Monthly Round-up for December 2006

Well, there’s a lot going on in the espresso world, believe it or not, as they gear up for the holiday season. We’ve responded to a lot of emails about what types of machines are best given this or that condition. I’ll point out our Holiday Buying Guide below and the Pump Driven Espresso Machines around $100 posts below as a good place to start for information. I’ll also point out that the Ariete 45900 machine is a great buy right now at $99; pump driven and heavy stainless steel. You need to go to twice this amount for a machine that looks this good in another brand. Ariete is made by DeLonghi and is just starting to be imported into the US. I’ll point out that I loved roasting my own coffee with the iRoast 2 home roaster; and it’s very easy to do. Check out my review below.

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