24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
4+ years of great service, January 18, 2007
This review is from: Jura-Capresso Impressa F9 Fully Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center (Kitchen)
This machine is excellent. Produces above average espresso on every shot. Foams milk well too.
I was an early buyer of this machine, and 8,513 shots later (yes it counts them), I know it is an excellent value.
I also would comment that the customer service is excellent. Sent in the machine once, and for $100.00 received a complete overhaul. (Sent in for a pump leak after a house move.) Came back like new, on time, and they paid for the return shipping. Can't ask for much more.
I will buy another super auto, from Jura/Capresso, when the time comes for a new machine. It might be many years from now...
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36 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazon price deceptive, September 1, 2006
This review is from: Jura-Capresso Impressa F9 Fully Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center (Kitchen)
Saw a demo of this at a local Sur la Table and very impressed. The coffee it makes is outstanding. I plan to buy one later this year.
Amazon is being deceptive about price. They state list price is $2400, and they're selling it for $1798.95, at a savings of $601.05. NOT! Look at the Jura-Capresso website. The list for the Impressa F9 is $1799. That brings Amazon's big discount down to a whole $0.05. The higher end Impressa S9 is $2399 (and Amazon claims it is $3200). Do your research. Don't trust Amazon's claims for MSRP.
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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good All Around Machine, February 20, 2006
This review is from: Jura-Capresso Impressa F9 Fully Automatic Coffee and Espresso Center (Kitchen)
This is not for your typical coffee drinker. It could be, but isn't. The thing that separates it is primarily the price, otherwise just about anybody who drinks coffee should absolutely love this machine.
This machine can and does make excellent coffee, cafe americano. It makes very good, but not excellent espresso. You can do as good or better with this machine than you'll probably get at a chain coffee shop.
The key to quality coffee on this is to use HIGH QUALITY coffee beans. I mean specifically beans that are recently roasted. The more recently roasted the beans, the better off you are (optimum use date is 2 days after roasting). I recommend coffee from www.intelligentsiacoffee.com (try their accidental/occidental and house blends) or www.victrolacoffee.com (streamline espresso).
Make sure you use the high temperature setting for best results, also. When making espresso, I think it helps to warm the machine up for making steam before you make the espresso (gives more flavor).
The steam wand is OK, but somewhat limited in that it's hard to get some frothing pitchers maneuvered in for frothing.
True coffee geeks will want a high-quality espresso machine where you can control the tamping of your grind, along with a quality burr grinder because you're not going to get a "God Shot" from the F9.
But for the rest of us, and even coffee geeks that enjoy the ease of single-button coffee/espresso quickly in the morning, this machine is very capable.
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