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maplethorpetoday at 2:37 AM1 replyview on HN

It was a "Keurig", and I had to put a pod in it and wait a few seconds. Is that not espresso?

I make espresso at home by grinding/tamping it myself so I admittedly don't know much about the pod version or whether that still counts as espresso.


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HWR_14today at 4:48 AM

It is not an espresso. The temperature and pressure are lower than an espresso machine. The results would be considered analogous to more American style coffee. Meant to be drunk from a full mug (~177ml to ~298ml), etc.

It's marketed as a coffee machine that makes a single cup with a single pod at a time.

(Apparently you can tweak a Keurig to approach an espresso, but it's not the default).