

☕ Elevate your espresso game—because one perfect cup is always worth it.
The Bialetti 1281 Mini Express is a compact, 1-cup espresso maker crafted from lightweight aluminium. Designed for versatility, it works on all cooktops except induction and features a removable tank for easy cleaning. Ideal for professionals who demand quality espresso without the bulk.
| Brand | Bialetti |
| Capacity | 1 pints |
| Coffee maker type | Espresso Machine |
| Colour | Silver |
| Material | Aluminium |
| Special feature | Removable Tank |
G**G
Great coffee maker!
Reliable coffee maker, a good cup every time (of course, use good beans and grind them fresh to make better cups). Would’ve bought one size up had I known I’d like the coffee this makes a tad much! Set-up also looks fancy. Pro-tip: buy a demitasse to make your life easier.
M**S
Great design. Mini Express makes a strong coffee.
Great design and produces a strong coffee. Pressure of Mini Express not high enough to achieve crema but a strong flavour coffee none the less. Would recommend purchasing a 45mm tamper to ensure coffee is compacted in cup when using.
B**D
Cool espresso maker
Really cool little espresso maker. Makes a great espresso in a few minutes. Not problems and no fuss and easy to clean afterwards.
D**E
Spits coffee all over the place
Produces a good espresso like the standard bialetti machine. My gripe with this is that it spits coffee all over the place; so i've gone back to my old model.
R**.
Great
Despite of the damaged package, the content was in perfect condition , it does the job and I use it every single morning !
T**S
Great piece of kit!
Love this item, really does make great coffee. Do need to dry out after each use though thoroughly
A**R
No good
Worked fine after two cups made. Then it started to leak. Very disappointed.
A**G
Dinky but perfectly formed
Very well made device that works as it should and makes a lovely single espresso.
C**N
Fantastica
È fantastica. io l.ho comprata per avere il caffè in tazzina senza doverlo versare ed è fantastica. Il caffè é caldo e anche la tazzina, se lo paragoni al caffè delle macchinette express..se lo paragoni alla moka chiusa no. Cmq io l.ho presa appunto x avere il caffè in tazzina stando in piedi davanti al gas, berlo e partire x il lavoro. così è perfetta.
S**A
Espresso wie von Mama.....
Bialetti steht seit jeher für Qualität und Überzeugung. Ich selber bin im Besitz von mehreren Bialetti-Kannen und bin seit jeher nicht enttäuscht worden. Falls doch mal was kaputt ging (Eigenverschulden wie z.B. auf eine zu große Platte gestellt und zu hoch erhitzen lassen) erhält man immer passende Ersatzteile wie Griffe und Dichtungen. Nun zur Mini Express, sie ist die kleinste in meiner Sammlung, neben meiner 3 Tassen Moka Express und meiner Mukka für 2 Tassen steht sie vergleichsweise da, wie David vor Goliath. Dennoch macht sie mir jeden Morgen einen wundervollen Espresso der mir die Kraft gibt den Tag mit Energie und guter Laune anzugehen. Aber damit die Mini Express und andere Bialetti-Kannen das schaffen ist eine richtige Handhabung esentiell: - Beim befüllen des Filters darauf achten das kein Kaffeepulver auf dem Rand des Gewindes ist. - Die Größe der Herdplatte und die Hitzestufe muss angemessen sein! (bei den Kannen von 1-3 Tassen reicht die kleinste Platte und selbst da muss die Kanne am Rand der Platte mit dem Griff nach aussen platziert sein. Die Mukka kann man hier sogar mittig auf die kleine Platte stellen. Die Stufe sollte nicht mehr als 6 oder bei meinem E-Herd mehr als 2 sein!) - Vor dem ersten trinken unbedingt mehrere Male Espresso kochen und wegschütten!! (mindestens 3-4 Mal) - Niemals und ich wiederhole niemals, die Kanne in den Geschirrspüler geben oder mit Spüli waschen! Nur klares Wasser! - Nur abtrocken lassen! Auf ein Gitter oder die ausgeschaltete Heizung stellen. Wenn sie trocken ist, zusammen bauen und nur leicht zudrehen (1 oder 1/2 Umdrehung genügt) . Wenn ihr das beherzigt seid ihr immer mit gutem Kaffee gesegnet. Ich persönlich kann euch Kaffee der Marke Quarta oder Lavazza empfehlen.
A**A
Perfecta
Perfecta para un café. La vimos en Roma y por el precio que evidentemente en las calles cercanas a Fontana de Trevi, el precio va a incrementar, y por el engorro de llevarla en la maleta, le hicimos foto. Al llegar no tardamos en encontrarla y es perfecta.
A**S
Great!!
Two things: original design, good espresso. My boyfriend loved it. So did I. Coffee is a national addiction in Cuba, where I am from. I will be giving this little coffee maker to a bunch of coffee junkies I know. Oh, and it's so tiny and light... (great for when you are allow to take only a few pounds into the country) Coffee lovers who go solo camping: this is the one for you. To the person who wrote the previous review: This is not an electric thing. Of course you have to watch it! Just like you should do with anything that is on top of a heat-generating surface. Finally, here's a simple trick to make the espresso foam. You start this process when the coffee start brewing and you finish it when the coffee is done: take an espresso cup (or any small container) > put the amount of sugar you normally like to have in you coffee (let's say three coffee spoons for one little cup - shot sized - of espresso) > when the coffee starts brewing take a few drops of it and mix them with the sugar > using a little coffee spoon, stir, stir, stir, until you have a mud-like paste (if you need to put a few drops of coffee to achieve this go ahead and do it) > pour this suggary coffee flavored "mud" into the cup, stir a couple of times and voilá! You'll have your coffee sweetened with some foam on top. I should add that this is an good tip to know if you want to introduce your kid to coffee. Kids (or at least Cuban kids) loooove this coffee-mud-soon-to-be-foam, that is way healthier (yes it is!) than those weird artificially flavored snacks everybody gives to the kids nowadays.
B**S
Bien
La cafetera está muy bien para un café expreso pequeño nada mas
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