Zivol Crema — Portable Espresso Machine
Every portable espresso maker has the same catch. Almost nobody mentions it.
They don't heat anything. You pull the shot by hand, and the water has to already be boiling — which means a kettle, or a flask you filled before you left. In a car at six in the morning, on a platform, on a site, in a hotel room with no kettle, you don't have boiling water. That's the whole problem with the category, and the machines at £60–80 don't solve it.
Cold water in. Espresso out.
Fill it from a tap, press once, and it heats the water itself. Around five to six minutes for a full 80ml — long enough to get your coat on, short enough that you're drinking it before you've left the car park. No kettle, no plug, no flask.
Ground coffee or capsules. Both.
Capsule machines tie you to buying their capsules forever. This one comes with adapters for ground coffee and for two capsule systems, so you can use the beans you already like, or drop a capsule in when you can't be bothered. 20 bar of pressure either way.
Built to be carried
245mm tall, 83.5mm across — it stands in a cup holder, fits a glovebox, goes in a rucksack. Charges over USB-C from the same cable as your phone. The display shows water temperature and battery, so you're not guessing.
Certified for the UK
CE and UKCA marked. The lithium cell is tested to UN 38.3, the transport safety standard required for shipping lithium batteries by air — the same one that applies to the battery in your phone. We hold the documentation and will send it to anyone who asks.
Why we made our own
We used the manual ones for a year. They pull a genuinely good shot — as long as you happen to be standing next to a kettle, which rather defeats the point of a portable espresso maker. We wanted the version that works where you actually are, not the version that works in a kitchen.
Specifications
- Pressure: 20 bar
- Water tank: 60ml
- Battery: 2500mAh (3 × 18650)
- Rated power: 72W · 12V · 4–6A
- Charge time: 3–4 hours over USB-C
- Heating: approx. 5–6 minutes for 80ml from cold
- Dimensions: 83.5 × 245.5 × 83.5mm
- Takes: ground coffee and capsules
Free tracked delivery on every UK order.
QUALITY & TESTING
This product is reviewed against its own claims before it's added to our catalog — we'd rather list fewer things well than list everything. If something about it doesn't hold up, we want to hear from you.
SHIPPING & RETURNS
Delivery times vary by destination and are shown at checkout before you pay. You're covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee — contact support and we'll make it right.
Do I need to bring hot water?
No — that's the whole point. Fill it from a tap or a bottle and it heats the water itself.
How long does it take?
Around five to six minutes to heat 80ml from cold. Press it when you get in the car and it's ready before you've pulled off.
Can I use my own coffee?
Yes. It comes with an adapter for ground coffee and adapters for capsules. Use whichever you have.
How long does the battery last?
It's a 2500mAh cell and charges over USB-C in three to four hours. Heating the water uses most of the power, so you'll get more shots per charge if you fill it with hot water instead.
Will it fit my cup holder?
It's 83.5mm across and 245mm tall, so it stands in a standard one.
How do I clean it?
Run it once with water and no coffee in it. The adapters come apart and rinse under the tap.
When will it arrive?
Free tracked delivery on every UK order, dispatched within 24 hours, with you in 7–12 days.
Every product, checked twice
Before anything reaches this catalog, we check it against its own claims. If it doesn't hold up, it doesn't get listed — simple as that.
Why Zivol?
We're not a faceless store that ships and forgets you. We test everything ourselves, stand behind it for years, and treat every customer like the reason we're here — because you are.
Not another gadget you'll use twice.
No kettle, no plug, no capsules you're locked into. It lives in the cup holder and works where you actually are.