As a bit of a gadget junky this was one of the best Christmas presents I could get! Forget Champagne Cocktails with breakfast this year, we had caps and expresso.
The machines is all pretty much assembled when you unpack it, and the instructions are concise and simple, although I must admit ... Read review
Advantages: You need never pop out for a 'cap' again Disadvantages: Cleaning the milk steamer nozzle
As a bit of a gadget junky this was one of the best Christmas presents I could get! Forget Champagne Cocktails with breakfast this year, we had caps and expresso.
The machines is all pretty much assembled when you unpack it, and the instructions are concise and simple, although I must admit that it did take two adults and several attempts to make the first cup of cappuccino! The filter coffee maker is a breeze for those who are used ... ...is pretty simple, water in the top, coffee in the (permanent) filter and press go, for great filter coffee.
Expresso does require that you read the instructions and even using medium and not strong coffee grounds you get a cup of pure wake up juice!
Now we get to cappuccino, this took two of us several attempts to get a hot, frothy, coffee cups of heaven - Starbucks eat your heart out; I have my own cappuccino maker ... more
As a bit of a gadget junky this was one of the best Christmas presents I could get! Forget Champagne Cocktails with breakfast this year, we had caps and expresso.
The machines is all pretty much assembled when you unpack it, and the instructions are concise and simple, although I must admit that it did take two adults and several attempts to make the first cup of cappuccino! The filter coffee maker is a breeze for those who are used to making filter coffee, even if you are not it is pretty simple, water in the top, coffee in the (permanent) filter and press go, for great filter coffee.
Expresso does require that you read the instructions and even using medium and not strong coffee grounds you get a cup of pure wake up juice!
Now we get to cappuccino, this took two of us several attempts to get a hot, frothy, coffee cups of heaven - Starbucks eat your heart out; I have my own cappuccino maker and won’t be paying extortionate prices any more!
There are three tips I want to pass on, firstly set up the expresso jug when frothing your milk, by the time you finish you will have perfect expresso to add to the milk and complete your cappuccino. Secondly, only 'froth' one cup at a time, don’t try for more, if you do enough for two or three cups only one of you gets enough froth to qualify as a cappuccino! Thirdly, read the cleaning instructions, you need to let the steam come through the 'frothing' nozzle as soon as you finishing heating and frothing the milk... DO NOT OVERLOOK THIS... unless you want to spend half an hour cleaning a nozzle!
I would recommend this machine to anyone who loves coffee or does a lot of entertaining, once you master the basics it really is a very easy machine to use.
