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Erin Bashford

I thought this Casabrews espresso machine wouldn't deliver — but I’m eating my words as I sip its delicious coffee

The casabrews 3700 essential espresso machine photographed against a blue background in stainless steel.

It’s a fact of life that the best espresso machines are expensive. That’s just how they are. Until you discover Casabrews’ range of crazily cheap espresso machines, and you’re left wondering why other brands are so expensive.

Well, there’s a really obvious reason: other brands’ espresso machines are, by definition, technically superior. The Casabrews 3700 Essential is one of the cheapest espresso machines I’ve ever seen, and it has a few quirks you’d expect from a $129 espresso machine. For starters, if you want ‘true’ espresso, you’ll need to spend an extra $38 on accessories, and the steam wand needs purging after most uses, lest it overheat.

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