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Review title: My cheap Hamilton Beach made better espresso
Product review: I have tried everything to get this machine to make good espresso, to no avail. My old Hamilton Beach pump machine beat the pants off Starbucks using pre-ground Illy from the grocery store, but the shots from this machine are too weak. Got a friend to make some different grinds of Intelligentsia Black Cat with his burr grinder, but some were too coarse and some too fine. For me, a machine at this price is intended to make coffee easily and reliably. I don't want to have to spend hundreds of dollars on a grinder and screw with the grinds, I just want it to produce a decent cup using commercially available ground espresso. Looks like I'll be ordering another Hamilton Beach, even though the last one only lasted two years and the parts on this one are higher quality and a bit more user-serviceable.
