A Revolutionary way to make connoisseur coffee at home. From the design centre of Europe comes the innovation of the era. A multi award winning product that makes espresso as easy as one...two...three.
An espresso maker that doesn’t need electricity is a green gift—an espresso maker that plants trees is even greener. This holiday Season, Presso is offering a Green Christmas Special. Included with the Presso you will receive 200 grams of Espresso Coffee Beans and a Sugar Spoon sugar dispenser. And, for every Green Christmas Special sold Presso will plant a native tree. Now that’s green.
This year, get the Presso Green Christmas Special and give a little back.
From our friend Jake Garrett in Vancouver:
When I was a kid I would always put out all the utensils on the table even if we weren’t using spoons with that meal because otherwise I would feel bad for them. I thought this was something I was over, but evidently not, as I have begun to feel bad for my unused coffee maker ever since I got my Presso.
The coffee maker was the most used appliance in our kitchen, but now it sits like a neglected older brother after the new baby is brought home. My roommate uses the Presso every morning, instead of brewing a pot for herself. It’s faster, better, and more tasty than drip coffee. And it’s oh-so-satisfying to push down on those arms and see the espresso shoot out the bottom.
The Presso looks better, too. Its sleek metal build, its small footprint on the counter, its shortness. Next to the Presso, my coffee maker, bulky and dirty, looms over—an awkward looking older brother complete with headgear and too-short pants.
So I feel bad for my coffee maker. But I don’t feel bad enough to stop using the Presso, so I just keep my coffee maker out on the counter with the intention of using it. That’s almost the same thing, right?
Just back from a cottage weekend north of Peterborough, Ontario to celebrate some birthdays and enjoy the fall colours. No skinny dipping this time around I’m afraid, just a roaring fire, fun games, great food and plenty of wine shared with an awesome group of friends. I was on ‘breakfast duty’ so to impress(o) my friends, I pressed out a few espressos and americanos for the group. Big hit!
I’ve been using Lavazza but I’m wondering if anyone has suggestions of other great brands to try?
Espresso on the deck
From our Vancouver dwelling buddy, Jake Tobin Garrett:
Unlike conventional espresso machines, the Presso won’t tell you what time it is. Or, if you’re like me, not necessarily what time it is right now, but what time it could be if you finally programmed the thing to stop flashing “12:00”. That’s because there is no electricity to power a clock, either flashing or correct.
I have so many machines and gadgets plugged in my kitchen that I use a splitter so two outlets turn into six. There is a guilt associated with having so many electronic gadgets plugged in all the time with their clocks flashing—I know they are drawing electricity when I’m not using them. My own personal contribution to our inefficient lives. There is also, of course, the fear my house may burn down one day in an electrical fire. But that’s another story.
One thing I love about the Presso is that it doesn’t tell me the time. It doesn’t flash and make me feel guilty for leaving it plugged in and not programming it. There are no buttons to push, no cords trailing along the counter, no fuses blown when I make toast and coffee at the same time and then make the mistake of opening the fridge door.
The only power is my own. And if I need the time, well, there’s always that clock on the wall.
More Power Less Juice-you and the earth will love this gear
words: Tom Wilmes photography: Adam Voorhes
Take energy savings into your own hands with the Presso Coffee Maker. Unlike electric coffee makers that drain power all day, this sleek, minimalist gadget needs only coffee grounds, hot water, and your own elbow grease to make a café-quality drink. As a bonus, the Presso is completely recyclable. $140, pressousa.com
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Not many people love coffee enough to take their espresso machine with them when they go camping. Where the heck would you plug your espresso maker? Luck Sarah and Dan Swan have a presso and they are so darn proud of it they sent us these great pictures from their recent camping adventure outside of Sydney.
Our friend Zoe Florence in New York City writes:
So a few weeks back I received my first ever coffee making machine! I was super excited for my Presso to arrive, and reassured by my nearest and dearest that I too would be capable of making my own coffee., and save money at that! Goodbye burnt tasting, overpriced, fancy coffee-inspired beverages, hello d.i.y. coffee fun times. I loved the idea of a cordless, super simple machine that even I could operate.
After a long day at work I returned home to find my box o’ Presso waiting for me on my seat and once my cheap and cheerful coffee grinder arrived I was ready to start brewing. Grinding my deluxe beans was a no brainer and after boiling my water and having all of my equipment in place I pushed down on the arms of the presso and voila, my espresso was ready, and I might add, tasted far better in the comfort of my own home than at some cheesy yuppie coffee bar.
The next thing I knew my roommate and I got really jazzed about the Presso and started making back-to-back lattes, warming and frothing our lactose free varieties of milk and while she was frothing away, I was the house barista. Needless to say we were both bouncing off the walls for the rest of the day and I have now established a pleasant routine of presso-ing daily before running out the door to work.
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A series of over 200 photos posted in sequence to demonstrate the process of the Presso Espresso Maker.
This video shows the step by step process of how the Presso Espresso Machine produces an espresso shot.
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