Morphy Richards 47490 Combi

Advantages: no messy horrid milk tank, reasonable price makes great coffee
Disadvantages: none I can see at the moment

Well at last I have a new coffee maker and so far I love this one. It’s another combination job; you can make filter, espresso and cappuccino coffee with this machine. The great difference with this machine is that it hasn’t got a reservoir for the milk, which I find so much better. It’s a very nice looking machine; they (Morphy Richards) call the colour for this model Graphite. Its actually grey on the front of the water reservoirs and the rest ...
...paint effect look to both colours of plastic, but it does look rather nice sitting on the work top just the same. I suppose graphite just sort of sounds a bit grander. It comes with a seven-page instruction and care booklet and has a two-year guarantee. You get one large, heat resistant glass jug (holds up to ten cups for filter coffee) and one smaller one (holds up to four cups of cappuccino or espresso coffee) both of them have hinged plastic ... Read review

Advantages: Theoretically a coffee lovers dream machine
Disadvantages: Poor design and lack of quality

...my housemates got given a Morphy Richards combination coffee maker for her birthday. Finally my slightly dilapidated coffee machine could be retired for this all in one machine. Basically it is two separate machines joined together, a ten-cup standard filter machine and an espresso/cappuccino maker, essentially a coffee lovers dream or is it? Looks As it emerged from the packaging I was initially quite impressed, it is made from two-tone plastic ...
...well you should be because Morphy Richards claim this means a full pot takes only seven minutes. Rapide indeed doesn’t sound particular impressive to me especially in light of the faulty button which means it usually takes about twenty minutes at the moment. Perhaps last and not least the machine is available in all good stores for around £65. My Verdict I have to say I really can’t advise anybody to buythis machine, the combination ... Read review

Advantages: Coffee on tap
Disadvantages: The filtered coffee is not very hot

This is my first coffee maker, bought as a present. I am at home everyday, now I am disabled, and I drink many cups of the stuff. Wow, was my first expression,coffee on tap. It's a little awkward to fill but if you put the lid right back it can be done without spilling into the filter. To my mind the coffee does'nt get hot enough, so I leave it on the hot plate a little while or make hot milk with the steam tube. The expresso and cappuccino section ...
...that I find is when you extract the filter jug, a drip occurs from the non-drip valve,onto the hot plate, and if you dont clean it up immediately it dries and then starts to smell like stewed coffee. I would have liked the steam tube to have been a bit longer so that a larger jug of milk could be used. This coffee maker is excellent value for money, and I recommend it to the house. I will not go into the in's and out's of the machine since the ... Read review

Advantages: makes a good brew
Disadvantages: water tank cap is fiddly to use

Hi , Having never owned a coffee machine but being a coffee fan, we bought this 18 months ago from tesco as it was on sale at £35 . first appearances on unpacking the machine was its flimsy build quality, I was sure it would not last 5 minutes. Never the less i pressed on and turned to the instructions which were well written and exhaustive. The machine will make 10 cups of filter coffee and keep that warm. however I am not a big fan of that side ...
...quite quickly when left to stand. The other side to the machine does a great brue although the cap to the water tank can be fiddly to remove / replace and my missus struggles greatly with this. the steam nozzle on the side does a great job of frothing the milk for the cappucino. all in all not a bad machine which has proved me wrong with its durability. ... Read review

Advantages: all in one coffee maker with easy clean milk steamer
Disadvantages: filter coffee not hot enough, lacks flavour

...coffee maker. On paper this morphy richards did everything i wanted it to do, and still does a year later. I have one problem with the machine and though very simple, is the reason i would not recommend this machine. The coffee is not hot enough when using the filter method and as a consequence the coffee lacks flavour. I have tried many different coffees and all pale in comparison to the flavour achieved when using a simple paper filter and jug.This ...
...hob method.It seems there is just not enough pressure to force the full flavour through. This is something very personal and only you can decide whether the machine performs adequately for your caffine needs. If like me you are a coffee fiend and really enjoy the subtle flavours of various coffees then I would say steer clear. That said, the machine works fine and you ultimately get what you pay for. ... Read review