Buying Guides

La Marzocco is the café icon. Here’s what makes its home machines special, and the best alternatives worth considering.

Filter coffee has had a glow-up. From Moccamaster to Chemex, here’s the kit that brews clean, sweet, nuanced cups.

Retro looks, modern coffee. Here’s how Smeg’s bean to cup and espresso machines perform, and which one to choose.

De’Longhi makes more bean to cup machines than anyone. Here are the models worth buying, and which suits you best.

From the compact ENA to the flagship Z10, here’s how the Jura range compares and which model is worth your money.

Love lattes and flat whites? These are the best coffee machines with a milk frother, from steam wands to one-touch automatic milk.

Ask any barista: the grinder matters as much as the machine. Here are the electric and hand grinders that do great beans justice.

You don’t need to spend £2,000 for great one-touch coffee. These are the bean to cup machines that give you the most for your…

Express, Impress, Pro, Touch or Oracle? A clear comparison of the Sage coffee machine range, so you can pick the right one.

Freshly ground coffee, perfectly textured milk and none of the faff. Here are the premium bean to cup machines that genuinely deliver.