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Featured espresso machines
Dual boiler
Synesso MVP Hydra 1 Group
1.9 L brew boiler with programmable temperature per group plus a separate 3.2 L steam boiler (2 x 1000 W elements)
$14,634
Heat exchanger
Nuova Simonelli Aurelia Wave 2 Group Volumetric
Single 14 L boiler with heat exchangers, 2 groups
$13,738
Dual boiler
Kees van der Westen Speedster
Dual boiler, 5.6 L total: 3.5 L steam boiler (approx. 2 L water content) plus 2.1 L brew boiler feeding a saturated group
$13,721
Dual boiler
Slayer Espresso Single Group
Dual boiler: 1.1 L PID-controlled brew boiler + 3.3 L steam boiler
$13,500
Heat exchanger
La Cimbali M26 BE DT/2
Single 10 L boiler with heat exchangers, 2 groups
$10,012
Dual boiler
Dalla Corte Mina
multi-boiler single group: 0.5 L brew boiler + 3.0 L steam boiler
$8,446
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Grinders
Conical burr
Baratza Encore ESP
40 mm
$215
Flat burr
Eureka Mignon Specialita
55 mm
$410
Conical burr
Niche Zero
63 mm · single dose
$702
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Boiler types: single, heat exchanger & dual boiler
The boiler design is the single biggest architecture choice on an espresso machine — it de...
PID temperature control
A PID holds brew temperature within a tight band instead of letting it swing with a simple...
Pre-infusion
A gentle wetting of the coffee puck before full pressure, which can improve evenness, redu...
The E61 group head
A classic commercial-style brew group, prized for temperature stability and built-in mecha...