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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For the Espresso Connoisseur, January 8, 2006
If you're like me, you love espresso and if you're a lot like me, you loved iced espresso. If you don't need a milk frother, then this is for you.
I've been brewing espresso for 7 years now and prefer a few things: good beans and a good brewer. This brewer is a no-frills, no baloney add-on features product that simply does espresso. It acts as a small percolator but is better than some of the espresso range-top devices I've seen. Why? Because the really cheap ones are made of aluminium and leaves a taste in the coffee. Geh!
So when I saw this I was stoked. It's made of stainless steel and polycarbonite for the top. I love glass, but sometimes plastic is alright as well. Simply put the espresso in the bottom with the cold water, screw on the top, place on electric plug-in pad and presto. In four minutes, bubbling hot espresso brews to the top and into the enclosed container. Best part of this little machine? NO MESS! If you've brewed espresso, you know that it splashes, it leaks and runs and can be a pain to clean up after especially if you have lighter colored countertops. This is no mess.
It also automatically shuts off when all of the hot water is brewed through. Great machine, no doubt.
Only complaint: the electrical cord is very short so it needs to be right next to an outlet. That's the unfortunate part. However, the machine is not attached to the electrical pad and when you lift it off the pad, it shuts off automatically.
Great machine for just brewing espresso. That's it.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Divine Espresso, March 16, 2006
This little espresso maker makes wonderful espresso. Very smooth and no trace of acidity. I use the coffee from Pete's. It's compact and easy to use. There is like only 6 parts to the whole thing: plastic top, plastic ring, metal ground cover, metal ground holder, metal water holder, power cord with base. The cord looks really short when I first took it out of the box. It turned out it was wound one time under the base. After I unwound it, it is about 2.5ft long.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Breaks easily, August 6, 2007
Makes average coffee. Also the stem inside the upper clear plastic part broke on mine. And its not covered under warranty because the warranty only covers electrical faults, and they wont even sell the upper clear part as a separate replacement part. My only option is to buy a whole new machine, which is definitely not going to happen.
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