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Tightly framed roasted coffee beans, each split seam clearly visible across the whole frame — The split centre seam and surface oils are the quickest visual read on how far a bean has been roasted.Photo: freestock.ca · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

Chrome two-group espresso machine on a red cafe counter, cups warming on top, grinder alongside

How to choose

Pod, filter or espresso: choosing a machine for a UK kitchen

Four decisions settle which coffee machine still gets used in year three: the grinder split, the format, the counter it has to fit, and your water.

Updated 3/11/2026 · 7 min

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