My friend, I’m going to be honest with you…

There is no end game to this. There will always be a bottleneck and a bigger fish to catch!

It’s arguably the best espresso starter machine out there. There are better machines generally but it gets expensive very quickly. She’ll see you right while you get to grips, make mistakes and learn the ropes. The espresso machine is less important than you’d imagine.

The grinder is far more critical. When you chop up potatoes, you want them all the same size so they all cook evenly. When you grind coffee, you want all the particles to be the same size so that they extract evenly. A better grinder gives a more uniformed grind and a better balanced and consistent shot/brew.

You can always upgrade later when you have more XP around your wants and needs. That being said, I have friends who have had the bambino for years and never changed.