As others have already pointed out, the Bialetti does not make espresso. The Bialetti is a "moka pot" widely used in Europe because it can make coffee SIMILAR to espresso. It was invented in the 1930s when there was no such thing as a true home espresso machine and commercial machines were ghastly expensive!

Type of coffee maker is your first consideration. There are standard drip models, single pod, specialty machines such as espresso and cappuccino units - some also brew regular coffee, retro-style percolators and small coffee makers that drip the coffee into companion thermal travel mugs. Each has its benefits and constraints, but the most common coffee machine is a standard drip coffee maker. When deciding on type, consider counterspace as some types, such as espresso machines take a lot of prime workspace.
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The drip coffee maker is the standard machine that most people are familiar with - put ground coffee in a filter, hot water passes through into a carafe, caffeine addicts drift back to their cubicles. If you’re buying for an office or some other public setting, this is probably where you should start. Drip machines are affordable, fast, and convenient. Most can brew 12 cups in mere minutes. We"d strongly recommend a fully automatic programmable machine. With 24-hour programmability, you can have coffee hot and ready when you enter the office or wander sleepily into the kitchen.

Those are my adventures thus far in “smart” coffee brewing. I can see how this is useful or convenient if you plan to set up lots of triggers in your smart home — if you want the lights to turn on, the music to start playing, the house to start heating up and your coffee to start brewing when you roll out of bed. I also think being able to control your coffeemaker from a smartphone — even if it’s just the on/off function right now — is cool. Otherwise, a regular old Mr. Coffee with a timer still does the trick.

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