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Man I’d love to get this semi-affordably in Europe. Such a cool product. I use a Cafelat Robot for my morning brew and it’s consistently the highlight of my day. Manual espresso rules

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In addition to my AeroPress I also regularly use a ROK espresso machine, which is pretty similar to the Cafelat I believe, and I can attest it's pretty awesome.

https://www.rok.coffee/

I don't really see the advantage compared to your Cafelat Robot, or a Flair.

Espresso forge has even fewer moving parts, and no rotating bearing surfaces or arms that can snap. The moving part is a stainless steel rod with two EPDM o-rings on the moving surface. It will last several centuries given a supply of o-rings. The basket mating surface has a silicone gasket which lasts forever if you store the device in pieces after cleaning up the coffee grounds.

Seems like fun, nothing more nothing less.

Flair Espresso has a similar thing and it looks like they have European distributors.

https://flairespresso.com/distributors/

I have the Original and have had it since it was the only thing they made. It's picky but if you get it all dialed right it makes great espresso.

The prices on some of the hand pumps are wild to me. I feel like if I'm going to go the hand pump route, then I shouldn't be paying the same price as a Gaggia Classic Pro.

Easy fix, just price out an Olympia Mina and then the other hand pumps will seem cheap by comparison.

I use a Cafelat Robot in the USA, and I agree it's great. The workflow is simple and streamlined, yet it affords a high degree of control.

This thread is a goldmine!

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