Espresso Machines > La Pavoni Espresso Machines > Full Automatic

Advantages: Robust engineering, excellent performance, beautiful styling
Disadvantages: Heavy, hard to keep clean, very expensive

...that's up to the task. La Pavoni produced the Europiccola in 1961 and, some tweaking aside, they haven't changed the design significantly since then. The machine consists of a boiling chamber sitting on a base, with a glass level on one side and some curvaceous pipe-work on the other side. It truly is a thing of beauty, available (in ascending order of price) in chrome and black, straight chrome, chrome with wooden trim, gold, or gold with wooden ...
...yourself that this is no ordinary machine. The machine produces eight shots of espresso, or ten minutes of steam, and its workings are detailed below. How the machine works: If you have seen a Europiccola in a picture, you'll understand that it isn't immediately obvious how this machine turns water into coffee. The large boiling chamber is filled with water and a 1000W heating element heats it to boiling point to produce steam and pressure. When ... Read review

Advantages: Service and repair machine and order coffee
Disadvantages: Fail to return machine and customer service not effective

I have been a Nespresso customer for years. I just wanted to let others know how I have found the customer service failing and lacking when your machine goes wrong. At this rate I may as well have bought a new machine and cut my losses. My machine is out of warranty and went wrong a few times on timer for coffee - seems a fault that I shouldn't have to pay for but there you go... Anyway long story short, Nespresso have had my machine since Jan 08 ... Read review

Advantages: easy to use, easy to clean, easy to buy
Disadvantages: remember not to let the pot sit on the heat once the coffee is through.

Simply the best: so straight forward and idiot proof. I also have a collection sitting at the back of my cooker even when I go through periods of coffee abstinence. Yes you will need to replace the rubber rings and yes, every five years or so the filter cup starts to get holes in it especially if you are a slob and leave it sitting around with old damp grounds or coffee in it. Best to clean it every time for longevity's sake - in an ideal world. ...
...reviewer except on how to make perfect froth. The best way by far that I have found is to use your old cafetiere - a glass one with a metal plunger works best. You must scald the milk and let it boil or you will not acheive the same fineness of foam Once the surface of the milk starts to get tiny bubbles draw off the heat. pour into the cafetiere and plunge vigourously through the whole of the milk. Once you get a head on it then just plunge into ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: Was pricey

First off I have to confess that this was a purchase that I never told the boyfriend the true cost of this purchase, I pretended I got it for £200 in the sales when actually I paid £320 about two years ago, it was still reduced as it was the last one in the shop but not by as much as he suspects. In my opinion it has definately been worth the cost and he has never grumbled about getting a coffee in bed at the weekend. On the plus side this does ...
...and cleaning is pretty good as well. On the down side it is rather large and tends to dominate a bit our medium sized kitche, it has a bit of depth to it so it is rather near the edge of our work surfaces. In all it holds just under two litres of water and 250 grammes of beans however it will also operate on ground coffee as well however these are stored sepeately. If you want a cup of tea then you just select the hot water option to make your ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing flavour & Crema, Fast, Easy to clean, Pods are reasonable price and good selection
Disadvantages: Cup warmer pointless as takes far to long

I recently bought a Magimix 11276 as being a student coffee is a must for exam times. Was amazed with the flavour and crema produced from a machine of such small proportions, and as a result no longer waste money in coffee shops as I can enjoy coffee much cheaper and tastier at home. Coffee pods are ordered direct from nespresso either online or by post and delivery is usually fast. One thing to note is that cup warming feature of the machine is ... Read review