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mimic the nice coffee I get in town

That's what I do too. It's totally saving me some bucks hehe. I do mostly filter but I plan on getting a the machine. Which machine do you have btw?

I have a Delonghi magnifica. It was between that and the Sage Barista so went for the Delonghi. Its great.

I don't think you can never go wrong with Delonghi, it's quite affordable for home cafe. My dream cafe machine would be la marzocco but they're pretty expesive😅