About This Site
Most espresso advice for small kitchens is written by someone with a large kitchen. This site exists because that advice does not survive contact with a 15-inch cabinet gap.
What we do
We work from three sources, and every page says which one it is using:
- Published specifications. Machine dimensions, tank capacity, boiler type, pump type, weight. Manufacturer data, cross-checked against retailer listings, because the two sometimes disagree.
- Purchase-verified critical reviews. The one- and three-star reviews on a product page are the most useful text on the internet for predicting whether a machine survives daily use. We read them for recurring failure modes, not for a star average.
- Our own arithmetic. Clearance math, cost-per-cup math, budget splits.
What we do not do
We do not claim hands-on testing of products we have not used. Where a page describes how a machine behaves, it is drawing on published specs and on patterns in critical reviews, and the page says so.
We would rather tell you what we actually know than perform an authority we have not earned.
How the site is funded
Affiliate commissions from Amazon and other programs. See the affiliate disclosure. Commission does not determine rankings, and where we recommend against a product we name it in the same article that earns commission from the alternatives.
Corrections
If a dimension, formula, or recommendation on this site is wrong, email us with the page and the correction. We update the page and note the change.