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A review by Noo68 on Delonghi BAR 14 Caffe Treviso October 20th, 2004
Author's product rating:
Performance
Excellent
Ease of use
Very easy
Durability
Satisfactory
Cleaning & Maintenance
Easy
Value for money
Excellent
Advantages:
Quick, Pump action, 15 Bar pressure, small
Disadvantages:
Can't get a decent size cup under the expresso filter
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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I bought one of these a couple of weeks ago for £49.99, mine was actually called a delonghi trevisio, but it is this machine.
A small neat expresso coffee machine, with milk steamer/frother, this little box of tricks made a perfect cappuccino straight from the box.
I have to admit I was a little sceptical - I had been expecting to only be able to buy a steam action (3 - 4 bar pressure) machine for my budget - which was £75, so was delighted to find this pump action at an affordable price, but did wonder what would be skimped on to make it affordable.
The difference in the two actions is the quality of the expresso and more particulary the crema on the expresso (the frothy bit!!). I have to say I was not overly impressed with the first couple of expresso's i made. However I invested in a coffee pod adaptor for the BAR14 at the huge cost of £5 (!) and the taste, strength and crema have improved greatly. The coffee pods are already compacted and individually sealed in a little sachet, so I wonder if I was not "tamping" (compacting) the coffee enough and so the water was pushing through the coffee grinds too quickly.
Having made the expresso, you then flip a switch, wait around 30 secs for the steam to warm up and then froth the milk for the latte or cappuccino. I was amazed at the ease with which I made what can only be described as first class froth!!! It was pretty near perfect from the first time I used the machine. I have now invested in a stainless steel jug which has helped with the temperature of the milk, as I did find at first I was getting ace froth, but only luke warm milk.
The only complaint I have about my new best friend is that you can't get a decent sized mug under there, so I need to make expresso in a little expresso cup and then pour that into a mug - still hardly a huge problem and for the price I'm not really moaning!
In summary, this is a small inconspicuous machine, which makes a near perfect cup of whatever type of coffee takes your fancy. I would suggest investing in a coffee pod adaptor and coffee pods rather than ground coffee though (search for coffee pod adaptor in yahoo or google), as it improves the quality of the expresso.
Advantages: Compact, attractive looking, easy to clean. Disadvantages: Noisy, doesn't come with a jug for the milk.
I got this as a gift and was fairly happy with it. Its not really ideal to use in the morning as it is extremely noisy and the milk frothy making part isn't great as you have to have a certain sized cup/jug which isn't supplied so I had to rumage around my kitchen and try all sorts of things to make it work with ease. It is easy to use and once reading the instructions once you shouldn't have to refer to them again. Easy to clean as it has a removable ... ...to take it out to get the cup to fit under) The wire is quite short so you have to have it near a plug which was a disadvantage for me as I had to move my kitchen work top around just to accommodate it.
I think its a good little product but the novelty has worn off for me and it is now in a cupboard and I am back to making my coffee the way I had done before. ...
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Advantages: Cheap, makes good drinks Disadvantages: Requires refilling frequently, takes ages to set up first time.
Ok, so I'm not normally a fan of this sort of thing, I find the extra effort required to put the kettle and make a hot drink is just too small to justify buying one of these machines, but I was given this one as a present so I figured, why not? Anyway, it was not too hard to set it up and once I'd got it working, I was pleasntly surprised.
It's not instantaneous, obviously, you have to fill it up, turn it one and then wait for the 30 minute warm ... ...to be quite small and it requires filling up quite alot. However, as this is the first on of these I've owned I'm not sure if thats normal or not. I was surperbly impressed when I made my first drink with this.
At the touch of a button, there was a perfect, hot espresso, at (almost) no effort on my part. It also makes cappuccino and has a steamer which makes the froth on top of one very well.
There is little/ no manafacturer support for this so ...
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07.12.2008
So and So Review ofDelonghi BAR 14 Caffe Trevisoby
ameela
Advantages: Kinda good coffee better than instant Disadvantages: Bit too bland
I bought this coffee maker via ebay about 2 years ago. I got a great price of around £24.00 it was brand new, just a graded product. Although when it arrived it was perfect only the box was damaged.
I must say I have been somewhat dissapointed with the flavour and strength of the coffee (have tried various brands) I find it lacks that kick, and is rather bland. A friend has a slightly more expensive model and it makes much stronger and fuller coffee, ... ...coffee. Don't get me wrong the coffee is good but lacks the wow factor! Think I will take the tip from the previous review and invest in a coffee pod adapter!
All in all pretty average. This is fine if your'e looking for a basic coffee maker. For coffee lovers like me, go for a better model. ...
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Quick review of Delonghi BAR 14 Caffe Treviso Review ofDelonghi BAR 14 Caffe Trevisoby
cazmo
I have owned this coffee maker for a couple of weeks now and I am impressed with how easy it is to use and by the quality of the coffee it produces.
The foamer is excellent compared to other's on models I have owned previously and is easy to clean after use.
I would recommend this to anyone- it's a good quality coffee maker at a decent price.
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Integrated Coffee Grinder: without Integrated Coffee Grinder
Milk Foamer: Steam Nozzle
Pad-, Capsules-System: Traditional Coffee Maker
Pressure System: Pump Espresso System
Timer: without Timer
Type: Espresso Machine
Type of Electronic Infoscreen: No
Type of Espresso Machine: Traditional
Type of Jug: without Jug
Water Filter: without Water Filter
Manufacturer's product description
Stylish jet black and aluminum finish pumped espresso maker that adds great coffee and fantastic style to your Kitchen. High performance 15 bar pump pressure ensures best tasting espresso / cappuccino with no limit to the number of cups produced Removable 1 litre reservoir which can be refilled at any time Stainless steel boiler for longer life Swivel steam pipe mixes steam air & milk to produce a rich froth for perfect cappuccino Built to accommodate either full size or espresso coffee cups Filter storage department permanent filter included Built-in coffee tamper Separate coffee and steam thermostats Easy to use - 3 button operation Deep removable drip tray
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