9Barista Mk.2 Standard Coffee Machine

9Barista Mk.2 Standard Coffee Machine

The 9Barista Mk.2 Standard makes genuine 9 bar espresso on a stovetop, with no pump, no electronics and no power point.

The 9Barista Mk.2 Standard is a British-engineered stovetop espresso maker built around a patented twin-boiler system. A sealed high-pressure boiler heats on the stove and builds to roughly 9 bar, then a spring valve sends the water through a two-stage heat exchanger that delivers it to the coffee at about 93°C, the same pressure and temperature as a café machine. You load 17 to 20 g of freshly ground coffee, place it on the stove, and get 40 to 45 g of espresso in a few minutes.

The Mk.2 is cast and machined from nickel-plated ECOBrass and 304 stainless steel, with an anodised aluminium chimney and a ceramic thermal break, so very few plastic parts sit near the heat. The whole brewer has just one moving part and no electronics. The Standard version is fitted with a spouted portafilter, a standard 53 mm basket, a silicone basket cap and walnut handles.