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Cafelat Robot
Was thinking more of a machine rather than a tool, sudo make espresso.
Buying a conventional machine and not using the steam function feels like buying a giant metric + imperial socket set when you know every nut and bolt you have or ever want to interact with is metric.
Emyr-
I guess the lower demand for such a machine would reduce the economies of scale such that it might not be cheaper than the more complex machine, for a given build quality.
I think this is the main point. Dedicated espresso machines with no milk steaming capability are a bit of a niche product.
Was thinking more of a machine rather than a tool, sudo make espresso.
Bit of a halfway house might be a traditional lever machine, it's a bit less involved in terms of the preparation. But they don't have any additional plumbing for the sake of providing steam, just a single boiler.
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The Quickmill Carola is the only 'machine' i can think of without steam capability
mmccarthy
birofunk
Considered the Cafelat Robot?
It's a long time ago so I may be misremembering, but with my old Gaggia Classic you had to switch it into "steam mode", could you just pick up a machine like that and not use the steam wand?