WACACO Nanopresso Color Portable Espresso Maker (Black)

Works as claimed, excellent espresso-style coffee, easy to use. The instruction booklet has instructions in what seems like 20 different languages so the enclosed manual is quite bulky, but there's only 4 pages of small English - funny English - instructions. It seems intimidating at first as there appear to be lots of parts that have to put taken off, turned around, pushed in, screwed in... but after you read the directions and do it once, it really is quite obvious and you really won't need the instructions again. The website allows you to download the manual for both the unit and the barista kit which you ought to do and keep it on your phone for reference, unless you are using this thing everyday... The unit is "designed in California" and made in China and apparently, so were the instructions as they are a little "off" but nothing that you can't work through. After reading the instructions and understanding the operation, I made a great cup of coffee first time in about 60 seconds. My wife and I both thought the coffee was excellent with good crema. (And we are comparing it to our $750 Gaggia Espresso machine.) The pump was easy to operate and didn't require much effort. One tip: check which end is up carefully before starting to pump! You could be pumping a long time with nothing happening! (Learned the hard way here...) Once the Nanapresso is oriented properly (!) it doesn't take too long or too much effort to start getting the coffee flowing. It is not heavy and is quite compact and perfect for traveling, which is why we bought it. I am tired of trying to guess what kind of espresso machine they might have at our hotels (they often give precise information reliably) or finding the hotel considers 2 small espresso pods which make just one tiny cup of coffee each "enough" for my wife and I - or worse, 2 sacks of lousy "instant" coffee. OMG! But every Hoel has at least a hot water maker and cups (to make tea from those lousy 2 bags of tea they leave) and that's all you need with this. You don't have to worry about bringing or finding some place that sells whatever "pod" you need. You can buy a bag of good coffee in espresso grind almost any place in the world at a Starbucks, local coffee shop or grocery store and keep that and this Nanopress with you during you trip for excellent coffee every morning (or morning, noon and night, depending on your dependency issues...) In conclusion, this is small enough, and light enough, even with the extension tube and carrying case, to throw in your travel backpack/carry on without taking up too much room, and will allow you to have decent - great - coffee in your hotel room. For people who are used to drinking - and demand - good coffee, this is a lifesaver! Also, while I didn't have any problems with this, I did contact customer service (Hong Kong based) about a few "suggestions" as mentioned in this review and they were very prompt in responding. I will include a review of the "Barista kit" and the Carrying case here as well: "BARISTA KIT": I think it is worth it, although you get a little bit more than you would really need. You get THREE "filter baskets" (2x 16g and 1x 8g) which allows you to "preload" the coffee to make them one after the other. Frankly, that leaves you with FOUR baskets if you include the one that already came with the Nanopress, which at that point, is unnecessary. They could have left out the extra 8oz IMHO, reducing cost a little bit. The included tamper is nice and much easier to use than the coffee scoop included with the Nanopresso. For traveling, you can easily fit both large coffee filters into the unit, as well as the tamper. You can't fit the brush or the coffee scoop in, however. IMHO, the "Barista Kit" is worth buying as it allows you to make more coffee quickly. It also allows more variation in the strength of the coffee, since you have the larger coffee baskets and you can put a little less coffee in the water tank if you prefer a a stronger brew if you like but still have plenty of brew in your cup! (With the smaller water tank, your adjustment options are more limited.) (We found filling up the water tank to capacity produced a slightly weaker brew than we prefer, so the option to use a little less water but still have plenty of coffee was preferred.) There had been some comments in a review or two about "oh, my coffee isn't as hot when I use the larger water tank..." What?? Really?? "Cooled down coffee?" How long does it take you to pump a few extra pumps for a larger cup? Are you using lukewarm tap water and then waiting a half an hour before drinking??? I found no such issue with "cooler coffee." And if you're using just-boiled water, you better be careful that it does sit a bit so you don't burn yourself. No, no issue with "cooler coffee." Finally, "Wacaco Nanopresso Case, Protective Case for Nanopresso". This I don't rate so highly. It is a very tight fit for the Nanopress, regardless of whether you have the basic unit or the "Barista kit extension tube." Both units will fit length-wise into the case, but the height (diameter) of the unit (which doesn't change) makes it a very tight fit. While there is an outdent to accommodate the unit's pump handle bulge, you can't fit anything else in the container, such as the very small but very necessary filter brush. As long as there already is a bulge in the case, there really should be a small compartment to put that kind of accessory in. In that, I'll ding it 1 star. What are you going to do with the brush, besides loose it? Better yet, instead of a compartment, just making the case as little as an inch longer would accommodate the brush and maybe another accessory or two, and certainly wouldn't increase the size much at all.

Very good! Perfect solution when on trip, holidays or any other place where no machine coffee is available. Tastes really well, easy to make. Recommended!

This thing is spectacular if you want espresso while travelling and you want it enough to make some effort. I have a Breville Infuser at home and use the nanopresso when traveling, because I got fed up with hotel room coffee machines, or over-priced bad espressos in coffee shops. It did take me some time to get it dialled in but I did that at home. I travel for work most weeks so have been using this 2-3 times per week for a year or two so wanted to post some of my tips to get the most out of this, to deal with issues other reviewers have with the temperature of the espresso, and cleaning. 1. I have the double espresso kit with the bigger basket and the extender. However I do not need the bigger water tank because that would be too much water. The pressure is perfect with 16 g in the basket, which wants 32 g of coffee output. If I fill the small water tank I get 32g output with a tiny bit left in the tank, so I don't need the bigger tank. 2. Sometimes I had trouble with the pressure being too high, and then absolutely nothing would come out. This turned out to be because I had too much coffee in the basket - it's very sensitive to that because of the pressure gauge. So now I carry a tiny coffee scale with me to weigh the coffee grounds and the output. 3. If I have time (ie if I don't have to get up at 5am) then I prime the machine with hot water first. This really helps, but it's also perfectly fine it I don't. I also carry a Yeti espresso cup and I prime that with hot water too. Then I pump my espresso into that instead of the plastic cup that comes with the Wacaco, and the temperature is great. If I don't have time I get the whole thing set up with grounds the night before so that all I have to do in the morning is pump water through it. 4. I experimented with carrying around a hand grinder so that the coffee would be freshly ground, but decided it wasn't worth the effort. (The effort was huge.) So now I grind coffee at home and take it with me. My trips are usually 2-3 days long so the coffee is usually no more than 3 days ground - not ideal but the hand grinder wasn't worth it. I also tried a portable electric grinder but decided that wasn't worth it either. 5. To wash it I run everything under the tap and then dab it vaguely dry with tissues. Depending on my schedule I often then have to pack it up damp but I have not had any trouble with that. If I'm not travelling for a few weeks I open everything up at home and clean it properly, but otherwise I just take it on my next trip and it's fine. 6. I find the hard case to be crucial. Before I had the hard case, I cracked the body somehow in my suitcase, so that it wouldn't build pressure properly any more. I bought a new one and the hard case. It doesn't fit with the double espresso extender on it, but I'm already carrying another pouch with gear so I just put it in the pouch with the scale and the ziplocs of coffee grounds and the tamper. I fit the basket in the actual machine. (The double shot basket fits inside the single shot water tank.) 7. I also have a little folding tray that I open up in my hotel room to put all the gear onto so that I can carry it back and forth between the hot water machine and the sink if I need to, and just to keep everything together. I cover it with kleenex first because things do get a little messy. 8. I recommend watching a video for how to get the coffee puck out of the basket. Before I did that I was scooping it out with a spoon, which was tedious. It's still a bit tedious, but less tedious as I can get it out as a puck. I would never use this at home instead of the Breville, but while traveling I find this effort completely worth it because I care enough about my espresso. This makes better espresso than almost every coffee shop I've been to in the US. The only place I wouldn't bother with this is Australia, where they seem to have amazing espresso in every random coffee shop I walk into. I wouldn't do this while camping, but then again, I wouldn't go camping.

Excellent quality

This is undoubtedly the best product I have purchased in recent years! I am Italian but I have been living abroad for several years! as an espresso enthusiast, I always find myself looking for a way to drink a good coffee, and it's not that easy! So I mostly drink coffee at home, and I've always had expensive espresso machines that require a lot of maintenance (and that my roommates have broken several times). I was very skeptical when I bought my first nanopresso, and it was mostly with the idea to take it when I go camping. Now after 2 years that I own it and the only espresso machine I use. I live with 7 roommates and now they all use my nanopresso, I swear this machine will make at least 15-20 coffees a day for 2 years now! I am completely in love with this device! This is the 3 I buy, and it is a gift for my father, but I was forced to buy a second one for me to take with me on trips because now if I take the one I keep at home, away from my roommates, they cry and complain as if I had stolen their soul .. .haha .. I find that the machine expresses its full potential associated with the barista kit. Double coffee baskets for some reason allow you to reach the optimum pressure and the coffee is even creamier ... nothing less than a coffee in the bar with a professional machine when you take your hand! surely there is a learning phase before having the best results. My advice is not to overfill the baskets, press well but leave a little more of the edge uncovered than you would tend to do. Use coffee ground for a house coffee machine. (the grind used for professional machines is a bit too thin, the one for a house espresso machine is perfect!) The best cheap coffee you can find word wide is Lavazza qualita Rossa and Lavazza crema e gusto....they give excellent results with the nanopresso. Also, pump slowly. After doing about ten pumps when you feel the machine going under pressure and the first drop comes out, pause for a few seconds and then start pumping slowly in order to keep the flow constant (press slowly, release faster). A double coffee takes about 25-30 seconds for optimal extraction. The result is spectacular! Thanks, Wacaco! I don't know what I would do without you! Ah, the customer service is super friendly too. I initially asked some questions and they answered me effectively and cordially! I can't recommend them more!

La mejor cafetera para expreso que he tenido. El café queda delicioso. El color amarillo está hermoso, es un plus! Lo que más me gusta es la portabilidad, la llevo a todo lado, a las competencias en montaña, etc.

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Amazing