The 3 Best Automatic Espresso Machines for 2024, According to Our Tests [Video]

The Breville Barista Express Impress is our pick for best overall automatic espresso machine thanks to its intuitive controls and consistent quality. The Express Impress offers strong value for coffee enthusiasts who want to craft espresso beverages at home and don’t mind a little trial and error to get the machine dialed in to personal preferences. 

To find the best automatic espresso machines, we chose 20 promising candidates and put them through their paces. We tested each machine on its ease of set-up, how consistently it pulled espresso shots, and how well it steamed milk. To determine the reliability of espresso pulls, we used a stopwatch to time the pull, and weighed the resulting espresso volume in grams. 

We also noted how easy the machines were to clean after use, and for those that had a built-in coffee grinder, we assessed how consistently they dispensed espresso grounds. 

Automatic vs. Super-Automatic

Both automatic and …