This is how (we) Italian people drink espresso at home. It’s easy to make, it tastes and smells great. It is not expensive as you might think; we do not use ready made capsules in Italy. All you need to make espresso coffee is fresh beans and a grinder or just buy the fine ground coffee ready to use (Lavazza and Mauro are the best). You then need a moka pot; it is a coffee maker which produces coffee by passing hot water pressurized by steam through ground coffee.
Shot 1: Fill the bottom part of the pot with tap water, fill up to the top round (see photo)
Shot 2: Fill the middle part (filter) with coffee, do not press the coffee in but gently use a spoon to fill the filter.
Shot 3: Screw the top of the pot tightly on to the bottom part, run the middle bit of the pot under running water then tighten one more time, that helps to seal the pot properly (this is an Italian little secret now shared, something to do with water and the metal), it avoids to get water off the pot and into the stove.
Shot 4: Place the moka pot on your stove and wait until the top part of the pot fills with coffee, you will hear a gurgle (less than 5 minutes, at medium temperature); the coffee coming out at first should be very creamy as you can see from the shot. Once the top of the pot is full, take it out of the stove or the coffee will burn and will not taste nice.
Shot 5: Coffee is now ready to be served in this small cup (tazzina), you can add a touch of milk to make a macchiato (literally macchiato means stained) or drink it black with a bit of sugar (italian people usually drink it very sweet). Espresso is a very short shot of coffee and contains the same amount of caffeine as an americano. For Italian people coffee is a short and sweet experience. We drink more espresso than cappuccino, cappuccino it is only drunk at breakfast. 
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