Gadgetory

when talking about espresso machines you can spend thousands of dollars for something with mere professional level performance or as little as a hundred dollars just to get your basic cappuccino fix in between our lots of gadgets like the DeLonghi dedica for three hundred dollars it's not as powerful as pro models but definitely pulls better shots of espresso more reliably been cheaper products the dedica is compact yet has sleek and attractive styling which almost makes you feel like a real barista when you use it there's a nifty cup warmer on top a Porta filter for pulling single and double shots and a steam wand which makes it simple to froth milk the dedica also pulls shots automatically so you don't have to worry about stopping the water flow manually with more sensitive temperature control the machine also reliably pulls pretty good shots and even can handle finer grounds than less expensive espresso makers be careful using the dedica though especially when attaching the Porta filter to the brew head it's a little tricky and many times I accidentally pressed one of the brew buttons while twisting the Porta filter into place that pretty much ruins the shot forcing you to start from scratch the machine will get clogged too by very fine grounds so don't expect mind-blowing taste from light roasts for $300 you can buy a top-of-line drip Brewer from techni form Bonavita and others but if you really hooked out espresso the dedica offers performance that's a cut above budget models for more read the full review at cnet.com I'm Brian Bennett for CNET appliances