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What type of expresso should I use with my home expresso machine?

I have a new 90 dollar (so on the cheap end) machine and it does not even have an auto brew switch, you have to watch the brew and stop it by color. Anyone know what kind of Espresso to use, I am having problems finding it.
Adding info: It is an expresso machine by Hamilton Beach with the actual expresso knob to add the shots (loose ground expresso or pods). It is not a coffee maker. The problem is that the machine does not have an auto measure for the water. you turn it on and then you have to know when to turn it off!

What you have isn't a real espresso machine. It's a small volume coffee maker; an espresso machine would need finely ground coffee tamped into a puck. It wouldn't have enough pressure to force the water through tamped grounds.

Just buy regular coffee (fresh ground is best), espresso ground coffee will probably clog the system.

Out of curiosity, what's the name/model number of your machine? I don't understand the 'color' part of your question.

Update: I've never seen an espresso machine that stops automatically. Different grinds and tamping pressure will greatly vary the flow rate. The basic flow time is between 25-30 seconds after the coffee begins to hit the cup (usually within 5 seconds of starting the water flow).

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