Fellow Series 1

Every review of the Fellow Espresso Series 1 says the same thing: it’s exceptional for one or two drinks a day. But what happens when everyone at brunch wants a coffee? We put it through 10 back-to-back drinks, tracked every shot, and found out exactly where its limits are.

O Our Coffee Shelter Our Coffee Shelter · 733K subscribers · Jun 2026

The whole idea about this machine is to make the entire experience of brewing espresso at home easier. Espresso brewing at home can be a bit intimidating, especially if you are starting new. The extraction, having scale to measure your coffee beans, measure the extraction, steaming milk. And if you have too many features, you might get overwhelmed easily.

This is the Series 1 Espresso Machine from the team at Fellow, it’s one of the most highly-capable machines in its class, and the biggest problem Fellow has had is keeping enough of them in stock.

S Seattle Coffee Gear Seattle Coffee Gear · 693K subscribers · Mar 2026

I am stoked to be reviewing the first espresso machine from Fellow ever. This is the Series 1. I know I say this a lot about other coffee gear here, but when I saw this announced at SCA 2025, I was really excited to check this out. Especially since like I said, this is the first espresso machine that Fellow is putting out on the market.

Building on Fellow’s iconic design language and intuitive user interface, the Series 1 is everything you would expect from Fellow’s debut into home espresso and more.

T Tom's Coffee Corner Tom's Coffee Corner · 217K subscribers · Apr 2025

I can tell you when I first saw it, I thought, "Ooh, that is a nice looking machine." But let's just take a little bit closer look here. So, what you see is a big fat brew group right in the middle. This is a 58 mm brew group. Comes with a nice bottomless PA filter right away. So, that's cool. On the left side here, you've got the turn wheel and uh you've got a circular display.

S Sur La Table - Lid & Ladle – Your source for making good food daily Cameron Bones · reviewer

The Fellow Espresso Series 1 brings that same craft-level control into a beautifully designed, thoughtfully engineered espresso machine.

C Clive Coffee Clive Coffee · 91.8K subscribers · May 2026

Not only is it a beautiful machine that's a joy for both beginners and pros alike, it also offers a level of flow control capability that you used to only find on machines that were about four times its price point. So, let me walk you through everything cool about Fellow's first espresso machine and help you decide if it should be your first espresso machine.

G Good Housekeeping Jamie Ueda · reviewer

I was lucky enough to be one of the first to try it before it launched, and this high-tech gadget blew my mind.

A Alternative Brewing Alternative Brewing · 78.2K subscribers · Apr 2026

It's shockingly fast. It uses a 9-bar calibrated vibratory pump, but more importantly, it offers full pressure profiling, including pre-infusion, ramping up, and ramping down. And even temperature profiling, all adjustable thanks to the heating system. On the front, you'll find the 58-mm commercial group head with a brass core. This is electronically heated right where the extraction happens.

A Alternative Brewing Alternative Brewing · 78.2K subscribers · May 2026

I've got this calibrated Fellow tamper, which I find is fantastic. What kind of matches? All right, so, Fellow Series 1 espresso machine, we're going to be using the hot water tap here. So, one of the three buttons up here, you've got brew, steam, and hot water.

L Lance Hedrick Unfiltered Lance Hedrick Unfiltered · 27.5K subscribers · Apr 2025

Uh basic premise of this machine was to take a commercial machine and distill it down into an affordable home machine that gave you more capability than pretty much anything on the market. So like right now this machine can do pressure profiling pre-infusion with flow adjustment. You can set up multiple pressure stages. Um you can do temperature profiling to a degree.

S Seattle Coffee Gear Pat C · reviewer

Fellow has released a feature complete semi-automatic espresso machine.

G Gadget News & Review Gadget News & Review · 15.5K subscribers · Apr 2025

Bold, intelligent, precision engineered. This is more than a product launch. It's a new chapter in home coffee. After the success of the award-winning Aiden precision coffee maker, Fellow is building on its legacy of smart barista quality home brewing. This time with espresso at the core.

R Rob McGee Rob McGee · 3.4K subscribers · May 2025

I still think that despite what I saw from the comment section of my reaction video that the Fellow Espresso Series 1 is going to be an awesome espresso machine, especially at the price point that it's coming in at.

B Brapppp Media Brapppp Media · 2.8K subscribers · Jul 2026

Got an absolutely gorgeous bottomless 58 mm PA filter. Love that. It's got a good weight to it. I do not. Typically, I'll upgrade the PA filters on my other machines, but I I really am not going to feel the need to on this one. Fits into the group head really nice. They give us a stainless steel pitcher for the milk, a tamper that matches the wood on the PA filter handle.

B Brapppp Media Brapppp Media · 2.8K subscribers · Jul 2026

If you want to check one of these out, I highly recommend it. I'll tag it down there.

B Brapppp Media Brapppp Media · 2.8K subscribers · Jul 2026

But yeah, with those upgrades, this is a fantastic machine. You've also got a cool touch steam wand with auto purging when you put it down. This is going to be your water reservoir. It is removable. But yeah, if you're looking for an espresso machine that lets you tweak a lot of things and can do light roasts, Fellow Series 1 is definitely not a bad way to go.

R Red Rooster Coffee Roaster Red Rooster Coffee Roaster · 2.4K subscribers · May 2026

I love the red. It's a big big steam wand. Nice looking drip tray. It's a beautiful beautiful machine. I think that's one thing Fellow has always been really good at is providing really aesthetically pleasing, beautiful pieces of equipment. And I think that's what people are at first always drawn to is how their equipment and their products look.

E Equal Parts Coffee Equal Parts Coffee · 1.1K subscribers · Mar 2026

>> What I'm most excited about with this machine is the new boosted boiler technology. Invented by Fellow's Nick Terzulli, their VP of research and development. And speaking of, we just wrapped an amazing podcast with Nick that will be dropping very soon.

E Espresso Your Heart Espresso Your Heart · 1.1K subscribers · Feb 2026

I love how long the steam wand is. Uh, makes it easy to reach in my pitcher, even for small amounts of milk. And later you'll be seeing that I can set the temperature of the the end temp of the steam steaming of the milk. I set mine to 57° and then perfect temperature every time. I'll try to get as many angles as I can, but we're using a standard 18 g using my DF64 Gen 2 grinder. Nice and hot.

B Baglamukhi55 Baglamukhi55 · 388 subscribers · Jul 2026

The heat-up time is impressive. Under 2 minutes, the boiler reaches the target temperature, which is a real win if you're juggling a morning routine and can't afford to stand over a cold machine waiting for it to warm.

J Jacob Salamon Jacob Salamon · 380 subscribers · Apr 2026

Um I got to play with it a little bit at World of Coffee, and I've been playing with it making coffee for the last, I don't know, about 3 or 4 weeks here, and I'm very impressed with it. It's really cool. Um there are definitely some quirks. It's not perfect, but the software has been making it better, which I think is a huge improvement.

M Machine Whisper Machine Whisper · 197 subscribers · Jun 2026

This machine delivers consistency and convenience.

C Comparison World Comparison World · 126 subscribers · Aug 2026

After weighing both, the Fellow Espresso Series 1 edges ahead for its educational feedback and pressure control, offering a more rewarding journey for developing baristas. While the Breville remains the ultimate user-friendly companion for instant cafe quality.

K KG's Hacks KG's Hacks · 40 subscribers · Mar 2026

Nice and heavy feel. It's actually pretty good. Better than I expected. Bottomless porto filter. There's the jug. It's a small the small version of the jug. The tamper. Decent tamper. And this is the pressurized basket, I believe. Yep. The shot splitter. It's a plastic shot splitter, unfortunately. Two dcaling packets. That's it. Let's get the machine up. All right.

G GadgetDoc GadgetDoc · 32 subscribers · Aug 2026

If you have been searching for a premium home espresso maker that delivers true commercial performance without forcing you to wait 20 minutes for it to warm up, then today's review is made just for you.

D Devon Arredondo Devon Arredondo · 3 subscribers · Mar 2026

This, my friends, is the new Fellow Espresso Series 1. And I'm pumped. So pumped to open this up and get it rolling. And so, you're going to find out with me how we do exactly that. Because I am not, as I said, an influencer, I'm not a content creator, I'm not a coffee influencer. I'm just a dad who really loves coffee. I just had drink bad coffee. Just drank bad coffee and didn't know it.

B Bon Appétit Noah Kaufman · reviewer

It isn’t a perfect machine, though. The steam wand, despite the thermistor that is supposed to help produce perfect texture every time, has taken more practice to consistently master than I expected. If I do not position the pitcher just so, I end up with unevenly steamed, thin milk.

J Joe Varacalli Joe Varacalli · 6.7K subscribers · Apr 2026

A lot of hubbub about the machine cuz it offers a lot of pretty cool features at a relatively low price.

B Bon Appétit Noah Kaufman · reviewer

Pros Heats quickly Entirely customizable A professional-style machine that’s still easy enough for beginners Cons Expensive

J Joe Varacalli Joe Varacalli · 6.7K subscribers · Mar 2026

I actually would like to use this. I think it's a pretty cool design. It just like pops on here. I saw this when they were making it. And it it's a nice design, but I don't love that it's plastic. It's kind of weird to put piping hot water on plastic. I know it's like BPA free and everything, but still not my favorite. Hopefully somebody makes a third-party metal one. Pretty nice tamper.