The Cay | Espresso Meets French Press

Interesting

Thank you my friend.

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Nice video! What happened to the Lagom 01 you were running for a bit? Curious about your thoughts!

At $200 I think it's a solid manual espresso entry. The Flair 58x clocks in at $400 to get access to the standard 58mm basket size and doubles the cost of the CayCay. If the portfilter quirks can be ironed out I think it's actually great at that price point for pressure profiling manual machines. The ergonomics of the plunger could be improved with a new larger knob and maybe an additional bearing.

Thank you for the video. An interesting addition to the entry point space. The portability and storability look good plus points. I wish Max all the best with the trails and headaches that will come with scaling this towards commercial success - keep going !

Compare this to the flair 58

The design and price are good. the press leverneeds to be modified.

seems like there's alot of attempts by different companies to hit this price point and some just trying to make manual in next price bracket, i haven't been happy with any I've tried for one reason or another ( to much plastic, not great work flow, to tall etc) ...someone will get it right. i dont see having a external hot water source or preheat as that big inconvenience to work flow its just the design, control of flow and quality of construction if possible with cost of materials at this price

This is an interesting machine, I am looking to buy an espresso machine for while. With my budget its come down to Flair Pro2, Gaggia Espresso and Rok Robot. I hope this thing avaliable in my country soon.

I’ll always stick to hand lever at home. One thing is I’m the only one drinking coffee and second I can control the flow the whole time. Plus my flair takes up no counter space because in 5 seconds I break it down every time

So it's an at-home Handpresso with a 58mm basket? OK, I'll buy it!!

These things are usually more trouble than they're worth. A $200 electric appliance machine would do just as good a job and be far less hassle, imho

The Cay Cay coffee press is a single Cay short of a marketing desister😅

The separation of brew and boiler is a cool idea for home espresso because we didnt produce a lot of shots in a row like cafés. It makes temp changes easier than with boiler machines. But id like to see active group heating like Flair does. That would make me playing around with temp and pressure and grinds to find the sweet spot of the bean. (Disclaimer) im a bezzera strega user and like the forgiving nature of this system a lot. But i think ill get myself a Flair58 to test out other things than spring loaded lever.

vs Cafelat robot which machine i should buy?

Thank you for the review Sprometheus. I really appreciate you taking the time to film and give it a considered insightful review. Thank you!

Why should you get this over the staresso mirage? Except for the basket/portafilter it's basically the same thing, but the mirage is way cheaper

great review, thank you. $200 for a manual espresso machine is tempting. However, as you said, there are other $200 manual machines like the Flair that give the CayCay a run for the money.

Yeah, too expensive for me for what it is. Pass. Thanks for the honest review.

Is this and the Uniterra Nomad the only options with the larger capacity water tank for brewing longer shots manually?

I feel like that formfactor with nomad like seesaw will be a winner

I wish you had done a real time workflow/demonstration.

Meh, Cafelat Robot works just fine and is built like a tank. I'll stick with it.

I'd like to ask: are any parts of this machine made of plastic? And how's the cleanup?

Do you use Gmail ? ;) Nice info, as always !!

Hey Spro, love your video ! What kind of app do you use with your Atago ? thanks =)

Very promising. I’ll absolutely pick up a revised second model whenever it releases.

The Cay is a cool concept minus the name for those of us in the US. I got recently a CO2 expressi maker from AliExpress but the broke. But the concept of not needing a cartridges is very appealing especially on a budget and environmental view

Great review. This is EXACTLY the kind of machine that speaks to me: small, elemental, innovative, no bells and whistles, effective, inexpensive. I particularly appreciated you showing what the average user would struggle with, like the basket getting stuck on the group. That's the sort of thing that would drive me crazy and have me thinking it was something I was doing wrong. I agree about the plunger too, why so flimsy? Thanks!

Where can I get it?
Loved it!!!!!
I'm in South America.

How much preheating would you think necessary for lighter roasts? Are we talking 2-3 cycles, or is one enough?

Nice super simple solution! I like that it is 'silent' and does not produce any extra waste, like CO2 canisters. Compared to same price lower end electric pump machines, the convenience of 'pressure profiling' and 'pre-infusion' etc. should not be underestimated. For just around 200 USD!

The value you can get at "entry level" is pretty incredible! Very cool.

needs a needle valve to set the max flow rate.

This machine is begging for a lever... 😅

As an older person with arthritis I don’t like the pump handle. I’d rather have a broader head on it. And the wiggle room on that rod could lead to breakage to some part of the machine.
Otherwise I like the size and simplicity. Especially since for travelers like myself. And yes, I’ve really looked into the Flairs and all the other more portable espresso machines out there.

Now THIS is interesting. Wonder what the price will be in the EU

Looking forward to getting one for my coffee shop

Waht is the overal dimension??

I'd love a manual espresso machine. There's a sense of rawness and control I feel I am missing out on when using my Silvia. I'm thinking about getting a flair neo or a picopresso sometime in the future.