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The Home Espresso Machine That Actually Belongs in a Professional's Kitchen
6/15/2026
There's a specific failure mode that catches busy professionals every time: they spend $200 on a machine that technically makes espresso, hate it within a month, and conclude they're not "coffee people." They are. They just bought the wrong tool. The home espresso market has a di…
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