Starbucks Barista espresso maker (from Cool Tools)
January 30th, 2004
Surprise! Best home
espresso maker: Starbucks Barista. “Starbucks (which bought the
Italian company that makes the unit) has been steadily improving the
quality over the years, without changing the basic well-proven design.
[…] The Barista does two things a good cappuccino machine needs to be
able to do: 1) steam milk properly, with real steam from a wand that’s
long enough to reach down into a steaming flask – and not some annoying
“frothing” gimmick; and 2) produce strong espresso, in a dark black
stream that tans to cream, from properly ground beans, and quickly. The
Barista does this easily. Simply put, the Barista is the best espresso
machine for the money on the market.”