• How To Choose The Best Coffee Machine For Any Budget

    How To Choose The Best Coffee Machine For Any Budget

    Which is the best coffee machine is a really good question, but it really depends on what you mean when you say “best coffee machine”. If I can encourage you to re-frame the question slightly to make it a bit more specific, you should find […]

  • Best Espresso Machines for Home Use.

    Best Espresso Machines for Home Use.

    If you’ve been trawling the web trying to figure out which are the best espresso machines in the UK or which espresso machine is best for home use, I’m about to end that search for you. That may seem like a bold statement, but it’s […]

  • The Best Travel Mugs & Reusable Coffee Cups

    The Best Travel Mugs & Reusable Coffee Cups

    You’ll have landed on this post, I’m guessing because you’re looking for the best travel mugs or the best reusable coffee cups, and you’ve discovered that there’s a lot more choice than you’d given credit for, so you need some help, and you’ve thought “Kev, […]

  • Best Filter Coffee Machines

    Best Filter Coffee Machines

    Filter coffee machines are often overlooked in the UK, when it comes to coffee machines as a whole, they often don’t get a look-in behind pod machines and bean to cup coffee machines, but filter coffee machines are a great, inexpensive and simple way to […]

  • Best Cheap Espresso Machines

    Best Cheap Espresso Machines

    In this post, I’m going to be reviewing what I believe to be the best cheap espresso machines in the UK in 2024. I’m specifically talking here about semi-automatic, traditional espresso machines, also known as semi auto manual espresso machines, which I think is what […]

  • The 17 Best Milk Frothers!

    The 17 Best Milk Frothers!

    So you’re looking for the best milk frother? What a coincidence, this post just happens to be all about the best milk frothers ;-), what’s more, it’s worth reading, because I wrote it!  Joking apart, whether you’re thinking about an electric jug type frother, a […]

  • Breville Barista Max Plus Review

    Breville Barista Max Plus Review

    It’s been quite a while now since the first reader dropped me an email asking me what I thought of the Breville Barista Max, and following that email I’ve had several more including quite a few emails from people who actually think that they’ve found […]

  • Sage Barista Express & Impress Reviewed. What’s Best In 2024?

    Sage Barista Express & Impress Reviewed. What’s Best In 2024?

    The Sage Barista Express is one of Sage’s game-changing espresso machines, and I say “one of” because this is what Sage does, but the “game-changing” comment, where the Barista Express is concerned, comes from the fact that it was the first commercially successful integrated grinder […]

  • Best Home Barista Espresso Machine Setups – Kev’s Guide 2024

    Best Home Barista Espresso Machine Setups – Kev’s Guide 2024

    The fact that you’ve landed on this post, about home barista espresso machines, probably means you’ve fallen down the home barista rabbit hole, and you’re looking for advice on what might be the best home barista coffee machine, from someone who fell in a while […]

  • Sage Bambino Plus Review – My User Review.

    Sage Bambino Plus Review – My User Review.

    This is a real user review of the Sage Bambino Plus espresso machine, or the Breville Bambino Plus if you’re outside of Europe, written by someone (me, Kev) who has a lot of experience with this espresso machine, as well as lots of other espresso […]

  • Sage Precision Brewer Review. The Best Batch Brewer in 2024?

    Sage Precision Brewer Review. The Best Batch Brewer in 2024?

    I first bought the Sage Precision Brewer a couple of years ago initially to see what all the fuss was about, after all it’s just a filter coffee machine, right, or “batch brewer” if you’re more familiar with speciality coffee speak, how amazing can it […]

  • Sage Barista Touch Impress Review

    Sage Barista Touch Impress Review

    Sage, flippin’ heck, slow down will you? I’ve just completed my YouTube series on the Barista Express Impress, and now you’re launching yet another model, the Sage Barista Touch Impress – so that’s the next few months tied up for me, playing with this machine […]

  • Sage Smart Grinder Pro Review – Over 8 Years!

    Sage Smart Grinder Pro Review – Over 8 Years!

    This is my “warts ‘n all” user review of the hugely popular Sage Smart Grinder Pro, and given that you’re here reading this, you’re probably wondering whether you should buy this grinder, and my answer is, probably, but just hold fire at least until you’ve […]

  • The Best Coffee Scales Reviewed And Tested

    The Best Coffee Scales Reviewed And Tested

    If you love coffee and you want to achieve the best possible results when it comes to coffee at home, then coffee scales play a major part in the preparation process, because dose control is a fundamental part of ensuring you get the correct extraction […]

  • Best Coffee Beans For Espresso

    Best Coffee Beans For Espresso

    So you’re looking for the best coffee beans for espresso, hey? How the heck did I know that, is big brother watching, do you need to put a plaster over your laptop’s webcam, or is it simply that you wouldn’t have landed on this post […]

  • Sage Duo Temp Pro Review – Worth Considering in 2024?

    Sage Duo Temp Pro Review – Worth Considering in 2024?

    So I’m finally getting around to writing my Sage Duo Temp Pro review, only ten years after it was released, hehe ;-). It’s one of the best-selling low-cost espresso machines on the market, and writing (and talking) about espresso machines is mainly what I do, […]

  • Gaggia Carezza Deluxe Review – I Didn’t Expect That!

    Gaggia Carezza Deluxe Review – I Didn’t Expect That!

    I started reviewing espresso machines a couple of years after starting this blog back in 2015, and I began with the machines that caught my attention, the likes of the Sage Barista Express, Sage Oracle, Delonghi Dedica, Gaggia Classic, Rancilio Silvia, Bambino Plus, Sage Dual […]

  • Grind One Nespresso Machine. Is This The Best Nespresso Machine?

    Grind One Nespresso Machine. Is This The Best Nespresso Machine?

    If you’re on the search for the best Nespresso machine, then if you’re into speciality coffee you’ll probably have heard of the Grind One Nespresso compatible machine sold by Grind, a coffee roastery in Shoreditch, with several coffee shops throughout London.  I say if you’re […]

  • Best Latte Coffee Machine

    Best Latte Coffee Machine

    I’m writing this post for any of my fellow coffee botherers (my term for my readers and viewers, so that’s you now, welcome) who happen to be searching for the best latte coffee machine, or the best latte machine so that I can first guide […]

  • Best Coffee Machine For Americano

    Best Coffee Machine For Americano

    So you’re pondering that age-old question which is the best coffee machine for Americano? Well OK, maybe it’s not quite up there with “which came first, the chicken or the egg”, but if you love Americano and you want to be able to make your […]

  • Delonghi Magnifica vs Dinamica vs Prima Donna – What’s the difference?

    Delonghi Magnifica vs Dinamica vs Prima Donna – What’s the difference?

    There are a few age-old questions that the majority of humans have asked themselves at some stage of their lives, including what really caused the formation of the universe,  what is the meaning of life, and what’s the difference between the DeLonghi Magnifica, Delonghi Dinamica […]

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