The Cafelat Robot was inspired by the Faemina baby (made by the same Italian company, Faema, that manufactures mean looking espresso machines for home and cafes). It is a cute, retro-looking vintage machine that pulls shots using a pressurised basket. You can see the similarities between these 2 machines in the pictures below.
The Cafelat Robot, compared to the Faemina, has a bottomless portafilter that allows you to view the espresso shot as it is being pulled. It is a thing of beauty. I’ve challenged myself to do a “Espresso shot every day for 30 days” and record the shots and my (hopefully) improvements along the way. I will be updating this page as we go along. But so far it has been a relatively easy machine to use and I have been getting some delicious shots and good extraction after using it to make less than 10 espresso shots.
Cafelat Robot – 30 days of extraction. Extraction No. 1
Cafelat Robot – 30 days of extraction. Extraction No. 2
Cafelat Robot – 30 days of extraction. Extraction No. 3
Cafelat Robot – 30 days of extraction. Extraction No. 4
