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A good espresso is a sublime experience: rich, sweet, and wonderfully caffeinated.
But, who woke up one morning and thought to themselves, ‘I’m going to build a contraption that forces a tiny amount of super hot water with incredible pressure through a bed of very finely ground coffee’?
Well, the fact is, the first “espresso” machine built 150 years ago was awful in almost every way. Worst of all, if you gave that coffee to anybody on the street, nobody would say it’s even an espresso!
But, over the decades, problems begat solutions that begat more problems that culminated in espresso machines like Eversys that produce gorgeous espressos at just the push of a button.
And it’s got me wondering: what is the perfect espresso machine? How far can we go?
But, before clicking play, be warned: this story gets explosive and bloody!
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Please spread the word about The Science of Coffee!
Follow me on Instagram and tag me in an Instagram story
Write a review on Apple Podcasts
Leave a 5 star rating on Spotify
Learn more about how Eversys espresso machines (this episode’s sponsor) produce high quality espressos
Listen to my A History of Coffee podcast series with Prof. Jonathan Morris
Want to listen to more documentary podcasts about coffee? Check out my other podcast, Filter Stories
Pictures of the espresso machines featured in this episode
Angelo Moriondo (1884, “Big water boiler with gnarly bits”)
La Pavoni Ideale (1905, "Fire hydrant")
Gaggia Tipo Classica (1947, “Lever”)
Faema E61 (1961, “Retro 60s toaster”)
Eversys (2022, “push button”)
Want to go deeper into espresso machine technology?
Coffee Technician Guild’s Educational Courses
Barista Hustle’s The Espresso Machine course
Read Prof. Jonathan Morris’ book ‘Coffee: A Global History’
Do your own coffee museum tour in Italy!
MUMAC (Milan)
Rancilio Officina 1926 (Milan)
Accademia del Caffè Espresso (Florence)
Connect with my very knowledgeable guests
Jonathan Morris - Instagram
Hylan Joseph - LinkedIn
Giorgio Rancilio - LinkedIn
Anna Cento - LinkedIn
Carlos Gonzàlez - LinkedIn
Silvia Bartoloni - LinkedIn
Jonathan Besse - LinkedIn
The Science of Coffee is made possible by these leading coffee organisations
BWT Water and More
Marco Beverage Systems
Trabocca
Eversys
Oatly
Fiorenzato
Subscribe to A History of Coffee podcast
Join me at World of Coffee Dubai, 18-20 January. Grab your tickets here.
What does the Marco MilkPal look like to you? WALL-E? Something Steve Jobs would be proud of? Check it out here.
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By James Harper
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A good espresso is a sublime experience: rich, sweet, and wonderfully caffeinated.
But, who woke up one morning and thought to themselves, ‘I’m going to build a contraption that forces a tiny amount of super hot water with incredible pressure through a bed of very finely ground coffee’?
Well, the fact is, the first “espresso” machine built 150 years ago was awful in almost every way. Worst of all, if you gave that coffee to anybody on the street, nobody would say it’s even an espresso!
But, over the decades, problems begat solutions that begat more problems that culminated in espresso machines like Eversys that produce gorgeous espressos at just the push of a button.
And it’s got me wondering: what is the perfect espresso machine? How far can we go?
But, before clicking play, be warned: this story gets explosive and bloody!
-------
Please spread the word about The Science of Coffee!
Follow me on Instagram and tag me in an Instagram story
Write a review on Apple Podcasts
Leave a 5 star rating on Spotify
Learn more about how Eversys espresso machines (this episode’s sponsor) produce high quality espressos
Listen to my A History of Coffee podcast series with Prof. Jonathan Morris
Want to listen to more documentary podcasts about coffee? Check out my other podcast, Filter Stories
Pictures of the espresso machines featured in this episode
Angelo Moriondo (1884, “Big water boiler with gnarly bits”)
La Pavoni Ideale (1905, "Fire hydrant")
Gaggia Tipo Classica (1947, “Lever”)
Faema E61 (1961, “Retro 60s toaster”)
Eversys (2022, “push button”)
Want to go deeper into espresso machine technology?
Coffee Technician Guild’s Educational Courses
Barista Hustle’s The Espresso Machine course
Read Prof. Jonathan Morris’ book ‘Coffee: A Global History’
Do your own coffee museum tour in Italy!
MUMAC (Milan)
Rancilio Officina 1926 (Milan)
Accademia del Caffè Espresso (Florence)
Connect with my very knowledgeable guests
Jonathan Morris - Instagram
Hylan Joseph - LinkedIn
Giorgio Rancilio - LinkedIn
Anna Cento - LinkedIn
Carlos Gonzàlez - LinkedIn
Silvia Bartoloni - LinkedIn
Jonathan Besse - LinkedIn
The Science of Coffee is made possible by these leading coffee organisations
BWT Water and More
Marco Beverage Systems
Trabocca
Eversys
Oatly
Fiorenzato
Subscribe to A History of Coffee podcast
Join me at World of Coffee Dubai, 18-20 January. Grab your tickets here.
What does the Marco MilkPal look like to you? WALL-E? Something Steve Jobs would be proud of? Check it out here.
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