It really is an incredible bit of kit, I haven't used anything else to brew coffee since I bought it 1 months ago

I wish it was made of a bit more hefty material or a heavier plastic

It makes relatively good espresso--perhaps a bit more bitter than that at a coffeehouse, but there's a chance that's due to the type of grounds I'm using

It takes on average about 30 or so pumps depending on amount of coffee, as pressure builds in the tank it does become a bit harder to pump as pressure builds and it takes more than half of the pumps before espresso begins to spray into your cup, but it is worth it

A teeny bit fussy to clean (make sure you keep track of the tiny filters and O-rings and don't run them down a drain or lose them in the trash), but otherwise nearly perfect.

Meantime I'm being a little gentle -- pumping a bit slower than my normally eager, impatient self would -- in case it was overly enthusiastic pumping that caused it to fail

i'm using my Baratza at the finest setting and i think any finer would probably clog up a bit or end up with a difficult to pump shot.only

Clean up is a bit of a process but well worth it when you are saving money by making espressos at home.

Clean up is a bit of a process but well worth it when you are saving money by making espressos at home.

It takes quite a bit to clean it thoroughly, but I guess it's better than having another appliance on the already full countertop

The Instructions are lacking a bit for first time use, it has 3 pages in any given language - Assembly Diagram, Basic Instructions and Functions and Frothing Milk and Cappuccino

We also got a hand grinder for beans and while it takes a bit of time to grind enough beans, it is no problem in the scheme of things

i'm using my Baratza at the finest setting and i think any finer would probably clog up a bit or end up with a difficult to pump shot.only

Meantime I'm being a little gentle -- pumping a bit slower than my normally eager, impatient self would -- in case it was overly enthusiastic pumping that caused it to fail

A teeny bit fussy to clean (make sure you keep track of the tiny filters and O-rings and don't run them down a drain or lose them in the trash), but otherwise nearly perfect.

I'm knocking it a bit because it's claim of 20 bars of pressure.

A little bit difficult to use, and the coffee tastes not as I expected

It was still watery and bland, and the texture was still completely wrong... and I wasted quite a bit of coffee just to get that far

Unscrew the water/pump cap and dump the tiny bit of water remaining

" the boiling water through the coffee and pull out your shot glass, the temp has already fallen a bit and is not what I'd call piping hot.

It is a little bit messier than I would like

I don’t have those yet and it slows down my preparation.-Don’t bother with the pump on the Staresso to froth

n’t fine your coffee grounds too much

n’t recommend buying this product because of its flawed design mechanism