Looking for a VERY good combo coffee/espresso machine!

[OrangeCuse44]

I'm looking for a very good pump driven espresso/coffee machine for Christmas. I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars but with all the deals going on I'd like to pick up a normally priced $200/$300 machine for around $100/150. Any suggestions out there on a high quality machine?

 

[gauchogolfer]

I don't think you're going to find a VERY good combo anything, especially for that price. There are reasonable espresso machines that don't cost an arm and a leg, but none that I know of also make brewed coffee.

 

[firestarter]

Ask on this forum:

http://www.coffeegeek.com/

I agree with gauchogolfer though - $100 isn't going to get you 'very good' machine.

 

[Aea]

Ask on this forum:

http://www.coffeegeek.com/

I agree with gauchogolfer though - $100 isn't going to get you 'very good' machine.

The rule of thumb is if you're on a budget to get a $400-$500 coffee grinder and then a $200 espresso machine.

 

[OrangeCuse44]

Thanks for the replies. Well, after hours of research and thinking, I decided to forego the espresso part of the machine and just invest in a high quality coffee maker. I finally decided on this model - http://www.amazon.com/Krups-KM7000-...2?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1228259913&sr=8-2 - high quality grinder, water filtration, brews at a high temp.