Flair The NEO Flex with Carrying Case: UPDATED Direct Lever Manual Espresso Maker for Beginners and Travel - Pressure Gauge for 9 BAR Brewing Included

I'ts great what you can achieve with such a simple product.

Fácil de usar y el resultado es espectacular

Pressure gauge kit broke the week after I lost warranty. This of course caused me to look at it more closely and I can see that it had already begun to degrade otherwise. Terrible quality, I'll never buy from Flair again.

Updated review: I've been using this press daily for the last 2 weeks and I'm satisfied with the espresso shot I can manually pull with this press. It's great to be able to pull a shot anywhere without electricity as long as I also have a manual grinder. I have changed this to a 5 star review because I was able to perfect the espresso shot the more I used my new Flair manual espresso maker and new portable grinder. This doesn't replace a semi-auto espresso machine but I'm satisfied with using this as a portable solution for espresso!

This machine does what it advertises: it makes great espresso. For the price, you cannot beat it for home use. The obvious downside is that it is entirely manually-operated. After pulling a few shots, you can feel it in your arm, lol. It took me about 7 attempts of testing different grind settings with my coffee grinder to find the right size for the black portafilter, but once I found it, using the black one is easy. The red filter can be used for any kind of grind, which is easier for those who don’t want to fine tune as much.

There is a major design flaw in the silicone base used to preheat the chamber. The first time I used it I picked up the chamber and the bottom dropped out spilling hot water down the front of me. From then on I made sure to hold very intentionally onto the silicone cover. And today, after a year of use the handle broke at the neck. I guess had I purchased the more expensive model that is all metal I would still have it. In addition the piston broke a few months back so I ordered the metal version. Everything is now going in the trash unless someone needs parts, I am willing to mailing them to whoever. These machines are good only if you want to make one shot a day because it takes too much time and effort to do several. So, I will be trying the OXO Brew Rapid Brewer for less than $40 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DC8JYJQX/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Regarding the paper filter: I cut to size a paper filter and the espresso is smoother, I love it. I have read that paper filter reduces or removes cafestol - "Cafestol, the fatty substance in the oil inside coffee beans, is the cholesterol-raising factor, and it apparently gets stuck in paper filters, which explains why filtered coffee doesn't increase cholesterol." ...... Yes, coffee can increase your cholesterol.

Hermosooo producto! Todo llego en muy buen estado y és tal cual lo que esperaba. El envío fue rápido y sin inconvenientes.

Gift For my husband