Espresso Series 1

Fellow

Espresso Series 1

85 positive 1 neutral 47 negative

Based on 133 Reddit mentions

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Swap Micra for Fellow Series 1?

As a micra (office) and de1 (home) I wouldn’t trade the micra for a es1. My main gripe with it is the creator said it’s designed to never be opened or service and should only need a Descale. All machines and components will fail with time, and the fellow can ve opened and replaced. And if you know a

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WaffleHouseCEO in r/espresso

April 7, 2026 1:08 AM

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I don’t think Fellow is getting the movement on Espresso Series 1 that they expected

Anecdotal data point. I would have sold my Lelit Bianca and bought the Espresso Series 1 asap if my Aiden experience wasn’t as bad. Such a fragile design is already unacceptable for a $350 machine and I currently don’t trust Fellow with a $1000+ machine.

ugurcanevci in r/FellowProducts

June 13, 2025 1:11 PM

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Rate my **FOR DISPLAY ONLY** setup

Man I have been seeing a flood of posts about how Fellow products just break or do not work. Grinders spilling, groupheads not producing water or water not being the right temp as advertised. I was considering buying the ES1 because its a beautiful looking machine but all of these reviews give me pa

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thestrandedmoose in r/espresso

March 5, 2026 8:18 PM

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Quality Concerns For Future Products

Fellow operates in a VERY unique niche. They make products at a price point that always falls under prosumer, yet stands above typical consumer goods - making them a pseudo-luxury product, that’s affordable to most. Same goes for their quality. They look good and clearly aren’t Temu special products

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Impossible_Cow_9178 in r/FellowProducts

July 1, 2025 7:21 PM

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What would you do?

You’re right that I haven’t used an ES1. I have used other Fellow products. I do enjoy what I have but I would also say they’re wildly overpriced for what they are…and the Stagg and Aiden certainly have build quality issues and low repairability for the average consumer. Hopefully the ES1 proves to

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holdentrout in r/FellowProducts

March 11, 2026 11:04 PM

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Interview with nicholasnumbers

big fan of nick's, but fair game on Fellow's cost-cutting enshit-ification of what are otherwise well-designed and cleverly engineered stuff. Would it be possible to ask if Fellow has heard the criticisms of their manufacturing quality/nickel squeezing (as a distinct aspect of product design, often

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captain_blender in r/espresso

March 2, 2026 9:53 PM

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Unibody Portafilter AMA

I don’t know. It’s the portafilter that comes with the Fellow ES1. The basket falls out really easy. Kind of a crap design. The portafilter on my flair 58 holds its basket wonderfully and it doesn’t come out unless I press both thumbs through the bottom.

CanIRetireYetPls in r/espresso

March 21, 2026 11:10 PM

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Red Fellow One Espresso Machine [$1599]

Personally, I would never buy a v1 product from a company that has no established history making that product. Fellow also has a sub-par reputation when it comes to build and software reliability. I don’t think the ES1 is user serviceable either, which would be a big reason for not getting it. Just

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Agitated_Doctor1137 in r/espresso

March 27, 2026 5:27 PM

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Fellow Aiden coffee pot is terrible, support is worse

It’s time people realize that Fellow products are not built to last, they’re built to look good and work for a year-ish until they start breaking down. In a year from now, Reddit will be full of similar posts to this talking about how their Fellow ES1 espresso machine has broken down or complaining

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Agitated_Doctor1137 in r/Coffee

December 30, 2025 4:47 AM

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Máquina Expresso Fellow

Nunca experimentei a ES1 mas ja li algumas opinioes. A Fellow tem designs bonitos mas a fiabilidade nem sempre acompanha o preco. Para maquinas de espresso nesse segmento, muita gente prefere marcas italianas com mais historial. Dito isso, se o preco estiver bom e tiveres possibilidade de devolver c

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domingos_vm in r/cafept

April 4, 2026 3:50 PM

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