If you wish you could just tap a screen, tell the machine what beans you're using and what you want your espresso to taste like, and let the machine do the rest – this is, more or less, the goal of this kind of machine, although as I say there is some artistry to it too, or there certainly can be.

As you sip your espresso, you can savour the taste, or you can take a quick hit of caffeine by drinking it like a shot. Our slightly larger espresso mugs allow you to combine your espresso flavours to create your favourite drink. Double wall glass espresso cups are also much lighter than ones made of ceramic, making for a pleasant cup to hold. Smaller than regular coffee Smithers espresso drinkware cups, espresso cups are the perfect size for enjoying a hot double espresso.

Coffee cup designs that lack handles are not uncommon, as this type of design has become highly popular. Here you will find lots of coffee cups without handles, in many different sizes, colours and designs. A classic coffee cup usually has a handle. This design Smithers espresso drinkware makes it easier to hold the coffee cup even though the coffee inside it is hot. The coffee cups can also be an elegant design feature that can be sculptured in various ways, such as with the coffee cups from the Inka collection by OYOY.

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The statement handle locks in the Lavazza pods and this is a versatile shape, as many independent roasteries sell compatible alternative roasts. If you're looking for a high-spec coffee pod machine that goes the extra mile – and you have the budget for it – this glossy gadget ticks a lot of boxes. The Nespresso Creatista, made in collaboration with Sage, Smithers espresso drinkware caters to a range of coffee options and cup sizes, with an adjustable steam wand for making frothy cappuccinos and silky lattes. Spoil your customers for choice with our diverse range ofmugs and teapots. Stock classic, timeless designs for those who wantunderstated elegance, or embrace someone’s playful side with our funky,eye-catching patterns and pops of colour. With options suitable for everyoccasion, from birthdays and holidays to "just because" gifts, you'llbecome the go-to shop for delightful drinkware.

The cups that have pictures, patterns, or different colors are made using foils, or the cups are painted by hand. These cups must suffer another firing at a heat of up to 900° C. It is often noticed that the colors of the motifs often change during the firing. To be able to estimate the color changes, it requires a long time, much experience, and discipline.

This opens up for a wide variety of opportunities to find great espresso cups that suit your particular style. Perhaps you want a set of rustic looking stoneware cups, such as the ones from Broste Copenhagen’s Nordic Sea collection. Or maybe just a plain white set of espresso cups, such as the ones from Höganäs, that makes it easy to enjoy the beautiful brown colours of the espresso.

Similarly to the above, this will depend on whether you can get decent replacement shower screens for your particular machine, you can for most, but whether you'll actually find much of an improvement in the shot is unlikely, I'd say. You may find a difference, but whether it's necessarily an improvement, is hard to say. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that changing to an IMS or VST competition basket, for example, isn't necessarily going to give you better tasting espresso, just different, and they usually allow you to grind finer, so it's something you may want to try, but it's not crucial. Tamping mats simply save your kitchen worktop from being marked and save you from getting into bother with your other half. You don't have to get something that is sold as a tamping mat, any kind of mat will do, a drinks coaster will work – I sometimes use hockey pucks as tampers.

It's a lever-operated machine as is usually (but not always) the case with E61 machines, it comes with a commercial sized 58m portafilter, and the drip tray capacity is an impressive 1.2L. The steam boiler can achieve 2 bars of pressure, which is the kind of steam pressure I'd expect from a commercial machine rather than a home barista machine. In fact, the only other home barista machines I'm aware of which achieve this are the La Marzocco GS3 which is nearly three times the price. There's a coffee roaster just up the road from me in Lancashire called Clumsy Goat, who have some VERY good deals on some of the best espresso machines & grinders.

The original Oscar, released in 1999, was a very popular home barista espresso machine, one of the cheapest heat exchanger machines, known for being brilliant value for money. The successor to the original, imaginatively named "Oscar 2" is much improved aesthetically, and has some improvements internally too. The Rancilio Silvia has been one of the most popular entry level home barista machines since it was released in the late 90s, and it's definitely among the best home barista espresso machines for around the £500 mark. The cheaper, and better in some respects, sibling to the Bambino Plus, below. A very compact machine, with a PID for temp stability, with a 9 bar overpressure valve, pro steam wand, low pressure preinfusion, programmable shot buttons, really is a lot of machine for the money.