- 1,250-watt super-automatic espresso machine with simple controls
- Grinds, doses, tamps, brews, and dispenses at the touch of a button
- Built-in conical burr grinder; adjustable doser; steam and hot water wand
- Pre-infusion system maximizes flavor extraction; removable brew group
- Measures 12-1/2 by 14 by 15-3/4 inches; 1-year warranty
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Brew espressos, cappuccinos, lattes, and tea with this super-automatic home espresso machine. Its simple control panel provides a dial display with 1- to 8-ounce serving settings, and three buttons--one for power, one for coffee, and one for steam. With the push of a button, the unit grinds, doses, tamps, brews, and dispenses coffee; it can even prepare two cups at the same time. The machine comes with an adjustable built-in conical burr grinder and a pre-brewing cycle that injects hot water into ground coffee to maximize flavor extraction. Its Opti-Dose adjustable doser allows for adjusting the fineness of the grinds, the amount of coffee brewed, and the amount of ground coffee used to make each individual cup, from 6 to 9 grams. In addition, the espresso machine's Rapid Steam function means no waiting between frothing milk and brewing espresso, and its steam and hot-water wand comes with an exclusive pannarello frother to make frothing milk simple. The steam wand's swivel joint adjusts to accommodate either a 12-ounce or 20-ounce frothing pitcher. With a light push, the machine will rotate on its swivel base, simplifying general maintenance and the cleaning and refilling of the 57-ounce removable water tank. Other highlights include a removable brew group for chemical-free cleaning; a removable drip tray and dreg drawer; and a removable dump box for used grounds (holds up to 15 pucks). Made in Italy, the 1,250-watt super-automatic espresso machine measures 12-1/2 by 14 by 15-3/4 inches and carries a one-year parts-and-labor warranty.
From the Manufacturer
 | Bringing the café into your own home has never been easier with Saeco’s Spidem Villa super-automatic espresso machine. This fully automatic espresso machine will take you from coffee bean to cup at the push of a button. Just add whole beans and water, and instantly you will have a perfectly extracted espresso. With state-of-the-art technology, you can make all of your favorite espresso-based drinks, including cappuccinos, lattes, and even regular-strength coffee. The hot-water nozzle also dispenses hot water for tea or soup. Every cup of coffee is freshly ground, dosed, tamped, and brewed with consistent high quality in one cycle, all at the push of a button. |
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| With a simple turn of the Spidem Villa’s steam knob, you can you can use the steam wand and pannarello frothing device to froth milk easily for cappuccinos and lattes. The machine’s conical burr grinder grinds the coffee before each dose is dispensed and can be adjusted to change the coarseness of the grind, allowing you to control the coffee’s strength. The Spidem Villa also includes a brew button for brewing single and double shots. To change the strength of the coffee, the volume-adjustment knob can be turned to the right (less coffee) or to the left (more coffee) to regulate the amount of water used. You can even change the amount of coffee beans used for each beverage, from 6 to 9 grams, with the Opti-Dose adjustable doser. By adjusting the amount of coffee, you can adjust the strength, from weak to strong, without changing the amount of water used. A pre-brewing cycle injects a small amount of hot water into the freshly ground coffee to maximize the flavor extraction. The Saeco Easy Clean System consists of the new, patented brew group, the heart of the machine, which can be completely removed at the push of a button for convenient rinsing and chemical-free cleaning, and the water tank, dump box, and drip tray are easily removable for refilling and cleaning. Additional features include an adjustable/removable dual-spout dispensing head and a swivel base. |  |
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A staple in Europe, the Spidem Villa is a super-automatic home espresso machine that retains the features made popular by its predecessors, the Vienna super-automatic machines. Spidem Villa by Saeco puts Saeco's patented removable brew group technology into an easy-to-use interface. You can now make espressos, cappuccinos, lattes, and tea all using one machine that grinds, tamps, and brews gourmet coffee. The steam and hot water wand has an exclusive pannarello to make frothing milk simple. The Spidem Villa's adjustable conical burr grinder makes the perfect grind for gourmet coffee. The Opti-Dose adjustable doser feature enhances your flexibility to make an ideal cup of coffee. Not only can you adjust the fineness of the grinds and the amount of coffee brewed, but also the amount of ground coffee used to make each individual cup from 6 to 9 grams. With a light push, the machine will rotate on its swivel base, simplifying general maintenance and cleaning and the refilling of the 57-ounce water tank. This package contains two things traditionally never found at the same time: a top-quality espresso/cappuccino machine and a reasonable price. The unit features a simple control panel, with three buttons and a dial--one button for power, one for coffee, one for steam. The adjustable steam wand is on a swivel joint, allowing you to place either a 12-ounce or 20-ounce frothing pitcher underneath to easily make creamy cappuccinos and lattes. The machine also features a pre-infusion system for extra-rich flavor, extracting the most aroma from the grinds in a pre-brewing cycle. The internal dump box for used grounds is removable and can hold up to 15 pucks. Removable drip tray and dreg drawer for easy cleaning. Power: 1,250 watts/120 volts. Warranty: One year parts and labor. Made in Italy.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing espresso machine easy to use would recommend to anyone,
By Ben (LA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Saeco A-SPV-BK Spidem Villa Super-Automatic Espresso Machine, Black (Kitchen)
I have to say I was skeptical about buying a super automatic machine and especially this one since it was one of the cheapest models. I bought this for my mom and it had to be as easy as possible to use for her. I love it and I found out that the inside machinery is basically the same as the models that cost 2-3 times more. I have been using it for 3 months now and have not had any problems at all it just takes a little bit of learning and trial and error don't forget to read the manual there are many little things that you should know so the machine will work properly without problems. It really only takes about 1 minute for the machine to be ready in the morning from a cold start to make an espresso or boiling water for tea. The only thing that takes some time is to get the grind size and amount of coffee correct for the type of bean you have. You wouldn't think so but Dunkin Donuts whole orig beans work great and taste amazing for espresso I even talked to Saeco customer support and they said it was a great bean for it since it wasn't too oily. Dont think Twice about buying this machine it is amazing and will pay for itself in a couple months of not going to the coffee shop. I even like the fact that this machine isn't complicated it is very simple to use. If you end up buying one of these try to get the solid black model since it isn't painted it is solid black plastic so there is nothing to chip and when the coffee or milk splashes you don't see the spots so it looks clean all the time unlike the silver models. Some people complain about the water and coffee capacity but unless you put this in an office you will be fine the water makes about 12-15 shots and coffee makes about 30 shots so you should be fine for a normal household. I also noticed that if you use bottled water you will have hardly any problems with the machine since most problems arise from calcium buildup from hard water and not to mention bottled water tastes so much better. I hardly ever write in depth reviews it's just that I am so happy with this machine and it saves so much money. We are a family of 3 and we used to get 3 Coffee's lattes etc. every day costing about $12-$15 daily and we had a instant boiling water dispenser in our kitchen sink that from what I found out costs about $30 a month to keep going since it is always on and now we turned that off and just use this machine for the boiling water for tea, cup a noodles, etc. as well.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
So far, so good!,
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This review is from: Saeco A-SPV-BK Spidem Villa Super-Automatic Espresso Machine, Black (Kitchen)
I picked this unit up about a week ago for $379. It appears Amazon has now raised the price. Like others, I was skeptical about the quality of this machine for the price. In the end I decided instead of paying $1,000 or so for a machine that generically seem to break down a fair amount, I'd try this one since the reviews were pretty good. The logic being that if this one self-destructs I'll only tear out half my hair. If it happened with a $1,000 model, I'd pull it all out!
As for the Villa Spidem itself, after a week we're very pleased. The operation is not completely intuitive so you definitely need to read the manual (even though the manual is not a sterling example of clarity). Once you get the hang of it though, which doesn't take long, you're in for some fine coffee. From a cold start (that is if you have the machine turned off), it will grind and brew a cup in under two minutes. If the machine is already on, your cup will be ready in about 30 seconds. All this by just pushing a button. By using the dial on the front of the panel you can vary the brew from a tiny espresso to an Americano and every gradient in between. We are using Altura Cafe's French Roast as our first bean and the result is very tasty. Complaints: All minor at this point. If you want to go from brewing to foaming some milk, the machine will balk until you vent a bit of the hot water out first...takes about 5 seconds. Also as has been pointed out, both the bean and the water hopper in particular are a bit on the small side, but for one or two users I'd call it a non-issue. If you have a family of 4 or 5 heavy users, you'll probably go through two waters and one hopper of beans in a day. Finally, it is a bit noisy. Like one of Pavlov's dog, I've grown to like the sound because I know it means satisfaction is moments away, but I suppose if I was hosting a party and making a bunch of coffees it would be distracting. A promise: The machine is virtually all plastic and it's hard to believe that it will last. Countless reviews on super-automatics testify to the inherent weakness of these machines in general. If this machine breaks down I will edit/update this review. If you're reading this with no update you can assume it's still making our delicious daily coffee.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quite the workhorse - Amazing value,
By Domwust (Pasadena, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Saeco A-SPV-BK Spidem Villa Super-Automatic Espresso Machine, Black (Kitchen)
My university had the Concordia 2500i (approx. $15k per unit - light commercial, really) in various locations, which started my super-automatic obsession. I very nearly bought that unit for myself when I found it on liquidation for $5k, but decided that the sheer size of that unit would not be feasible in a household (about 3'x2'x2').
So, I settled on the Jura-Capresso F9, a slick-looking chrome-plated super-automatic for $1800. The coffee was great, not quite as good as the $15k commercial machine, but infinitely better than regular pre-ground drip brewed. Realizing I spent nearly as much time at work than I do at home, I decided to purchase a super-automatic unit for my office as well...the drip-brewed coffee in the kitchen was simply unacceptable! Knowing that with 100 other people roaming around the building it would probably get abused a bit, I decided on the Spidem Villa machine purely due to price--I paid about $350 for it on sale. I figured at a fifth of the price of the Capresso, if it was destroyed in a few months, no big deal and lesson learned. After 6 months, this machine has proved to be a pretty amazing addition to such an environment. The good: *At first I thought so much plastic was a little awkward, but it has made cleaning a snap--it's so simple to just pull all of the pieces out, rinse off in the sink, and put it back together. With all of the use this machine gets, easy cleanup is a must. *Has knobs for both "grind" and "dosage" settings for beans in the hopper area, so taste is fairly customizable. *Coffee is excellent. I would rate, on a scale of 1 to 10, the coffee produced of the following machines: Concordia: 9 Capresso F9: 8 Spidem Villa: 7 Cuisenart Grind 'n Brew: 4 Standard drip coffee maker w/ Folgers: 1 *And, in my opinion, the BEST feature is the removable brewing block. The entire bottom portion of the front (below the line you see just above the "Villa" wording) swings open to reveal the inside, and the brewing block has a handle to pull it out with. It's sturdy, and I've had no problems simply rinsing the whole block in the sink under running water. This makes cleanup after semi-oily beans feasible (which makes using cheaper, semi-oily beans feasible - try the 3-lb bags of Starbucks French Roast from Costco for $20). This is MUCH simpler than my F9 unit, which is completely closed and self-contained, cannot handle any oil on beans whatsoever (I generally use Illy for that at $28/lb), and requires expensive cleaning tablets and auto-cleaning cycles that take 20 minutes. *I never turn the unit off - seems to work just as well, and is always ready to make a cup of coffee. *Has made 1 to 2 dozen cups of coffee a day for about 6 months and shows no signs of slowing down. *Very simple to use. The F9 has 17 buttons, and each button seems to do a dozen different things. This unit has 3 buttons and 4 knobs, and all have a specific purpose. Some might say "lack of functionality", but that was exactly what I was looking for. Makes espresso, coffee, and steams milk. The knob on the front to change the quantity of coffee made is especially convenient (ranges from about 1 oz for espresso to 8 oz for a full cup of coffee). To use just turn the knob to the desired quantity of water and press the button - that's it. Bad: *No warning for running out of water in the reservoir. The F9 won't make coffee without water, and this one will just continue, run dry and make awful noises. It is difficult to see how much water remains without lifting up the lid since the reservoir is in the back of the unit. *Errors - for the utter lack of functionality this unit has numerous things that can go wrong, and all errors are denoted by the same red blinking light, whether it has run out of water, run out of beans, has the drip tray not properly seated (this happens a lot - have to push the tray in all the way), unit not "primed" (simply requires turning the hot water/steam knob on the right side to get hot water running through the unit), etc. *The "puck drawer" where used grounds are disposed of is not designed very well. Pucks will be dumped into the drawer, and if not dumped regularly, will exceed the height of the drawer so that when it is pulled out any grounds higher than the walls of the drawer are swiped off into the inside of the unit. This will happen after even 6 or 7 pucks are dumped (since they're all dumped on top of each other on one side of the drawer and stack up) which requires a lot of cleaning and brushing to get all of the grounds back out. Dump the puck drawer often! I hope this info helps. I found buying my first super-automatic a very frustrating experience with so many brands, models and price points and not knowing where to begin. If price isn't an issue, go with a nice Capresso - they're very slick looking and make excellent coffee. Go to Williams-Sonoma or Sur la Table where you can test the various models first. If you're just entering the super-automatic market and want to try something more reasonably priced, this is an awesome machine to start with. If you already recognize the taste difference between pre-ground Folgers and a Cuisenart Grind 'n Brew, I would 100% absolutely recommend saving up the little extra money for this machine in lieu of the grind 'n brew models.
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