SMEG USA Launches Retro-Styled Espresso, Cold Brew Machine and Multipurpose Grinder

The most interesting thing SMEG's new ECF03 does takes less than five minutes: cold brew, extracted through the same chassis that handles your morning double shot. SMEG USA announced the machine on April 7, making the ECF03 available stateside at $840 after its European debut in September 2025 at £499.96 in the UK.

The cold brew claim deserves some scrutiny. Traditional cold brew means 12 to 24 hours of room-temperature or refrigerator immersion. The ECF03's cold brew function is a machine-accelerated cold extraction, driving cold water through grounds under the same 15-bar pump that handles espresso mode, and completing the whole process in under five minutes. That is closer to what some specialty shops call cold-pressed or flash-extracted coffee than what most home brewers mean by a cold brew concentrate steeped overnight. The result is smooth and low-acid, but the method is fundamentally different. Know that going in.

The rest of the ECF03's spec sheet is solid for the price: a thermoblock heating system for rapid warm-up and water temperature stability during extraction, a 58mm portafilter that matches the basket diameter found on many prosumer machines, an integrated pressure gauge on the front panel for monitoring extraction in real time, and a steam wand for milk work. SMEG is not pitching this at café throughput. It is built for the household that pulls two or three drinks a morning and wants to skip the separate cold brew pitcher that has been sitting in the fridge since Tuesday.

Pairing with the ECF03 is the CGF03, a conical burr grinder with 15 grind settings, 8 presets, and a 240-gram bean hopper. Grind range runs from super-fine espresso down to coarse enough for French press and traditional cold brew. SMEG describes it as "the perfect companion to any of SMEG's coffee machines," positioning it explicitly as an ecosystem accessory rather than a standalone high-output tool. Stainless steel conical burrs are designed to preserve bean oils during grinding, which matters when you are pulling both hot and cold extractions from the same bag of beans.

At $840, the ECF03 slots into a tier where its closest mainstream competition sits in the $500 to $700 range as espresso-only machines. None of them offer cold brew capability in the same footprint. The trade-off SMEG is asking buyers to accept is that its cold brew function operates on a different principle than traditional immersion brewing; the payoff is a single compact unit covering espresso, steamed-milk drinks, and cold coffee without a separate brewing vessel permanently parked on the counter. Both machines are available now through SMEG USA and North American retail partners in the brand's signature matte retro colorways.