The Anna PL41TEM-120 is a single boiler espresso machine equipped with PID temperature control and a small 250ml brass boiler running at 1000W. This design disallows simultaneous brewing and steaming, but allows for precise temperature control and quick heating from brewing temperatures up to steaming temperatures, allowing you to complete a milk-based drink in just a couple of minutes. When making multiple drinks in a row, this single boiler design necessitates pulling all of your shots first, switching to milk temperature, then steaming your pitchers last. Ultimately, this little machine is best for those who brew 1-2 drinks at a time.

• Single boiler operation
• Extremely small footprint
• Brew pressure gauger
• PID temperature control
• 2.7L water reservoir
• 10 minute warm up time
• 57mm group head
• Hot water dispenser

In our view, the Lelit Victoria delivers exceptional value within the Lelit product range. Priced at under $1k, this machine is enriched with valuable features, including a 58mm group head, programmable pre-infusion, a shot timer, PID temperature control for brewing and steaming, and an auto-cleaning cycle. With a vertically mounted single boiler positioned directly over the grouphead, the Victoria ensures highly stable brewing temperatures, thanks to a short travel distance and precise PID temperature control. This design allows the Victoria to emulate the level of temperature stability and accuracy typically associated with dual boiler espresso machines.

• Single boiler operation
• Dual PID temperature control
• Programmable pre-infusion
• Shot timer
• Vetrically mounted boiler over group
• Backlit brew pressure gauge
• 58mm group head
• Hot water dispenser
• 10 minute warm up time

The hallmark of the Mara X is in its clever priority control over both steaming and brewing, allowing the user to decide what’s most important to them. In steam priority mode, the Mara X will steam with greater power and offer better milk texture, as well as recovering faster between drinks, allowing multiple drinks to be made simultaneously. In Brew priority mode, the Mara X focuses more of its attention on maintaining a lower and more stable water temperature ideal for espresso brewing, helping to minimize large temperature fluctuations from shot to shot. Further enhancing espresso brewing is the inclusion of three preset temperature settings—Warm (197F), Hot (201F), and Extra-Hot (205F)—easily optimizing water temperature for dark, medium, or light roasts, respectively. Compared to other heat exchangers on the market, the Mara X offers significantly more control—simulating, in a sense, the capability of dual boiler espresso machines.

• Heat exchange operation with brew and steam priority modes
• Extremely compact footprint
• Double manometer for steam and brew pressure readings
• Temperature configuration buttons: warm, hot, extra-hot
• Cool-touch steam wand-
• Quiet vibratory pump
• 58mm group head

If crafting commercial quality espresso drinks at home is your goal, the Lelit Elizabeth offers all the best features of professional espresso machines scaled down into a compact package that seamlessly integrates into any kitchen or coffee bar. Its dual boiler design allows precision temperature and pressure control over brew water and steam, allowing the user to effectively tailor preferences for specific coffees and preferred milk texture. Furthermore, the Elizabeth’s dual boiler functionality allows for simultaneous brewing and steaming, and a greater drink capacity than single boiler espresso machines, meaning you can continually brew and steam for the whole family at your next gathering. With a 300ml coffee boiler operating at 1200W and a 600ml steam boiler operating at 1000W and 2 bars of pressure, the Elizabeth boasts impressive power relative to the available water volume. This results in remarkably quick heat-up and recovery times, allowing the entire machine to reach optimal operating temperature from a cold start in just 15 minutes.

• Dual-boiler operation
• Programmable pre-infusion and shot time
• Cool-touch multi-directional steam wand
• Easy-access expansion valve for customizable brew pressure
• 15 minute warm up time
• 58mm group head
• Hot water dispenser
• Backlit buttons and brew pressure gauge

The Bianca from Lelit changed what was possible from a home espresso machine by integrating a manual paddle that offered direct control over the flow of water to your espresso shot; Lelit has taken this a step further by introducing their ‘Electronic Low-Flow Mode’. This feature allows the user to begin and end a shot of espresso with a preset and automatically engaged low amount of flow to the puck. This helps to evenly saturate the bed of coffee at the beginning of the shot and helps mitigate channeling at the end, resulting in a sweeter, more balanced shot of espresso. Similar features are, generally, only seen in much more expensive machines, like the Slayer and La Marzocco espresso machines, putting the Lelit Bianca V3 in very good company.

• Manual flow profiling
• Automated pre-infusion low-flow mode to start and end a shot with low flow rates
• Dual boiler operation
• Cool-touch steam wand
• Hot water dispenser
• Integrated shot timer
• Very large 1.5L steam boiler for consecutive drinks
• Sleep and eco modes for power saving