If you enjoy espresso as much as I do then you know how important it is to have a good machine. There are essentially three types of espresso coffee machines available. The primary one for homes is the manual pump type that will make your espresso cup by cup and be extremely frothy. The one touch pump kind is semi-automatic and requires a little bit of work. Then a super duper charged one for restaurants will grind the coffee, make the espresso and store it for you. Since I don’t have a restaurant I stick with the pump kind and enjoy espresso virtually all times of the day.