Espresso Series 1

Nice setup. I recently upgraded to a Fellow ES1 espresso machine and then sold it. That experience made me realize how good the Bambino Plus is for the price, so I went back to a new Bambino in the sesame color. It has much more character than the stainless steel look.

Reliability of Series 1 is our number 1 priority. The reason for the shift in mass production was so that we didn't need to make the machine get a performance hit to meet our goals. We accelerate life test everything to meet a MINIMUM 5 year bar (this doesn't mean the product breaks after 5 years, i

Thank you for this post. I'm a Fellow fan-boy. Been buying there stuff since day 1. My wife and I got the Series 1 - our first espresso machine. We love espresso and a good latte, but never had a machine at home. I feel like we are the target audience for a machine like this. Out of the box volume s

So right now is a good time to start browsing the buy and sell forums/EAF discord. People are starting to get their Zerno Z2 and are going to be parting with the Z1 with multiple burr sets. I saw one the other day for $1300 with 3 burr sets. That leaves $1200 for a new espresso machine. If you can s

Depending on your wife’s preferences, there may be a disconnect between you two. I assume she wants a machine that can easily produce an espresso shot. As you upgrade to a better machine with features like flow control and PID, the ceiling for espresso increases, but floor is lower. Therefore, unles

Depends. Are you a machine nerd? It needs initial calibration when you get it. If you don’t do that, you’re toast already. After that, the machine is a chameleon - it can mimic most other machines on the market - pre-infusion, ramp up, ramp down, custom temp and pressure and much more. You can save

At first, it was the ease of use and compatibility with the Breville Pro grinder. The dosage was preset, and it would grind directly into the portafilter—all I had to do was tamper. Great feature, and the same can be said about the automatic milk frothing. The ES1 definitely feels more substantial,

The fellow ES1 lol , so from $450 to $1200 which isnt that big

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

Fellow Series 1 could be a great value for the money, or it could be a total bust. AFAIK, no independent reviewer has used it outside of a demo that was carefully orchestrated by Fellow. But if you believe in the adage "you get what you pay for", FS1 is highly unlikely to perform in the same league