Wendougee LITA LA Espresso Machine

Great build quality and just the right amount of adjustability for pressure/flow profiling. I like being able to bind a basic profile to the grouphead button so others in my house can use it without needing to know anything about the advanced menus.

Fantastic customer service was emailing on a Sunday . Super fast shipping . Support has been excellent

Out of the box, the Wendougee Lita LA is great. I've yet to explore the pressure profiling functionality, but still, I've never experienced a machine of this quality at home. The boilers heat quickly, the steam wand is lively, and it's strangely difficult to mess up a shot. I would argue that the experience is better than working on a commercial LaMarzocco or Slayer.

There are drawbacks. First, the grouphead does not provide a ton of room for the portafilter to fully seat. It can be difficult to have enough room to steam milk with a portafilter handle in your way. The tank is also small and difficult to clean. There's no way to get a sponge / towel in to properly scrub the entirety of the interior, and the geometry of the tank makes it nearly impossible to get a brush throughout the interior, meaning you should clean it often and thoroughly with soap and a bottle brush.

The major drawback is the lack of replacement parts. When you're buying a Gaggia Classic Pro or a Lelit Bianca, you're buying into a robust ecosystem of replacement parts and repair services. I trust the build quality of this machine, but I do not trust this tank or any pump indefinitely. If there is not adoption of Wendougee products in the USA, the opportunities for home services will not flourish.

TL;DR: It's a great machine to brew and learn about espresso... with some long-term concerns.

There does't seem to be any comparable machine at this time and this price point from a U.S. distributor. The features that I have found useful are:
- The ability to create and store pressure profiles.
- The ability to integrate with a Bookoo scale.
- The ability to run the software on an iPad.
- The ability to run on a standard 15 amp circuit.
This seems like a solid well built machine and I find it more enjoyable to use than a traditional traditional machine with a flow paddle.

I recently ordered this machine after watching all of the reviews online. I put it right next to my $10,000 slayer machine, and I can honestly say to you that this machine may possibly be even better than the slayer!

Shot quality is amazing, build quality is fantastic, it's quiet and the steam is very powerful. Honestly, the app takes a little bit of adjustment to learn, but once you get comfortable with it, it's very easy to use. I wish the reservoir could be a little bit bigger, but overall, I highly recommend this machine and my experience with espresso outlet has been great. I like this so much that I would gladly trade it in for the data machine. I've become a fan of wendougee. Lastly, I agree with what people have said… The Chinese may have blown away the Italians in making machine that are high-quality.