[stuartj]

Originally Posted by 6e0ff

Espresso is a very deep rabbit hole you can go down, if you are so inclined. You want a pump driven machine to get a good pull. Thermoblock can be ok, but a proper boiler is better. As you get into more expensive machines, you get a second boiler or thermoblock, so you can pull espresso and steam milk at the same time. I'm personally not a huge fan of the super-automatic machines, since I like to control the steps in the process rather than let a machine do it all. If you don't have a burr grinder that can do a proper, consistent, espresso grind, budget some money for that too. If you can provide a price target, that will help narrow the field of options quite a bit.

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