HIBREWH10A - Programmable Espresso Machine - 58mm Portafilter in Stainless Steel - Temperature & Cup Volume Adjustable at will - With Intelligent Display Screen & Pressure Gauge.(Black)

Paired with a high quality espresso grinder, the Hibrew H10a makes an amazing cup of espresso. To my taste, it’s nearly in the same league as top-tier Italian machines. The Hibrew exceeded all my expectations.Decades ago, I started down the road of buying larger and fancier Italian espresso machines to use at home. When my big Italian machine broke down and stayed in the shop too long, I looked for a temporary workaround. First, I borrowed a friend’s old, Starbucks-branded, Saeco machine with a pressurized portafilter. It’s an entry-level machine than makes a consistently acceptable, average espresso. I couldn’t adjust the flavor much, for example, by grinding finer or tamping harder, because the pressurized portafilter overrides everything.The Hibrew H10a costs about the same as the Saeco, but the Hibrew has some features that I prefer. First, it has a plain, unpressurized, metal, portafilter like the big Italian machines. With the plain portafilter, I can adjust the grind exactly the way I like it, and it makes a difference. The Hibrew controls temperature/pressure digitally. Few entry-level machines ever did this until now. It keeps the flavor in the Goldilocks zone: not too bitter, and not too acidic. Just right!I’m cheating a little bit by using a $500 Eureka Mignon grinder. It wouldn’t have occurred to me to spend twice as much on a grinder as the espresso machine, but I already had the grinder. The results are fantastic. The flavor is very close to the best.The obvious difference between the Hibrew and the big, commercial machines is volume, and the time it takes to warm up. The big machines take 20 minutes to warm up, but once going, I could make triples and quadruples back-to-back, and steam large pitchers of milk simultaneously. I could easily serve a large crowd. In contrast, the Hibrew takes less than a minute to warm up to coffee temperature, and another 30 seconds to get to steam temperature (It takes longer to cool down, about 4-5 minutes to get back down to coffee temperature after steaming, a minor inconvenience.) The Hibrew can make a “double” espresso, but it’s a small double. The steam is sufficient for a small, single serving of very nice quality.The Hibrew is the right size for serving a small family. Paired with a good grinder and some experience grinding and tamping, it’s a fantastic machine, and an amazing bargain.

I wanted a small footprint machine for my boat, and the reviews all seemed to be pretty good.The adjustable temperature for Pre infusion, Espresso and steam has been fun to play with. Also the water/steam dial on the side let's you do things like reducing the pressure at end of the shot like a lever machine. It's been really fun trying all the tricks. You can make very good espresso with this little guy. For the money and counter space this is a great machine.What I don't like. Because I is so light it tends to hop around on the counter when you install and remove the Portafilter. Steaming milk is SLOW. I didn't crank up the steam temp and got it down to about 60 seconds. Definitely steam your milk first. Sloppy Puck. It doesn't release the pressure when the shot is finished. Open the water/ steam dial for a second when the shot finishes prior to removing the Portafilter, seems to help. I wish it had a bottomless portafilter. That seems like a no Brainer you would think it would be cheaper.This is a great starter machine and ideal for a cabin or boat where counter space is a premium. Way better than the Wacco, Flair, or any of the machines in the price range.

After months of searching for an espresso machine, I’m glad I chose this HiBREW H10A for my home. This machine is very user friendly and because it has many features, it made the dialing in process a breeze and very fulfilling. Specifically like the pressure gauge, which is crucial for dialing in and monitoring your daily shots. The shots come out delicious and picture perfect. Steam wand works great and it also dispenses water, if you need it for a tea or americano. Get yourself a good espresso grinder and scale and you’ll want to get up early every day just to make shots. Lastly, the machine aesthetics are beautiful and classy. 100% recommended!

I've had this machine for 7 months now and it's a great machine. My wife appreciates the footprint as it's fairly compact and doesn't take up too much counter space. I really like the ability to adjust everything from temp to pre-infusion time. From power on, it's ready to pull a shot in ~10 seconds and can go from hot water to steam in about the same amount of time. It actually takes longer to "cool" the machine down to go back to hot water from steam than the other way around.I've been able to dial in both of the types of beans I use the most and am getting really great espresso. It also froths/steams milk of all kinds really well. The included pitcher has measurements on the inside wall which is really helpful when making specific recipes.One thing to mention, a month or so after purchase, the steam wand started leaking water from time to time, both when I was pulling a shot as well as just with it on. This problem became more prevalent over the last couple months, so I reached out the HiBrew support and they were great! I sent them a video of what the machine was doing and in a few days, they shipped me a brand new replacement! This new machine has not leaked a bit.Overall, this was a great purchase and welcome upgrade over the Calphalon machine I had previously.

This little thing makes good coffee consistently, and it does so simply and efficiently every time.But I sent it back. What? Why?Didn't care for all the plastic in the portafilter and elsewhere.I liked how light it was. How easy the thing was to operate and keep clean. I even liked the thumping noise the pump makes (crazy, huh?). The PID does a good job, too. The tamper was really good. I've been tempted to buy it again. It's a good machine at a great price. But there's that plastic stuff...