What is a heat-exchanger coffee machine?

e61 commercial style espresso machines allow you to recreate cafe quality espresso coffee at home, by offering the same commercial quality features you would see in an espresso machine at your local cafe... just in a more compact package. Instant steam for texturising milk, hot water for heating cups, and a commercial grade brewing system for delivering exceptional espresso.

Commercial style espresso machines utilise a heat-exchanger or double boiler system to deliver steam and hot water at the same time as coffee brewing. Heat exchangers are the most common system used in being used in the vast majority of professional commercial espresso machines. A single boiler is set to delivery steam and water. A metal tube (heat exchanger) runs through this boiler allowing fresh water to he heated as it is pumped towards the brewing group. Double boiler system is a slightly more complicated system with a boiler for steam/water and a dedicated boiler for coffee brewining.

With a heat exchanger or double boiler espresso coffee machine steam and water area available at the same time as coffee brewing enabling you to steam/textrurise milk while your espresso is brewing for the freshest coffee experience in your home, workplace, or small cafe.