An excellent tamp is key to making great espresso, every time you fire up your home espresso machine. I Need Coffee's visual tamping tutorial guides you through the tamping essentials. This part seems ...

Pulling a barista-quality espresso shot at home requires a few key things, starting with quality beans, a grinder, and (of course) an espresso machine. Just as important, though, is using a tamper to ...

We loved its smart features, which made brewing consistent espresso a cinch. Plus, it's $180 off at the moment. Serious Eats / Jesse Raub Making espresso at home can be intimidating—you need an ...

Which semi-automatic espresso machine is best? Ernesto Illy, former chairman of Italian coffee manufacturer Illycaffe S.p.A. said, “The quintessential expression of coffee is espresso.” For caffe ...