Sunday, May 6, 2012

Capresso 4440 90 3 pack Charcoal Filters Filter

Capresso 4440.90 3-pack Charcoal Water Filters
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  • Each cartridge is good for 60 uses or up-to 6-weeks

  • Filter A clean Capresso coffee filter makes a huge difference in coffee flavor.It also helps speed up the brewing process considerably.
    A Cup Of Coffee Is Only As Good As The Filter These Capresso water filters change the balance in a cup of coffee in a good way. They seem to take the acid taste away. I highly recommend them as well as the Amazon delivery system. It is difficult to find these filters at retail stores.
    They work fine. Capresso's charcoal filters seem to work. Coffee tastes better I think. Very easy to remove and install though I'm a little worried about the lifespan of the plastic hinge on the filter holder.Watch it there are a couple of different varieties. This is a round one. There's also an ovalish one that's mislabeled in Amazon as Capresso 121.01 Ultima SemiAutomatic Coffee and Espresso/Cappuccino Machine[..] The link is for the filters not the machine and so it might not come up correctly when you search for filters.
    Great Deal We recieved the filters quickly. The cost was much cheaper than local price for the same filters. We were very pleased.
    capresso water filters this is exactly the product i need for my capresso coffeemaker. i can't buy them in my home city any longer.
    Water Filters I've been using my Capresso coffee pot for a long time and these are the only filters that fit it. You can use the pot without them if you just use filtered water but these make it easy and usually last a few months.
    charcoal filters I am very satisfied with my purchase of the charcoal filters.i wanted a coffee maker that used them and finally found one and couldn't find the filters so i checked amazon and thankfully found themthanks amazon.
    Coffee tastes better It's been a long time since I changed the filters in my Capresso coffee maker. These were shipped out immediately and worth the price.
    Capresso 4440.90 3pack Charcoal Water Filter We usually use filtered water to make coffee but then since we bought Capresso machine with the charcoal water filters we don't need to do that anymore. The filter lasts 60 uses or up to 6 weeks after first use.
    Easy Went to my local kitchen store and twice they were out of these filters. One day went on line and rec'd the filter in a couple of days! Worth the shipping cost.
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    Saturday, May 5, 2012

    DeLonghi ESAM3500 N Magnifica Super Automatic Espresso Good tasting coffee but inconsistent

    DeLonghi ESAM3500.N  Magnifica Digital Super-Automatic Espresso/Coffee Machine
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  • Grinds beans instantly with the patented "Direct-to-Brew" system. Brewing system is compact and removable for easy cleaning.
  • No waiting between preparing espresso and cappuccino with the double boiler system
  • Professional-quality, conical low-pitch burr grinder. Grind settings allow you to adjust the fineness for all types of beans
  • Patented "Cappuccino System" frother; mixes steam and milk to create a rich, creamy froth for perfect drinks every time
  • Easy-to-use rotary and push button control panel with programmable menu settings

  • Coffee machine This is a great machine. Very easy to use. Purchased for a church self serve cafe so the ease of use will make it great. Two flaws I have seen and one lie in the description. One it is a little loud which may be ok at home but in a church could be an issue. Two the coffee bean grinder doesn't tell you it is low until it is empty and it has made a cup with only half the beans or less. Wasted cup! The description says it will be sending Illy beans with the machine but they are not there. Not that that is a game changer but if you say you are going to do it.
    Love This!! I have already saved tons of money sorry Starbucks! Best purchase I've made in years!! I highly recommend this coffee maker.
    Beware DeLonghi Authorized Service We basically love this coffee machine and used it every day. We noticed a funny noise and called DeLonghi who recommended that we send the machine to their authorized repair Appliance Repair Center in Middletown New York. That was about 5 months ago. After about 6 weeks and many followup phone calls we finally received the machine back from Appliance Repairin pieces.Apparently they had not packed it well UPS denied the insurance claim. After more time and phone calls also to DeLonghi service we were told that the repair center was ordering the broken parts repairing the machine and sending it back to us. That was about 4 weeks ago. Two weeks ago when we called again we were told that the machine was fixed and would arrive back to us by the middle of last week. As of today still no machine and no confirmation of when we will get it.Appliance Repair Center is totally unreliable and DeLonghi needs to address this issue.It really makes me sad because I enjoyed this machine and have recommended it many times.
    SuperAutomatic awesomeness! We've had our DeLonghi for a couple of months now & love it! It's super easy to use & makes for a quick cappuccino latte or espresso each morning. Looking forward to using this for a long time.
    Excellent coffee/espresso/capp machine as long as you follow instructions.. I bought this for my husband as a Christmas gift and it earned its keep within two weeks. I had it delivered to his sister's house where we spent our holiday and we cranked out coffees and cappucinos at least 10 times a day. We have not had any issues whatsoever with it mechanically. One issue we have is purely cosmetic the grate you set your cup on is getting scratched up. Considering the money it'd be nice to see it better condition after only a few months in use. If you're buying this machine I would place a napkin under your cup so you dont mark up the grate. The other complaint I have is one that others have mentioned running out of beans or water before it brews your cup for you. Usually this happened to my husband after I made my cup. Oops! I've made it a point to now fill the water and beans and also empty the grounds before I make a cup. The water container can be a bit awkward to handle especially when its full. For this reason we keep a pitcher of water in the fridge slide out the water tank a few inches til the opening in the lid is accessible and use the pitcher to fill it.I love how you can really get the machine to give you the brewed cup that suits your taste exactly. Through the strength of the brew the size of the grind or the amount of water and milk it dispenses you can get your perfect cup of coffee. We use this every day and love it so much that when we go away for Easter we are taking it with us! Between my husband and myself we use it on average 46 times a day.
    This got me into drinking coffee again! This coffee maker is truly amazing. Its quick and convenient. I recommend purchasing Starbucks syrups and whole bean coffee trust me you can taste the difference. Don't forget to purchase descaling solution as the product comes with one sample pack good for one descaling. I also recommend using distilled water to for longest lifespan it hasn't had problems but if you're spend this much on a coffee maker you better be taking good care of it.
    Great product It is very easy to maintain and operate and produce amazing coffee. You can make different tastes of coffee for you and your family members.
    Best coffee ever I bought my wife a DeLonghi ESAM3300 several years ago and the coffee was so good that even I started drinking a cup every once in awhile. Years later we now have given the 3300 to our son and have purchased 3 of the ESAM3500 model so we can drink good coffee at home at our mountain cabin at the office and at our son's house. Along with a particular brand of coffee we prefer the DeLonghi makes the best cup of coffee we have ever drunk anywhere in the world and we have traveled widely. The only problem is that we are now coffee snobs and need a fix of the good stuff twice a day! Several of our friends have bought a DeLonghi ESAM3500 too after drinking our coffee so the population of snobs is growing.It is important to keep the machine as clean as possible throughout or there will be problems. This is the Ferrari of coffee makers and it needs TLC to keep it performing at its maximum potential.
    Good tasting coffee but inconsistent Great tasting coffee still had to return it b/c1 The temperature wasn't consistent and most of the time wasn't hot enough after you added cream.2 It also wasn't strong enough my husband likes Peet's to give you an idea and there wasn't enough caffeine in each cup to give him the caffeine jolt.3 You couldn't really make a regular sized 810oz. coffee. We had to hit the large setting twice to double the dose.Overall expected more for the cost.
    One Year In and No Regrets I wanted to give this product some time before reviewing since there seems to be a great deal of reliability and build issues among various manufacturers of Super Automatic Espresso Machines. Given the cost of the unit I didn't want to throw out an initially positive review only to feel differently months later so considered this a calm and reflective review of my own experience with this model.I bought this unit as a Christmas gift for my wife in 2010 and we've used it HEAVILY since then we throw a lot of parties. All in all I couldn't be more pleased and have only a few minor complaints.First the good The machine is a workhorse. We turn it on and off all day frequently make espresso or cappuchino for a dozen or more guests and use this as our sole source of coffee other than the very rare press pot. The espresso is as good as any I've had from a home unit once you find the perfect grind setting for your favorite beans. Very hot excellent crema and a variable intensity that you set. I actually prefer the coffee from this machine over that from a Jura costing 4x more that a family member has. While I was somewhat concerned about build quality given some complaints in these comments I have experienced absolutely no issues at all and have performed no service other than a regular cleaning and a descale every other month or so.The only complaints I have are as follows1. The unit doesn't check for beans before you order a cup and will froth milk before grinding beans. So if you're out of beans and order a latte you're going to get a cup of frothy milk followed by loud prolonged whirring grind with no beans and an error message.
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    Friday, May 4, 2012

    Cup Espresso Coffeemaker Replacement Gasket Way Over Priced and Misleading

    3 and 4 Cup Espresso Coffeemaker Replacement Gasket
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  • Material: Rubber
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  • May fit other coffeemaker, See dimension on picture.
  • Fits 4 cup Roma®, Milano®, Venezia®, Liberta ® and Ilsa® coffeemakers

  • Way Over Priced and Misleading Pictures that accompanied the description led me to believe that I would be receiving three gaskets when only one came enclosed in a baggie. Looked like somebody opened a sealed package of three gaskets and sent me one of them. I have know idea how sanitary the product is due to the mishandling of it.
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    Thursday, May 3, 2012

    Bialetti Replacement Gasket Filter Espresso Beware of the gasket for the 9-cup Bialetto moka maker!

    Bialetti Replacement Gasket & Filter for 9 Cup Espresso Maker
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  • Made by Bialetti
  • Other sizes are available seperately
  • Includes one filter with three gaskets
  • Replacement gasket and Filter for 9 cup stovetop espresso coffee makers

  • Perfect replacement part Fits my esspresso maker well and certainly saved me money. Otherwise I would have to buy a new appliance.
    Replacement Gasket The Bialetti replaceent Gasket was very easy to install and bought new life back into my stovetop espresso pot. The pack of 3 gaskets with filter is an amazing deal.
    Beware of the gasket for the 9cup Bialetto moka maker! The gasket for the 9cup moka maker is TOO small. I bought this same exact filter/gasket set at another store and found that the gasket was too small 3 3/16 outer ring 2 1/2 inner ring to create a proper seal for my Bialetti. Reading another post I found that Espresso Zone sells a proper gasket. It is the GAS310.
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    Wednesday, May 2, 2012

    Mr Coffee BVMC FM1 20 Ounce Frappe disappointed

    Mr. Coffee BVMC-FM1 20-Ounce Frappe Maker
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  • 20-ounce dishwasher-safe blending jar; small footprint
  • Frappe maker brews and blends at the touch of a button
  • Removable brew basket; "pulse" button for control over consistency
  • Cross between a coffee machine and a blender
  • Measures 10 by 5-1/2 by 15-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty

  • Really great! After wearing out several ice crushing blades in my regular blender and one Professional bar blender that lasted only a few months the kids gave me the Mr Coffee Frappe Maker. I didn't use it for about a year because I didn't like the recipes in the book for one reason or another and I didn't like the thin way the frappes came out.
    Runner Up I purchased this awesome doodad due to the fact that I simply LOVE blended coffee drinks they are a guilty pleasure. However like us blended drink lovers we do not love the pricetag of those drinks we get at starbucks or wherever we decidethat being said I made an investment in this machine. Unfortunately due to the fact that I did not have the top lid on properly TWICE this thing definitely made a HUGE mess. It took me three times to get it right. If you practice around with the machine with TIME and not in a rush or hurry then you'll make it work for you.
    disappointed The top would not stay on during blending made a mess of my kitchen. I thought it was just me I had someone else secure the lid and the same thing happenedvery disappointed.
    Stay away from this item a total waste of money! I am an iced coffee addict and I wanted to love this machine! I used it once I was then hospitalized for several months no one touched the machine in my absenceand when I came home it never worked. It exploded coffee milk and ice all over counter several times. The locking mechanism is poorly designed. Then the unit just died. Since it was just past the warranty date I had to find a local repair shop and was told it would cost $21 to get it repaired if it could be repaired. Brew your own coffee add ice and milk and use a blender.
    Best Frappe maker out there! I ordered this frappe machine after watching a friend use her's to make frappe's with. I was so impressed that I had to have one too. It saves a ton of money to make it yourself than to go out and buy it one cup at a time. Works very well and am very pleased with my Mr. Coffee Frappe.
    Won't TURN on! Got all the ingredients.put in machine.so excited to try out. Press powerNOTHING! Doesn't workingredients wasted.
    Great product Great product. Creates awesome drinks just like Starbucks. I use to spend $30 a week at local coffee joints now make my frappes at home with same great taste. Note make sure you lock the bottom of the container after washlearned this the hard way.
    Frappe Maker Fun We gave this machine as a Christmas present to my son who enjoys Frapps with his girlfriend. As a college student we thought they would enjoy cheap homemade ones to Starbucks. The machine does well but is really loud when it blends.The only drawback is the occasional difficulty of getting the parts together tightly and then apart again for clean up. It is working well and makes a pitcherfull big enough for 2 small servings or one large one. Recipe book included for variations.
    Not bad at all When I used the ingredients recommended in the included pamphlet the drink tasted great. For the most part it blends well but you have to understand that this is not going to perform like a restaurant blender. You are still left with a few small chunks of ice after blending is completed. When you buy frappes at say McDs or Burger King they are usually blended to perfectionthis machine cannot do that. I still have no regrets and this Mr. Coffee Frappe Maker will save me a whole lot of money down the line.
    Excellent I purchased this for my teenagers for Christmas and they absolutely love this Frappe Maker. It makes the best Frappe and is just as good as what you buy as Starbucks. It is a little noisy when it crushes the ice and may scare you the first time or two but you get use to it. I would recommend to anyone that likes frozen drinks.
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    Mr Coffee ECM250 Espresso Cappuccino Not for someone who really wants expressso

    Mr. Coffee ECM250 4-Cup Espresso/Cappuccino Maker
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  • Powerful milk frother
  • Convenient cord storage
  • Removable drip tray
  • Easy to pour decanter
  • On/Off indicator light

  • Very Cheaply Made I have purchased many Mr. Coffee Espresso machines over the years. However this one was very cheaply made. I was very surprised. I ended up sending it back for a refund because when I went to put the coffee filter onto the machine it fell apart in my hands. It appeared that someone had put the screws in too tight and broke it then tried to glue it back together.
    Good Machine but blew up I bought the 220v version Oster 3188 of this machine and keep them in two different home out of the US. Other than power requirements and brand on the front the machines are the same.I used my machine every morning for six months. Today after frothing my milk the unit exploded with steam spraying out of the machine. Others have written about this issue. It scared me enough to spill my cup.To be clear I drain the water and release the pressure immediately after every use.I like the machine. It worked well but does take a long time to steam/froth the milk. Even with these issues I will probably buy another one.
    major explosion after one year use I have loved this espresso machine for about one year. Yesterday it completely exploded..glass shattering coffee and grounds and metal holder flying in all directions. Luckily by the grace of God I was not facing it but was turned away or I could very well have had glass thrust into my eyes. This has scared me and I am imploring you not to buy this even if you get one year of use before yours may blow up and you are not as fortunate as I was.
    Dont buy the ECM 250 model I have had the combo with coffee maker makes lukewarm plastic rubber tasting coffee and several of the other 4 cup expresso mr coffee makers.They were easy to use and made good expresso and frothed the milk well. I wore them out with heavy use and was thinking i was getting the other machine.This has a hard to turn selection knob and the top closure to screw down where the water goes is hard to get properly situated and tight.This one is blow off top accident waiting to happen. I will try to get the other model i dont like the 250 model at all. The other is great for the price.
    Great little machine for the price. I LOVE VERY STRONG ESPRESSO. Most people will say it tastes like dreg but i find it DELICIOUS. This machine will do exactly what you ask of it. ive had mine for a week now and have used it every day. Consistent shots every time with a beautiful mild brown Cremá on the top. As far as coffee goes. I live in the bay area and am lucky enough to have one of the finest Coffee Shops in the world just miles from my house. Philz Coffee. I go for the Ether one of their strongest blends and it tastes wonderful out of this machine. DO NOT GET YOUR BEANS FROM STARBUCKS!!!! I must stress this. Starbucks beans sit on the shelf for weeks even months after roasting and lose all the complexity that the coffee should offer. Find yourself a good local coffee shop that roasts the beans in house and you wont be disappointed. Also don't forget to tamp your grounds. If you don't you'll only get strong coffee out of this machine and the instructions absolutely fail at telling you how to tamp your coffee.
    Not for someone who really wants expressso This is basically an inexpensive machine for someone who isn't a connoisseur.
    Awesome Customer Service and good product OverallIt is a basic Espresso Maker Model that is easy to use. If all you want is to make a few drinks at home for family or friends this is the product for you. I have used it a lot and it's been a lot of fun having a little coffee shop in my own kitchen.Customer ServiceA friend tried my machine and broke a seal by opening the water pressure cap quickly. That is something the instruction manual clearly states to NOT do. Because the seal broke it wouldn't hold pressure to steam anything. I wrote one email to customer service explaining my situation. It was responded to in 12 business days with a solution that exceeded my expectations. I would definitely purchase and recommend Mr. Coffee products.
    Have had it for years. I have had mine for 4 years now and love it. It is well worth the money. Although you do have take off the lid on the top and let it air dry otherwise it starts to alter the taste and smells of your coffee. The nosal clogged up once on the wand but it was pretty easy to screw off with pliers and clean. I purchased one of these for my father this year for Christmas because he loved mine so much.
    A COFFEE ADICT NEEDS A PERFECT COFFEE MAKER. For me espresso coffee Café Cubano needs to be perfect!!! After all I drink it all day long and is what keeps us all awake at home as well as at the office!!!! After trying different espresso coffee maker brands and always ending up disappointed Mr. Coffee ECM250 4Cup Espresso/Cappuccino Maker did the trick and pleased all of us. After trying it at the office for a month I bought another one for home and my Airman son in the US Air Force asks us to ship him one.
    Cheap sour espresso I am espresso noob I called it expresso until recently and I excitedly bought this as a good beginner machine. I got it and brewed my first cup. I gave this machine 2 stars instead of one because the brewing process and preparation is simple and it brews very fast. But I left out the 3 stars because of the espresso quality. I drank my freshly brewed cup and nearly gagged. It was SO sour. Even milk and sugar couldn't make this espresso taste good. Thinking I was just not used to it I Googled how good espresso shoul taste. It shouldn't taste like this. Don't buy this machine if you don't want sour cheap espresso. Go with a pump machine.
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    Monday, April 30, 2012

    Laroma Espresso Coffee Maker Solid and simple

    Espresso Coffee Maker
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    KABOOM!!! I purchased this stovetop espresso maker because I was trying to get away from using the aluminum Bialetti pots that I have. I became worried about the aluminum leaching into my coffee after the pots became etched and pitted. Unfortunately until I found the Laroma there wasn't anything else around that was available in my area except for the aluminum Bialetti pot.I do like the weight of the Laroma and the comfortable molded handle. It is really easy to clean and diswasher safe the aluminum ones aren't. And you don't have to get out a potholder to save burning your fingers when you remove it from the heat. I don't think it makes as good of a drink as the Bialetti but it was worth the sacrifice to have a stainless pot.What I don't like about this pot well it originally was the price that bothered me. $60 whereas the Bialetti pots are only $2529. Ikea has a stainless pot that is very similar to the Laroma. I didn't pick it up to compare when I was there last because I had already bought the Laroma. But I can tell you it was stainless and considerably less expensive at the time it was $19 vs the $60 I spent. The lid on this particular pot I feel is a bit flimsy too but that isn't a real big issue. However my MAIN problem with this pot is the safety factor. When I bought it I noticed that the threads that connect the water chamber to the top pitcher aren't very substantial. The grooves on the threading aren't very deep and are gently rounded. This worried me because I wondered how the 2 pieces would stay connected under the high internal pressure.
    great! I've owned a few stovetop espresso makers over the years and this is my favorite so far cool comfortable rubber handles the stainless steel will not corrode over time like another one I bought which was beautiful but made of brass and eventually rusted. Looks handsome works properly and is easy to clean. Also doesn't use an internal rubber seal like the others I've had which is great because a rubber seal can become a mess and I had one melt on me. I guess this one is precisionmade well enough that it doesn't require one because it works perfectly with no mess or splattering.I didn't have the explosion experience that other commenter mentioned if that happened very likely you need to poke a pin through the steam escape valve in the bottom canister or run the device with just water to clean it out. If that bottom valve is blocked it'll make a mess of any stovetop maker. You may also just have a faulty item.Full disclosure I only paid $20 for this at Macy's they have some great deals in the basement especially over the holidays but I would pay $50 for it. At that price I might start looking at espresso/cappuccino machines instead but for a stovetop maker this one hits the bullseye.
    What is that STINKY coating?! I scored this beauty at Macy's for twentynine bucks on a preChristmas sale. I was really thrilled and willing to take all precautions to avoid explosions. BUT when I got it home I found that the stainless innards of the pots are coated with something grayish that stinks to high heaven! I'm taking it back no way am I drinking some potentially toxic plastic? epoxy? teflon? with every cuppa. Epoxy is 50% BisphenylA BpAafter all and if it is teflon then why does it stink? Who knows WHAT that coating is?!! Besides disgusting. After combing reviews of these stovetop espresso pots for literally weeks I found one mentioning that a Veg Vivano sp?beautiful espresso pot also has a coating. Too Bad I love the way they look.*Does anyone know of a stainless stovetop espresso maker that does NOT have a coating?? Please post here I am tracking comments. Hoping to find something by Valentine's day.Laroma gets less than ZERO STARS from me for wrecking good stainless steel with nasty undisclosed coating wasting my time and busting my hopes.
    LaRoma is great I've had this maker for two years got it as a gift. It does blowup occassionally and spill over but that's due to a lack of cleaning and maintaining that any devise like this would require after several uses. Having once been a part of commertial customer service I can tell you that the 10% of times this will fail is the 90% it was not cared for. Other than that this makes an excellent coffee depending upon the coffee used and a patient and attentive rate of heating it. I have NEVER tasted anything like a plastic coating leaching into this coffee and I was way ahead early 1980's and still promote it todayof the johnnycomelatelys to banishment of plastics in contact with my or my childrens food and drink. So the claim here is unfounded and unless proved with some other evidence than what is provided I ignore it or chaulk it up to bad cofee grounds and part of their packaging going into the making. Make a responsible call to the manufacturer first before slandering their device.
    Weak coffee This stovetop espresso maker makes horrible coffee. The canister within which holds the coffee grounds is too small and so the coffee comes out with little taste.
    Solid and simple I was actually testing out a new french press to day just to compare its flavor to this laroma percolator.It was a little shocking that people have had this blow up but I have never had any problems with it. I don't have problems with pressure cookers either. Follow the directions and you will be fine.This might be 6 cups of expresso but it makes between 1012 OZ of regular coffee. With any perculator you need to have a coarse grind on the beans so that you dont have sediment in the coffee. If you read the instructions you are supposed to fill the water BELOW the pressure release valve viewable on the pictureits on the side or yeah you might have problems. sometimes I do and sometimes I dont because i'm trying to pull out every oz of coffee out of it. This also uses the amount of coffee very efficiently so this one hitter uses a little under 4 tablespoons of coffee grinds for a cup.As to any coating or plastic film on it I saw none perhaps it was a demo model they then sold. I got this as a gift and have used it every day for the past 2 years.
    Attractive inexpensive copetent coffee Very basic coffee maker that quietly and competently brews a cup of dense flavorful coffee. The stainless sieves have pretty wide bore holes so there is a moderate amount of grounds shot into the coffee. Where they rate this as 6 cup is beyond me as the total volume resulting from a full fill is about 2 oz. Still playing with the grind to figure out the best granularity for this thing. Operation is quiet although the base is so narrow that the unit is best placed toward one edge of a small electric range burner but brews nicely quickly and silently at low to moderate burner setting. Easy to disassemble for cleaning.
    A passable coffee maker if you don't mind the occasional explosion This moka pot has a bit of an uneven temperament. Ninetyeight times out of a hundred it'll brew up a very nice espressolike coffee but every so often it will um explode. My wife bought this for me as an upgrade to my Bialetti and I'm beginning to suspect she had an ulterior motive.
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    Sunday, April 29, 2012

    Farberware 50124 Yosemite Stainless Percolator Goodbye Keurig

    Farberware 50124 Classic Yosemite Stainless Steel Percolator
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  • Measures 8-1/4 by 6-5/6 by 9 inches
  • Stay-cool synthetic handle; dishwasher safe
  • Sleek percolator brews 4 to 8 cups coffee
  • Permanent filter basket; no messy paper filters needed
  • Made of 18/10 stainless steel polished to mirror-finish

  • OldSchool Wonderful I bought this percolator based on reviews here and price. Great decision! Absolutely nothing fancy..no timer no grind & brew system no sneakacup while brewing no builtin clock. The entire process is firstthinginthemorning calming as you fill with water fill with coffee put together and brew. Included instructions are clear and accurate. Using my electric stove I start on mediumhigh and when the second perc is visible in the clear knob I turn down heat to medium. I then let the coffee perc for 6 minutes and remove from the heat for my perfect cup. This is fine as I prefer a slightly stronger brew. One additional benefit is that since the pour spout is open the kitchen is scented with smell the coffee aromas while brewing. Pour spout directs the coffee into the cup and not on the counter top or down the side of the unit. Off the heat the coffee stays hot for about 30 minutes. Highly recommend this percolator.
    A blast to my past nostalgia here I come! I am sipping coffee as I write this that was made with this product. I own a drip a press a Kruerig and now this why?It has nothing to do with making great coffee as I find all but the Kuerig always make me happy but that is a matter for another review. The reason I bought this was my childhood. I am 54 and when I was a kid this was the way everyone made coffee in the morning. I fondly remember the smell as my Grandmother fixed it for her and my Grandfather. I remember it on camping trips and there in lies the real catch. I find as I get older that there are some things that I enjoy simply because of what I remember of them and this is one. I also bought the glass knob for the lid to complete the set up. I makes me smile when I drink this coffee and that is what matters most.So how do you get a good cup? You can buy Melita round filters that fit the bottom of the basket perfectly. I wet it down to complete the seal to the bottom. Often I then use coffee that I coarse grind from just about any bean. I also use some preground coffee. This coffee with be strong so you may want to use a medium grind unless you want really strong black coffee. I set the initial heat at around 78 so I get a quick boil and then turn down to 45 once I get a strong boil. Once it has been perc'ng for about 67 minutes I drop it down to 12 depending on how hot you want to keep the coffee. I prefer 2 as I add creamer and like it to start hotter.Coffee is a personal choice but to be honest when I want to get into max nostalgia I have a dirty little secret I use Folgers as that was the poison of choice for my Grandparents. I buy the 'Black Silk' version and find that made this way I have no complaints. Yes there is better coffee way better coffee though Starbucks has forced even Folgers to up their game. My one complaint is that clean up is complicated by the design as it is hard to completely get water out of the pot due to the deep lip around the top and the way the spout is designed. I can live with that.Ok the Cinnamon Rolls are done time to really drift back in time.
    EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR had been looking for a nice percolator for a while now and was very pleased to find this one .
    Beautiful Percolator I bought this as a backup to my electric drip coffee maker because the power goes out a lot in Florida and I can use it on my gas stove. It is beautiful and well made. A great get for the price.
    Great coffee I use this twice a day and it works great. Makes a great cup of coffee. Appears to be very durable.
    Unbelievably simple old school and it works This throw back delivers 4 mug size cups of very hot and very good tasting coffee. Grind your favorite coffee bean and fill the metal filter with 1 Table spoon of coffee for each mug boil percolate and enjoy. This is way better than a coffee maker. The only better coffee is café de olla. Don't let the price fool you at $19.99 it's a steal. Buy 2. Take one to your favorite relative's house so you can have a good cup of coffee when you visit them.
    Absolutely the best there is I've gone through four coffee pots so far this year. My search is finally over.First the bad. Farberware used to be the only coffee maker worth considering until they sold out and cheapened their products with poor materials and bad designs. I really wanted to purchase the Farberware Superfast electric but like most things it isn't what it used to be.Thankfully the stovestop model is welldesigned. The chrome finish looks great and the handle stays cool. It's a slow perc which makes the coffee taste richer and has more flavour. The key feature is the flared base which keeps the heat away from the sides of the pot. My last pot left a burnt taste if left on the stove too long because the sides got too hot.As for the plastic top which everyone complains about stop complaining and purchase
    Goodbye Keurig We LOVE this perculatorso much so that we sold our Keurig and are using this only. Just order a new glass top for it right away and you will be delighted with this percolator from day one.
    coffee pot If a perfect hot cup of coffee is your goal this coffee pot is the only oneto own. Guests rave about our coffee. It can be stronger or weaker as you like.It gets filled with water add 6 scoops of coffee and perk for 6 minutes.You will never have counter top coffee maker coffee AGAIN!And you can't buy these is stores anynore! People look at you weirdwhen you ask for one if they even know what you are talking about.Just spend $20 for the pot and buy ground coffee and you are good to go.
    Solidly built Nice heavily constructed. I use on it my boat and it gets knocked around a bit. Would be nice if it had markings for measurement of water and coffee.
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    Saturday, April 28, 2012

    Capresso 303 01 Espresso Cappuccino Machine Capresso 303.01 4-Cup Espresso and Cappuccino Machine

    Capresso 303.01 4-Cup Espresso and Cappuccino Machine
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  • 800-watt espresso and cappuccino machine with 4-cup capacity
  • Illuminated on/off switch; removable drip tray; dishwasher-safe glass carafe
  • Coffee/steam selector; adjustable coffee strength; swivel frother
  • Safety boiler cap with built-in valve; filter holder with protective thumb guard
  • Measures 9-3/4 by 7-1/2 by 13-1/4 inches; 1-year limited warranty

  • This item is poorly made About two years ago we purchased one of these Espresso machines and loved it! For two years it faithfully made our coffee. Recently the seals began to fail so we figured it was time to replace it. We purchased this one the same model and threw the other one in the dumpster. We immediately wished we had not thrown it out because it worked better than the new one! The seals on the new one are already leaking. The knob that turns on the steam fell off and it takes 20 minutes for your coffee to drip.
    Great little espresso maker I have had this Espresso machine for five months now and still love it! I use it every day and save a ton of money making my own lattes. Also I save on calories because I control how much sugar I add. I found a Pumpkin spice latte recipe online and now I can have them year round as opposed to the seasonal offerings of coffee shops.
    Espresso Review The first machine we recieved was broken. The steam spout would turn on even when the option wasn't selected. Called the company and they handled it great. SShipped it back for a brand new one! The second machine works amazing. Brews strong espresso quickly with little work. Easy clean up and set up. The only issue i have is the position of the steam spout. It is hard to get deeper into milk when heating it because of a short down stem. also when on a flat surface the frothing pitcher has to be tipped in order to get under steam spout. Which isnt difficult just something to complain about. I would reccomend this for someone who would like to use it once in ahwile.
    Capresso 303.01 4Cup Espresso and Cappuccino Machine Salutations everyoneI bought the Capresso 303.01 4Cup Espresso and Cappuccino Machine machine almost 3 months ago now through Amazon and have tested it sufficiently to give my expert opinion at last. First of all I was taught a lot about coffee by a certified master who actually went to College for coffee studies didn't know there was such a thing and worked under her at Gloria Jean's Coffee Bean for quite a long while back in the 90's so I know how to make a REALLY GOOD Cup of jo. I also have many Italian contacts of which virtually all of them are coffee connoisseurs. I have Cappuccino recipes that even those who DesPISE coffee love or at least enjoy and can thereby get almost anyone to at least try a cupper. Now that this understanding is out of the way let's talk shop. The budget was low and I was desperate for an espresso/cappuccino machine so after several months of searching and trying to save for a good machine I had to bite the bullet and boy what a nibble. This model from Capresso is a very nice Looking machine and is decently made but only 4 bars of pressure?? Come on now any good cup is made 68 bars or actually even better 10 bars of pressure.. All this machine does is made decent espresso and only if you stop the brew part way through and save the Crème. The frothing attachment is decent save that the rubber piece is a Horrible Joke that sprays milk everywhere and that the hole in the pipe is too small and had to be widened just a bit in order to even get a proper froth without the bacteria trap of rubber ridiculousness they call a frothing attachment. This machine cuts off just as it begins to get hot enough to make coffee thus keeps you from getting a good brew. It is little more than a glorified auto drip machine to me and I am very disappointed and feel that my money was almost totally wasted except for the fact the machine is at least what it is. Capresso should be TOTALLY Embarrassed about selling this neightohunkofuselessjunk. It sure does heat up quickly but it also shuts off just as fast and right in the middle of the best part of the brew.As with all machines of this type and build you must froth your milk first and then do a bit later toward the end of the brew to keep the milk moving.
    Bad coffee broke too soon. This was another try at a lowend machine but a mistake. We had bought a better one that died within a few weeks so went back to a cheaper one but the coffee never tasted any good and now after less than 6 months the steamer no longer works. As my grandmother used to say cheap is cheap.
    A good machine overall I have been using the machine for about a month and have had no issues.Pros 1. Cost Relatively inexpensive versus the cost of buying Starbucks everyday 2. Quick Takes about 5 minutes to make a coffee start to finish including clean up. 3. Simple Easy to setup use and clean 4. Repeatable Consistent results each time I use it. You will need to get acclimated to it but it will only take a few practice tries.Cons / Quirks 1. Put the slider on steam and let it heat up until you hear the water bubbling inside. You can then slide over to the espresso setting to pull a shot. I found that there is a burnt taste if you let the water heat up and drip through the coffee for an extended period of time. 2. Make sure you put enough water in the tank. Otherwise you will be waiting for the machine to cool to get a coffee. DO NOT try to take the top off before it has cooled trust me.Remember that you will need to grind the coffee beforehand and need to purchase a pitcher for frothing. If you use a tamper don't go crazy with it. The tighter you pack the grinds the longer it takes to pull a shot and you can get a burnt coffee taste.
    Worked for less than a month This product worked great when I first got it. It does not brew the espresso as hot as I would like it and it takes a long time to steam milk but for the price it was great. Unfortunately after about 34 weeks about 1012 uses the steam wand gave out. Hardly any steam at all comes out. This seems to be consistent with some of the other reviews I read.
    not working at all thuis machine look good but my was not keeping the temperature for that reason i send a back well maybe because i bought in the warehouse used.
    Nice consumer machine! This thing works great! The only issue I have is that the steamer doesn't work as well as the steamers on commercial machines do. I wish it didn't take so long to brew and steam one latte but it is definitely awesome for a $50 machine! I haven't had any problems with it.
    Makes a weak espresso. I bought this machine to replace the now unavailable Krups Espresso Bravo Model #87142 we have been using daily for the last decade buying the last two out of three we have owned at a yard sale and on eBay. Using the same weight of beans ground by the same grinder the Capresso machine even at the highest strength setting makes a much weaker espresso. The filters appear identical though it's hard to gauge the filter hole diameter by simple observation and I have not yet checked the water temperature on the Capresso. Frothing is good and I like not having to retighten the water reservoir which would leak steam on the Krups machine as it heated.Besides the weak espresso I don't care for the Capresso's nonstandard carafe shape which is tapered at the bottom as is the Capresso's receptacle niche preventing the use of my collection of spare untapered fourcup carafes.
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    Friday, April 27, 2012

    Forever Espresso Miss Black Maker

    Forever Espresso Miss Coco Diva Black 3 Cup Espresso Maker.
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  • Ergonomic handle has a classic shape, but is ergonomically altered for an easy hold. The screwed in handle can be dismantled and replaced in one easy gesture
  • Very glossy exterior thanks to the careful polishing process that enhances lines and aesthetic details
  • Real Italian coffee maker. Made of food safe aluminum alloy this coffee maker is compliant with EU standard En 601/602
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    Thursday, April 26, 2012

    Melitta 40791 Espresso Maker great!!!!

    Melitta Espresso Maker
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  • Heats water quickly to provide hot water on demand
  • Powerful 15 bar Italian Pump
  • Removable water reservoir
  • Uses easy serve espresso pods or ground espresso
  • Slick and lock filter holder is specifically designed for fast, easy use

  • Disappointed with ground espresso We bought this product based on the Melitta name and the enthusiastic reviews even though there were just a couple of them. We also liked the fact that it was designed for both pods and ground espresso and based one review it seems to work well with pods. The unit is also easy to operate and clean.Using ground espresso however the result was much weaker than we got with our old fading Krups using the same coffee. We followed the instructions closely and also tried different coffee and water ratios. We then sent very specific questions to the support team at Hamilton Beach from their web site and received no response.We appreciate how Amazon took this back with no effort other than cleaning and repacking on our part. We will continue to make Amazon our seller of choice.
    Love this machine!! This was the third espresso maker that I purchased and I love it!! I make three or four shots each day using the Starbucks pods and am VERY happy. Love the slide and lock mechanism.
    great!!!! I got this espresso maker for Christmas this year after getting hooked on latte's. with this maker i have been able to match what i was getting at a coffee house. it took some practice but i figured it out. i haven't tried it with the pods yet but grounds work just fine!!! The frother is amazing and i have started saving a great deal of money.
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