The Outin Nano: Is Portable Espresso Finally Solved?

I’m an airline pilot and there’s a captain I frequently fly with who has one of these. It might not be great coffee, but it helps to put its use in context… It’s 5am, we’re on the plane before all the coffee shops are open, after minimum rest at the hotel the night before, and the captain offers you espresso. It feels like the best coffee of all time. Plus, it easily beats the tepid brown fluid we refer to as ‘coffee’ from the galley.

Ah yes, my latest opinion just dropped

Seeing James Hoffman on your flight and then noticing he's actually making espresso would be hilarious.

"Don't swirl it like a savage" ... should be the next t-shirt

I work in a remote oilfield in the far north of Alaska. There is something profoundly magical about having a freshly brewed espresso in my truck in the dead of February when it's -40 outside, bonus points if I can blow a colleagues mind by sharing one with them. If you the reader happen upon this and you're on the fence about this brewer I couldn't recommend it more. I just purchased the upgraded brewing basket and I truly look forward to exploring this machine further and I'm sure James will review the add on at some point as well.

Wearing a crisp white t-shirt to a coffee festival is such a power move.

I have had one for almost a year, and it is worth it! First of all - try the Nano Basket kit; it provides you with an 18-gram basket, funnel, and tamper. Yes, still some temperature issues could be, but just give it a try. The second point is preheating. Yes, if you are away from civilization - it won't be an option, but just add 15-20 mill of water, heat it, and let it pass through. If you are not away from the kettle, just boil some water, run 1-2 preheating sequences, and enjoy your espresso. The third point. If you want to use the original basket, the small one, you need to play a little with the amount of coffee and grind size. In my case, it took a week to get good shots (good for me and several coffee friends). Also, regarding water amount, you really need to either use the same amount of water every time or use scales and stop brewing.  My way of brewing for a small basket is ~6 grams of lightly roasted coffee from a local roaster, ground with Timemore C3 esp to 0.8.1 size, and ~45 mills of water (50 mills mark in the water tank). It will be at least a good shot, not perfect, but really good. For Nano Basket - 18 grams of coffee, 0.8.1 grind on Timemore C3 esp, and stopping brew at 25-27 grams, some leftover drops will give you ~30 grams of espresso. Preheating is a must for both. In terms of how I use OutIn. I've brewed coffee on a train, the best ever coffee I've got during my train travels. I've spent several weeks, in total, at hotels, and OutIn espresso was not only better than the one in the hotel but also better than any coffee I could buy somewhere nearby. Also, I had some great experiences brewing coffee on the top of the mountain and seeing the sunrise. The most valuable for me was to brew espresso during blackouts (we have some issues with electricity here in Ukraine) So, in conclusion, OutIn is worth buying, but it has some specific features and requires some tweaking. If you want to get good espresso on the go everywhere - use OutIn

Hello James! I use this as an airline pilot almost all the time i fly. The difference between this and an instant coffee is incomparable.  A few of my colleagues have it as well and all of us are satisfied to have bought it. We predominantly use the Nespresso pods since it's very convenient in the cockpit to just make the coffee and throw the pod. Haven't tried it yet with my own coffee beans.

I'm a shift worker in the emergency services and I've had one of these for a couple of months now, I can honestly say it's been a life saver(i work in the ambulance service)! When stuck out in the middle of nowhere at 3am in desperate need of a good coffee, this is the perfect thing to keep me going

5:26 - cutting to the elevator shot just for the line "it's been a bit up and down", James your editor deserves a payrise