Drinks
Americano
Espresso lengthened with hot water — the drink most British households actually make. A hot-water outlet that does not steal pressure or heat from the group is the feature that matters.
- JuraE8Sealed, one-touch and built to repeat itself for a decade. The brew unit is not meant to come out, which is the trade: you get consistency and give up the ability to service it yourself.BeanToCup8.1
- PhilipsSeries 3200 LatteGoThe milk system is the reason to buy it: two parts, no tubes, and it rinses under a tap in seconds. Note the UK code — the /50 sold here has no iced-coffee function, whatever an American review tells you.BeanToCup7.9
- BialettiMoka ExpressUnchanged since 1933, and still the most coffee per pound in this catalogue. It has no pump, no steam and no electronics, which is exactly why it outlives everything else here.Moka7.4