Affiliate Disclosure

This page explains how Home Espresso makes money, in compliance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's endorsement guidelines for affiliate websites.

What is an affiliate link?

Most outbound product links on Home Espresso are affiliate links. When you click one and complete a purchase, the retailer pays us a small commission — typically 1% to 8% of the sale. The price you pay does not change. The commission is paid by the retailer out of their margin, not added to your total.

Which programs we participate in

• Amazon Associates Program — as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

We may add additional programs (such as Skimlinks, Sovrn Commerce, direct partnerships with specialty retailers like Whole Latte Love and Clive Coffee, or manufacturer affiliate programs from Breville, Lelit, or Profitec) as we expand coverage.

How affiliate links affect what we recommend

They don't. We pick machines and grinders through the methodology described on our About page. Then we attach affiliate links to the products that win on the merits, not the other way around.

In practice, this means we routinely recommend products whose affiliate programs pay us less than the alternatives. We've also recommended buying used or refurbished from specific specialty retailers in cases where that was the right answer — those purchases earn us nothing.

How to identify affiliate links

Every product link on this site that opens in a new tab and goes to a retailer should be assumed to be an affiliate link. We add the rel="sponsored noopener nofollow" attribute to every affiliate link to comply with FTC and search-engine guidelines.

Cookies and tracking

Clicking an affiliate link may set a tracking cookie on your device that allows the retailer to attribute a future purchase to this site (typically for 24 hours in the case of Amazon).

Questions

Email us at [email protected].

Last updated: May 2026.