If you want great espresso, you need to visit a great coffee bar, right? Wrong. The espresso that this little machine can produce is as good as, if not even better than, most commercial café espresso. That’s not marketing spin either. Don’t believe us? Just read the reviews online. And there’s more, because the Picopresso isn’t only about producing great coffee. It provides a full barista experience like no other portable machine. The fully manual system means you can decide on all your settings, from dosage to grind size to tamping, and then work on perfecting your pulling technique. Okay, it’s a little work, but for coffee lovers, that’s all part of the process. Your reward? Creamy, golden espresso that that will rival any expensive high-end machine. And all from a palm-sized gadget that can be taken virtually anywhere, from home to office to hotel room to campsite.
The Wacaco story started with a bad cup of coffee. In fact, it started with a truly terrible cup of coffee.
Back in 2013, industrial design graduate Hugo Cailleton was staying in a mid-range hotel on a business trip. He ordered his customary morning espresso, but what arrived was abysmal. Disappointed by this experience, he decided there and then to create a portable espresso machine that would give people access to great coffee wherever they were – on the trail, at a campsite or in a city-centre hotel.
What followed is a classic tale of ingenuity, hard work and perseverance. Hugo built more than ten prototypes to test different mechanisms of coffee extraction. He sought feedback from friends, focus groups and industry professionals. The process took him back to the drawing board more than a few times. But twenty months after that fateful business trip, the Minipresso was born.
Today, the original Minipresso sits alongside the Nanopresso, Pipamoka and a range of accessories designed for travellers, commuters and outdoor lovers. They all put great coffee in your hands, giving you the ability to enjoy full-flavoured espresso or filter coffee anytime, anywhere.
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