About this site
About Espresso Receipt
See what Espresso Receipt does, what its recommendations mean, and what it does not test.
What you get
- Machine and grinder pairs that match the budget, space, routine, and compatibility limits you enter.
- The estimated cost for the machine, grinder, and basic setup items. Tax, shipping, and ongoing costs are not included.
- The counter space the listed equipment needs.
- The main reasons for the match and its main downside.
- An estimated payback point using your estimated home drink cost and the number of café drinks you move home each week.
Why we built it
Many espresso guides focus on the machine. They can leave out the grinder, counter space, milk routine, extra items, ongoing cost, and main downside. Espresso Receipt starts with your space, budget, and routine. It then shows the whole setup as a receipt.
What the catalog covers
The catalog covers selected new espresso machines and grinders for U.S. 120 V electrical service. It does not cover every product. A missing product is not a negative judgment. Prices are dated checks, not current quotes. Fit uses published sizes and the stated assumptions. Unless we say we tested a product, performance statements come from published product details, not our own testing.
Who publishes this?
Espresso Receipt publishes the recommendations, articles, and catalog and handles corrections as an organization. No individual author or reviewer credential is currently published. Before an individual byline or reviewer credit can appear, a real person must confirm their name, relevant experience, review role, and conflicts.
For now, articles identify Espresso Receipt as the organizational author. They do not imply a named barista, engineer, reviewer, or testing credential. Send corrections to hello@espressoreceipt.com through the public corrections process.
Read the details
- How matching and costs work
- Sources used for products
- How we handle hands-on testing
- Our editorial independence policy
- Download the current catalog release
Questions, product corrections, and evidence submissions can be sent to hello@espressoreceipt.com.