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750 sq ft
That's about 70 m²
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I read the manuals, energy labels and other people's lab tests, then ask whether a machine suits a 500 sq ft apartment or a family of five. I say who tested what.

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Kitchen and coffee

Sized by who eats at the table.

Floors

Sized by the floor area and what covers it.

Air

Sized by the room, using CADR and pints a day.

Laundry

Sized by loads a week and the door it fits through.

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Breville Bambino review for small kitchens

Tom's Guide calls this Breville's smallest coffee maker, and it ships without a grinder, the part of the bill people forget. I'd buy it for a short counter if I were happy to learn the milk by hand.

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How a pick gets here

  • A fit range, with a basis

    Each model carries the household or floor area it suits, and the page says where that came from.

  • Rated or measured

    A maker's figure is called rated. A lab's figure names the lab.

  • Prices with a date

    I read each price on the maker's or store's own page. If I couldn't, the model stays off the site.

  • Sources you can open

    Every article ends with direct links to what I read, with no tracking hop.

  • The catch comes too

    A recommendation without a downside is an advert, so each one names what would make me skip it.

  • Commission can't buy a slot

    Some links pay me. The sizer ranks by fit and price, and it can't see which ones do.

Two models, one gap in the kitchen

Best for a particular home

The sizing questions I hear most

IKEA's size guide gives 1 to 2 people 6 to 8 place settings and 3 to 4 people 10 to 12. It's a rule of thumb, and most 24-inch machines hold 12 to 16 by Abt's count. If you have the gap, a couple can run a big one less often.
About 5 cu ft per adult, within 4 to 6. Sharp, Reviewed and Abt all land there. Liebherr says 2 to 2.5 per person, so treat none of this as settled. Measure the gap and the doorway before you pick a number.
AHAM's rule is a smoke CADR of at least two-thirds of the floor area, so 200 for a 300 sq ft (28 m²) room with an 8 ft ceiling. For wildfire smoke, AHAM asks for a CADR equal to the full floor area, so 300.
Consumer Reports says at least 4.5 cu ft. Household size is rougher. Retailer Brothers Main gives 1 to 2 people 2.5 to 3.5 cu ft and a family 3.5 to 4.5, and other retailers run higher. I found no standard.
Energy Star gives 20 to 30 pints a day for a slightly to moderately damp space under 2,000 sq ft (186 m²), and 30 to 50 for a wet one. It also says oversizing beats undersizing. Ratings dropped when the test changed for 2020, so an old 50-pint machine and a new 30-pint machine can be equals.

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