I have been using it for quite a while and here's some points: 1.You should do one pump each second. I found that with 8 pumps to build pressure and 28-30 pumps to make the coffee (it gets there if you press slower) it makes the best it can. 2.The tampering should be much lighter than what you'd do with a espresso machine. Light enough so when you're done and you wanna empty the basket, the coffee leftover drops out with a few knocking of the basket. So don't press it too hard, it'll taste better then. 3.It makes a big difference if you run a hot water cycle without the basket and filter then put your coffee in and run another cycle to make it as it makes the nanopresso inner parts hot. 4.You should definitely wash the nanopresso if you wanna pull another shut. Just with hot water though. 5.The ground coffee should be not as fine as the ones you'd get for espresso machine, more like as fine as you'd use for a mocha pot. Hope that helps :)
Excellent review which saved me from buying this device and wasting my money. I love my coffee - in a 400 ml size mug! This gadget may be useful when travelling, but I make my coffee at home, pour it into a vacuum insulated 1 litre coffee pot and I can enjoy INSTANT hot coffee during the day without any nonsense.
Strange your nanopress squeaks, mine does not. Thanks for the review. The barista kit gives more water and coffee capacity and the manual recommends removing the pressure release seal, so.closer to real espresso.
cool review , but I think the pressure that they say 18 bar is not at extraction time ,its a commerical thing, because technically 18 bar is nearly impossible for fingers also for hand its impossible (every one can test it with a simple small 10ml syrnge, just try to push the syrnge to 0,5ml(not 5 ml ) ,with wacaco , as you try you can feel easily "the water drops exact the same volume as in the pump piston when user press to pump, normally for 18 bar pressure the user have to add 18 times the volume air for 1 volume at 18 bar, and it means that you must pump average 90 times for smallshot with very hard effort.I think its a commerical thing, device can resist maximum 18 bar air in the water tank or in the piston. but only for maximum resistance , not for extract the coffee in 18 bar or 9 bar, this device look cool but really confuses me for making espresso in true pressure.ı try with measuring the outer pressure from basket , after around 7-8 bars you can not add any air to the system with fingers you must use full hand and chest for pressing pump. any one tried to measure the pressure ?
i buy new device of Nanopresso so I have couple of question? A-how long should I wait after I add the water and start pumping B-many times the water come out of the edge of the device while i am pumping which i think i have used unsuitable kind of coffee? so do recommend me of specific kind of coffee please? C- I have used a boiled water in the typical way ( electric burner cooker) and espresso come quite warm _ not hot enough.. any advices?
You want to start pumping right away. The water just sits in the reservoir until you start pumping. This means if you wait to pump, it is just letting the water go cold. If you pump around 7 to 8 times, then the water is coming into contact with the coffee and extraction begins. So add the water, turn it upside down (water on top) and start pumping right away. Pump around 7 to 8 times, no more. I waited just a few seconds. Then I pumped once per second. I hand grind my coffee with a good grinder. Some hand grinders will have a dial with clicks. Some will not. The grinder with clicks and numbers lets you control the grind setting. This is what you want. Buy roasted but whole beans. Grinder 8g when you need it. If you don't have a hand grinder and are buying coffee from the store pre-ground, buy regular brewer coffee. If water is coming out as you pump either you have not screwed everything tight enough or the coffee is ground too fine. I have not tried it but I have heard that espresso grind is too fine for this device. To make it hotter, you can boil enough water to preheat the water chamber, run boiling water through the system without any coffee in it. Then when you brew the coffee, the Nanopresso should be warmer and draw less heat out of the water. Additionally, espresso should be around 91 to 95C but due to heat loss, I use 100C water and assume it will cool down. If you are heating water on a stove top, make sure it is a rolling boil (i.e. boiling for a quite few seconds) and not just starting to boil.
I have been using it for quite a while and here's some points:
1.You should do one pump each second. I found that with 8 pumps to build pressure and 28-30 pumps to make the coffee (it gets there if you press slower) it makes the best it can.
2.The tampering should be much lighter than what you'd do with a espresso machine. Light enough so when you're done and you wanna empty the basket, the coffee leftover drops out with a few knocking of the basket. So don't press it too hard, it'll taste better then.
3.It makes a big difference if you run a hot water cycle without the basket and filter then put your coffee in and run another cycle to make it as it makes the nanopresso inner parts hot.
4.You should definitely wash the nanopresso if you wanna pull another shut. Just with hot water though.
5.The ground coffee should be not as fine as the ones you'd get for espresso machine, more like as fine as you'd use for a mocha pot.
Hope that helps :)
Excellent review which saved me from buying this device and wasting my money. I love my coffee - in a 400 ml size mug! This gadget may be useful when travelling, but I make my coffee at home, pour it into a vacuum insulated 1 litre coffee pot and I can enjoy INSTANT hot coffee during the day without any nonsense.
I just bought one and love it. It requires minimal effort and will be a great addition to my travel bag.
I just got the black one last week but MAN does the white one look so much more gorgeous 😢😢 anyway love mine too!
Strange your nanopress squeaks, mine does not. Thanks for the review. The barista kit gives more water and coffee capacity and the manual recommends removing the pressure release seal, so.closer to real espresso.
cool review , but I think the pressure that they say 18 bar is not at extraction time ,its a commerical thing, because technically 18 bar is nearly impossible for fingers also for hand its impossible (every one can test it with a simple small 10ml syrnge, just try to push the syrnge to 0,5ml(not 5 ml ) ,with wacaco , as you try you can feel easily "the water drops exact the same volume as in the pump piston when user press to pump, normally for 18 bar pressure the user have to add 18 times the volume air for 1 volume at 18 bar, and it means that you must pump average 90 times for smallshot with very hard effort.I think its a commerical thing, device can resist maximum 18 bar air in the water tank or in the piston. but only for maximum resistance , not for extract the coffee in 18 bar or 9 bar, this device look cool but really confuses me for making espresso in true pressure.ı try with measuring the outer pressure from basket , after around 7-8 bars you can not add any air to the system with fingers you must use full hand and chest for pressing pump. any one tried to measure the pressure ?
Which one you are going with nanopresso or staresso mini
i buy new device of Nanopresso so I have couple of question?
A-how long should I wait after I add the water and start pumping
B-many times the water come out of the edge of the device while i am pumping which i think i have used unsuitable kind of coffee? so do recommend me of specific kind of coffee please?
C- I have used a boiled water in the typical way ( electric burner cooker) and espresso come quite warm _ not hot enough.. any advices?
You want to start pumping right away. The water just sits in the reservoir until you start pumping. This means if you wait to pump, it is just letting the water go cold. If you pump around 7 to 8 times, then the water is coming into contact with the coffee and extraction begins. So add the water, turn it upside down (water on top) and start pumping right away. Pump around 7 to 8 times, no more. I waited just a few seconds. Then I pumped once per second.
I hand grind my coffee with a good grinder. Some hand grinders will have a dial with clicks. Some will not. The grinder with clicks and numbers lets you control the grind setting. This is what you want. Buy roasted but whole beans. Grinder 8g when you need it. If you don't have a hand grinder and are buying coffee from the store pre-ground, buy regular brewer coffee.
If water is coming out as you pump either you have not screwed everything tight enough or the coffee is ground too fine. I have not tried it but I have heard that espresso grind is too fine for this device.
To make it hotter, you can boil enough water to preheat the water chamber, run boiling water through the system without any coffee in it. Then when you brew the coffee, the Nanopresso should be warmer and draw less heat out of the water. Additionally, espresso should be around 91 to 95C but due to heat loss, I use 100C water and assume it will cool down. If you are heating water on a stove top, make sure it is a rolling boil (i.e. boiling for a quite few seconds) and not just starting to boil.
Yeah there are a lot of mixed reviews. Question is, would it be worth getting for home or a machine?
I don’t know about for home - I could see it being a useful travel device though, especially in outdoors/hiking settings
Aren't this the host of visual politik? LOL