Smeg ECF01

Smeg coffee machine review: A gorgeous espresso machine that's super-quick and packed to the drip tray with clever features.

The Italian appliance maestros at Smeg have turned their '50s-inspired design genius on espresso making – and the result is the ECF01. While it's a manual coffee machine that will appeal to hardcore home baristas, there's also some fiendishly clever...

Read our review of Smeg's beautiful espresso coffee maker.

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Super slinky, easy to use and fun to experiment with – but the Smeg ECF01 is rather pricey

The retro-looking Smeg ECF01 espresso coffee machine is certainly an eye-catching option if you're after a homemade coffee fix. However, this ground coffee machine is rather pricey. We tested the Smeg ECF01 to see how well it did at making espresso and...

Fabulous coffee maker, takes abit of trial and error, also practice frothing the milk, but good all rounder , looks good on kitchen worktop

Looks good as well as making good coffee !! Very good make

So simple to use and quicker then other machines I've bought in the past. The price did put me off a little so I checked out reviews and videos online and thought let's go for it, really glad I did. Cappuccinos, mochas and hot chocolate made at home as...

Having spent considerable time and money at various coffee outlets, the decision to buy a coffee machine was the best idea ever. easy to use, easy to clean, makes great coffee and is also perfect for hot chocolate. A must have kitchen essential