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Flair Espresso [flairespresso.com] is running a labor day sale through Monday or while supplies last.
Notable prices include:
- Flair Neo for $100 (from $125)
- Flair Classic for $132 (from $165)
- Flair Signature for $199 (from $250)
- Flair Pro 2 for $260 (from $325)
- Flair 58 for $460 (from $575) for the base model.
(Note there are some bundles on sale as well)
These are manually driven espresso machines. I've never owned one and decided to order the Neo model. Prices are pre tax and I was charged 98 cents for "Route" shipping.
There are assorted accessories for these that can improve the experience but accessories are apparently not on sale.
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Main benefit of the 58 is the heating element for the basket and more industry standard sized portafilter.
Any of these will produce "real" espresso, and I find the manual process to be meditative, it's also fun to tweak and be able to control every variable.
If you get Signature or above, make sure you get a good grinder— you want something designed for espresso and a manual grinder for $100-250 will perform as well as an electric one that sells for $400+.
Oh, and Flair's CS is pretty good too!
https://youtu.be/3X84AYoNEQw
https://youtu.be/Ye5Amz7ddYw
Personally, I think I'm going to wait for the upcoming Argus Odyssey (PID, steamer, targeting having it plumbable, plus it looks nicer). It's of course more, but coffee is important.
And I'll second the comments on a good grinder. With the strong dollar I just grabbed a Niche Zero, and it has been fantastic.
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Main benefit of the 58 is the heating element for the basket and more industry standard sized portafilter.
Any of these will produce "real" espresso, and I find the manual process to be meditative, it's also fun to tweak and be able to control every variable.
If you get Signature or above, make sure you get a good grinder— you want something designed for espresso and a manual grinder for $100-250 will perform as well as an electric one that sells for $400+.
Oh, and Flair's CS is pretty good too!
Personally, I think I'm going to wait for the upcoming Argus Odyssey (PID, steamer, targeting having it plumbable, plus it looks nicer). It's of course more, but coffee is important.
And I'll second the comments on a good grinder. With the strong dollar I just grabbed a Niche Zero, and it has been fantastic.
Main benefit of the 58 is the heating element for the basket and more industry standard sized portafilter.
Any of these will produce "real" espresso, and I find the manual process to be meditative, it's also fun to tweak and be able to control every variable.
If you get Signature or above, make sure you get a good grinder— you want something designed for espresso and a manual grinder for $100-250 will perform as well as an electric one that sells for $400+.
Oh, and Flair's CS is pretty good too!
Aeropress doesn't really make real espresso afaik. It's a bit more dilute. This is a bona fide espresso machine. I was seriously considering buying this vs an electric machine like the gaggia classic pro. The savings would allow me to get a quality hand grinder. At the end though I just pulled my old delonghi dedica from my basement shelf and got an unpressurized portafilter instead. Workflow to hand grind and make 2 drinks was complicated enough. If I also have to do manual temperature control with the flair I probably would only do it once or twice a year.
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https://youtu.be/3X84AYoNEQw
https://youtu.be/Ye5Amz7ddYw
https://youtu.be/Ye5Amz7ddYw
Watched the video, spending 500$ and still having to unplug the heating element in a specific way no thanks I'm good. Breville barista one is good enough. Paying too much premium for a manual thing.