5 Espresso machines

Entry-level portafilter espresso machines are usually much cheaper than a fully automatic machine. The best of five current models costs 188 euros (price as of 22.11.2016). However, preparing coffee with portafilter machines requires significantly more manual labour. With them, preparing a cappuccino becomes a small ceremony: first press on the powder, then select the brewing time, then froth the milk ? everything takes time here. In testing, however, the espresso was not convincing with all devices.