- Brews 10 5-ounce cups into stainless-steel vacuum carafe
- Delivers hot milk and froth covers cappuccinos, caffe lattes, hot chocolates
- 2 brewing cycles (3-5 cups, 6-10 cups); drip-stop feature for mid-brew pour
- 24-hour, programmable digital clock/timer provides "wake-up" coffee
- Measures 14 by 11 by 12 inches; 1-year warranty
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Loaded with convenient features, this coffeemaker not only brews ten 5-ounce cups of coffee directly into a stainless-steel vacuum carafe, it also delivers up to 32 ounces of hot milk and froth for cappuccinos, café lattés, and hot chocolates. The carafe is virtually unbreakable and keeps coffee hot for four hours without a warming plate that can turn coffee bitter. Other features include a digital clock/timer for programming the brewing cycle up to 24 hours in advance (automatic wake-up coffee!); a drip-stop to pause the brewing cycle for 20 seconds if the carafe is removed for a midbrew pour; two brewing cycles (3 to 5 cups or 6 to 10 cups) for maximum coffee flavor; a permanent gold tone filter that eliminates messy paper filters; and a push-button, swing-out filter holder.
The milk-frothing system dispenses hot milk and froth directly into a cup and uses a separate heating system from the coffeemaker and a milk container separate from the water container for brewing coffee. (A flexible hose can be used to siphon milk directly from a carton of milk instead of the milk container.) The machine automatically switches to a stand-by mode for steaming when the brewing cycle is complete. However, milk can be frothed for, say, hot chocolate without brewing coffee. A knob adjusts milk flow, milk temperature, and the amount of froth, permitting precise control for individual taste. An instruction video comes with the machine, which measures 14 inches high, 11 inches wide, and 12 inches deep and carries a one-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
CoffeeTEC makes good coffee,
By A Customer
This review is from: Capresso 471.02 CoffeeTEC Digital 10-cup Coffeemaker with Stainless-Steel Vacuum Carafe and FrothXpress, White (Kitchen)
We have made *LOTS* of pots of coffee with the Capresso CoffeeTEC for months without any problems. It gives excellent coffee quickly, and without that "just burned" flavor other machines feature. We tried the included gold filter, but prefer using Melitta #4 brown filters. Possibly we are extremely picky as to what good coffee should taste like. I might mention that we always set the 3-5 cup brewing dial to brew "slowly" to give the water more contact time with the grounds no matter how much water we use. Writing "slowly" seems odd, however, because it makes ten cups of coffee faster than any other non-restaurant machine we have ever used. Turn the knob and push the button, and out comes brown gold. We do not use the FrothXpress system, and find it convenient to ignore. We wanted great coffee, and that is what we got. If we plan to keep a pot available all day we just preheat the carafe with boiling water. Of course, you do have to close the carafe lid to keep the heat in. :} It will not get easier than this until the Jetson's come of age. I have no hesitation recommending this product for those who crave excellent coffee at home, even at its price. In reading the comments by people who complain the coffee is not hot enough, it appears they are unwilling to follow the simple English directions, which seems a tragedy. A hot cup of coffee is like a warm friend, and this machine never disappoints. It sure beats a drive-thru. You must use excellent coffee to get a good cup though. Possibly unsatisfied buyers used cheap stuff? There is nothing better at this price on the market. Clean up is simple, and the machine fits nicely next to our microwave. What am I saying? We use this machine more than our microwave!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best latte I have ever had.,
By A Customer
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This review is from: Capresso 471.02 CoffeeTEC Digital 10-cup Coffeemaker with Stainless-Steel Vacuum Carafe and FrothXpress, White (Kitchen)
I researched and read reviews for weeks before deciding what machine to buy and I finally settled on the Capresso 471.02 CoffeeTEC. I was worried about some of the reviews that I had read and after making my first latte within 30 minutes of taking it out of the box I just had to write a review and comment. I placed the machine on my counter and popped in the brief but educational video. From there I made a latte!One of the comments is that the carafe's opening is too narrow for cleaning. I wash my dishes with one of those sponges on a handle so it was no problem and this carafe's opening is more than twice as big as a typical thermos opening! There is no plastic taste to the coffee and the frother does a phenomenal job. I have been frothing milk with my Krups cappucino maker for six years and I thought I was pretty good at it - well - I'm a changed person! I'm so happy with this machine that I have no regrets about it's price. Buy with confidence!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good coffee, well designed,
By Larry Coon (Irvine, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Capresso 471.02 CoffeeTEC Digital 10-cup Coffeemaker with Stainless-Steel Vacuum Carafe and FrothXpress, White (Kitchen)
It should go without saying that the most important goal of a coffee maker is to make good coffee. This unit meets that goal -- after experimenting with filter choices and the amount of coffee, I was able to get this machine to make an excellent cup of coffee. This was not true of my previous Krups machine, which always produced coffee inferior to what I could get at [other coffee shops].On the plus side, this unit features a vacuum caraffe, which eliminates the need for a heating plate, and avoids having the coffee bitterly cooked over time. Some other reviews say the caraffe doesn't keep the coffee warm. I can only guess that they are using a broken caraffe. Mine keeps coffee hot for longer than advertised -- it's still acceptably hot even after six hours. Both a plus and a minus is the unit's speed -- it does makes a pot of coffee very quickly. However, the water has contact with the grounds for a shorter amount of time, so you need to use more grounds to get the same strength coffee. I found that I have to use almost twice as much coffee grounds as my old Krups to get the same strength coffee. If you're using expensive beans, this is a significant factor. The frother does a great job. I also noticed some other reviews which said it cut out before frothing enough milk. It's possible that they didn't follow the instructions for priming the frother before its first use. I have had no problems at all with frothing. Cleanup is where the design falls a little short. The caraffe has a narrow opening, which makes it very difficult to clean. The small parts of the frother all snap apart easily for cleaning, but I can't help but think that over time, all the snapping and unsnapping will eventually loosen up the connections, and it will no longer work efficiently. They do provide a couple of spare controller pieces, but they don't provide spares for the other small parts. I think that in a year or two, I might have to order replacements for these frothing pieces. Overall, an excellent product. It makes really good coffee, which is the most important thing. It goes through beans faster, but in the big picture, that's a small price to pay for good coffee.
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