Milk, Care & Accessories
Best Coffee Beans for a Beginner Espresso Machine
Find the best coffee beans for a beginner espresso machine. Compare whole bean and ground espresso roasts, and learn how to keep them fresh.
Milk, Care & Accessories
Frothing, descaling, cleaning, beans and the small tools beginners need.
Milk, Care & AccessoriesBest Espresso Machine Accessories for Beginners
The espresso machine accessories a beginner needs are a scale, a tamper that fits the basket, a distribution tool and a descaler. We rank five picks.
Milk, Care & AccessoriesHow to Clean an Espresso Machine
Learn how to use espresso machine cleaning tablets, which ones suit a home machine, and which parts tablets can't reach, so you know when to brush instead.
Milk, Care & AccessoriesHow to Descale an Espresso Machine
Learn how to descale an espresso machine safely, from picking a descaler made for your machine to rinsing well and setting a cleaning schedule.
Milk, Care & AccessoriesBest Espresso Machines With a Milk Frother
Not every espresso machine froths milk the same way. We compare five home models with an automatic frother, a manual steam wand or a touch-panel wand.