Jura-Capresso ENA5 Automatic Coffee and Espresso Centers

by Jura

Product Features

• Espresso machine with stainless-steel-lined thermoblock and 18 bars of pressure
• Grinds, tamps, brews, and cleans in under 60 seconds--at the touch of a button
• Conical steel burr grinder; pre-ground coffee funnel; removable water tank; frother
• Customizable strength, temperature, and amount; rotary dial for easy programming
• Measures 17 by 9 by 14 inches; 2-year limited warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 9 x 14 inches ; 20 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 28 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001B60Y0S
• Item model number: 13442
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,524 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Color: Ristretto Black

Amazon.com Product Description

Enjoy authentic crema coffee, espresso, cappuccino, and latte from the comfort of home with this fully automatic machine. Easy to use, it grinds, tamps, brews, and self cleans in under 60 seconds--all at the touch of a button. The unit's professional-grade conical steel burr grinder offers five fineness settings to accommodate individual preferences, and its separate pre-ground coffee funnel comes in handy for guests who might prefer decaf after dinner. In addition, the fully programmable machine allows for customizing the strength, temperature, and amount from 1 to 16 ounces, all of which can be easily overridden, without affecting the permanent settings, by using the rotary dial for each cup. Simply turn and push the desired function. Choose one cup, two cups, or steam, then increase or decrease the desired strength and volume. The unit supplies two frothing options--the Dual Frother Plus and the patented frothXpress system that automatically steams or froths milk into the cup. A hot-water dispenser can be used for Cafe Americano or tea. The appliance features 18 bars of pressure and a stainless-steel-lined thermoblock that heats quickly to minimize wait times before initial brewing and steaming.

this Economical unit provides an innovative zero-energy switch, which ensures no standby energy consumption when turned off, and if used infrequently, its Energy Save standby mode can be switched on to reduce power consumption to an absolute minimum. Other highlights include an LCD three-color alphanumeric display, a removable 37-ounce water tank, a 7-ounce bean capacity, a rotating height-adjustable coffee spout for one or two cup preparation, automatic cleaning cycles, and a Clearyl water-filtration system that eliminates the need for decalcification. An illustrated instruction booklet, a quick reference guide, and an instructional DVD come included. With its exceptionally slim design, the bean-to-cup automatic coffee center measures 17 by 9 by 14 inches and carries a two-year limited warranty.

From the Manufacturer

The ENA5: A Stylish and Compact Bean-to-Cup Experience

Jura-Capresso expands its new line of ENA automatic coffee centers with the ENA 5, the first Jura-Capresso model offered in three color choices: Coffee Cherry Red, Ristretto Black, and Blossom White. This stylish compact model offers a true bean-to-cup experience for crema coffee, espresso, cappuccino, latte, ristretto, and more, with more advanced features than any other ENA model. Less than 9-1/2 inches wide, the Swiss-made ENA is the world's slimmest automatic coffee center, with an intelligent space-saving design that ties into today's decor trends. The ENA 5 is first with a unique height-adjustable spout that rotates 180 degrees, giving the user the choice of brewing through a single or dual coffee spout. It is also the only model in the ENA line that comes with two frothing systems: the Dual Frother Plus for traditional frothing by injecting steam into a pitcher of milk, and the frothXpress Plus System, which automatically froths or steams milk into the cup.

Energy Savings and Easy Brewing

Not only does the ENA 5 offer the incomparable flavor of high-pressure-brewed crema coffee and espresso-based drinks, it has also been cited for its features for saving energy. Unlike many countertop appliances, the ENA draws no energy whatsoever when the machine is off but still plugged in. The patent-pending Smart Zero Energy Button lets the machine finish any beverage already in progress and then completely disconnects from the electrical outlet. For additional energy savings, the machine can be switched to Energy Save Standby Mode reducing power consumption up to 40 percent. Brewing is easy with the rotary dial with a built-in push button on the top of the machine. Programming the ENA is simple and intuitive, with the text display as a guide. The multi-color clear text display features easy-to-read alphanumeric text. The background is green when the machine is coffee-ready, red when action is required, and yellow in programming mode. Feature-Packed The ENA collection is the first in the Jura-Capresso line to feature a see-through bean chamber visible on top of the machine, romancing the beauty of fresh coffee beans. A built-in five-level conical burr grinder grinds the beans right before brewing for optimal taste. This high-performance grinder can be adjusted for regular or oily beans from fine to coarse simply by turning the chrome adjustment ring while the grinder is running. ENA machines can also brew pre-ground coffee for those who prefer decaffeinated or other specialty coffee blends. Like all Jura-Capresso models, the ENA collection features the patented variable-volume brewing unit, which ideally prepares between 1 and 16 ounces of coffee. Because fresh, pure water is an essential element of great coffee taste, the ENA features the CLEARYL Plus Water Filter that removes impurities and reduces scale deposits in heating elements. This filter prevents disruption of coffee flavor by transforming hard tap water into water that is pH-neutral balanced. "ENA" means "number one" in Greek, for the number one choice for anyone who wants the ultimate in a compact model.

Specifications

• Less than 9-1/2 inches wide
• Programmable for coffee strength, cup size, and more
• Two frothing systems: the Dual Frother Plus for traditional frothing and the frothXpress Plus System
• Draws no energy whatsoever when the machine is off
• Patent-pending Smart Zero Energy Button; Energy Save Standby Mode reduces power consumption up to 40 percent
• Three color choices: Coffee Cherry Red, Ristretto Black, and Blossom White
• Multi-color clear text display
• See-through bean chamber visible on top of the machine
• Patented variable-volume brewing unit
• Grinds, tamps, brews, and self cleans in under 60 seconds
• removable 37-ounce water tank
• 7-ounce bean capacity
• Rotating height-adjustable coffee
• Professional-grade conical steel burr grinder
• Separate pre-ground coffee funnel
• 18 bars of pressure
• Stainless-steel-lined thermoblock
• CLEARYL water filter
• Includes illustrated instruction booklet, a quick reference guide, and an instructional DVD
• Measures 17 by 9 by 14 inches
• Two-year limited warranty

Product Description

The Jura-Capresso ENA5 is the world's slimmest Automatic Espresso and Coffee machine, only 9.5-inches wide. If you want the freedom to choose any coffee bean you like, the genuine flavor of the bean in your cup and the option to adjust the strength of the coffee to suit your taste…then look no further. Make ENA, which comes from the Greek meaning number ONE, your first choice.. The ENA5 is economical to use With an innovative zero energy switch the ENA5 draws no standby energy and when the unit is used infrequently the Energy Save Mode can be switched on to reduce power consumption to an absolute minimum. ENA5 has single button operation. Simply turn and push a button and enjoy. Programming the ENA5 is simple and intuitive. The programming and maintenance buttons are concealed behind an elegant panel. With the Rotary Switch and the interactive display, navigating through the programming mode or the automatic cleaning and maintenance program is a snap. The ENA5 has Platinum front and top panels and Ristretto Black side panels.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Machine, April 8, 2010

By 

Chris P (Des Plaines, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jura ENA5 Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center, Ristretto Black (Kitchen)

Have had the machine for about 3 weeks now and so far the machine is doing great. Got it refurbished for $599 through JL Hufford (recommended company). To get a $1200 machine (brand new) for $600 (pre-brewed) is a great deal and can't even tell it is previously used.

Very good machine and has several of the bells and whistles that more expensive machines have. Jura Capresso is a very reliable brand and I am very happy with the performance of the machine. Some areas for improvement, but they are very tolerable in the overall scheme of things. Sorry for the long review but wanted to make it as helpful as possible. It took me a lot of research to finally land on this machine.

What I like:

- Easy to use.

- Makes great pressure brewed coffee and good espresso. Espresso won't be as good as a manual machine but still quite good if you use the right settings and quality beans. This is the same for all super automatics.

- Has some basic programmability to remember default settings for 1 cup.

- Several ways to customize drinks (water output, grinder fineness, amount of coffee for strong, normal or mild).

- FrothXpress system is good if making multiple drinks and looks nicer as the default wand on the machine. Although, I prefer the Dual Frother Plus (traditional wand) for making one cup (more control over temp, froth, etc). TIP: make sure to rinse out the Dual Frother Plus and the FrothXpress after EVERY use. Otherwise, milk will cake up and can cause a steam explosion. Poor reviews based on this from others is user error, not the machine.

- Auto self rinsing cycle (when turned on and off) and easy to read indicators for filling water, emptying grounds, fill beans, cleaning, etc.

- Relatively quiet operation

- 1 or 2 spout dispenser

- Bypass doser

- Tall cup height

- Custom Auto off timer (1 hour, 2 hour, etc) to save energy. Zero energy pull when off.

- Slim and nice design, quality construction. But still as deep as other machines.

Areas for improvement (tolerable drawbacks):

- The temperature of drinks is somewhat inconsistent. Second drink always seems hotter, even after doing the right warm up steps. TIP: Make sure to pre warm the cups with hot water dispenser, this helps a lot.

- FrothXpress system does not heat the milk quite as good as the normal wand. TIP: If using the FrothXpress, you can do the steam only feature afterwards to heat the frothed/steamed milk a little more.

- No cup warmer. Need to use hot water dispenser. Using the hot water will actually make the cups hotter than a warming tray anyway, but it's just an extra step.

- Need to adjust cup size during processing and can't before brewing (if different than the programmed amount).

- Small water tank (37 oz). Even for a 2 person home and a few shots per day, you will refill often. Not a big deal really. But heavy users may want to take note.

- No Auto On feature for the mornings, no clock and no usage stats. Auto on would be great, but only takes a minute to warm up.

- Water filters are expensive ($20, recommended every 2 months). I'd only use if you have hard water or you absolutely feel the need to have filtered water or you don't ever want to descale. Cheaper to descale every few months. Although, with the filter you never have to descale (supposedly).

- I wish the steam wand had more range of motion.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as automatic as you might think, May 24, 2011

By 

B. Edwards - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jura ENA5 Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center, Ristretto Black (Kitchen)

*See added notes below review for comments after 2 months of use, and a tip for the steam wand problem*

I wavered between 3 and 4 stars for quite a while trying to decide whether this machine rates as JUST OK or I LIKE IT. The truth is it's right in the middle for me personally.

PROS:

- Svelte looks, design is beautiful

- I had none of the temperature issues I read so much about with most if not all super autos. All my milk and espresso shots consistently come out HOT HOT HOT.

- Adjustable height of the nozzle is brilliant...I move the thing up and down constantly (hint: the closer you put the nozzle to the cup, the more crema you get - according to the instructions at least)

- Once you get your settings dialed in, it's so easy to make coffee drinks

- Small, relative to other superautos (but this is still a monster of a machine)

CONS:

- Cost - good lord this thing is expensive, and way overpriced in the US. Costs for superautos in Europe are much MUCH cheaper. No idea why so expensive here, maybe tariffs or something. This is the biggest strike against the unit really...cost does not justify what you get in return.

- This particular model does not justify the $400 increased cost over the ENA 4 IMO, ESPECIALLY since the main difference is the froth express (which can be added to the ENA 4!)

- Froth Express is almost a gimmick IMO and too slow to be of real world use on a regular basis. The company seems to agree with that the way they write about it in the instruction booklet. Even when I am doing two lattes at a time, I find it MUCH faster to just wand-steam enough milk for two in a container, then pour half into one of the cups. The "express" frother is MUCH slower, and you will sit there forever while it spits and foams all over the place. Not to mention the fact that you need to do a lot more cleanup after using it (cleaning out the tube)

- Water reservoir is way too small. Note that they market this particular model as smaller intentionally, so I am not really knocking off points for this, but just know that if more than one person will be using this, you will be refilling constantly. Big pain, IMO, and I probably would have chosen a different brand/model for this alone had I known it would be such a constant deal.

- If you are not waiting AT the machine when the STEAM function is ready, be prepared to put water into your milk, because it reverts back VERY quickly. Oversight in the design, IMO, but just know that if you aren't there waiting the 30 seconds or so, that you should double check that the STEAM function is still in play, otherwise...water.

- Not a huge fan of the design overall. I think the DeLonghi 5500 has it right for those that do milk based drinks a lot, or even the Lattissima. A superauto, IMO, should really be automatic. For instance, with the 5500, you truly just press a button if you want a latte, and you get a latte (because a removable milk container is built into the unit) With the Ena's, you have to separately prepare the milk, then do your shot (or vice versa). Feels more like an automatic than a super automatic in that regard.

- the steam wand missle launch is not a myth unfortunately (and will likely scare the bejeesus out of you the first time it happens - I liken it to realizing that a bottle rocket or big nasty firework is heading RIGHT TOWARDS YOU :)). This is just piss poor design really, and I can certainly understand others wanting to return the machine over this issue. It's happened to me a couple of times RIGHT AFTER I cleaned the wand thoroughly, so I will chalk this up to design error. My previous espresso maker with wand attachment NEVER did this once in the 8 years I had it (and I rarely cleaned it).

Overall, it would be hard for me to recommend this unit to someone unless the price REALLY came down, BUT I DO like it a lot. Main gripes are that it is not truly automatic for milk based drinks, and that it requires CONSTANT water filling. Between these two issues, I have no doubt that I could knock out coffee drinks with my old espresso maker with frothing wand, just as quickly. Still, it is nice to just have ONE coffee machine on the counter (instead of a grinder, an espresso maker, and a beans container). If DeLonghi machines had better reviews and track records in terms of reliability, I definitely would have gone that route for their cool built in milk container deal alone.

ADDENDUM: After a couple of months of use, I stand by the rating, and will reiterate some points: I partially solved the tiny water tank issue by NOT replacing the filter after it asked me to, and running sans filter (but using filtered water from fridge). This has helped quite a bit as the filter does displace quite a bit of water. The more I have used the unit, the better I have gotten at dialing it in to be able to knock out exactly what I want in terms of strength, volume, etc. There is a learning curve here, maybe a few weeks. Finally, I noticed that many of my shots pulled were very weak, and the unfortunate work around is to take the lid of the bean hopper and kind of stir the beans before and as the machine starts to grind. What was happening was the oilier beans were not sliding into the chamber, and so less beans = weaker pull of course. So my super auto is definitely NOT a "push a button and you're done" type deal like some others I have seen. It takes a LOT of constant maintenance (clean machine, replace filter, empty grounds, fill with water, stir beans, clean frother, etc. For all the work I do behind and along with the machine, as well as having to wait for the steam, I don't think it's a great solution if you are looking for ultimate convenience. One thing it does beat my previous manual morning coffee dance at is cleanliness: using a separate grinder, grinding beans, pouring grounds, tamping, etc with separates always caused a huge mess. The Ena is self contained, so there is virtually no mess (maybe some dripping off the steam wand).

Edited (again): For the unfortunate souls who bought this Ena that regularly want to make steamed milk and coffee drinks, I found a great solution: It's an additional expense ($45-$50, but then again, you probably paid at least $1000 for the Ena, so I think you can afford it!), and another unit on the counter, but so, so worth it. And no danger of being impaled by a steam-powered, scalding hot metal missle! It's the Capresso FrothPro (link below)(note it's not a Jura-Capresso product like this Ena), and there are a couple of advantages beyond not scaring the bejeebus out of you in the morning before you're properly awake:

1. Makes 10x better hot, frothy foam than the attachments on the Ena.

2. No waiting for the single boiler on the Ena to heat up to the temp to make steam...so you can be foaming/frothing/heating your milk WHILE you are making your espresso on the Ena. This to me is the best advantage, which I didn't even think about before buying it.

3. It's COMPLETELY automatic. You literally push a button and wait for it to do it's thing. My wife would NEVER use the steam wand on our Ena for her lattes, (not even because of the inherent danger), just because she didn't want to sit there holding the cup under the steam wand forever. This solves that problem, and she is now completely self-sufficient in making her lattes! (we live in a hard world, I know).

4. This thing screams quality. So well made, it's one of those things that you realize you paid a premium for, but the quality and functionality is so good, that you don't mind. I actually smile every time this thing has finished doing its deed. Don't usually smile at products!

http://www.amazon.com/Capresso-202-04-frothPRO/dp/B003LXY2HA/ref=sr_du_1_map?ie=UTF8&qid=1327850981&sr=8-1

My steam wand (even after trying several fixes, including the one suggested using the braces rubberbands) finally would just constantly shoot off every time I would use it, so I got fed up and took matters into my own hands. Didn't want to go through the hassle of sending the big monster back to the mfr for repair (which since I think it's an inherent design flaw, there probably is nothing TO repair).

27 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A huge disappointment, July 21, 2009

By 

Sir "Sir" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jura-Capresso ENA5 Automatic Coffee and Espresso Centers (Kitchen)

We switched from a Nespresso machine to the Jura ENA 5 some weeks ago, because we loved the sleek compact design, and felt that the Nespresso system was wasteful.

The Ena 5 has been a huge disappointment in terms of reliability and usability - less so the quality of the espresso.

Reliability: after only *19 days*, the machine failed on us. When set to "2 cups" it started to dump the coffee in the internal tray, instead of in the cups. The Jura hotline confirmed that the machine was faulty and should be replaced. However, after receiving the machine and confirming that it was probably a production error, they insisted rather obnoxiously on a repair rather than replacement since the machine was older than 14 days. The arrogance with which Jura treats its customers is typical of businesses that enjoy a strong market position.

Usability: due to the extremely small repositories for coffee beans and water, the machine is continuously prompting to be refilled or emptied. The position of the tap switch directly above the tap is unfortunate.

Quality of taste: In the short time that the machine was working we experimented with a number of quality beans and ground settings, but felt that the coffee was good, but didn't quite come close to the quality of the Nespresso machine (which was still working after 4 years!). I am also not convinced that the TCO of the Nespresso system is so bad after all, and the customer service was always excellent.

I would strongly recommend anyone from purchasing the Jura machine.

**Update October 2009**

After repair the machine worked for a further 6 weeks before failing again with the same failure mode!! Jura again refused to replace the machine. We received it back again today, and are just waiting for it to break once more.

You have been warned!

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