As Italian I really suggest to buy a Kamira (https://www.espressokamira.net/) if you want to make espresso at home without an automatic cofee machine.
Coffee made with moka is great, but it's a little different from the espresso.
With Kamira, you can have espresso with the simplicity and portability of a moka.
Ooh, thanks for this pointer - it could free me from the slavery of Nespresso... TBH it looks like it cannot entirely match the simplicity of Nespresso (I can drop a capsule and push a button in the morning when I don't even know my name, and there is nothing to clean), but it looks much cheaper, definitely easier on the environment, and a great bootstrap story coming from a "difficult" part of Italy.
Ooh, thank you - I think I see a potential present for my Italian Partner, grazie!
(She's recently been using a Nespresso ..spit Thing - a gift from her parents no less - over her usual Bialetti, and I refuse to make her a morning coffee using the damned thing. This might put us back on the path to morning harmony :) )
that's an interesting design. never seen that anywhere. do they hold the patent but fail to scale beyond italy? I find usual espresso machines to be too complicated and technical - also too expensive.
how does the taste compare to a "normal" espresso machine?
I'm currently using ESE pads with a La Piccola machine but want to move on because of all the trash the packaging of pads makes. The taste is quite good though, even compared to a "normal" espresso machine.
edit: and how hard is it to find the correct temperature? I've often had the problem of my Bialetti getting to hot on the stove
