Do you love your coffee machine? Which one do you have?

[MarshaBrady]

We are slowly replacing applicances / kitchen stuff for better things.

No looking for a coffee machine. One that makes really frothy espresso, even without milk. The foam is from the coffee pressure.

Thanks

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[MarshaBrady]

I was thinking dualit but the reviews are dire.

Gaggia but not keen on the shape. (could get over it)

KitchenAid jump in price but worth it?

[MyNeighbourIsStrange]

I love the taste more than texture, marking my place.

[sleepingbunnies]

We have a tassimio! My OH loves his coffee so a couple of people
Clubbed together to buy him one for his birthday. Think it was
About £90

[MrsMangoBiscuit]

We have this. I love it! We use lavazza red with it. I actually prefer the coffee to anything from costa, starbucks etc, very smooth and rich. Easy to clean, easy to use. Only downside is the price.

[habbibu]

Gaggia classic with, strangely enough, m&s coffee - finer grind than lavazza but cheaper than illy.

[NeilsBoar]

Have a Delonghi ESAM 4200 at the office and at home; office one has made almost 10 thousand coffees over 3 years with only two repairs - first one under warranty (and I suspect it was something 'foreign' in a bag of coffee beans that jammed the grinder rather than a 'real' fault), second cost me £17 for the part (fitted it myself). The one at home probably only does 10 coffees a week so has had much less use and has not had any problems so far.

The coffees are not quite as good as when I ground the beans in a Gaggia MDF and used a Gaggia Baby to make them, but there is very little in it. The convenience of bean to cup is amazing though...

Think I responded the same to another thread recently (could have been yours, mavis).

[pengymum]

I would recommend the delonghi Magnifica as it has the same mechanism as the more expensive bean to cup delonghi machines and imho the steam nozzle gives you better control over milk frothing. You can do more milk if doing several cups and all can be served together rather than sequentially. Also easier to clean.
Was down to £189 on Amazon not too long ago!

[MarshaBrady]

Great, great. Thanks for suggestions.

Love the bean to coffee talk, I hadn't thought of that.

It's so important isn't it, a coffee in the morning is one of life's best things. It has to be very good.

[PigletJohn]

I've had shedfuls of them, and am annoyed that they all make such small amounts. I like a mugful, almost none will make more than two teeny espresso cups, and the coffee grounds holder is quite small so you can't just make it twice as strong. The aluminium Italian stovetop ones make a fair amount, and I once had an electric version which my old mum admired, so I lent it to her and she sent it to a charity shop

I keep going back to my old German Krupps which will make a jugful and has a huge coffee holder. Sadly the crema is not as good as on the newer machines.

[MarshaBrady]

Good work fatbottomedmavis! Yes the next one has to be The One.

I wonder if Jura is worth it.

I'm having appliance brand creep again, start low, think oh just a bit more and end up higher.

German Krups sounds interesting. Going to have a look, no reviews on some of them on John Lewis. I like a good review.

[invicta]

Having gone through Tallsmo (makes small cups of coffee) and Dolce Gusto ( pods became expensive), we have a Dualit machine and love it. We also use it to make hot chocolate.

[Paradisefound]

Nespresso Citiz and milk by magimix! See amazon for hundreds of reviews. Excellent delivery and they recycle the capsules. Collect recyclables when they deliver. Doesn't take up much space, good frothy cappuccino.

[BananaPie]

The francisfrancis - makes excellent coffee and can't beat it for stylishness!

[RebeccaMumsnet]

Marking my place as we are looking for one too.

[MarshaBrady]

Ooh MNHQ on one of my threads

We need to work out the ultimate coffee machine. With really good coffee froth.

Thanks for more suggestions, am going to have to get into Amazon for the reviews, they probably have loads.

[AdoraBell]

I do, but I hardly use it. It's a Siegen and I can't remember the name of model, sorry.

[MarshaBrady]

One last bump for some one to say I had the best creamy strong smooth espresso this morning and I made it with..

Then I'm choosing one from here and ordering. Will report back on quality of coffee.

[smoothieooo]

Bosch Tassimo. It's fabulous and has saved me a fortune (I would otherwise buy a coffee every day for my commute). I've tried various different coffee discs but my current preference is for the Carte Noire Crema Intenso. The Costa range is pretty good too. Best Xmas pressie from STBEx-H

[MarshaBrady]

Lol good one smoothie

[Freddiesmother]

Nespresso! It's so easy and perfect creamy espresso every single time. Have to buy the pods online which is a bit of a pain but the quality of the coffee makes up for it.

[Freddiesmother]

Nespresso! It's so easy and perfect creamy espresso every single time. Have to buy the pods online which is a bit of a pain but the quality of the coffee makes up for it.

[Finbert]

Love, love, love my Nespresso! Although you need to order coffee online (unless their is a boutique near you) delivery is fast, never waited more than 2 days with the free standard delivery. They also have limited edition varieties at least twice a year.