Well today we finally took delivery of a Mypressi, a handheld espresso maker

As you would expect, you can find them online here; mypressi

Have only opened the box and the most striking thing is the size and weight

It is a much more substantial device than the pictures on the mypressi website suggest

As time permits we will take some pictures of our own, and publish our own conclusions on how easy we think the average person will find the mypressi can deliver a very good (not necessarily great) espresso

If it passes we think this product would represent something of a world first in terms of reducing the level of investment required in order to enjoy real espresso in your own home

The big difference with the mypressi over other devices on the market is the means by which the espresso is created

Rather than using boiler pressure or an electric pump to drive the water through the coffee, the mypressi uses CO2 canisters

As a result we would expect the device to be a lot quicker to use than one which requires a boiler to be heated

Whether that is in fact the case is what we seek to discover over the next few weeks of testing anger

We really arent interested in products that are overly fiddly to use; we are looking for a product that someone who is relatively new to gourmet coffee can master after a few educated attempts

Will the mypressi be that product?