Mypressi: I don’t want to like it…

Yes… it is true, I don’t want to like it.

The Mypressi Twist, on the outside is nothing more than a horrible gimmick of a coffee maker that has crappy coffee written all over it.

Shaped like a professional espresso machine porta-filter, complete with a standard double basket. Only taking a turn with the fact that you must pack and tamp the coffee then place the basket in the portable filter handle, lock a sealed chamber of hot water on to it, and pull a gun like trigger to pressurize the water with NO2, to extract the brown liquid.

Sounds great right! Well… it is! It has to be one of the best home espressos I’ve had, and to top it off fully portable, no electricity needed. As long as you have a way to make water hot you’re all set. To boot clean up is a breeze, every thing clicks apart, very much like, I imagine for I have seen many a movie showing such things, a sniper riffle does… click, click, snap… rinse under water and your all done, then snap it all back together.

So… does it taste like espresso? Yes. Is is the same espresso? No. It has all of the flavors of a traditionally pulled espresso, maybe a little softer (to know what I mean you may have to try it yourself). The mouth feel is… well… like a draft Guinness; and why shouldn’t it be, it is pulled with the use of NO2.

The Mypressi Twist comes with a pressurized basket to use if you are using coarse pre-ground coffee (I did not like this option in the cup), as well as a single basket. The overall quality is very high, and for a mere $180-ish it is a steal.

Bottom line, I do like it (did I say that out loud?).

—elvin