‘Take your hand-crafted coffee to the next level’ — I tested Meraki’s prosumer espresso machine and its smart features helped me pour manual barista-quality coffees time and again
The Meraki Espresso Machine Gen 2 is a high-end manual espresso machine designed for prosumers. It combines premium engineering with smart features that enhance the coffee-making process while maintaining user control. Priced at $1,799, it offers consistent, barista-quality coffee but may be considered expensive for some consumers.
- ▪The Meraki Espresso Machine Gen 2 is priced at $1,799 and is aimed at prosumers.
- ▪It features smart technology that aids in manual coffee making without fully automating the process.
- ▪The machine includes a built-in scale for precise grinding and brewing, as well as a temperature sensor for the steam wand.
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TechRadar Verdict The Meraki Espresso Machine Gen 2 is a prosumer manual espresso machine that exhibits premium engineering and a similarly premium price. Not only does it produce exceedingly well-extracted espresso over and over again, it easily froths a range of milks without losing pressure or cooling down. But its biggest strength is smart features like grinding and brewing by weight, and its temperature sensing steam wand, which make manual extraction easier without taking control. It really is barista-level coffee making from your kitchen counter.
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