I having been using an Aeropress for the last 2 years to make my daily morning latte and also coffee at weekends. I probably make about 10-12 coffees per week. I use Rave Coffee for my beans which I grind myself and a cheap Von Shef milk frother.

I get fairly decent results but the espresso has no Crema and the milk tends to be all froth but the coffee is nice enough.

I’m thinking of moving to a semi-automatic machine like the Gaggia Classic to make better espressos and the machine has a decent steam wand. I’m not interested in a bean to cup machine as I like the ritual of making the coffee and the challenge of improving my technique.

I know there is regular maintenance, descaling, back washing etc all of which doesn’t worry me too much. Has anyone experience of moving from an Aeropress to something bigger and how have you found it? Let’s ignore the cost of the machine as that isn’t prohibitive.

Thanks