Flair Espresso Maker – Classic with Pressure Kit: Manual Lever Espresso Machine with Stainless Steel Tamper, Pressure Gauge and Carrying Case
$229.00
Price: $229.00
(as of Jan 17, 2025 00:20:57 UTC – Details)
Product Description
The Flair Espresso Maker provides an elegant way to handcraft your own espresso from home, or wherever you may find yourself. At Flair, we asked the question, “What is the minimum needed to brew a professional-level shot of espresso?” Years of experience led us to design a simple lever press that produces delicious espresso, topped with thick crema, without any pods or electricity.
Brewing espresso with the Flair is an art form, and not a push-button solution. This product is targeted to those interested in taking the time to fully enjoy the process of handcrafting their favorite drink. Before purchasing, please know that to produce real espresso, you’ll need to have access to freshly ground coffee beans and a burr grinder.
Custom Pressure Gauge
We designed the Flair to make the best espresso possible. The result is a strong and beautiful press, made with quality materials like stainless steel and aluminum, that delivers consistent quality without the need for electricity. And the custom pressure gauge makes dialing in your shot easy with instant feedback.
Custom Travel Case
Every Flair comes standard with our custom fitted travel case to ensure safe transport either to a friend’s, to work, or across the globe. The Flair breaks down into three major components: the base, the post and the brewing head. Together with the funnel and measuring cup you have everything you need for espresso anywhere.
Café-Quality Espresso
Making espresso is an art form. Espresso made manually with the Flair is a work of art. Consistently regarded by customers as having quality that rivals any other machine, our espresso shots are complex and full of flavor with delicate crema that blooms in your cup as you brew. The Flair is simple, pure, espresso.
Technical Specifications:
Weight: 6lbs (2.72kg) Case Size: 12.5″L x 9″W x 3.25″H (32cm x 23cm x 8cm) Assembled Size: 12″L x 6″W x 10″H (30cm x 15cm x 25cm) Cylinder Water Capacity: 60ml Lever Pressure: 6 BAR to 9 BAR Shot Extraction Time: Target between 30 and 45 seconds Shot Volume: Roughly 45ml Coffee Grounds Input Weight: Recommend between 13 and 18 grams
Inputs Needed:
Your favorite Coffee Beans, freshly roasted within a few weeks of using A burr grinder, to freshly grind your beans minutes before brewing Rapid boiled water, at a target temperature range between 195 and 205 degrees Fahrenheit A love of making your own espresso and a bit of gusto to press down the lever
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HANDCRAFT SHOTS OF ESPRESSO – The Flair is a 100% human-powered, manual espresso press. With the Flair Espresso Maker, you have a complete manual espresso machine that can produce professional quality shots of espresso from your home, or wherever you are. Add 60ml of boiled water and a dose of up to 18 grams to yield a 40 ml shot with beautiful crema. A burr grinder is essential for use with this product.
CUSTOM PRESSURE GAUGE – Allows for immediate visual feedback, as well as a target espresso range, while pulling shots with the Flair manual espresso press. Each Flair Espresso Maker is capable of brewing between 6-9 BAR, the perfect range for espresso extraction. The Pressure Kit also comes with a stainless steel tamper.
EASY TO CLEAN – The Flair Espresso Maker is the only manual espresso maker with a completely detachable brewing head. This patented design allows for users to completely remove the brewing head, separate the parts, and rinse under cool water.
FULLY PORTABLE – All Flair Espresso Makers come standard with our precision cut and padded carrying case meaning you can take your manual espresso maker anywhere you’d like.
BUILT TO LAST – Now with an upgraded, stronger base, post and lever! Made from durable materials like cast aluminum and stainless steel, you can be sure your manual espresso maker, by Flair, is built to last. Both the aluminum press stand and the stainless steel brewing head are backed by a 3-year warranty.
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Customers appreciate the coffee maker’s espresso quality, value for money, and design. They find it produces true espresso with generous crema. Many consider it worth the $159 price, saying it’s a lot of quality for the price. The basket and dosing funnel are well-designed. Customers also like its portability, ease of cleaning, and durability. However, some have mixed opinions on how easy it is to use.
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J.Pargiter –
THE FLAIR = Exceptional Travel Expresso Machine, and then some.
Iâve been roasting my own coffee beans since 2001 and for the past 15 years my home setup has been a Rancilio Silvia/Rocky. I also inherited a Pavoni Europicola that I toyed with for a couple years and for anyone who has used one, the Flair will feel familiar, although the Pavoni was far less forgiving. I travel months at a time, and my rig-on-the-go for many years was a Mypressi Twist. The nitrous cartridges were a pain to source and felt wasteful (not to mention expensive), but paired with a Porlex Mini the espresso quality was astounding, as in on par with the Silvia/Rocky. Sadly, my unit gave up the ghost in 2014, by which time the company was defunct. Iâve been on the hunt for a suitable replacement ever since. Enter âThe Flair.âI somehow missed the Kickstarter Campaign and only realized it existed mid-February when I happened onto this Amazon listing. Iâve had my unit two weeks, long enough to run it through its paces (around 35 shots). As with any new set up, youâll have to work out a routine and dial in the grind, but as far as Iâm concerned the Flair is exceptionally forgiving. It allows enormous control (over temp and pressure) still the margin of error is wide, so itâs not as though it requires excessive precision or skill. In fact, Iâd say the Flair is slightly easier to use than the Mypressi, and while the shots arenât exactly on par, theyâre darn close. In any case, the Mypressi is no longer in production and the units had very limited life-spans. By comparison, the Flair seems designed and built to last.In early 2015 I bought a Minipresso by Wacaco. It seemed worth a go for the money, but despite my best efforts, the shots were subpar. The Minipresso utilizes a pressurized portafilter to âenhanceâ the crema, which is to say âcheat,â and it made only single shots, not doubles. I was so dissatisfied with the results, I binned it and bought an Aeropress, which makes excellent coffeeânot espresso mind you (the hype on the box claiming it makes espresso is laughable) but strong coffee. I know the Flair costs 3x the Minipresso and has a larger profile, but if you care at all about the quality of the espresso, thereâs no comparison.Iâve never used or even seen a Handpresso, but like the Minipresso it uses a pressurized portafilter system and reviews seem split as to whether the Handpresso or the Minipresso deliver better results, in which case the Flair is almost certainly going to deliver better results. The other mainstream alternative is the Rok, which costs slightly more than the Flair. I prefer the aesthetic of the Rok (itâs pretty), but the Flair won me over for its portability. I also took seriously reviews by Rok owners who compared their results with the Flair. One last unit I considered is the Espresso Forge, which gets excellent reviews from serious espresso geeks, so much so I might still give one a go some day, but for now Iâm quite satisfied with the Flair given the price difference.Am I ready to retire my Silvia and use the Flair full-time. No. But Iâll probably sell the used Siliva I purchased a couple years ago as a backup. And since I generally drink only 2 espressos a day, I can almost, maybe, possibly imagine resorting to the Flair full-time if the remaining Silvia has a catastrophic failure. On the plus side, The Flair is portable so I could put it away when not in use, allowing me to reclaim a chunk of kitchen counter.In conclusion, if youâre looking for a travel espresso rig and arenât prepared to pay the premium for an Espresso Forge, the Flair is definitely worth a go. And if youâre seriously budget-minded, the Flair is probably a better choice than most consumer semi-automatics at the same price point, and probably even better than many costing twice as much, or at least the ones that use pressurized portafilters. Yes, you have to trade a bit of effort and learning curve for the relative ease of use provided by prosumer semi-automatics, but if youâre willing to learn to actually craft espresso, the Flair Espresso Maker is a worthwhile investment, particularly as a travel machine.______________________UPDATE: April 23, 2017The video attached to my original review shows a shot being pulled using 18g of coffee ground in my aged Porlex Mini. Obviously the shot quality from that pairing was not just satisfactory but quite impressive for a machine at this price point. That said, a friend recently gifted me a Helor 101 and also bought himself a Commandante MK30. Both are wildly expensive manual grinders. We spent the last week running them through their paces on the Flair and the shots we pulled were insanely good. That’s not to say you need a $250 manual grinder to get quality espresso out of the Flair (you don’t) but with a quality grinder, there is a marked improvement in the cup, and wjth just a little effort, we were able to consistently pull shots on par with what I get out of my Rancilio Silvia/Rocky combo. I haven’t had a chance to see how well the Rocky and Flair pair (or the Helor and Silvia for that matter) but it’s safe to say the Flair is even more impressive and capable than I originally thought.
James D. –
This is a game-changer
I can be a real nitpicker but this thing is bereft of nits to pick. The only way I would like it more is if it were made in the USA as I’m kind of a stickler for American manufacturing…but of course, if it were made in the USA, it’d probably cost $450. Be that as it may, this thing is of Chinese manufacture but it does not portray the typical corner-cutting that has given Chinese manufacturing its reputation; this is exquisitely designed, engineered, and manufactured. Not a ton of products on the market that are simultaneously this beautiful and so functional.As far as performance goes, some users complain that they’re not getting crema or that what crema they do get is very weak and dissipates readily. You may experience the same thing but if you’re at least in the ballpark of the two most critical parameters, it will work. The instructions detail these critical parameters as fresh-roasted coffee (less than 2weeks since roasting) and the use of a proper, finely-adjustable conical burr grinder… if you think that Starbucks is great coffee and you’re cool with using a blade grinder or its equally effective alternative, a hammer, to grind your beans, you probably shouldn’t bother with the Flair – it employs the same principle as methods within my field of analytical chemistry – [garbage in = garbage out]. I have a bit of an advantage in this arena as I do not suffer from old beans, I built my own computer programmable coffee roaster and I only roast enough beans for about 10 days. I use a Hario Skerton hand-crank grinder which is not ideal for the Flair as you’re limited on grind adjustability, but it most definitely gets me a phenomenal shot of espresso…I got respectable crema on shot number one. Be that as it may…I’m considering some higher-quality hand-crank grinders at the moment in order to allow more variability and experimentation.As far as presentation – this unit blew me away – the carrying case and instructional pamphlet are both exquisite and far, far exceeded my best expectations; the brilliant packability of the Flair means it’ll be a piece of cake to take with me on motorcycle road trips. Overall, it’s abundantly obvious that a great deal of care went into every single step in the development and manufacture of the Flair.Simply-put, I don’t think there is any way you will get a device capable of pulling perfect espresso at this price point (especially one as beautiful, well-made, easily cleanable, and portable) except the Flair; do your own research as I did, watch a bunch of YouTube reviews on other options you may be considering such as Nanopresso or ROK; definitely watch comparative videos of ROK vs. Flair…it’s no competition…I almost bought a ROK…glad I didn’t.- On a side note…The Flair Espresso Maker does come with an effective tamper for the portafilter (and they offer a stainless steel one for sale too – Flair uses a smaller-than-conventional portafilter so you cannot use “normal-size” tampers); however, I wanted to add my own… … flair … … to this unit so I turned my own tamper on my lathe at home.
LehaoDrummer –
Es súper hermosa, sale un café espectacular, todos sus materiales son de muy buena calidad, el maletÃn está de super lujo para poder transportarla, bastante fuerte y resistente, acabados premium, vale cada peso…
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100% Not a Bot –
Overall usage has been wonderful. Simple to use and really makes me want to get out of bed early to enjoy a good cup of coffee.
René Gast –
In einer anderen Rezension (nicht zu diesem konkreten Artikel) habe ich gelesen: âDas Teil macht Espresso – mit guten Bohnen auch einen entsprechend tauglichen. Das war’s aber auch schon.â Vollkommen richtig, genau darum geht es! Ich habe mir deshalb die Fair gekauft, weil ich ohne schwere Maschine und ohne besonderen Reinigungsaufwand Espresso zubereiten wollte. Und ja, man braucht einen gewissen Workflow, kommt aber locker in ca. 3 Minuten zum gelungenen Shot: Mahlen dauert bei mir ca. 20 Sekunden, getempert wird in etwa 10 Sekunden. In der Zwischenzeit habe ich die Brühkammer mit etwas Wasser vorgeheizt und kann nun den Espresso mit kochend heiÃem Wasser durchlaufen lassen, was ca. 30 (bis zu 45) Sekunden dauert. Die Reinigung, die ich meist vor dem nächsten Shot vornehme, dauert i. d. R. ein paar Sekunden, weil da nicht viel zu reinigen ist.Ich trinke übrigens Cappuccino: Für (nahezu) perfekten Milchschaum nutze ich – nach wirklich langem Suchen und einigen Fehlschlägen – den NanoFoamer inklusive Milchkännchen für den Herd. Insgesamt brauche ich somit ca. 4 Minuten für einen exzellenten Cappuccino, also nur unwesentlich länger als mit einer herkömmlichen Siebträgermaschine.Wem es nicht auf zwei Minuten ankommt, für den ist die Flair ein interessanter Espresso-Maker. Wichtig ist m. E., dass du zwei, drei Sachen parallel machen kannst. Du brauchst ein ordentliches Mahlwerk, wie etwa das von Flair – ich selbst nutze eine Eureka Mignon, zugegebenerweise dann doch auch ein schweres Gerät.Anfangs hatte ich das Problem, dass der Espresso wahnsinnig schnell durchlief. Ich stellte die Flair sogar für einige Zeit in die Ecke, weil ich dachte, dass es einfach nicht funktioniert. Nun habe ich den richtigen Mahlgrad, den richtigen Workflow und es ist einfach perfekt! Jetzt klappt alles, ich muss mir da keine Gedanken mehr machen. Ich empfehle dir, die Flair zunächst als âSide-Projektâ zu verstehen; vielleicht funktioniert bei dir alles auf Anhieb, bei mir hat es das nicht. Heute will ich mir meinen Espresso bzw. Cappuccino nicht mehr anders zubereiten. Die letztlich ekligen Vollautomaten habe ich dadurch erfolgreich hinter mich gelassen und stattdessen einen (vergleichsweise) minimalistischen Weg gefunden, hochwertigen Espresso zuzubereiten.
Sascha –
War ein Geschenk und der Beschenkte, ist begeistert. Man muss es mögen einen Kaffee zu “Bauen”. Mal eben auf den Knopf drücken und trinken, ist hier nicht.Wer Kaffee genieÃen möchte, findet mit Maschine ein tolle Option, seinen Kaffee zelebrieren zu können.