Handpresso Wild Espresso Maker for Coffee Pods

My partner loves expresso but we have a tiny kitchen so no room for a big machine, plus I know it would gather dust as the whole cleaning routine would bore him. So took the plunge and bought him a handpresso for Christmas. Quite expensive I thought but what the heck.Its lovely! Makes apparently good expresso (I've no idea I hate the stuff), quick, easy, really easy to clean and it fits in the cutlery drawer. The clearest indicator that this is a winner is, in a house with gadgets gathering dust in every cupboard, this gets used regularly.Two downsides - firstly despite what I'd read I couldn't find the right pods in any supermarked - had to buy them on line so no coffe Christmas day, secondly I can't get the lid off after the coffee is made so I shan't be buying one for my arthritic father!If you you have strong hands and a small kitchen go for it.

Bought this after seeing on the Gadget Show - not cheap but worth the £s. Makes excellent coffee & great for taking away. Pods best bought in bulk online or could get expensive. Only slight flaw is that paintwork chips fairly easily (even with it's expensive case). Would recommend if you like your espresso!

I like (need) a strong espresso to wake up in the morning. I got this for a holiday trip and it worked out really well. As long as you have access to hot water it makes coffee making really simple. It produces a really nice little cup of espresso at a perfect drinking temperature. It's easy to pump up to the right pressure, add water, put in pod, turn over, press button and it's ready. It does tend to spurt and splutter at the end of the pour, so make sure it's on a surface that can take some splashes. The unit itself is easy to clean - just rinse under a tap.It feels solidly built and is pretty heavy, so I wouldn't take it backpacking.I now keep it in my office to make a nice post-lunch coffee.

Bought the handpresso and used it only on vacations. The pump broke after seven month of light use. At this price didn't expect such cheap construction.

I bought this because I work in an office with nothing but a rubbish coffee machine and a boiler. I previously worked in the middle of London and got used to decent coffee from the nearby Italian coffee shop. The Handpresso didn't disappoint. You need to preheat the espresso cup and the glass reservoir or it won't be hot enough. But the coffee has a good kick and a nice crema on top. The best pods I've found so far have been the Waitrose own-brand. About half the price of Illy and a darker roast.I store it in my drawer at work and the thin paint on the bezel around the pressure gauge has started to come off, but it's only cosmetic and it still seems to be a very solidly built machine. Now I just have to teach my colleagues to stop calling it "expresso"!Highly recommended.

Good idea, but coffee is very light. After little use the plastic button to stop the pressure broke by itself, so I wrote to the producer but I did not receive any response. Good idea but badly developed.

I had this delivered yesterday and I am using it with Illy pods in my office which lacks a decent coffee machine. This is beautifully designed and built. It produces a decent shot of espresso with the minimum of fuss. It only needs a few pumps to get up to pressure and is very easy to use. The coffee produced is as good as the full sized Nespresso machine I use at home. When you are done remove the pod and rinse the exit nozzle and stick it back in the drawer. A very good product that lives up to its advertising.

The 'Handpresso' does 'what it says on the tin' and produces a good cup of espresso from a standard coffee pod. A drawback is that you have to load the container with hot water from a kettle (or thermos if you are outdoors) for each espresso you want to make. It works well with standard coffee pods. It just needs to be pumped up a few times to get pressure up and then it delivers a perfectly respectable espresso.A most useful device if you wish to make an espresso in your hotel bedroom or on a picnic. Not a candidate for your main espresso maker but a useful portable adjunct.

Rispondo a Raffaele e Flavia.Mi rivolgo a Raffaele e Flavia.Non siate così pessimisti nei confronti di un dispositivo , a dir poco geniale.Fa stupire che sia stato concepito in Francia e non in Italia che siamo la Patria del "Caffè Espresso".Vi lamentate , a mio avviso ingiustamente, che non si può usare perché manca l'acqua calda, un po' di elasticità mentale penso non guasterebbe.Siamo in un ' Era tecnologica dove si può trovare di tutto e di più, ad esempio un ottimo Thermos o meglio ancora un Bollitore 12volt che funge da Thermos, in entrambi i casi si può usufruire di acqua calda a 80° per almeno 2 ore il primo, mentre per il secondo (il bollitore) per un tempo indeterminato, e qui sta la genialità del prodotto, rispetto ai concorrenti che si possono usare solo in auto.Questo lo si può usare anche a piedi durante una passeggiata o un tracking su per i monti.........non c'è paragone!Per non parlare infine della qualità del caffè ..proprio come al bar e forse anche meglio!

Es ideal para ir de excursión, para un picnic en la playa, o para utilizarlo en cualquier lugar en el no se disponga de electricidad.El café es mejor que el de muchos expresos que me han servido en bares.Estoy completamente satisfecha con esta compra.

Mit der Handpresso mache ich nun seit mehreren Wochen täglich etwa zwei Tassen Espresso im Büro.Eine andere Maschine kam nicht in Frage, da eigene Elektrogeräte nicht angeschlossen werden dürfen und auch keine Herdplatte verfügbar ist. Nur ein Wasserkocher ist greifbar.Handhabung ist einfach, die Reinigung ist ebenfalls schnell getan.Die Durchlaufzeit des Wassers ist für einen Espresso eigentlich zu lange, da der aufgebaute Druck während der Zubereitung abfällt. Dies sorgt für einen längeren Kontakt des Kaffeepulvers mit Wasser und somit u.a. für einen höheren Koffeingehalt.Wenn man wie ich heißes Wasser vom Wasserkocher verfügbar hat, ist das Ergebnis mit den meisten Pads sehr gut, sowohl was Geschmack, Temperatur als auch Crema anbelangt. Nur zwei Sorten haben bisher nicht geschmeckt.Eine dickwandige Espressotasse wärme ich auch zu Hause bei "normaler" Zubereitung vor, somit gehört dies für mich zur Zubereitung dazu.E.S.E. / Cialde - Pads kann man sehr viele finden (zb über Google), ist ja schließlich ein Standard zu dem es auch "richtige" Espressomaschinen gibt. Preise sind ab ca 0,18 EUR/Pad von gutem italienischen Röster möglich. Ich selbst habe mich (außerhalb amazon) für ein Probierset mit knapp 150 Pads von 9 Röstern für ca 30 EUR entschieden, welches bekannte Marken wie Illi, Izzo, Jolly, Hausbrandt usw enthält.Bisher somit eine 100% Empfehlung, die Zeit wird zeigen, ob das Gerät den geschilderten Einsatz durchhält.Update:Leider gab es nach ca 200 Tassen einen Totalausfall - es konnte kein Druck mehr aufgebaut werden.Inzwischen habe ich ein "Ersatzgerät" im Einsatz und hoffe, dass dies länger durchhält, schließlich wirbt der Hersteller der Handpresso mit "mehr als 10000 Tassen".Aufgrund der Espresso-Qualität bleibe ich trotzdem bei der 5-Sterne-Bewertung.

Ho testato la Handpresso per un anno prima di scrivere questa recensione. Sono riuscita a farmi un caffè perfetto ovunque (tra le dune del deserto in Namibia, sulla Icefields Parkway in Canada, durante i lunghi trasferimenti in Cina, ... per farvi qualche esempio). Ovviamente, gli accessori sono fondamentali: per l'acqua calda ho comprato un bollitore da attaccare allo spinotto dell'auto e mi sono organizzata con bicchierini di carta e bustine di zucchero.Più la si usa e più il caffè è buono. Se vivete all'estero o se viaggiate tanto in auto in Paesi stranieri, è praticamente indispensabile.

Muy interesante. Es una cafetera muy útil para camping, autocaravanas.No es necesaria una fuente de energia eléctrica para tomar café en el campo.El único "pero" es la necesidad de utilizar el café en cápsulas