title_body: Will Twist Press really taste like espresso, made by hand?
upvoted_answer: It depends exactly how much pressure can actually be applied.
  
  To make proper espresso, you need 9 bars of pressure. To put that into perspective, that's about 131 lbs per square inch. I am guessing that there is no way the twist press can actually create that much pressure.
  
  That being said, you will probably end up with something similar to what AeroPress or stovetop espresso (mokka) pot makes. Not quite espresso, not quite coffee. Its somewhere in the middle.
  
  When dealing with espresso, its not so much about the time as it is the flow of the liquid through the puck. It's about a constant water flow at the proper temperature with a consistent pressure for the duration of the extraction. I don't think there is anything in press market that will ever be able to attain that.
  
  Finally, espresso maker typically do not use paper filters, both the shower head and porta filter basket are metal.