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name: "Casabrews CM5418 Espresso Machine"
subtitle: "Sub-$200 espresso machine that punches well above its price"
date: 2026-05-03
link: https://www.amazon.com/Espresso-Professional-Removable-Cappuccino-Macchiato/dp/B09X3WGJ3R
linkText: "Buy on Amazon"
source: "Recomendo"
topics: [tools, gifts]
tags: [coffee, kitchen, espresso]
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A 20-bar pump espresso machine with a real steam wand for under two hundred dollars — the rare cheap espresso maker whose pulls aren't visibly thin and whose milk frothing actually works. The point isn't to compete with a Breville; it's to be the machine that makes the daily Nespresso-pod habit feel embarrassing within a week.
