The Fellow Espresso Series 1 is $200 off for Amazon Prime Day 2026. That’s the first time it’s been on any kind of discount—and frankly, I’m surprised it happened so soon, especially at such a generous price break
Fellow makes easy-to-use products that satisfy the nerdiest of nerds: It’s why I tend to like the brand’s products. I hailed the Fellow Espresso Series 1 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) as a game-changer when it came out early this year, the kind of machine that changes what latte lovers expect from a home espresso machine. It is, in fact, my favorite espresso machine of the moment for the home consumer, a beautiful mix of power and ease.
That’s because it’s the first accessibly priced espresso maker I’ve seen that lets you play with pressure and shot profiles—and makes it very easy to do, even if you’re not a coffee geek. Most other machines on the market tend to squeeze a steady 9 to 15 bars of pressure against a puck and use a flow meter or a stopwatch.
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Photograph: Matthew Korfhage
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Photograph: Matthew Korfhage
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Photograph: Matthew Korfhage
The Series 1 offers easy-to-choose preset pressure profiles for light, medium, or dark beans. A “lever” option with six infusion stages helps mimic the syrupy body and big crema of a manual espresso machine. No-bitterness turbo shots are possible, too, if you really want to get wild.
This Fellow device is able to ease off pressure against a decaying puck, or use lower pressure on shots designed for coarser grinds. Both approaches can lower the amount of bitterness or acridity in a shot, depending. This kind of functionality previously wasn’t available for less than $5,000. For the next three days, it starts at $1,300 instead.
None of that matters unless the espresso tastes good, and if it’s easy to use even for those who never thought about pressure profiles once in their lives. The Fellow sails through this test. It offers admirable temperature stability with short (two-minute) warm-up times, and automatic milk frothing that’s up there with the best semi-automatic machines out there.
You’ll still need a worthy espresso grinder. I tend to recommend the Baratza Encore ESP ($200) over Fellow’s previous-generation Opus grinder for its easier adjustments. But this said, Fellow has just released a new Opus 2 grinder for the same price that I haven’t yet tested. You’ll also want counter clearance above 20 inches if you prefer to remove your water tank to fill it, rather than use a pitcher or kettle. The volumetric controls remain less than perfect, by most reports—Fellow is working on a firmware fix—so your espresso shot might run wide by a few milliliters.
