It's time to ditch your takeout coffee habit — I'm a trained barista, and these are the top 3 coffee makers I recommend for cafe-quality lattes at home

Three coffee makers on a beige background surrounded by latte-making equipment and ingredients.

If your daily latte habit is burning a hole in your wallet, preparing your own coffee at home is a sensible idea. With a good quality coffee machine, preparing perfectly extracted espresso and silky milk foam is as simple as pressing a button — and you don't have to wait in line, either.

I test over a dozen coffee makers every year here at TechRadar, and I've picked out my top three recommendations for preparing delicious lattes in the comfort of your kitchen. One of them can prepare chilled lattes with cold milk foam as well, giving you even more options.