Is The Flair Espresso Worth It?

Really, the Flair makes café-quality espresso easy, fun, and affordable, making it worth every penny Is Flair good for espresso? Both Flairs make great espresso If you’re up for geeking around, working on dialing in coffee, and so forth, you’ll soon get your head around the concept. However, it’s not a completely frictionless experience. Brewing … Read more

How Hard Should You Tamp Flair?

How hard should I tamp? Apply 20-30 pounds of pressure , and polish baristas often recommend 30 pounds of pressure, but some do as little as 20 pounds. More and more are finding that tamping pressure is overrated—it’s hard on the wrist and cause an over-extracted, bitter brew. Is there such thing as tamping too … Read more

How Do I Flair My Pro 2?

How do I preheat my flair pro 2? Just add onto the bottom when you’d like to preheat your cylinder, add boiling water, and wait at least 30-45 seconds before dumping Then, dump the preheat water through the top of your cylinder and remove the preheat cap by using the custom thumb tab that will … Read more

Is The Flair 58 Worth It?

The Flair 58 is the most expensive in the brand’s line-up. It also costs more than many other entry-level espresso machines. However, the ease of use it offers, control over the shots, and incredible quality of the espresso it produces make it one of the best manual espresso makers around for the price Is the … Read more