Cafflano Kompresso, Handheld Espresso Maker

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I use the Kompresso at least a few times per week, so trust me when I tell you that it’s an incredible brewer that’s worth the effort. By the end of this guide, you’ll have made an espresso that’s so delicious and creamy, you won’t be able to tell it wasn’t made with a machine. When traveling, glass espresso makers just aren’t going to cut it. So, Cafflano designed their espresso maker to be sturdy, able to stand up to whatever life may throw at it. And, it can certainly stand up to a large amount of pressure without breaking. In fact, the Kompresso is pretty indestructible – crucial for a travel-friendly espresso maker. 4. Pressure The Cafflano Kompresso is a great portable espresso machine for the espresso fanatic. It really needs fresh ground beans and careful use to get the best from it. But if you’re an espresso nerd looking for something to take camping, hiking, or just on business trips, we think it’s a great option.

For manual espresso making at home, the Signature Flair is a great shout. Or, for life on the road, both the Wacaco Nanopresso and AeroPress are tough competition. HUGH has evolved from making a basic plastic model of the Leverpresso to this high-end stainless steel Pro-model. That has all changed in the last couple of years with the introduction of manual espresso makers such as the ROK and the Flair Espresso Maker.Whilst the Aer oP resshas taken the portable espresso maker market by storm. Although, the coffee produced is not a true espresso – there isn’t enough pressure – it is pretty close.

The scoop that comes with the device also doubles as a tamper and it would work a little better had the company’s logo not been protruding ever so slightly. Still, it’s usable. Weighing under 1 kg and including a travel case, the Leverpresso Pro is an excellent option for on-the-go espresso enthusiasts. Espresso lovers looking for a device to bring along on a trip or picnic could be an ideal audience as well. The device doesn’t feel heavy duty and at first, I was a bit afraid to exert full pressure using it. It turns out that it can easily handle both normal use and more extreme scenarios where almost all my body weight is placed on the device. This has been the case a few times where I have used too fine a grind.To make the perfect cup of espresso using this guide and your Cafflano Kompresso, you’ll need the following items: Main Caveat: I don’t think 9 bars is necessary for espresso, and I typically use less during infusion. I also do a long pre-infusion and pressure pulsing, so I’m quite satisfied with Kompresso. It has been a great travel espresso machine, and I really like it. The only reason I ran this experiment was to better understand the claim they were making by putting data to it. There has been discussion in the espresso community about the claim, but so far, nobody had put data to say one way or the other. Experiment

This dinky little espresso maker needs gound coffee. So, for best results, you will need a coffee grinder to go alongside it. Cafflano® Kompresso = Compress + Espresso. Tento kávovar získal jako perfektně zpracovaný inovativní produkt mnoho ocenění v čele s cenou za nejlepší produktovou novinku na SCAE World of Coffee v Budapešti v roce 2017. Obviously, there is no real portafilter here. Instead, there is a small basket filter, that can take around 12-15 grams of coffee. I have found that the funnel that comes with the Aeropress works great for adding grounds.As mentioned earlier the espresso tastes rich and smooth. Just like a good espresso should taste. I have seen other bloggers comment that it’s impossible to get crema out of the device but that’s simply not the case. We used 15g of finely ground coffee aiming to get a yield of 30g of espresso. This is the 1:2 ratio that we prefer for our espresso shots. We actually used a coffee scale to make sure we got this exactly right but after 10-15 shots I could probably just eyeball it to be honest. The Cafflano Kompresso portable espresso maker is the brain child of Korean coffee lover, Hangsan Yoon. Hangsan decided that he didn’t want to pay for expensive coffee from coffee shops orsplash out on a big complex machine. So, instead, he created this cheap, portable device. Once you have dialed in your grind it’s pretty easy to insert the piston and press it to the bottom. It’s possible to exert a lot of force and I’d say that the famous 9 bars are within reach.

The company touts its True Crema Valve, a bit of engineering that helps compensate for a bad grind or poor tamping. I tested this by using some pre-ground coffee from a large chain that shall remain nameless. The extraction from the poorly ground coffee with the True Crema valve was better than the extraction without it. So, for our final thoughts on the Cafflano Kompresso review: it really is hard to argue with at this price point. Any espresso lover would be chuffed with this device. Despite its small size, it consistently delivers over 9 bars of pressure when extracting espresso, which is widely considered the ideal pressure for achieving the perfect shot.

I have been a coffee geek since I started home roasting more than a decade ago. Since then, coffee has taken me on countless adventures: From ancient coffee ceremonies in Ethiopia to the volcanos of Sumatra. There’s not much to see here. As a travel-friendly, affordable espresso maker, the Cafflano Kompresso does exactly what it says on the tin: it makes great espresso. One was for the Cafflano Klassic All-in-One Portable Pour-Over coffee maker. And the other was for Cafflano Kompact Simple Pressing Hot & Cold Brewer.