Krups G VE 1 Opencontrol

Advantages: It doesn't turn off automatically, it takes filter papers, and is very simple to use.
Disadvantages: The 'smooth side trigger action' isn't very effective.

...In December 2006, my coffee filter machine broke, well, it was the operators’ error, but I thought it was broke … so, I bought a new one: the Krups version. For those who are unaware, a filter coffee machine is, an electrical device that filters water through ground coffee, into a jug underneath. The jug is kept hot on a heated base, for you to drink at your leisure. Here are the key features: Capacity: 1.25 litres Coffee type: Ground Filter: Paper Cup warmer: Yes Removable reservoir: No Dimensions: H35.8 x W25.5 x D22.9cm Wattage: 1100W Krups is a mid-range brand in the coffee machine world. I had decided on this machine before I went out to buy one: due to the advertised features. I found it difficult to locate any Krups machines in Chester; they had top end machines and the rubbish lower end ones, but Krups, Magimix... Read review

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Advantages: Beginning to make the very best coffee in the world
Disadvantages: Instructions & pathetic warming plate

...I know what I like. Currently on UK TV (Sunday BBC1) there is a very good looking screen adaptation of George Eliot's “Daniel Deronda”, in which Gwendolen says to Henleigh :- “…I dislike what I don’t like more than I like what I like.” I have sympathies with that attitude. I think. For instance, I probably dislike really bad coffee more than I like good coffee. But perhaps not more than truly great coffee. Instant. Time was I would not have instant coffee in the house. Since finding Nescafe’s Alta Rica, I’ve actually drunk a great deal of it. “Full bodied and bold”, is how it describes itself, and actually it’s not bad…for an instant coffee. In fact somewhere around here there is a good (vh) opinion on the stuff by ‘stevethesleeve’. Alta Rica simply demonstrates a quantum leap in coffee from the very worst, like... Read review

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Advantages: Stylish, Makes Good Coffee, Keeps Coffee Warm
Disadvantages: Hard to Clean, Poor to Pour

...*I think I should point out that this model is no longer on the market, however it has been replaced by a similar model, and a lot of my comments will apply to the new version just as they do to this old one.* I love coffee. I drink at least one cup a day and when I am sitting exams at least 726, or thereabouts. So it is imperative that I like my coffee maker. For that reason I have stuck with the Krups range for my last three coffee machines. Three? They must be rubbish if you've needed three! Ah, no. I will explain. First I had the bog standard stand alone Krups filter machine. It has a short squat glass jug and is fairly standard - it never changes over the years. Then I moved in with my boyfriend who had the super stylish version of this, with a much taller, svelter jug. This obviously superseded mine so I jettisoned it... Read review

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