Product Description

The HandPresso Wild is a hand-held, portable espresso maker. It makes real espresso using 16 bar of pressure to force hot water through the ground coffee in about 30 seconds. This is no gimmick, but a viable device for making espresso almost anywhere. HandPresso is made for use in the outdoors -- hiking, backpacking, camping, and for use anywhere you want espresso -- the office, outdoor concerts, the ball game, auto racing, your lunch break at the park, etc. Real, quality espresso can now be had almost anywhere. HandPresso has a built-in pump, operated just like a bicycle pump. You stroke it until the gauge's pointer is in the green zone -- 16 bars of pressure. The portafilter cap is then removed and hot water poured into the reservoir (please be careful not to burn yourself). You then lay an espresso pod in place (the HandPresso uses only E.S.E.-style espresso pods). The portafilter cap is then attached and secured. Now the fun begins. Simply turn the unit over and gravity places the hot water in contact with the pod. Push the Espresso Start button and the stored air pressure forces the water through the espresso pod, out the spout, and into your cup. It's that simple. For more shots -- simply repeat. The Handpresso Wild is constructed superbly. Many of the parts are constructed of velvet-finish plastic to give a good grip and be cooler to the touch. The unit arrives in an elegant black box.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5742 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: HPWILD
• Model: HPWILD
• Dimensions: 2.80" h x 3.90" w x 8.70" l, .0 pounds

Features

• Portable handheld espresso machine pumps to 16 bars of pressure
• Makes cafe-quality espresso, cappuccino, Americano, and latte
• Requires hot water and an E.S.E. coffee pod (sold separately)
• Measures 8-2/3 by 3-8/9 by 2-4/5 inches

Manufacturer's Description
The Handpresso Wild is the world's first portable non-electric and eco-friendly espresso machine. Beautifully designed; it makes premium quality coffee anywhere, whether on holiday or a business trip; in the mountains or in the country; in your kitchen, living room or garden. Small enough to hold in your hand and only weighing a mere 476 grams this truly nomadic gadget really does offer the ultimate coffee experience. Ideal for singletons, urban dwellers or anyone else with limited space, in the office or in their work place, it stands out as trendy, practical and fun.

Using Easy Serving Pods (E.S.E. Pods) which are available in most major supermarkets in several different brands, the Handpresso produces sublime espresso in a quick, clean and easy fashion. Simply manually pump the Handpresso Wild until the pressure rises to 16 bar thus needing no electricity, pour hot water into the small water reservoir, insert an E.S.E. pod, press the button and out comes your espresso with a perfect crema.

Beautifully presented in a chic black box it really is a perfect present for all coffee enthusiasts. And remember being non-electrical makes it a great long-term investment as there are no electrical components to repair.

Since the launch of the small portable espresso machine, Handpresso has received a wide array of design prizes: l'Observeur du design 08, IF 2008, Formland Autumn 2008 and Table & Cadeau 2008. The great care given to the quality, design and functionality is valued by professionals and the general public alike.

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Customer Reviews

Small and perfectly formed
My partner loves expresso but we have a tiny kitchen so no room for a big machine, plus I know it would gather dust as the whole cleaning routine would bore him. So took the plunge and bought him a handpresso for Christmas. Quite expensive I thought but what the heck.

Its lovely! Makes apparently good expresso (I've no idea I hate the stuff), quick, easy, really easy to clean and it fits in the cutlery drawer. The clearest indicator that this is a winner is, in a house with gadgets gathering dust in every cupboard, this gets used regularly.

Two downsides - firstly despite what I'd read I couldn't find the right pods in any supermarked - had to buy them on line so no coffe Christmas day, secondly I can't get the lid off after the coffee is made so I shan't be buying one for my arthritic father!

If you you have strong hands and a small kitchen go for it.

'Handpresso' Espresso Maker
The 'Handpresso' does 'what it says on the tin' and produces a good cup of espresso from a standard coffee pod. A drawback is that you have to load the container with hot water from a kettle (or thermos if you are outdoors) for each espresso you want to make. It works well with standard coffee pods. It just needs to be pumped up a few times to get pressure up and then it delivers a perfectly respectable espresso.

A most useful device if you wish to make an espresso in your hotel bedroom or on a picnic. Not a candidate for your main espresso maker but a useful portable adjunct.

Great little gadget
I bought this because I work in an office with nothing but a rubbish coffee machine and a boiler. I previously worked in the middle of London and got used to decent coffee from the nearby Italian coffee shop. The Handpresso didn't disappoint. You need to preheat the espresso cup and the glass reservoir or it won't be hot enough. But the coffee has a good kick and a nice crema on top. The best pods I've found so far have been the Waitrose own-brand. About half the price of Illy and a darker roast.

I store it in my drawer at work and the thin paint on the bezel around the pressure gauge has started to come off, but it's only cosmetic and it still seems to be a very solidly built machine. Now I just have to teach my colleagues to stop calling it "expresso"!

Highly recommended.