Customer Reviews

Krups XP2010 Combination 10 Cup Coffee and Espresso Machine w/ Urnex Cleancaf Coffee Machine Cleaner and Decalcifier

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I bought this machine thinking that for this amount of money it would be a much higher quality machine. WRONG! It doesn't even come with an espresso carafe! On our former DeLonghi machine, you could make 8 ozs. (2 "espresso" cups) at one time. On the Krups, you can only make max. 4 ozs. (1 espresso cup) at a time before you must empty the grounds for next cup. It is a bit of work for several cups. The REAL annoyance for the Krups is that it takes a full 30 MINUTES (I timed it!) to make a full 10 cup pot of coffee. In that amount of time, I could have driven to a coffee shop! This is totally unacceptable. Though this machine looks nice, it isn't worth the price they charge.

This is my second review of the same Krups combo unit because Amazon has it listed twice for some reason. I was looking for a combination espresso-coffee maker to fit a specific space in the kitchen. The width and heigth of the unit had to fit within that area. There aren't too many combo machines out there, but the Krups 2010 fits the bill perfectly. It's very quick at producing a good espresso and the coffee maker works great too, filling a 10-cup pot in less than nine minutes. One reviewer of this machine said it took him 30 minutes to brew a pot of coffee. I haven't had that happen. Maybe other things like a rice cooker, electric skillet or other high amp appliances are plugged into the same outlet and lowering the voltage at the outlet? Another reviewer claims her espresso head leaked all over. I haven't had that problem, either. Maybe she didn't tighten the head enough or the ESE pods weren't placed in the filter holder properly. Who knows? You just have to be careful and read the instructions (which are kind of confusing). I do know you can spend a lot more for a standalone espresso machine, but for a combination espresso-coffee machine the Krups works just fine for me.

This product does make a good cup of espresso and coffee but the design is poor and inefficient. Water resevoir for coffee side is difficult to get to; impossible to pour from carafe without spilling. Espresso side: if you want a latte, be sure to steam the milk first - otherwise your drink has a lot of time to cool off while the steam function heats up. It works okay and I'm not going to run out and replace it right away, but I certainly do not recommend this particular machine.

I love this machine! I have been using expresso makers for 30 years, tasted expresso from one side of the world to the other and this machines's expresso is second to none. If you are a coffee connoisseur, you will not be disappointed with this machine.

I bought this after trying a few lower cost options (Shopko and WalMart types) for $30 or so. After spending this much money I thought that I would be able to make myself a nice capuccino...no...not really. Disappointing. The steam function either doesn't really work or takes forever? Either way - I don't have that much time to wait for steam.

I recently purchased this machine and I am an avid coffee machine tester! I've tested many coffee machines in the past 5 years! So far, this machine passes the test for "ease of preparation". When you pour the water in the reservoir, there is ample space to pour, so you don't need to worry about having a puddle of water under your machine when you're finished making a pot of coffee. I usually make a full pot of coffee and the average time it takes is 4 minutes! Not bad huh? I love the brushed steel finish on the machine...it's easy to maintain.
Things that I don't like:
1. When you pour coffee, you have to pour fairly even & slow or it'll spill off the sides of the spout. This kind of sucks.
2. There is no beep when the coffee is ready.

This product is well built and easy to use.At the price, I was impressed by its quality.