Well, I don't even pretend to be an espresso aficionado in the league of the three guys who preceded me. However, I thought I had better post my thoughts after a weekend with the Handpresso. I have only been on the espresso journey for about a year now so I don't know how valuable my input will be.
First of all, the equipment:
I thought it seemed very well built and should hold up to travel quite well. For the most part I think it seems pretty well thought out with a few oversights that have been mentioned before: 1) It's just too small. It doesn't seem like it would be much harder to make this into a double instead of single shot producer. I'm guessing the sustained water pressure would be the hang up here. 2) I don't know how long the baskets will last with that thin metal screen inserted in plastic. I second the motion for all metal baskets.
Next, the shots:
I actually only had time this weekend to put about fifteen shots through. However, I think that overall I was more impressed than I thought I was going to be. Granted, in my year of shot pulling, I have probably only experienced 10-15 of what I thought were really tasty shots. I didn't get any great shots with the handpresso, but I did have more drinkable shots than sink shots. It does seem a little picky with grind, but once dialed in, I thought it performed tolerably well. I was using a blend that I have been using on my Carezza that I think is pretty good. The shots on this thing weren't quite what I have been able to coax out of the Carezza. But given a little more time and tinkering, who knows? Overall, I thought it did quite well. If nothing else, I am a little tempted to try out a Mypressi after Milo's review.
Here are a few pics to avoid the "What, no pics?" police
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. Sorry, no see thru glasses or fancy espresso spoons (does a baby spoon work?
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