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This machine could not be better. It's a Porche. Shapely, efficient, easy to exhaust and hold, and makes titanic espresso. I had a Krupps and a Seco before and this machine makes those seem like toys. I'd recomend this without reservation. My only complaint is the size of the water tank (too petite requiring frequent refilling, though that is very easy to do) .
Great maching. Works well consistently. Other reviewer probably didn't have elegant enough ground of coffee or adequate tamp. Considerable better function (though less ravishing than my previous FrancisFrancis) .
I freely admit that user error may be my spot here. I owned a Starbucks machine and finally decided to "upgrade". I had bought a machine for my parents and loved that I know longer had to prime the machine before every service. And I didn't have to call the manufacturer every three weeks when it vapor locked for no apparent reason at all.
Having said all of that, my parents' machine (which is not this one and was $140) made enormous espresso. My machine could not seal, was difficult to state up and almost always leaked. As well, the frother is really a bit of a hurt in the butt.
I returned my unit (I had bought it from Costco) . But if anyone has some suggestions on what I might have done better, that would be ample.
As an aside, do espresso machine manufacturers feel it critical to build their instructions as difficult to follow as those from Ikea? I mean, really, folks: User experience is not brain surgery.
