Portable Espresso Maker Wacaco Minipresso GR2 for Travel

This product will not replace my Aero-Press but it earned its place right next to it! The best espresso shot I've had outside of my corner coffee place. Works exactly as described, cleans up easy and packs up small. This will be perfect for camping or road tripping.

The WACACO Minipresso GR2 is a solid little espresso maker that delivers good value for the money. It’s compact, lightweight, and doesn’t need electricity, which makes it great for travel, camping, or anyone short on kitchen space. The build quality feels sturdy, and the pump action is smooth and easy once you get the hang of it. For the price, it’s impressive how close it gets to café-style espresso. That said, the biggest drawback is temperature. The coffee doesn’t come out piping hot—it’s more on the warm side, which takes away a bit from the espresso experience. You can work around this by preheating the cylinder with hot water before brewing, but even then, it’s not as hot as a traditional machine would make it. Overall, if you’re looking for an affordable, portable espresso option and don’t mind slightly cooler shots, the Minipresso GR2 is a smart buy. But if maximum heat is a must for you, you might want to look at pricier alternatives.

Great product. Definitely recommend for camping or traveling. Not to mention this product is easy to clean. Note: this is mainly for one person and not intended for multiple people, as it will take forever to serve more than one person.

So this product is very interesting. It works. I'm not sure how it works, but it does. Now don't think you are going to get a massive pull, like an actual double shot out of it, but you will definitely get the foamy thick espresso texture you're looking for, somewhere between 3/4 of a shot and a full shot. (Which for most people making something at home or on the go is sufficient. The main allure of this product is it's portability, and being able to travel and make espresso (which I have not done yet). And I think it could work, but you'd have to make sure you have the ability to boil water if you're hiking or something. The main way people will probably use this, is if they are visiting family and friends and really want espresso, they can just use this portable maker. I bought this because my wife likes to make espresso tonic, but that's not enough to buy a fancy expensive machine. The main con with this espresso maker is that it really can't handle that much pressure. There is a section where you put the fine grinds, and then on the opposite side, you put your boiling water in a little tank that connect to the pressure cage (and then you essentially pump hot water through the grounds, and it filters out the other side of the container). This actually took me a second to figure out - the instructions were not clear that you have to flip the container, but luckily I found the video before I started pressing the pump. But back to the pressure: if you fill the little container full of grounds, tamper it down, and then go - it will be too full, and when the coffee expands, the water can't actually seep through to the other side. This has happened to us several times, and we finally figured out that you have to really hang back on how much coffee you use in the little chamber, I'd go for filling it up half-way, tampering it down, and then trying it, just don't try to pack it tight. All in all, it's pretty cool, and we'll keep using it. We'll see if it gets worn out or still works in a few months.

It works perfectly fine, produces a great coffee with a lovely crema and it’s so easy to use. Pro tip: pre heat the minipresso first with a bit of hot water

This thing is one of my favorite things I've ever bought. With being in the digital world- it's amazing to be able to make my favorite drink without electricity. I love this!!! It is by far worth the very modest price!! The crema on the espresso is superb- better than my old electric espresso machine- I now use this in place of that because of the high-quality espresso it makes regardless of being in the house or not.

I am very happy with this purchase, it is very easy to use and the coffee tastes delicious, I don't need batteries or electricity, you can take it wherever you go. I would like there to be a double shot version, which is the typical recipe. For one person it is perfect, but making coffee for a family is a lot of work. So if you want to buy it just for yourself, I recommend it, but if it's to prepare coffee for more people, you will feel frustrated.

I had the original GR for few years and too bad it fell and broke, cause it was a better machine than this one. This one is easier to pump, but it just squirts water from the sides of the lever/piston and I assume that's how it looses pressure and doesn't make good espresso. I had a similar problem with a Nanopresso as well which I returned to a local seller here in my country before I ordered this one. I added a piston ring and food-safe lubricant to the piston inside, and there's no leak and it makes good coffee but it's a bit harder to pump. I'm giving it a low rating cause mine didn't work as well out of the box as the GR version which served me for years, and I needed to order extra stuff to make it squeeze proper espresso.

Géniale pour le voyage ou le camping. Facile à utiliser, pression efficace et café délicieux. Compacte, solide et très pratique.

This device has a quite narrow and specific target market. People who are serious enough coffee snobs that they want to be able to pull an espresso shot in the middle of nowhere. People for whom plungers, or even mocha pots aren't good enough, they are such insufferable coffee snobs that they have to have espresso. Obviously, I fall squarely in this target market. Using the device isn't terribly easy or quick, but I suspect that can't be avoided. Espresso needs hot water, finely ground coffee and high pressure. To get those to combine in a quite reasonably priced, 300g device isn't terribly easy. However, it isn't overly difficult and with a small amount of practice you will be pumping out shots of high quality coffee. The only real niggle I have is the size of the coffee basket. At a mere 8g, to get a decently strong coffee, you need to do 2 shots, which is quite a faff around. As such, you are not going to volunteer to make a coffee for anyone else and yourself. Again however, I suspect that's almost certainly a limitation imposed the requirements to make an espresso. In summation, it's quite small; reasonably priced and makes excellent espresso. After about 1 month, I'm particularly happy with it. If anything pops up to change my mind, I'll update this review. Update: It's been over 12 months and it's still excellent. I travel a lot, and being able to get real coffee anywhere really makes my life better. Thanks for the product guys.

Muito boa. O café com a moagem correta fica delicioso!

I bought this about a month ago and wanted to wait to write a review until I'd used it for a while. I was slightly nervous of buying it because of the price, but I have to say that I'm really impressed. I work in an office in central London where all the surrounding chain cafes turn out so-so espresso for between £1.50-2.00/shot, and was fed up of that. This really has solved that issue and pretty soon I'll break even on the investment of buying it vs the cost of buying coffees out all the time. It's a really, really small and nifty device, extremely quick and easy to use and clean, and crucially - makes very good espresso, easily as good if not better than the espresso sold in many cafes. Yes, it takes a few days to get used to, and without question it won't suit everyone; it is a (bit) messy and requires careful cleaning to get the best from it, and if you're looking for espresso right up there like that from a proper machine, sure you'll be disappointed - but this is basically a 20cm long bike pump that makes coffee, so give it a break! All I can say is that it works well for me and really is quick and easy to use, allows you to select your own coffee type of choice, and so to my mind is well worth it. I now use it at least daily, if not twice a day, during the working week, and envisage my taking it on holiday too: I could imagine anyone who regularly goes camping, etc. finding it especially useful.

Nach einem Monat täglicher Nutzung kann ich dieses Gerät guten Gewissens allen Kaffeeliebhabern empfehlen, die unterwegs nicht auf Qualität verzichten möchten. Espresso-Qualität Mit wirklich fein gemahlenem Kaffee (frisch gemahlen oder speziell für Espresso) bereitet die Minipresso einen aromatischen Espresso mit schöner, dichter Crema zu. Der Geschmack ist überraschend gut – intensiv mit deutlichen Nuancen der verwendeten Kaffeemischung. Erfahrungen & Tipps – Kaffee muss sehr fein gemahlen sein – mein erster Versuch mit normalem Filterkaffee endete mit einem wässrigen Aufguss – Wasser sollte heiß sein (ca. 90 °C) – Vorwärmen der Tasse empfohlen – Kaffee gut andrücken – das ist der Schlüssel zu einer perfekten Crema Vorteile ✔ Einfache Handhabung – nach ein paar Versuchen geht es flüssig ✔ Robuste Verarbeitung – keine Lecks ✔ Leichte Reinigung – nur Wasser nötig ✔ Perfekte Größe – passt in jede Tasche ✔ Vollständig unabhängig – kein Strom erforderlich Einschränkungen ➖ Erfordert speziell gemahlenen Kaffee ➖ Bereitet nur eine Portion pro Durchgang zu ➖ Kein integriertes Mahlwerk Ideal für: – reisende Kaffeeliebhaber – Fans minimalistischer Lösungen – alle, die eine Alternative zu Instantkaffee suchen Hervorragende Espressoqualität für die Größe – erfordert aber Vorbereitung und etwas Übung. Trotz kleiner Einschränkungen ist sie zu meinem ständigen Reisebegleiter geworden.