There's a type of espresso aficionado that becomes forever drawn in by the long, slow pull of a manual lever machine.

While this stylish lever-based industrial coffee machine made by [exthemius] doesn’t exactly make textbook espresso, it’s pretty darn close. Think of it like an Aeropress on steroids ...

While this stylish lever-based industrial coffee machine made by [exthemius] doesn’t exactly make textbook espresso, it’s pretty darn close. Think of it like an Aeropress on steroids ...

We pulled dozens of shots with 10 leading countertop and portable manual espresso makers to find the simplest, best-designed, best-extracting and best crema-producing lever-driven espresso ...