• Reviews around brew (1.73 of 5)

    STARESSO Portable Espresso Machine - Manual Espresso with Rich & Thick Crema, Mini Coffee Maker Using Ground Coffee & Nespresso Pods, Handy Espresso Maker for Travel Camping Office Home Use

    • However, the instructions say it also makes cold brewed coffee, so I tried it
    • (I give them ice water to make cold-brew espresso), easy to clean in the sink, portable, and most importantly, excellent espresso
    • The cold brew just produces slightly murky, tasteless water
    • I make cold brew/ use room temperature water, since I like extracting burnt notes
    • STARESSO Espresso Coffee Maker, Red Dot Award Winner Portable Espresso Cappuccino,Quick Cold Brew Manual Coffee Maker
    • Although I was not looking forward to cold brew, they say it does cold brew
    • Have you tried cold brewing coffee
    • The resulting liquid is more like a very short cold brew than anything else
    • than continue to pump gently and slow trying not to break the wet coffee structure,what will cause an uneven brew.
    • This is a handy little espresso maker that is very portable, makes a nice brew and even froths milk
    • Haven't tried it for cold brew or milk frothing yet, but will update when I do.
    • Frothing milk and cold brewing can be done, but the cold brew it makes is very weak and to froth milk is a chore
    • I'm a middle school teacher (and coffee fanatic) with multiple brewing methods available to me (drip [pretty much never, though], Hario v60 pour over, Chemex, aeropress
    • Yes, it's smooth, but if you're looking to make cold brew, just follow a recipe online (unless someone on here has tips for me on how to do it differently with the Staresso).3
    • I have tried cold brew 3 times, each time packing a TON of espresso in the chamber and using ice water, but it comes out lightly colored and barely tasting like cold brew
    • Tips that I found to make the best brew:*Use boiling water from a kettle, hot pot, or even microwave.
    • Love that it can make hot espresso, cold brew, and my milk foam
    • Love that it can make hot espresso, cold brew, and my milk foam
    • I bought the STARESSO because I owned an aeropress but wanted something that could make a stronger brew