Thanks for your visit!

First of all, I’d like to say a quick thanks for visiting my website! Whether Google led you here, or you clicked over from one of my videos, I hope that my website can be a reference for you when choosing an espresso machine, or finding out how to maintain or fix your machine. You can also use the “contact” button above to ask specific questions if you want.

Who is this Tom guy, anyway?

Hey, thanks for asking. My name is Tom, and I grew up in Wisconsin. I always liked math and electronics, so I went to college for electrical engineering, first for a Bachelor’s degree in Milwaukee, then adding a Master’s degree, abroad in Germany. I spend time between both countries.

Having grown up in Wisconsin, I really like hunting and fishing, and the Green Bay Packers. But, I also love coffee, and in particular espresso. I got my first taste of a coffee house at Rochambo’s in Milwaukee in the 1990’s, and ever since then, I’ve really liked coffee houses and coffee culture. It didn’t take long before I bought my first coffee equipment.

Once I started working as an engineer, and particularly after having kids, I started drinking a bit more coffee. This lead to me buying and maintaining equipment. Eventually, I made a few videos about how to maintain machines. Those took off, and I just kept on making content. It’s fun!

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.

Of course, I also do review some more expensive machines, but the majority of my content is finding the best performing machines, at the most accessible prices.

Again, thanks for being here!

A good place to start is with an articles:

Start with these articles:

A good place to start is which coffee beans to choose to get a nice aromatic extraction with crema. Feel free to browse other articles as well, revolving around good espresso machines to start with, like the Delonghi Dedica range, or the Breville Barista range, as shown in the articles below: