Maestri House Portable Electric Espresso Machine with 2-3 Min Self-Heating, 150W Travel Espresso Coffee Maker with Small Tea Cup Also Holder for NS Capsule & Ground Coffee for Car Camping, RV, Hiking

So far very surprise with the quality of the espresso. Almost the same of my professional magnífica for Delonghi. I don’t used the coffee pads yet. I’m happy with the materials and the color green. I missing the bag to carry all the attachment when I going for a trip, it will be nice.

The Maestri House espresso machine is a great small appliance for coffee on the go. Ideal cases for this would be coffee in the office or maybe camping for a few days. The espresso machine can brew either pre ground coffee or Nespresso Classic pods. At home I use other high end coffee grinders and espresso machines, but for portability, I chose to use the Nespresso pods. The machine takes about 3-4 hours to charge completely. There are two methods of brewing, either with using pre heated water or letting the machine heat the water for you. Depending on the option you choose, this will impact the brew time as well as the overall battery. The instructions say that letting the machine heat up your coffee will give you about 2-3 brews before needing to charge. You get a few more if you use hot water. This is a nice option because if you are camping with a fire or in a place with easy access to hot water, you can use this machine several times. I personally wanted to see what it would be like from cold. The bottom of the machine is where you change the pod or ground coffee compartments. There is also a cup that is included that slides no the bottom. This cup is not only for drinking, but also necessary for brewing. Once the cartridge is changed to either pod or ground coffee, you actually stand the whole thing on the cup. There are grooves that alternate short and long and you use the short ones to actually prop up the machine onto the cup to allow space for brewing. You add water in the top, either cold or hot and you push one of the two buttons on the front. The top button will heat the water and the bottom will just brew the current water. When I used the heat setting, it took 5 minutes to heat up. There is a digital screen that shows you the heat progress and once it hit 198 degrees Fahrenheit, it started brewing. The brew process only took about a minute. Overall this is a great option for portable coffee. The one thing it is missing is some kind milk frother because let’s face it, in America, very few people actually drink just espresso coffee without any of the milk or sweeteners. That said, the machine works very well. Aside from its long charging times and limited use on charge, it still give you the ability to brew really nice coffee on the go.

Charge super fast, really easy tu use, if you are military and espresso or coffee is your passion this is your choice, really good coffee quality.

This took no time to figure out. CLEANING: Super easy, just rinse regularly. Took a while to dry, but I've had no issues. HEATING: Works, but it's slow and kills the battery. I use boiling/near boiling water to speed things up. ESPRESSO: The espresso is shockingly good. It's got nice crema and it extracts really well. I thought that it would struggle because there isn't a thing to tamp the grounds down with, but I had no issues. I just filled the coffee all way way and made sure the edges/threads were clear. The actual brewing only takes a few seconds, once the water is warm, and doesn't use much battery, so if you have access to hot water this will last a very long time between charges. It says 100 cups, I'm not sure. CHARGING: I love the little stickers that come with it to cover the charging port. Charging does take a really long time, even with my fast charger it takes a few hours, but that's why I'm not using the heating element. SIZE: This is compact and easy to take with, it's about the size of an on the go mug. DESIGN: I actually really love the design. The cup portion on the bottom can fully cover the coffee holding part, or the grooves can support the machine so it has space to brew. It's a cool design that lets it be compact on the go but hands free when you need to be. Everything feels very nice and luxe, all the parts fit together well and feel nice. Love that there's a nespresso and ground coffee option, I prefer ground because I have the vertuo machine, but it's great for the original nespresso pods I had leftover when I upgraded.

perfect for travel!