Espresso Machines > up to 50 GBP Espresso Machines

Advantages: Uncomplicated top stove espresso maker
Disadvantages: So easy to make you'll end up a nervous wreck

For as long as I can remember this coffeepot has been loitering on the cooker in my kitchen. Perhaps of the advertisers conditioning I was subjected to when I was growing up - I could sing you the tune! - , the distinctive mark - the man with the moustache pointing at the ceiling in his little suit and pointy hat- is a synonim for quality. This is one of a few topstove coffeepots available, and the coffee it makes is uncomplicatedely delicious strong ...
...a top and bottom which unscrew to reveal two removable filters: one at the bottom of the top half is held in place by a rubber gasket which gives the airtight seal between the two halfs; the other filter is shaped like a funnel with a circular cup with a mesh where the funnel shape begins. This filter sits with the narrow end in the water on the bottom half, it's filled with coffee and the top half is then screwed back on tightly. The steam created ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use, great cup of coffee
Disadvantages: You have to wash up yourself!

What a fantastic coffee pot this is! It's really easy to use and makes a really good cup of frothy coffee. All you have to do is fill the bottom compartment with water using the measuring cup supplied, fill the coffee compartment with ground coffee (my husband likes to use espresso to get a good strong flavour), then screw the top part back on, fill with milk and push down the button to create the pressure which froths the milk. My husband uses soya ... Read review

Advantages: cheap, easy to use, easy to clean
Disadvantages: none i can think of

we bought one of these a few months back, and it has made some of the best coffee and milk-based hot drinks we have had (we've stopped going to starbucks now as we make them the same if not better with this machine! lol) for the price, you really cant grumble at the qualite if the coffee or the way it works (even i can use it and im a complete dunce with things like that :p) I recomended this machine to many people when i was working for comet, ... Read review

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: only takes espresso cups

...noisy. I did phone Breville when I had trouble with the first and they told me they took that model out of production ages ago... I havnt tried any coffee in it yet because, although I have put through 2 tanks of water the water that comes out smells highly of chlorine and looks cloudy so I dont fancy drinking it. I have also got a little stove top jobbie which makes excellent coffee so this CW3 has got hard work to compare to the simple old fashioned ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to set up/pour normal drinks eg. tea/coffee / stylish and modern look.
Disadvantages: Can be messy and inconvenient when changing pods. Pod prices.

My Dolce Gusto machine was given to me by a good friend when i began working from my home office. He thought it may be more convenient than having a kettle anyway! I was suprised at how easy it as to set up and the modern, stylish look! Once the machine was set to go I reached for the Nescaffe pods and instruction cards and had my heart set on a Chocochino! I followed the instructions and inserted the pods etc but was a little miffed to find that ...
...and then swap again to get the right "layering effect" and taste. Apart from the fiddling about with leaking pods I was impressed by the taste! The water compartment or orb on the top acts as a kettle with the water heating up by simply pressing the on switch to the side. You then move the lever to either red or blue for hot or cold water, or when using the pods, the pod needs to be inserted into the machine and then the water runs through the pod. ... Read review