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The plastic knob stem broke where it was attached to the steam valve - this should have been a metal part - not plastic. A real piece of Cheap Chinese Crap. Another piece of landfill due to poor engineering. Worked only 7 months - then the control knob broke off. This knob control both the power (on/off) and the steam valve (diverts steam to the latte steamer nozzle OR to the brewer). I suggest you avoid any Sunbeam (aka Mr. Coffee) products.
I filled the water reseviour, hooked on the filter with the coffee in it, put the cute little glass pot under the filter and turned it on. I opened it this morning to give it a test run and I couldnt believe how simple it was to operate. I have a very expensive expresso maker which I also love, but doesnt make any better a cup of coffee then this machine in my opinion. I fresh ground my beans to the right consistancy which it tells you exactly how it should be in the manual.
I dont have to wait around watching the coffee express and manually start and stop it so it doesnt overflow the little coffee shot glasses that I normally use with my professional machine. Not too fine like flour where it is powdery, but a little bit courser so it is more like salt. It literally took all of about 3 minutes start to finish. I purchased this cute little expresso maker as the price was right and I needed something compact for our new camper. I LOVE IT.I also want to mention that in regard to people that say this is made cheaply or breaks easily, I dont see how that could be, the pot is glass, yes, and it isnt terribly thick glass, but anyone would know when working with glass you just need to be delicate and not bang or crack it against anything, as with ANY glass container. I personally think it is great that it does everything itself.
This is actually much stronger coffee out of the Mr. Coffee then anything I get out of my costly expresso maker, and its much less labor intensive.
I would say this seems like a very sturdy well built machine, but is also very light weight, and takes up little space on a counter top. Of course I opened my manual and followed the instructions step by step the first time, and it really couldnt have been easier.
I can set the Mr. within minutes it starts to brew on its own, then stops and that is it.
Fresh brewed expresso. Coffee.turn it on, and walk away for a bit, and return to a perfectly brewed pot of expresso waiting for me.
I give it two thumbs up.And most importantly, aside from ease of use, the coffee is great.Worth EVERY PENNY.
Premi appena il tasto ed allora prenda una sorsata e pensate che siate in Italia. Se gradite il caffè espresso italiano autentico, questa è la macchina per voi. Produce il caffè espresso squisito, appena come fanno a Milano. Grazie il sig. Coffee per il salvataggio della mia unione.
put that's just par for the course. coffee espresso maker. Even krups come with terrible carafes. While people say it's not well made, I *MUST* disagree. I have to wonder if it's just a manufacturing error for others who are complaining. For the price, this little machine is a workhorse.The caveat is. or even turkish, depending upon the result I'm looking for.
it doesn't make real espresso. at 3 to 4 runs per *day*. Still, I love the extraction because I like my coffee very strong. Then again, a true coffee snob wouldn't bother with such an inexpensive machine.
This is my second mr. With a tamper, the finely ground beans will not drip through into your extraction. but it will make a very strong cup.As for the design of the model, I did not find the nob or the top difficult. The carafe is real junk. I find it odd that so many people say use a medium grind, but I am willing to guess that they never used a tamper to compact the grinds in the portafilter. provided you're not a total coffee snob. Both this model and the one before, lasted me for 8 mos to a year. the answer being to get a stainless steel cup for the extraction.
and it is very difficult to find a cheaper machine that will make a strong cup. Personally, I prefer grinding my beans either at espresso settings. the same type of cup used for frothing milk.Regardless, for the price, this is a steal. knowing that it does have its limits.
I am enjoying using this product. At a reasonable price, it provides good espresso coffee and the the foaming wand produces the "dry" foam or "crema" I prefer on my capuccino.
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