Coffee grinders beta · Fellow
Owners keep the ES1 as a shared espresso machine: simple enough for a partner who wants no fuss, with enough depth that it feels like a real step up from earlier machines.
Owners who moved up from a Gaggia or a Barista Express say the ES1 is easier for their partner to use and still feels like a genuine upgrade to them. Only a few owners have raised this so far, all of them positively, which is too few for the site to give it a verdict yet.
No complaint comes up more than once in the owner accounts collected so far, so there is no recurring criticism to report yet.
The Fellow ES1 (Espresso Series 1) is a home espresso machine, not a coffee grinder. It makes espresso and steams milk, and it's for home users who want café-style drinks. It has no grinder built in, so you need to buy one separately.
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| Weight | 21.7 lbs |
| Warranty | 2 years (can be extended) |
From the maker's spec page, checked October 11, 2026. A blank row means the maker does not state it.
At 21.7 lbs it's a heavy machine that will stay on your counter, not one you move around. The 2-year warranty means Fellow covers faults for two years, and you can pay to extend that. The grinder rows are blank because this machine doesn't grind beans, so you'll need a separate grinder that can grind fine enough for espresso.
Pick up to three. You get a page with just those, side by side, on the subjects owners raised.
One owner's partner had no interest in profiles or anything complicated at the start. After about a month, she was looking into high extraction baskets. The machine seems to let a hesitant user begin simply and then dig deeper when they're ready. Another owner says it does a bit more than the Gaggia it replaced.
The accounts describe a machine that suits two-person households where one person wants simplicity and the other wants something that feels like an upgrade. One owner bought theirs used from a member of a local coffee club and said they would have been happy to pay full retail. These accounts say little about what owners had to get used to.
None of the accounts here report anything breaking or needing repair. One owner points to Fellow's paid five-year extended warranty and says it buys peace of mind at an unusually reasonable price.
The long-term record is thin. These comments come from owners describing their first weeks or months with the machine, and none of them covers years of daily use or what happens when something wears out. For now, nobody here has reported how the ES1 holds up over the long run.
From 0 owner accounts that said how long they have had it. Own one? Add how long yours has lasted.
Nothing with a clear majority yet. Owners who raised these subjects were split, or too few to judge.
Nothing has a clear majority against it yet. Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.
8 more subjects came up from fewer than 4 owners each, which is not enough for a fair reading. To see how it stacks up, compare it with another machine.
The same owner, asked again at each point. Fills in as owners answer.
Two questions: how long you have had it, and anything you would like to say about it. Then we ask again as it ages. This helps our mission.
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Among the 0 owner accounts here that gave a duration, 0 described a failure.
Before you buy one used, ask the seller: how old it is, whether it was ever repaired and by whom, and whether any of the parts above have been replaced. Ask to see it run. A receipt tells you the warranty start date; most makers honour the term only for the first owner.
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