Includes bonus mypressi Micro-Burner and Stand valued at $89!Easily and conveniently create perfect espresso in the home, office or anywhere at all with the revolutionary and elegant mypressi TWIST, the world's first handheld espresso maker that delivers the ideal pressure for a delicious, easy espresso extraction.
Voted best new consumer product of 2009/2010 by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA)-the world's largest association of coffee professionals-the TWST produces single or double shots from either fresh-ground coffee or ESE pods, and requires no external power. Just insert a pod or ground coffee, pour in hot water and pull the trigger. Use the included butane-powered mypressi Micro Burner to heat your water anytime, anyplace.
The TWIST's patent-pending technology uses the same 100-percent recyclable and affordable 8g pressure cartridges that have been safely used in whipped cream dispensers and soda makers around the world for over 80 years. Each cartridge has sufficient pressure to make up to four double shots and eight single shots of espresso. The result is a perfectly smooth espresso extraction with a clean and clear taste that has enthused coffee lovers around the world.
The TWIST is also easy to clean without requiring special tablets or complex procedures. Just give it a quick rinse when you're done.
Want to go beyond espresso? Add a mypressi FROTHER to create a delicious range of drinks and desserts from cappuccinos, mochas and lattes to affogatos, frozen coffee drinks, espresso martinis and more. This is the must-have package for those seeking truly delicious coffee, anytime, anyplace.
This item receives free shipping within the US, excluding Hawaii and Alaska. NOTE: All included cartridges will be removed from this order when being delivered outside the US lower-48 states.
Twisted Technology
Why is the TWIST unique? Don’t let its small size fool you. The TWIST was created without compromise. Designed and engineered by coffee geeks and pneumatics experts in Los Gatos, California, the TWIST's technology is hidden carefully inside the handle, providing the secret sauce to its amazing performance. Years of careful design and engineering has seen the TWIST hailed as one of the biggest breakthroughs in espresso production in over 50 years.
Here's how it works.
Espresso requires pressure, heat, water and ground coffee. Get them right, and you have yourself a perfect drink. Get them wrong, and you might as well drink instant.
Pressure Profiled
When we designed the TWIST we knew we couldn’t take any shortcuts. It had to be able to operate flawlessly under pressure, extreme pressure.
Making espresso requires 135psi (pounds per square inch) or 9.3 bars of atmospheric pressure. That's the same as diving straight down to 262 feet, and it's also about 4 times the pressure of the air in a car's tire. If you've ever tried to use a bike pump to pump up you car's tires, you'll know why no similar device can really make espresso.
Pressure is required, and it's no good taking shortcuts. It's needed to force the water through, taking the essential flavors of the coffee with it. For years now the industry has used 9 bars as the standard, and more is definitely not better. You won't get better espresso with 16 bars or more, just as your car won't run any better with 4 times more pressure in its tires. There's a reason for that PSI. It's the perfect balance of pressure against coffee against the amount of water required for a shot.
How much is 9 bars in everyday terms? Well, across a standard 53mm coffee basket it’s equal to almost 300 lbs of force, held for 25 seconds. You can’t do that by hand and still pull consistent shots. We know. We’ve tried. So the TWIST uses small, standard gas cartridges that contain 600psi. These are the same chargers used to make whipped cream, and they have been in use for over 80 years. They contain nitrous oxide (N2O), the same gas with which bags of pre-packaged coffee are flushed in order to keep them tasting fresh. N2O is perfectly safe.
However, 600 psi is about four times too much, so our patent-pending pressure regulator steps it down to 135psi. It does it all automatically, so you can make one effortless espresso after another.
What’s the difference between consistent, regulated pressure and a manual solution? WIRED magazine rated the TWIST 9 out of 10 saying it produced “excellent, creamy espresso…thick rich brew as good as you get from a $2,000 counter-top machine”. Their verdict on a manually pumped system? “Air pressure drops as you pour…the resulting espresso is thin and bitter.”
The gas cartridges are small, affordable, 100% recyclable, and available practically everywhere, and as far as great quality espresso is concerned, they make a world of difference. Each cartridge makes up to 4 double or 8 single shots, with perfect pressure each and every time.
Hot Shots, Done
Temperature, to espresso, is everything. Too low and the extraction will taste sour and undeveloped. Too high and it becomes bitter and burnt. The recommended standard extraction temperature is 195F to 205F, or 90C to 96C.
How do you build temperature stability into a product that doesn’t have it’s own heating system? With great thermal mass comes even greater thermal stability. The refreshed TWIST’s water bowl provides plenty of mass—nearly 1lb of it in the form of a thick, strong metal inner chamber snugly fitted with a heat resistant outer layer of TPV. Bring it up to temperature and it will stay there for the length of the shot and beyond. The gray bands on the chart below show upper and lower limits of the recommended extraction temperatres. The diagonal line in the middle shows the temperature of the TWIST at the point of extraction in the basket itself after preheating for 30 seconds.
What's with preheating? It's the same as making a great cup of tea. You
need to preheat the pot. Doing so is easy: just fill to the top with
freshly boiling water, leave for 15 seconds and tip it out. Repeat if
desired. The bowl will be toasty hot, and you’ll be ready to pull your
shot. Fill with the water you plan to use, close the lid, pull the
trigger, and in a few seconds you should have deliciously hot espresso
pouring forth.
There is no need to pre-heat the TWIST after the
first of several shots in a row. It stays hot and ready to pull one
perfect shot after another.
