Flair The NEO Flex: UPDATED Direct Lever Manual Espresso Maker for Home with a Pressure Gauge and Two Portafilters – Brew Cafe Quality Espresso
$99.00
Price: $99.00
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Product Description
The Flair NEO Flex for Simple, Affordable Espresso at Home
The NEO Flex takes note from our established line of lever espresso models – providing the experience of handcrafting cafe quality shots in a fully manual format – all while keeping the price at less than $100. Enrich your mornings without the splurge, with the NEO Flex.
Brew Two Ways
Pick your Portafilter: The Flow Control or the Bottomless 2-in-1
The Flow Control Portafilter
Easy to spot, easy to use. Our bright red portafilter is the key to simplified espresso brewing. Its restricted exit port works to slow the flow of water through the brew head – and generate the needed pressure for espresso brewing – even if a coarse grind size is used.
The Bottomless 2-in-1 Portafilter
Level up your morning brew with our black portafilter. Paired with a high-quality espresso-capable burr grinder and freshly roasted beans, you’ll be able to take total control of your extraction. This portafilter relies solely on a dialed-in coffee bed to create the needed resistance within the brew head. Genuine espresso, genuinely satisfying.
Integrated Pressure Gauge for 9 BAR Brewing
Now including an integrated pressure gauge, the NEO Flex allows every user to dial-in their espresso at the exact pressure they want to brew at. Brew in the espresso zone and use the pressure gauge to ensure consistency.
Cafe-Quality Espresso at Home
Brew espresso on the NEO Flex that rivals your favorite coffee beverage from your favorite local cafe. The NEO Flex’s lever system has the ability to handcraft delicious espresso anytime and anywhere.
No Preheat Thin Walled Cylinder
Easy to use and brew with, the Flair NEO Flex has a thin-walled stainless steel brewing cylinder, which does not require any preheating before brewing. Just add your boiled water and brew delicious espresso.
For Espresso Beginners and Beyond
The NEO Flex provides a simplified way to brew espresso at home, with the ability to grow – or go – with you. Its lightweight-yet-durable polycarbonate frame is perfect for espresso on the road, or as a permanent fixture on your countertop. Brew how you want with the NEO Flex.
Technical Specifications
Product Weight 4.5 lbs (2.04kg) Product Height 11.5 inches (29 cm) Dose 17 grams Maximum Output 40 ml
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HANDCRAFT ESPRESSO AT HOME – The Flair NEO Flex is a 100% human-powered, manual espresso press. With the Flair NEO Flex espresso machine, you have a complete manual espresso maker 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.
KEY PRODUCT UPDATES – The updated NEO Flex now features two key updates, an integrated pressure gauge for direct feedback while brewing your espresso, and a new thin brewing cylinder that requires no preheat. Just add your grounds, your just boiled brew water, and you’ll get delicious espresso at home.
CHOOSE YOUR PORTAFILTER – The Flair NEO Flex comes with two different portafilters to provide users the ability to select between convenience and control. Start with the red Flow Control portafilter, which doesn’t require a high-quality burr grinder, and which automatically generates the pressure needed for a great espresso extraction. When ready, switch to the Bottomless 2-in-1 Portafilter to dial in your espresso for full control. This portafilter requires a high quality burr grinder.
BREWS REAL ESPRESSO – The lever system of the NEO Flex is capable of generating between 6-9 BAR of pressure, exactly that needed to extract café-quality espresso. This lever system also offers complete control over your extraction! Brew at different pressure profiles to ensure your espresso is exactly as you want it. The NEO Flex is real espresso, at home or anywhere.
ESPRESSO WITHIN REACH – The NEO Flex is an all-manual, lever-based espresso maker. The NEO Flex is constructed from a lightweight poly frame, which is strong and durable, but also light enough to take or store anywhere. And, because the NEO Flex draws on Flair’s existing lever-based espresso technology, you know that you’ll get delicious espresso in your cup every time.
EASY TO CLEAN – The Flair NEO Flex is easy to clean and comes with a patented, removable brewing head. When done brewing your espresso, just removed the entire brewing head, separate the parts, and rinse with cool water. No complicated washing or cleaning required!
Customers say
Customers appreciate the espresso maker’s quality, ease of use, and value for money. They find it simple to set up and perfect for beginners. Many appreciate the portafilter. However, some are disappointed with the plastic material. There are mixed opinions on the overall build quality and ease of cleaning.
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Yonatan –
Great product
Accurately described, easy to use, makes amazing coffee
Scott Ross –
decent way to make espresso on a budget
I bought this unit to keep at my vacation home, as I did not want to lug my big expensive Ascaso machine down South, but I did bring my fancy grinder. I am retired to have to time to use this machine to make a couple coffees in the morning. More work than an electric machine of course. Needed to buy a kettle with temp gauge and pourover spout, high end grinder and weigh scale. Took a while to dial in with my fancy grinder and bean weight, which seems to be ideal at 9 grams of beans per shot to the line with hot water. Any more and the puck is too thick to extract through. fwiw. Very good value, my electric machine cost 17x as much for not much better espresso!
OldManChild –
Transformed my Coffee life for the better but . . .
Been a fan of Nespresso Kazaar for 10 years.Decided to patronize Coffee grown in my country ( Ghana ) and after reading and watching many reviews, I decided to go for the Neo Flex primarily because of cost.Best decision ever and I can’t go back to ground coffee again.Think the Neo Flex is a superb product but after two months the piston broke this morning and its affecting the quality of my shots.I have ordered the Flair Pressure Guage kit with its attached stainless steel piston and hope it resolves my issue and doesn’t break down again.Apart from the broken piston, I am very happy with my Neo Flex.
Mountain Cat –
First impressions – higher quality than expected
There are a lot of online reviews of the Flair system so I will focus on my initial impressions of the quality of the Flair Neo, rather than making espresso with it. I will update this once I have a handle on pulling a good shot, and after receiving the bottomless portafilter.My normal espresso machine has to be sent in for service, and I wanted to have a high level espresso machine to use on the road with our camper van. The Flair + a hand grinder seemed like the perfect solution. This being the cheapest model in the Flair lineup, I was interested to see how it would stack up to the higher end models that I have seen reviewed.Upon opening the box, the first thing I could tell is that this is a high quality unit. The grey finished metal frame is quality all the way. It’s also great to look at, especially with the red and stainless color of the group head / portafilter.The way the frame attaches and detaches is pretty smart — very stable and yet takes a second to take apart for storage. This will be great for travel. There is also a screw with a washer that they include in the box for permanently attaching the two parts of the frame for added stability if you don’t need to take it apart for travel. Without the screw, there is some play in the frame and the handle, but nothing that should cause any instability because once you put 30-40 pounds of force on the lever, nothing is going to move.Included is a red pressurized portafilter. I am somewhat of a geek when it comes to making espresso, so the pressurized portafilter would not be my first choice. I prefer to use the correct grinder and grind settings to dial in my shots and get the maximum flavor out of my espresso. Therefore I plan to get the bottomless portafilter accessory that they offer (there is currently a promo for a free one, but afterwards it is $24, a reasonable price). However, that said, there are times that the pressurized one may come in handy, such as trying a different batch of coffee without having to take the time and waste coffee to dial it in. Plus, being so small, this is an easy thing to keep around while traveling.The plunger for the group head mechanism is made of high-grade plastic. For me, this is probably the biggest disadvantage, as I would prefer 100% stainless. However, the good news is that in the future, if I purchase the pressure gauge, it includes a stainless plunger. This plunger makes contact with the hot water, although it does not directly contact the coffee. I would like to see a stainless steel plunger instead of the plastic one, at least available as an option but without the pressure gauge.The rest of the parts are the plastic funnel (a nice touch) and a plastic hollow tamper. This tamper is not a “real” tamper, but it can do the job. They sell a “real” tamper as an accessory that fits the portafilter size.Speaking of which, here is a general tip I learned that helps one figure out how much force to apply for tamping: press down evenly with increasing progressive force and feel the coffee compress as the tamper moves down. Once you feel the coffee no longer moves, stop. Don’t force it. This will create consistent tamping no matter what the coffee or grind level.The final part is a thick plastic tray for placing your cup. This just sits on the frame, and isn’t really needed. Nice that they include it but I might not bring it with me for travel.The NEO does not include the case that the higher end models include. I was fine without it, as I will create my own that also has room for a grinder and fits where I need it to.I look forward to getting my feet wet and learning to pull good shots with the Flair. Overall, the Neo — with the optional bottomless portafilter — is a good value and seems to offer the same quality as in the higher end models, and since the components are the same, obviously the espresso pulled will be of equivalent quality.UPDATE: After a little while with this Neo I quickly realized I wanted the Pro 2 version. The main reason was because the Neo can’t accommodate the pro’s group head (available separately), which was only apparent to me after purchase. The capacity of the Neo is a bit small, and the shape of the basket combined with the bottomless filter makes it difficult to avoid a bit of a sideways splattering mess. The Neo is wonderful, but the pro has truly blown my mind and was well worth the upgrade. After a little bit of a learning curve, I’m now pulling shots consistently better or at least on par with what I often get at the very best third-wave espresso bars.
caleb f. –
Good Espresso, Bad Design
I really enjoy making espresso with my flair. It’s a good result for the $.I found the alignment of the pressure gauge to not fit very well, so much that it reduces the ability of the head to build pressure because it’s not centered when the gauge is used. I returned it.Additionally there is a major design flaw in the silicone base used to preheat the chamber. The first time I used it I picked up the chamber and the bottom dropped out spilling hot water down the front of me. Flair provided some technique suggestions, which I felt were totally inappropriate versus addressing the bad design and foreseeable safety issues with using a silicone mold that has no connection to the chamber. If they keep this up they are asking for legal trouble. I would suggest they actually redesign the component so that it attached securely and make it right for people.Update- The very thin piece of plastic that holds the lower rubber gasket on has broken. I have reached out to flair, but have received no response to the warranty request.Lowering review to 1 star for absolutely no follow up regarding outreach.
Joel –
Great espresso and build
I was first concerned about the build and the plastic look on the photos but when you have it in person it actually feels very sturdy and doesn’t look cheap at all. I absolutely have no issues with the frame.Also when you use it with the pressur gauge, the creaking isn’t bad at all. Its also nice that you barely gave to preheat. I really like it.I ultimately returned it to get the flair pro for its bigger size shot.
pmtneal –
Great espresso, bad design.
I absolutely love espresso! I worked as a barista in Chicago for about 15 years, and even now, it’s still a passion of mine. I had been eyeing this machine for a while and finally decided to go for it. When it arrived, I used it every day, and it produced some fantastic espresso! However, after just a week of use, the gauge/press head cracked where the seal is. I was considering returning it, but I had already ordered a 9-bar pressure gauge as a replacement, so I planned to stop using the one it came with. If you’re thinking of ordering this, just keep in mind that thereâs a chance it might not last long so either upgrade like I did or save for one of the Pros.Take a look at the area where it cracked and chipped off and what the new upgraded press looks like. It’s solid, but it’s also $60 so choose wisely.
Jrosado –
Excelente
ELISA MARY SANTOS –
Gostei é muito boa
Luis Lugo –
I like having the manual control to make my coffee and this Flair Neo Flex model does that for me, at what I thought was a reasonable price from Amazon Canada. However, I later found out about the Canadian distributors of Flair products and the price for this item is about CAD 80 cheaper!Too late for me but hereâs the lesson learned: check your local distributors.
Clayder Conrado –
Es una experiencia única, es normal que las primeras veces no hagas buenas extracciones, con ensayo y error aprendes cuán molido debe estar tu café, cuan compactado debe estar el café en el portafiltro y por último cuánta fuerza necesitas ejercer. Se Lee tedioso pero es muy divertido y sobre no te vas arrepentir del gran sabor que tiene un espresso. Influye mucho la calidad del grano, asà que compra un buen café de especialidad.
Zefishopper –
Takes time and effort to make an average cup of espresso.