Solis Master 5000 Fully Automatic Espresso and Coffee Center - Black

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• ASIN: B000BLMN2G
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #261,504 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Solis Master 5000 Fully Automatic Espresso and Coffee Center - Black Features & Specifications Solis Master 5000 Fully Automatic Espresso and Coffee Center - Black How would you like it if when you wake up in the morning, someone makes you a perfect shot of espresso or a full-bodied cup of coffee? How would you like it if you could get that same someone to make the same great quality drink every morning? With the Solis Master 5000 fully automatic espresso and coffee machine, you can have great coffee and espresso everyday, in about 30 seconds, at the touch of a button. Enjoy fully automated features that will have you making perfect espresso, coffee, lattes, cafe mochas, cappuccino, and other great coffee house drinks like the pros. You can have a coffee bar in your home or office without taking a lot of counter space because the Master 5000 is compact and it easily tucks under most overhead cabinets. The state-of-the-art technology of this fully automatic espresso machine also incorporates a number of very practical advantages: half gallon water reservoir is accessible from above; the height adjustable coffee dispensing spout is ideal for large and small cups; and the quiet and adjustable professional quality coffee grinder ensures the retention of the aroma and flavor of the freshly ground beans. When you own a Solis Master 5000, you own your own coffee and espresso butler, ready to make you the perfect cup on demand. Detailed Product Features: Excellent Performance The Master 5000 has an initial heat up time of just over two minutes. It brews espresso using a 15 BAR pressure pump. It will brew a single shot of espresso i

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful coffee maker, February 15, 2009

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Michael Guerra (Kerrville, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solis Master 5000 Fully Automatic Espresso and Coffee Center - Black

This is the only super auto espresso machine I have had. It's been running daily for four years and six weeks without a hitch. I'm estimating just at 6,000 cups of coffee. The water container holds 64 ounces, with a large removable lid, easy to fill from the top. The container also lifts right up and off the machine. The bean hopper has the same large lid and holds close to a pound of beans I estimate. The floor of the bean hopper has fairly shallow sloping sides and if you use very oily beans, they can fail to slide into the grinder. It's no problem to just push them on down. There is a little plastic cover over the burr grinder to prevent beans from flying up, I removed it to allow me to push the oily beans down. You need a little Torx bit. The four controls are dead simple: There is a rotary knob to vary the amount of coffee you make. I believe the amount of grinds is the same no matter the cup size you select. Select a small cup size and you get espresso, select a larger cup size for coffee. There is a brew button; hit it once for one cup or twice in quick succession, it will grind twice the amount of coffee, and make two cups. There is a steam button, tap it to get steam. There is a steam/ hot water valve. Open it to get hot water for tea or soup, or if you pressed the steam button, steam for frothing. And boy does this thing make great coffee crema! It will absolutely ruin you for any coffee you get "on the outside." The spout has two openings, you can put one or two cups under it. It slides up and down but not too high, you can't fit really large mugs under there unless you tip them a little sideways. If you thought you could put a really large mug under the spout by removing the drip tray, you can't. The machine won't brew with the drip tray removed, there is a safety switch or interlock. It's not a big issue, just use a mug that fits! The machine has a rotary base so you can swivel it around. You need to do a little maintenance now and then, take out the brew group and rinse it real well, and decalcify periodically. My sister ruined hers by not decalcifying, she uses rock hard San Antonio water. I use well water from a limestone aquifer, and run it through a water softener. The sodium doesn't bother me or this machine! Empty out the drip tray every day, takes about thirty seconds. The used puck holder holds at least 12 pucks I would guess. I empty it daily no matter what, just because I don't like the smell of used coffee grinds wafting around the kitchen. As far as the steam frothing wand , I can't comment because I don't use it. I just drink coffee and espresso. The crema on both is excellent. When I bought this it seemed really expensive at $575, but I see that it is truly a bargain compared to the price of so many other Jura, Delonghi, Saeco and others. Of course the price is no longer $575, but still it is less expensive than many. It's all plastic, if you are concerned with that aesthetic, but the coffee quality is superb. I wouldn't buy any other brand other than just out of curiousity! The thing has never failed and makes great tasting coffee and espresso.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars After a year of use, I would buy it again., September 3, 2010

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Day Tooley (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Solis Master 5000 Fully Automatic Espresso and Coffee Center - Black

Length:: 9:48 Mins

This is my most recent upgrade in the quest for the ideal affordable espresso machine. I have been enjoying the Solis Master 5000 for a year. It's time to share my impression.

It is well suited to a geezer. From grinding the beans, tamping the coffee, delivering the shot of espresso, cleaning itself, and steaming the milk to the finished latte, it's the best of the 6 machines I've owned over the years.

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the price, November 3, 2009

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Your Goin' Down! Crane! (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Solis Master 5000 Fully Automatic Espresso and Coffee Center - Black

We bought this machine over 6 years ago and have used it several times a day, every day, since receiving it. We used to spend $8 a day at Starbucks and since buying this machine we make 6 or 8 latte's a day for the price of the beans... so it's really paid for itself. The flavor was consistent with Starbucks initially, but over the past year or so it has become not as good- but this is after thousands of cups of espresso- so I'm in the market for a replacement machine now for that reason alone and have decided to buy this same machine again. It has worked every single day without fail and is completely automatic- you just have to remember to empty the grounds container. It has not dissapointed us and it still works great.