A good coffee machine is the quintessential kitchen appliance but with so many flooding the market with varying levels of quality and design, how can you tell which ones make the best cuppas and which ones are just a storm in a teacup?

In at No 10 in The Independent's list is Gaggia's compact design, which takes pride in making life (and espressos) easy. Excellent and stylish, this is a great family machine from the undisputed coffee making masters.