 4 cups if you want a nice thick crema