The Best Portable Espresso Machine - A Ridiculous London Day Out

Look, I'll be honest. This started as a silly idea and it got a bit out of hand. This was huge fun to make, and it had some memorable espresso in there too. I hope you enjoy it too!

0:00 Introduction
1:08 The Picopresso
5:43 The Handpresso
9:45 The UniTerra Nomad
15:16 The Flair PRO 2
18:11 Conclusion: which was the best portable espresso maker?

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[svenleeuwen]

Props to the sound engineers pulling this off with such crisp clear sound.

[RyanShyffer]

I love how when James is wresting with the machine on the bus, multiple coffee shops appear in the background.. almost mocking him and his struggle.

[edwardmking]

This is possibly the most “James Hoffman” video yet. It’s quirky, it’s fun. It’s awkward in a charming way. There’s an appreciation for quality and nuance of really good coffee but strikingly devoid of pretense (I mean, see-saw espresso brewing on a double-decker?)

James is not only a coffee expert and good chap, but he’s also continually topping himself as a great film maker. Hats off!

[richardcervi]

Congratulations to James for bucking up and making it through an entire day without a scale.

[GnarlotheGnakedGnome]

The placement of the Flair at 18:13 is a work of art, sir :)

[magnusbokarlsson]

Production value is insane. They coordinated a camera crew in a cable car going the opposite way for a 1sec insert shot 🤯

[zeezicht]

now i want a calendar with James Hoffman lying like he does here and a different coffeemaker with him each month

[coffeebikemoviejoke]

James is making his slow, steady transformation to being the Mr. Rogers of coffee. I. Am. Here. For. It.

[barskuleli]

I am an airliner pilot and since couple of months i am using Picopresso. It is really very good for long layovers and long flights, hotel rooms even long waitings between flights. Very compact and very easy to carry and cleaning. And its espresso is i can say very satisfactory especially if your water is hot enough. I only changed the basket with an IMS basket which is not so expensive. Thanks for the video…

[jonathanglenister]

the "I've got a bus!" reveal is priceless. This is James at his very best, it's hugely entertaining to see him having so much fun.

[trumpetisjazz]

James Hoffman… showing us content we didn’t even know we wanted ☕️

[bradenb]

While watching this with my daughter, my wife walked in when you were laying in the field of flowers and my daughter turned to my wife and said “this is a movie about coffee that turned into a human.”

[AdeMagnaye]

"Coffee sneeze"

James has a way with words, as always.

[raphaelteboul]

I have an older version of this picopresso (the minipresso). Coffee isn’t amazing with it but I’m absolutely crazy about it. I hike a lot and I have made espressos on top of mountains or in really remote places and it really hits differently when you’re soaked or frozen to have a nice espresso!

[djsammyfresh]

James, not sure if you will ever see this, but I just want to say that your content never fails to make me happy. I absolutely love every minute of each of the videos that you release. Your dedication to creating content for this niche (though increasingly not as niche I feel, which is awesome) community is amazing and I am incredibly grateful for the many laughs and hours of entertainment you have provided for us. Thank you.

[dpops]

That conclusion and the placement of the flair just tipped me over the edge 😂

[ThisIsCoRn]

"what is he doing..."

That reaction shot was perfect. Never change, James.

[danielsoukup]

This entire video was nothing short of absolutely delightful. I am now going to go somewhere stupid and brew espresso.

[odw]

I've been kicked from a bus for sipping out of a leak-proof travel cup, and James is just casually using an espresso brewer.

[longshotvisuals]

I own the Picopresso. It is brilliant. The instructions do recommend pre-heating the chamber and discarding the water before pulling a shot. So far not a hint of a worry around longevity