The Ninja Luxe Cafe is a home coffee machine designed around flexibility rather than spectacle. It sits in the growing category of drip brewers that promise more control over strength, size, and iced coffee, without drifting into the complexity of specialty gear. On paper, it reads like a practical upgrade for people who drink coffee…
Class-leading brands tend to experiment more with value once they’ve reached a certain threshold of quality. Apple’s been doing it for years with the iPhone, for example. The company has already got smartphone production down to a tee, constantly putting out high-quality phones to fit all price points. Yet, Apple isn’t as adventurous as it…
Can a Nespresso machine be any easier to use in 2021? Although the Nestle has a seemingly endless collection of models now, it’s hard to imagine how they could make a more straight-forward coffee machine than they have in the past. Pop a pod in and you’ll be typically rewarded with an excellent, velvety smooth…
The De’Longhi PrimaDonna Soul is a very expensive fully automatic coffee machine, but it continues the brand’s very solid reputation of putting out class-leading devices designed for hard-to-please coffee enthusiasts. Experimentation sits at the heart of the enormous $2,799 machine, which requires quite a bit of counter space and is perhaps a bit too large…
Anyone familiar with Italian manufacturer Smeg should already recognise the distinctive, eye-catching design of the new Lavazza Australia capsule coffee machine. Specifically, that’s the Modo Mio, a collaboration between the two brands, bringing Smeg’s popular minimalist design to a kitchen essential. And given a coffee machine is often the first thing we reach for in…
Frothed or flat; hot or cold. Those were the limited options you always had with your milk every morning if you were using any Nespresso machine with its included Aeroccino frother. The company’s tech has come such a long way that the smaller, more niche details wouldn’t have bothered the majority, but for those wanting…
