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Flair 58 Plus 2 home espresso machine

The Flair 58 Plus 2 home espresso machine scores 82 for espresso quality and 25 for beginner friendly in this catalog. Milk Drinks is 12, and the lowest price on file is $685.00 verified snapshot at Flair Espresso. Those scores are spec proxies, and any unverified spec is labeled on the page.

Flair 58 Plus 2 compared with other machines in this catalog
ModelEspressoMilkBeginnerPrice on file
Flair 58 Plus 2821225$685.00 verified
Breville Dual Boiler988455$1,599.95 verified
Rancilio Silvia Pro X988455$2,099.00 sample

Questions people ask

Is the Flair 58 Plus 2 beginner friendly?
Beginner Friendly is 25 out of 100. That score is a spec formula, not a lesson plan.
What is the lowest price on file for the Flair 58 Plus 2?
Flair 58 Plus 2 is $685.00 verified snapshot at Flair Espresso. Sample amounts are not live quotes and are not Amazon prices.
Does the Flair 58 Plus 2 include a grinder?
Built-in grinder is no (verified).
What is the espresso score for the Flair 58 Plus 2?
Espresso quality potential is 82. It uses published hardware, not a cupping.
Is the Flair 58 Plus 2 Amazon price live?
Only if a row says it came from the Creators API. Otherwise this site does not publish an Amazon price for it.

A manual lever with a 58 mm basket, a pressure gauge, and a preheat controller. There is no pump, boiler, or milk system. You heat water separately.

Scores

Computed from published specs. Not a taste test. How this is calculated

Value

27

Espresso Quality

82

Milk Drinks

12

Beginner Friendly

25

Build

73

Value breakdown
  • Quality per dollarNormalized to 0–100 against other machines. Raw quality/price is 0.0848. The price used is a verified snapshot.+27
Espresso Quality breakdown
  • Machine typemanual+62
  • BoilerNone (lever, external water heat)0
  • Preheat controlManual lever with a published preheat control.+8
  • Pressure gaugeA brew pressure gauge is published.+4
  • Portafilter58 mm+8
Milk Drinks breakdown
  • Milk systemNo steam wand or auto frother is published.+12
Beginner Friendly breakdown
  • Machine typemanual+24
  • Pressure gaugeVisible feedback while you learn.+3
  • 58 mm portafilterMore dosing gear and technique than a smaller basket.-2
Build breakdown
  • Construction classManual lever, 58 mm+70
  • Pressure gaugeMore complete control set.+3

Specs

Model code58 Plus 2Verified
TypemanualVerifiedDescribed as a lever-based manual espresso maker.
BoilerNone (lever, external water heat)VerifiedNo boiler is listed. Water is heated outside the brew head.
Boiler materialUnknownUnknown
PIDNoVerifiedPreheat controller with three temperature settings. That is not stored here as a boiler PID.
Built-in grinderNoVerified
Pressure gaugeYesVerified
Milk systemnoneVerifiedNo steam wand is listed.
Portafilter58 mmVerified18 g basket included. Other 58 mm baskets from 7 g to 28 g are mentioned as compatible.
Warm-upUnknownUnknown
Water tankNot on this machineVerifiedNo reservoir. Water is poured in.
FootprintUnknownUnknownThe guide prints shipping-carton dimensions, not the assembled footprint.
Release yearUnknownUnknown
Preheat controlYesVerifiedIntegrated preheat controller with three temperature variations.

Price history

Price history$705.55 sample 2026-05-31T00:00:00.000Z$691.85 sample 2026-07-01T00:00:00.000Z$664.45 sample 2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z$685.00 sample 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z$671.30 sample 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z$685.00 verified 2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
Verified snapshot SampleEarlier points are illustrative samples. Only points marked verified were read from a source.

Pairs well with

Editorial pairing, not a measured recommendation.

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