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I’ll start by saying I didn’t have high expectations in terms of flavour and extraction. I’ve tried other portable coffee machines before, and they produced a runny coffee that looked more like brown water than a proper espresso. Because of that, I was fully expecting a similar result here and was ready to return it if it didn’t deliver.

The best portable espresso device - Ever

The Picopresso is absolute genius and the closest I can get to a portable device that delivers barista quality espresso. I own multiple portable espresso devices and this one leaves them all standing. I also have a pretty hefty espresso setup at home (yes I know a bit sad) and I therefore have high expectations when it comes to my daily shot or two. The Picopresso if used correctly can deliver trully exceptional results. When my home machine went in for its service a few weeks ago I used the Picopresso every day and was more than happy.

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I mean... wow.

Ive had the minipresso GR gifted a long while ago. It was good, and I did enjoy it. But having to manage overpressure (once I had to dismantle the whole unit as a tiny gasket move off its place).. plus the low 8gr beans espresso capacity, ultimately sent it to the back of the cupboard.

Fun to use

I initially ground too coarse and had no crema, then I ground too fine (Turkish) and it wouldn't push water through, there is a pressure bypass, so it will just cycle water back into the chamber if there is too much pressure in the pump. Then I hit the goldilocks and got some beautiful golden crema. Very happy. I feel like the trick is short, quick pumps to build good, consistent pressure.

The GOAT of ultra portable espresso

This produces a barista quality shot. The other Wacaco devices were clearly just dress rehearsals paving the way for this. Faffing with the Mini and the Nano is like playing with toys; this is the grown up portable espresso maker. Very solid, high quality construction producing a reassuringly syrupy and well extracted shot.

Best one under 500£ its surprisingly good for the price

It’s surprisingly good. I have a flair 58 with heating capabilities. It makes as good as coffee as the flair. Specially if you’re only looking for making milk based drinks then it’s the best budget option under 1000£ its sounds surprising but true. It may struggle with light roasts but for darker roasts it’s perfectly fine. Also after heating the chamber for few times it’s get really hot and uncomfortable to hold while making coffee. Sadly I had to return it due to some personal issues but I will for sure get one when it goes on sale.

It works as expected! Awesome!

I have been using picopresso for some months, it works great! It is important to have the ground coffee fine enough and using a scale to measure the espresso weight. I also use the picopresso gauge to measure the pressure. It helped me significantly to correct myself.

Rich in taste

But i got negligible crema and after checking many websites they insist that the grind size of coffe should be superfine for picopresso and the beans should be freshly grind..waiting to do more experiments.