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I LOVE this machine. I bought it 10 years ago, and it's still making as good coffee as it did the first time. Makes almost no noise, dependable, easy to clean and fantastic. It's my best friend every morning.
I would concur with the other fellow from Rochester- this machine is worth the price- the frothing mechanism is awesome and works consistently. But as it is now, only a cup can fit there and you can spoon the froth into cups- making enough for about 2 (maybe) lattes.But makes excellent coffee that stays hot for a long time. The 4 rather than 5 stars is because of the fact that if you have lots of folks to froth for- you will need to put more water in the reservoir (to create the steam) this is something I figured out by trial.and now when it doesnt froth, I just check the res- and sure enough, it needs more H2O.Also, I would like the spot under which the froth comes out to have more clearance (i.e. so I can put a big bucket there and leave it to froth on its own. Cannot pay this little for this type of machine with this capability. So- all in all- I am very happy with it.
It keeps coffee warm for hours, and with the flexibility of steamed milk, you have a variety of drink options. The best coffee maker I have owned. I've tried a variety of moderatly priced coffee makers, but until now I was never satisfied. It is well designed and easy to use. A really great product.
OK, we love coffee. The controls are elegantly implemented, the dripless carafe is brilliant (REALLY.FINALLY NO DRIP.). this is the first maker since our old Starbucks Barista version died that surpasses what we had - Braun, Cuisinart. Capresso makes a 500 model that doesn't have the steamer - I would suggest it also to save a few bucks. and the steamer which originally was an indulgence is just too much fun.When we set it up there was a fitting on the steamer that was not sealing correctly - Capresso immediately sent us another entire body - it was just a painless great service experience. I do not work for this company - but will definitely suggest their products in the future.
I got it as a gift - so now that I've had to replace I'm not going to spend $200.00. Straws, spouts, plastic pieces - it's just all so confusing. I ABSOLUTELY hated the pieces parts that come with this maker. The on/off and other controls take some getting used to - so if you have guests be sure to leave them instructions if they happen to wake up before you. Why couldn't they engineer it better.
One of my guests last year actually gave up and went for the 10 year old sanka I had next to the coffee grinds. The picture of the newer version looks like they may have improved that though. The one thing I did love about the design of this coffee maker was that the filter was a push button/swing out design that was easy to use. Coffee with a carafe warmer.
I know that an earlier opinion post said that it kept the coffee warmer then his Mr. It doesn't happen all the time but it sure makes a crazy mess in my kitchen with 10 cups of water leaking. I never got the design of the frother area either. One morning I woke up to water all over the counters and floor. This coffee maker is just tall enough to fit under the upper cupboards which means that when you want to fill it up with water you have to pull it out toward you which wasn't a huge inconvenience but it was bothersome at 5am - which exacerbates my grouchiness. I'm the type that will have a cup when I wake up and then maybe an hour or two later - and mine was considerably cooler then the first cup.
Oh one last thing. But hey - I got warm milk. After using the Capresso CoffeeTEC for the last 5 years I finally had to replace the unit. that made him more grouchy too. I guess it could be just slightly more user friendly to get a cup of coffee.
If you have a taper coffee cup it never fits right in the little area.
The filter was hard to get back into the precise spot and I always fiddled with it after cleaning it.
If you have skiddish animals or kids - take them out of the room because this thing sounds like a demonic death rattle when you're useing the milk frother/cleaner feature.
There was enough about it that irritated me that I'll find another product.I hated that there wasn't a warmer under the carafe.
Holy heck it's loud and steamy.
I never could remember how to reconfigure and ultimately used parts for the milk warmer that I'm sure weren't intended for that use.
Finally resorted to paper filters.
Unfortunatly as I said early it really didn't matter because I had to pull it out from the counter in order to fill it up with water.
eeeek.
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