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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
For the coffee connoisseur, December 15, 2000
I received this machine as a house-warming present from my mom and I use it all the time! After having worked for years in a coffee/espress shop, I was afraid that a home machine wouldn't be able to compare... but it's exceeded my expectations. The frothing mechanism is terrific... no stopping and waiting like most at-home machines. Unfortunately, you cannot brew coffee and expresso at the same time and the machine it may take quite a bit of getting-used-to, but mine came with a video that really helped. Oh, and one more thing... it'll look great on your counter-top!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Be your own Barrista!, February 17, 2001
For the person that appreciates fine coffee and cappucino, this is the machine for you! I did a lot of research on different combination machines (Coffee+Espresso) and this one is it. With espresso drinks, pump pressure is important, and this one outdoes most in that regard (compare and note pressure rating). The equipment is sturdy, the operation and display impressive. It comes with an instructional video which I recommend you watch carefully. I also suggest you carefully maintain this machine--frothing nozzle, espresso parts, etc--as is recommended.Mr. Capresso (for lack of his actual name) left Krups a number of years ago and started making his own fine machines. Consequently, Krups is his main competition, but is not quite as good (except that a cheaper Krups machine reportedly filters water, which this apparently doesn't. Although it was louder than we anticipated, the product keeps us happy and our guests entertained. If you want more info, you can look at the manufacturer's website. You could spend hundreds or thousands more on a fully-automated machine from Capresso or someone else, but chances are you're not going to get a much better cup of java. Enjoy! UPDATE: We've grown frustrated with the carafe--everyone spills coffee. At such a price, perhaps it should have a (MUCH) better carafe, like on the Braun. Also, we had to send it in for repair because the electronics were fried by...coffee. We still love the machine, but wanted to make the review completely honest.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Overpriced , Nor good enough for serious coffee fans., October 31, 2001
I've owned the CoffeeBar for a few years now, and I've finally decided that the time has come to order an Italian machine. My Capresso has been sent back twice for repair. The first time when it was new because the pump wouldn't brew properly, but only dribble very weak espresso. They sent me a new unit, which worked better for awhile, but eventually began to produce very inconsistant results. The computer that measures the shots has became erratic and delivers different pours each time. Very frustrating. When it went back this time, it was returned with no explanation of the repairs made and no real improvement. I called the company and spoke to a woman who could only be described as surly, but who passe me on to a technician who said the machine only needed cleaning. Each repair after the warranty expires costs (...) no matter what they do, so I guess I paid to have the thing cleaned, which I had already done trying to get it to work before I sent it back. I should point out that each time I sent the machine back to Capresso to fix the espresso component, the drip coffee maker went too, of course, which has been a bit inconvenient. My new machine will be arriving by UPS any day. (A Racilio Sylvia) This machine costs only a little more than my soon to be retired CoffeeBar. True it has no drip machine attached, but I think I would prefer to have a separate drip machine anyway.
So, if you're really serious about your coffee drinks, you can do much better for the money than this.
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