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Red is hands-down my favorite color of all time—so much so that my two-seater sports car is red with a black top, and even one of my two leather sofas is red too. So naturally, I was over-the-moon happy to discover the SMEG Automatic Coffee and Espresso Machine in candy apple red. Sure, there are plenty of red coffee makers and espresso makers on the market, but I never found them impressive enough to compare with my collection of brushed stainless steel coffee appliances.
I have a limited amount of space in my home, so I tend to only include items that are both stylish and functional, like an air purifier fan that looks like Scandinavian art, or an air purifier that’s been mistaken for a Bluetooth speaker (yes, I have a fondness for air purifiers). The SMEG Automatic Coffee and Espresso Machine certainly looks good, but would it also get high marks in functionality? Read on to find out!