What to consider when buying an espresso machine?

What to consider when buying an espresso machine

we help you make the right choice

Your eye is often caugth by the beauty of a machine. How will it look in my kitchen? Of course esthetics are important and many great machines come in different customization (colors, wood, chrome, copper, etc). The machine must howerver, first and foremoste, suit your needs!

Questions we will ask you:

How do you currently make coffee?
How many coffees do you want to make?
What kind of coffees do you drink (with or without milk)
Do you alreayd have a grinder?
How much space do you have on your (kitchen) counter?
What price category are you looking at?
What beans do you (intend to) use?

Sustainability

A machine with a well insulated boiler in the right size/capacity will heat up fast, whilst using minimal energy. Size matters and it all depends on your drinking habits.

Repairability

Not all brands are build for repairs. Are spare parts available? Is support available?

Upgrades

With our tasty specialty coffee beans you are likely to get addicted. Maybe you will want to extract more flavor and upgrade your shower screen, portafilter basket, maybe even a naked portafilter? Pressure profiling, shot timer, pressure gauge. Many brands and machines are suitable for (custom) upgrades.

Some brands are on purpose not suitable for universal parts and tools, so they can sell their own overpriced parts instead.

Health

Lower end, cheaper machines often use plastic parts. With PFAS and microplastics this is not such a good idea. Oils and heat let plastic migrate into your drink. With some brands this is also the case with their more expensive machines from around 1000 euro!

Let us guide you whilst tasting how great coffee should be!

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Espresso machine experts

expert advice, training and maintenance

You can buy espresso machine in many (online) stores. So why choose WB.coffee?

WB.coffee has a physical store in Weesp (Amsterdam)
Most brands and machines available on order
The best package deals with grinder, barista tools & training
The best water filters, cleaners & descalers
Deep knowledge and understanding of the home espresso machines
Dedicated Barista workshops & masterclasses @ Amsterdam Coffee Lab
Advice, maintenance, troubleshooting with spare parts support
Espresso coffee blends that stand out
Full support with repairs & guarantee requests
Best Price Guarantee
Everything you need under one roof
Independent honest advice

An espresso machine is like a car or a bycicle. Would you buy it online without a test drive? At WB.coffee we provide dedicated personal shopping (read more below at the Try before you Buy section). We can advice you on which machine and set up suits you best. Do you use it for your morning espresso or are you brewing dozens of latte's for family and friends every weekend? There are many factors to consider and what seems fancy and goodlooking might not be the best option for you.

While an espresso machine is essential, it’s only the first step; to enjoy flavorful coffee, you require a reliable grinder for freshly ground beans, high-quality coffee beans, a spotless machine, and suitable filters. Therefore, it's wise to buy an espresso from a specialist.

Questions we will ask you:

How do you currently make coffee?
How many coffees do you want to make?
What kind of coffees do you drink (with or without milk)
Do you alreayd have a grinder?
How much space do you have on your (kitchen) counter?
What price category are you looking at?
What beans do you (intend to) use?

We are dedicated to offering you support with maintenance and cleaning, brewing advice, troubleshooting, choosing high-quality beans, and more. Whenever you need a replacement part or have any warranty issues, we are here to assist you.

Rest assured, we can order most brands and machines and we will have it for you in no time.

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Add-on products

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An espresso machine is just one essential part you need to brew great espresso at home. To get a proper start you need:

espresso grinder
Good, fresh beans (you won't find those in the supermarket!)
proper tamper (often a bad to mediocre one is added by the manufactorer)
tamping mat
espresso scale
blind filter grouphead brush (often a bad to mediocre one is added by the manufactorer - you will burn your hands with those!)
coffee oil cleaner

Optional but recommended

barista workshop / course
dosing cup
shot glass
milk pitcher(s)
milk cleaner
puck screen
levelling tool

There are a lot of extra tools and upgrades we can reccomend, you can every time treat yourself to a gadget when ordering coffee! Don't feel shy to ask for reccomendations. Of course you can go and try and find all these items seperately in some vague online store or big e-commerce platform. Big chance you will end up with some chinese knock-off and get 10 seperate packages. Not very sustainable and not very economical.

Just add coffee and gadgets you want to your cart and we can apply discount for you. Just select bank transfer as payment option and we can manually apply discount and make you a non-binding offer.

We do offer best price guarantee for most brands and products.

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