3700E

for a compact setup like yours i'd say the casabrews 3700 stays pretty close to the dedica in size but the stainless steel build makes it comparatively more reliable. runs at 20 bar pressure and the steam wand can actually make proper microfoam which makes a huge difference for lattes compared to th

Under $200, you’re mostly not café-level espresso territory and that’s fine. The Delonghi Dedica is probably your safest bet. Heats up quick, small footprint, forgiving with pressurized baskets. Steam wand’s meh but works. Casabrews and other Amazon brands can be okay too, just super hit or miss. If

Relatively speaking, you picked up a very affordable espresso machine that truly punches well above its weight class. I recently upgraded from the same Casabrews to a Lelit Mara X, and I’m absolutely thrilled with the shots and overall performance of the Lelit… but I still think the Casabrews is an

You’ve definitely done the right thing for them. The Casabrews will treat them very well. It’s a great espresso machine. 👍🏽

I have a 3700 myself. Casabrews are very underrated. I think in a few years time they'll be generally more trusted and the go-to entry level machines. Firstly, if you get a depressurised portafilter you do in fact need a grinder, likewise a grinder is pointless if you have a pressurised portafilter.

My Casabrew Ultra can have a wet puck too. As long as it's not a big puddle of water, I wouldn't worry about it. Casabrews don't have that fancy solenoid to suck back the excess water at the end of the shot, so, yeah, the puck tends to look kind of muddy. Focus more on the taste of the espresso than

I just got my first set up, waited till the machines were on sale, with some other accessories, total set up cost was $350, all on Amazon. I made my first cup today and it was great, I am a beginner though, but really satisfied with this inexpensive set up. CASABREWS CM5418 Espresso Machine - $119 V

My usual budget machine post is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/espresso/comments/1pemyi9/comment/nshft26/ But I'll extrapolate some algebra into levels and see what the sub thinks. Each step represents an improvement in both ease and quality/taste, from cheapest to decent cheap: $170 = 1Zpresso Q Ai

I have casabrew 3700 essential and bartza encore esp. Don't know how the casabrew is going to do in the long run but it has been really good so far and I have gotten some really good espresso out of it. And the baratza is perfect. Paired the casabrew with a bottomless portafilter, self levelling tam

I’m going to let you in on a little secret I’ve learned from some very passionate coffee nerds: you don’t need a super fancy machine to make great coffee. A budget and high end machine operate off of the same principles, and while the expensive one might be a little more exact in its operation, it i