What is the best espresso machine under $500? Or does such a machine even exist at all? If you read our post on Why You Shouldn’t Buy a Cheap Espresso Machine, you know that we don’t define cheap as synonymous with affordable. We aren’t as much concerned with what you spend, but whether...

  Continuing on our theme of fine-tuning, we thought we would take a moment to talk about lever espresso machines. Lever-driven machines are manual espresso machines. If you remember our post on why you shouldn’t buy a cheap espresso machine, we reviewed steam driven and pump driven...

If you plan on having a gourmet espresso without actually heading to a cafe, you’d better make sure your personal espresso machine was created by an Italian company. The Saeco Vienna Plus espresso machine is an automatic espresso machine that lets you brew a delicious espresso from the...

Enzo Ferrari. Georgio Armani. Battista “Pinin” Farina. Dolce & Gabbana. If these names get your pulse racing, then you probably embrace Italian designs in your preferences for clothing and cars. Perhaps also in your kitchen . . . Enter the Francis Francis X1 iperEspresso...

While some of us want the best coffee maker for practicality, others want a cool coffee maker to tie the design of the room together. Here’s a list of some of the coolest coffee maker designs we’ve stumbled across. 1. The Alpha Dominche Steampunk Coffee Machine   This...

  The Dutch seem to pride themselves on their water irrigation ingenuity but at Coffee Krave, we applaud the  invention of the Speedster Espresso Machine by artist Kees van der Westen. Van der Westen found himself with a number of “old type paddle groups” from the Las...