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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nizart" data-source="post: 439805" data-attributes="member: 20308">u got budget, next u will want to research on types of machines. generally, they have auto/semi-auto and manual. if you are a coffee junkie, i'm sure the latter brings more excitement to every cup of coffee you brew. but with manual machines, u have to know your coffee grind setting, amount of coffee (14grams), the tamper pressure (about 12kg of equivalent force), the extraction rate (22-26 secs for 1 cup espresso). and get those high pressure boilers like >10bars with a pump, because this will properly extract the coffee and will give you the golden crema on top of you espresso. very nice. i personally give high rating to italian and swiss espresso machines namely jura, gaggia etc. but i would highly recommend italian rancilio silvia. rancilio uses brass boiler which in return gives you uniform temperature during extraction, and brass boilers are used in those starbucks, coffee beans. stainless steel ones okla, but if you have that kinda budget rm2k, try google  consumer research on rancilio silvia. i cant remember the price now, but no more than rm3k kot. and please dont neglect a good grinder too! get a rancilio rocky with that. it will bring lotsa good smiles on you face and its a cool thing to put on your kitchen top too! grinder is very, very important. never use the blender tau because this will give heat to your beans and ruin everything. alternatively, just kindly ask a barista to grind for you (leave tips!).i like nespresso too. because u can skip all technical skills handling a manual machine and still get consistent espresso with nice crema bro. no need grinder, tamper.</blockquote>

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