Espresso Machine 20Bar,Steam Foam Machine with 58oz Removable Water Tank,LCD Monitors, Cappuccino,Latte,Gift for Dad or Mom,Visit the Store, Regular, Sliver

I purchased mine in Feb 2025. The price was just over a hundred dollars, making it a worthwhile risk to try it as a replacement for my aging Breville. So far I am quite happy with this machine. It makes great espresso. I had concerns about the touch panel for selecting function. More electronics means more things that could go wrong in the future. The portafilter, water collection pan, water reservoir handle, the coffee/steam knob have a cheap-ish feel to them. The water reservoir handle in particular feels that it could easily break if reservoir is rotated (around vertical axis) in sudden fashion while full. However, one feature I really like with this machine is ability to customize the brew time with the A4 function on the touch panel, which the manual calls "DIY quantification". If you want to prepare a drink that is in between a double shot espresso and brewed coffee (would that be a cafe americano?). The instructions have sections that are hard to understand, due to poor English translation (see shared image), but overall they are OK. Today I attempted to descale the machine. My city's water is pretty hard. The instructions for descaling left out some details which would have been useful. The manual suggests using either food-grade detergent or citric acid. I used the latter, which the instructions state to prepare a 20:1 mixture, with the water reservoir filled to MAX. The instructions indicate that the descaling will take 20 cycles, but fails to mention using something to collect the water that gets dispensed. Nor does the manual indicate each cycle where water is dispensed takes 20 seconds, with roughly 40 second pause in between each cycle, which would help determine the size of the collector one would select. I used a glass bowl to collect the dispensed water and emptied it after every 3 cycle, using the 40 second pause period (YMMV). You are then instructed to prepare a new 20:1 mixture for descaling the steaming half of the machine. Which the instructions say similarly takes about 20 cycles. The instructions fail to mention whether or not the 1.7L water reservoir will be sufficient for the 20 cycle descaling. I found out that the first half of the descaling (the coffee making part of the machine) the 20 cycles did consume almost all of the water in the reservoir. I expected the 2nd part of descaling (the stream part) to be similar to the first half, which it mostly was. Where things differed was the amount of water used by this part of descaling. Evidently, each cycle used up more water, and the reservoir was emptied by the 10th cycle! Not having a new batch of 20:1 water and citric acid ready, I was left with adding plain water in the reservoir to allow for the process to continue. I am not sure if this is a flaw in the design or a problem with the instruction. Clearly more 20:1 water/citric acid solution should have been made ready to replenish the reservoir. SAFETY NOTE: Wear eye protection or keep a good distance from the stream nozzle while descaling. During the descaling of the stream mechanism, a droplet of hot water/citric acid mixture splattered in to my eye. It was a very uncomfortable experience.

I really like the machine! I have had it for 3 months now, and it has been working well. A few notes: The first few times you use it: - the portafilter (which is what you twist on and off when you are pulling a shot) is quite stiff. It loosens up over time, but for the first month-ish I had to hold onto the machine with one hand while I was taking it on and off, or the whole machine would slide. - the very first time I used it, water didn't pull from the bottom of the reservoir, and I thought it was broken. It just wouldn't pull water, and when I took the reservoir off and put it back on, it worked. I imagine it was some sort of pressure issue. Other notes: - don't use too fine of an espresso ground, or it can't pull a shot very well. I thought it was not working well until I realized I had gotten too fine of a ground. - the "warming feature" on the top is dumb. I would not put something up there, for fear it would fall off if the machine moved (which I mentioned it is prone to do as you are twisting the portafilter on and off). - get a metal milk frothing pitcher, it makes a big difference - quite easy to wipe down to clean. - heats up very quickly - doesn't take up much space - I have noticed the price on amazon fluctuates a lot, so I would get it when it is around 100 dollars. Still a good deal for a beginner espresso machine. - some of the features seem kind of confusing, and I haven't tried them. Like the cold brew setting. The only settings I use are single shot, double shot, and steam. I have no idea how to use the other ones lol.

Decent machine for deciding if espresso is for you. I use it every day. Buttons are touchy. And the quality of the espresso is a little watery compared to more expensive machines. I will trade up after this wears out as it is now part of a daily ritual.

Great value for the money. I am so glad I made this machine my choice! It looks good, doesn’t take up a lot of space, is easy to use and makes a great expresso! If you’re thinking about purchasing an espresso machine and don’t want to spend a fortune… this is the machine for you.

This is my first espresso machine and I am a total newbie, so I’ll go over some issues I had in case any other beginner has them too. First, I thought the espresso shots were not strong enough. This is not a problem with a machine, this is a problem with the grind. The grind you use should be super fine, like a powder. If it doesn’t look like a powder, it isn’t fine enough and the coffee will not be strong enough for a latte. I’d recommend watching a video on how to pull a shot and foam milk if you’re new to this! I also had issues getting water to pull at the beginning. Again, nothing wrong with the machine, my basket was overfilled even though I had the grind up to the “max fill” line. Just remove some grind from the basket and it should work just fine. Milk frother also works great, I have had no issues with it once you learn the right way to use it. Just make sure you run the steam wand under an empty cup first to get out any cold water. I’ve had the machine for a month now and have used it every day, and after getting used to it and watching some videos I’ve been enjoying some very tasty lattes, similar to the $6 ones at my favorite coffee shop. It’s very good quality for the price!

Cuando se trata de tener todo en 1 solo articulo para tu disfrute de desayuno en café y leche con variedad hay esta este hermoso artículo para tu cocina

The machine is nice and compact. Heats up quickly but the coffee is lukewarm. The top cup warmer doesn't seem to do anything. The steamer works very well. I actually make my milk extra hot so that my cappuccino is warm. Another thing I am not fond of is how hard it is to put the coffee filter on. I have to use one hand to hold the machine still and the other to twist the filter on. For how expensive this machine is, I expected better.

This is my first espresso machine, and for the price, it's not a bad machine. I rated it three stars because some of the features are not quality, but overall I am happy with this machine and it's performance. But here are where it was right and wrong Pros The heater, pump, and pressure are all pretty on point for a decent extraction. There is a cup warmer on top, which I think for a single user is a useless function because I'm not going to sit around and wait for a single cup to "get hot" to make an espresso in. The machine is easy to use, add coffee to the filter, install, and press a button to make your coffee. it has a self-clean function and allegedly will tell you when and if scale is building up inside. If it does, I don't recommend following the directions and running soap through the machine: instead run vinegar through it and then run a few thorough rinses of plain water. It cleans up easy as well. The coffee come out with the decent head (I hate the term "crema" for coffee, its just foam after all). taste isn't too bad either, depending on what your coffee preferences are. Space - its an economical size and doesn't take up much counter space. Cons Its noisy. The pump is loud, and the catch try the cup sits on rattles like a freight train speeding along open desert. Its more annoying than anything. The portafilter has a plastic diverter that comes in direct contact with heated water. It's an aluminum-bodied filter with a plastic diverter. For those that aware that plastic and heat are a recipe for problems with humans, this doesn't help with trying to reduce your contact with plastics. The fact that the filter is aluminum is not an issue, it's lighter and cheaper. but the plastic is a real problem. I'm currently trying to find a steel portafilter that will fit this that doesn't have any pressure issues. It doesn't push all the water through the grounds. I've tried four different grind sizes (i grind my own coffee) and some pre-packaged espresso grinds. No matter what, there is a substantial amount of water left in the filter following extraction. Higher-end machines usually leave the grinds drier; I'll chalk this up to the lower pressure produced than higher-end machines. Cup heater - its a waste of electricity. This is not a commercial machine and is not meant to pump out a ton of shots every hour. This is, at best, a one or two cup producer per day. The cup warmer is an unnecessary addition. Overall, I'm happy I made this. No one in their right mind would spend $500 on an espresso machine when they're getting into the game. I mean, I wouldn't, that's way I bought this. My only real issue the plastic in the portafilter and the rattling when brewing espresso. I'm currently on a journey to find a portafilter that is made of steel that can hold the pressure to make a good cup of espresso. I'm not big on the bottomless ones, but all the steel ones I have researched so far have a double spout which I don't need. Hopefully I'll find something soon. if you're just staring out in the espresso world, this isn't a bad machine. I'm glad I bought it and once it reaches the end it's life cycle, I'll upgrade.