semi-automatic espresso machine Articles

K Kat

SCG's Most Popular Coffee Gear - 2011

Not that we're encouraging you to keep up with the Joneses, but if you're in the m...

• Jan 24, 2012

K Kat

Milk Steaming Tips

One of the wiliest dragons to slay in the home espresso universe is milk steaming ...

• Jan 3, 2012

K Kat

Compare: Breville Dual Boiler v. Nuova Simonelli Oscar

Yet another comparison match! Watch Gail walk us through the features on the Brevi...

• Dec 28, 2011

K Kat

New! Non-Pressurized & Bottomless Portafilters for Saeco & Starbucks Machines

The most popular mod/upgrade to Saeco and Starbucks semi-automatic machines is the...

• Dec 23, 2011

K Kat

Compare: Breville Dual Boiler vs. Rancilio Silvia

In another of our not-so-infamous grudge matches, we pit Breville's new Dual Boile...

• Nov 21, 2011

K Kat

Compare: Breville Barista Express vs. Rancilio Silvia

After a couple of requests for this comparison model, Gail breaks it down for us: ...

• Nov 9, 2011

K Kat

Compare: Rocket Giotto vs. Nuova Simonelli Musica

We'd be hard pressed to choose between these two models ourselves, and we've had s...

• Nov 2, 2011

K Kat

Experimenting with Ristrettos

You know that since we are part of the goblin class, we love short things, right? ...

• Oct 28, 2011

K Kat

Compare: Saeco Aroma vs. Saeco Via Venezia

These little workhorses are some of our most popular machines because their build ...

• Oct 26, 2011

K Kat

How Much Time to Make 4 Lattes?

If you've got a party rockin' hard, you don't really want to be away from it too l...

• Oct 3, 2011

K Kat

La Marzocco Linea: Cups per Hour with Jess & Gail

When we locked Gail in a room alone with the La Marzocco Linea and Mahlkonig K30 V...

• Aug 19, 2011

K Kat

Compare: Rancilio Silvia vs. Ascaso Dream UP

For those of you looking to pick up a mid-range single boiler espresso machine, th...

• Aug 17, 2011