Krups F 577

Advantages: Ease of use, perfect coffee, great for frothing milk.
Disadvantages: Hard to use a mug for coffee

...Was looking for a "normal" coffee machine (can't spell capucinno) - see, and checked out the Nespresso macines - quite by accident. Easy to use, great coffee and great choice !! No mess either. At first I was not impressed by the cost of the capsules (64c each) but after talking about other machines / grinders / clean up / bar pressure / timing and practice I was dubious I could produce the "great coffee I enjoyed at my local shops. I knew the Nespresso tasted great and I knew I could do it myself - everytime!!! THAT WAS WORTH 64c each time. Come to think of it - at my friends houses with coffee machines - none of them are really THAT nice a cup of coffee. After a little thought over a nice skinny latte I realised it is all about the taste - Nespresso had it !!! Simple. There were several machines BUT the Krups 897 had the "normal... Read review

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Advantages: aesthetically pleasing, makes great coffee
Disadvantages: can be leaky if not carefully used

...I've had my Krups coffeemaker for 4 years, and have had no problems with deterioration. It makes delicious coffee (as long as I start out with a decent bean). The thermos keeps it nice and hot for a couple of hours without changing the consistency--definitely an advantage over the glass pots where quality diminishes over time. It's a nice machine; I like the way it looks on my kitchen counter. A few times I have had trouble with it leaking, and the coffee goes all over the counter instead of into its urn. Because it happens so rarely, I am virtually certain that these episodes can be traced to my imperfect set-up of the system--still it's happened more with this machine than with others before it. I do recommend this machine. I would be likely to purchase another Krups product in the future.... Read review

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Advantages: Good espresso, good pump pressure
Disadvantages: Not easy to use

...The Krups espresso machine cost £80.00 when I purchased it from a local store. It comes with a coffee holder and a frother. The coffee holder is generally good, it comes with two seperate strainers, one for 1 cup and the other for 2 cups. It has been known for the coffee holder to "pop" out of place if not secured very tightly. This causes very hot water and coffee to explode all over the immediate area. Part of the reason for the holder coming out of place is that the whole unit vibrates so much when pumping that it works its way around the worktop if not held down while it pumps. The frother that it uses is attached by means of a rubber cap that houses a small tube. The tube has a small platic part with a reduced diameter hole at the end. This part got lost down the sink in a short space of time, rendering the frother part useless... Read review

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