Krups FNC2 Novo 3000 - $95 at Amazon

We’ve highlighted this machine a few times before, but as the shopping days before Christmas start to disappear, along with free shipping in time for gifting, I wanted to highlight the Krups FCN2 Novo 3000 espresso machine again. I continue to get email requests about affordable espresso machine recommendations and I always point to the importance of a pump driven machine, and for most people, they want to flexibility to run ESE espresso pods.

This affordable pump-driven espresso machine comes with a 16 bar pump, a 37 ounce water reservoir, and 2 portafilter inserts so that you can make espresso from ground and run ESE Espresso pods in the machine without worries. The price is very good, and it comes with 18 Illy ESE espresso pods so you can start the rounds of espresso the minute it gets out of the box.

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