Thanks for your visit.

First of all, thanks for dropping into my website. I do appreciate you taking the time to read these lines, and I hope I can provide some value for you in the articles I wrote. Just use the menu above to choose between different machine types.

Who is Tom?

I am by trade an electrical engineer, with degrees from the USA and Germany. Since 2004, I’ve worked in automation, specifically in PLC and HMI programming of large industrial machines. I spend time between Wisconsin and Bavaria.

In my spare time, I like to photograph, travel, and make educational videos. I also happen to be a dad, and our kids did not sleep well as babies (colic). That is when I started getting into espresso, and recently I’ve started documenting my hobby.

Making Espresso Affordable?

What I would like to accomplish with my content is to make espresso more accessible to others. I want to do this by reviewing more economical machines, and showing how to get the best out of them. I try to give the most honest and succinct perspective that I can. Again, thanks for being here!

A good place to start is with an articles: