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Coffee) products. The plastic knob stem broke where it was attached to the steam valve - this should have been a metal part - not plastic. 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. A real piece of Cheap Chinese Crap. Worked only 7 months - then the control knob broke off. Another piece of landfill due to poor engineering.
Of course I opened my manual and followed the instructions step by step the first time, and it really couldnt have been easier. 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 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. I personally think it is great that it does everything itself.
within minutes it starts to brew on its own, then stops and that is it. This is actually much stronger coffee out of the Mr. Coffee.turn it on, and walk away for a bit, and return to a perfectly brewed pot of expresso waiting for me. I can set the Mr. 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 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 fresh ground my beans to the right consistancy which it tells you exactly how it should be in the manual. Fresh brewed expresso. I give it two thumbs up.And most importantly, aside from ease of use, the coffee is great.Worth EVERY PENNY. 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. I purchased this cute little expresso maker as the price was right and I needed something compact for our new camper. It literally took all of about 3 minutes start to finish. Coffee then anything I get out of my costly expresso maker, and its much less labor intensive.
Coffee per il salvataggio della mia unione. 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.
With a tamper, the finely ground beans will not drip through into your extraction. Still, I love the extraction because I like my coffee very strong. at 3 to 4 runs per *day*. Even krups come with terrible carafes. the same type of cup used for frothing milk.Regardless, for the price, this is a steal. Both this model and the one before, lasted me for 8 mos to a year. coffee espresso maker.
or even turkish, depending upon the result I'm looking for. 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. I have to wonder if it's just a manufacturing error for others who are complaining. 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. put that's just par for the course. provided you're not a total coffee snob.
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.
While people say it's not well made, I *MUST* disagree.
For the price, this little machine is a workhorse.The caveat is.
Personally, I prefer grinding my beans either at espresso settings.
knowing that it does have its limits.
Then again, a true coffee snob wouldn't bother with such an inexpensive machine.
This is my second mr.
it doesn't make real espresso.
The carafe is real junk.
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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