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Coffee machines: Best Buys 
Best Buy coffee machines make the top grade in espresso taste, aroma and appearance.
If a good cup of coffee really gets you going, then a coffee machine could be the perfect addition to your kitchen. But with so many to choose from, how can you tell which make and model to go for? Should you choose pressure, pump or pods? Should you spend £30, or £300? Gaggia, DeLonghi or Dualit? It's all very well having a steamer nozzle for hot milk and foam, when just trying to decide which coffee machine to buy is forcing steam out of your ears...
Let us help.
At Which? we've tested over 50 coffee machines. We made a number of them Which? Best Buys, but we also made two Which? Don't Buys. You can access all our coffee machine reviews, and hundreds of others, when you join Which?
What is a Which? Best Buy?
When we test coffee machines we ask Giles Hilton, head buyer for Whittards and a member of the Specialist Coffee Association to provide his expert opinion. We test that the machines regularly and reliably make at least 30ml of coffee, with a good crema and aroma. Then we test the temperature of the coffee. We also test the machines for ease of use and cleaning. When a coffee machine does exceptionally well in our tests, and impresses our experts, we make it a Which? Best Buy. If a product fails on a number of criteria we make it a Which? Don't Buy. When you choose a Which? Best Buy coffee machine you can be sure of getting a superior product.
Why Which?
We are independent and impartial, and product reviews and recommendations are what we do. There are no ads on our site - we don't work for the manufacturers, we work for you. We test the products, and pass the results on. It's that simple.
Coffee Machines, and the rest...
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