Espresso without espresso/coffee machine? How?

This post was written by admin on May 30, 2010
Posted Under: Coffee Machines

That’s right, I don’t have an espresso machine and will not buy one, yet I really want to pull a good espresso. How can I without a machine?

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#1 
Written By mega h on May 30th, 2010 @ 11:18 am

You could follow the instructions at the site below minus adding milk. All you need is a small saucepan, water, ESPRESSO coffee and an item called a colador that is pictured on the webpage below. Hope this helps:

#2 
Written By D. on May 30th, 2010 @ 11:54 am

Cant do it without the proper technology. You need pressure and steam.
Go to a coffee shop if you want an espresso.

“Espresso is a coffee beverage prepared using water under pressure.”

#3 
Written By PG on May 30th, 2010 @ 12:38 pm

You can make some pretty strong coffee with a regular maker – I usually stick two filters in, which actually allows the water to soak in the coffee for a little bit longer. Then just pour in some extra coffee (buy the strongest kind – and maybe grind it a little finer). I stick to 8 o’clock coffee myself – the arabic kind or the french roast are both pretty good.

You can also pour the coffee you made into a pan and cook it down for a few minutes on the stove to make it thicker.

#4 
Written By Joe M on May 30th, 2010 @ 12:49 pm

im italian so i know this one ! yu can go to the store and buy a expresso coffee pot for about 20 dollars and it makes even better expresso then the machine , its the old fashion way of doing it but the better way

#5 
Written By dawn p on May 30th, 2010 @ 1:29 pm

You can’t. Espresso is, by definition, coffee made with water under high pressure. That’s why you need a rather expensive machine to make actual espresso.

But you can make what’s called “moka coffee” with the cheap $20 stovetop pots that some people here have recommended. It tastes sort of like espresso and is strong, concentrated coffee, but it’s NOT espresso… it’s moka. It’s good though!

#6 
Written By Otter on May 30th, 2010 @ 1:59 pm

Unfortunately you can’t…espresso is espresso because of the way it is made, not just the blend. You can get an espresso blend and make it a a drip coffee, but the effect will not be the same.
I suggest sneaking over to a friend’s house early in the morning, using their machine, and getting out before you get caught! ;)

#7 
Written By Jenn & Adam L on May 30th, 2010 @ 2:28 pm

You can make espresso at home cheaply with a stove top espresso maker but it will NOT taste the same as one you buy at a coffee shop. There are instant espressos on the market, just add hot water and it foams or something like that … no comment on what might be in them, I have never looked. If you are willing to shell out about $300 you can get a good home espresso machine (Starbucks are really good if they still sell them) or go to a restaurant food equipment store that specializes in them but if you are not willing to spend money I would just keep going out for espresso rather than do it cheaply at home.

#8 
Written By peterbernard@rogers.com on May 30th, 2010 @ 3:17 pm

i can make coffee without a coffee- machine but not an espresso

#9 
Written By joan on May 30th, 2010 @ 3:30 pm

kroger has little packets

#10 
Written By thickness on May 30th, 2010 @ 3:49 pm

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