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Saeco A-SP-SV Spidem Villa Super-Automatic Espresso Machine

Grace Chen — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:16:22 +0000

For a cup of coffee that rivals an Italian café, the Saeco A-SP-SV Spidem Villa Super-Automatic Espresso Machine delivers. With fantastic rich and bold taste, this machine receives rave reviews from users.

The machine is easy to use – just add your beans and water, and you will get a smooth espresso. The steam valve and frothing wand is easy to use and keep clean; it only needs to be primed the first time you use the machine. The interior of the machine is also easy to keep clean, while A 15 bar pump gives you authentic full flavored espresso.

A few users were disappointed that the Saeco Spidem Villa has so much plastic in it for the price. Despite the simplistic design, however, they still found the machine easy to use and maintain. Also, if you want to brew a second cup, you may need to bleed the machine in order to let off some excess steam and avoid an overheating warning
If great café style taste is what you seek in an espresso machine, you can brew your own cup with great convenience with the Saeco Spidem Villa.

Features: 1250 watt super-automatic espresso machine is easy to operate; does everything – grinding, dosing, tamping, brewing, and dispensing – at the touch of a button for no mistakes; built in grinder; adjustable doser; steam and hot water wand; get fuller flavor with the pre-infusion system; one year warranty.

Capresso C1500

Jennifer — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:39:30 +0000

This espresso machine/coffee center is lauded by most users and reviewers alike – and I should hope so with a price tag that usually runs around $600.

If you have a passion for coffee, though, this might be just the machine you need, and would probably even work well in a small coffee house.

Amazon reviewed it and said it is “an excellent machine for the exacting home barista, the Capresso C1500 is engineered for maximum user choice and meticulously consistent results. Built with an 18-bar power pump, the C1500 grinds, tamps, and brews a shot of espresso in 50 seconds. It also automatically froths milk or delivers hot water without the waiting period of lesser machines, thanks to its dual 1450-watt ThermoBlock heating system. In addition, a six-setting solid steel conical burr grinder and a two-step pre-infusion cycle ensure optimum flavor, perfect crema, and ideal aroma.”

Breville IKON Espresso Machine

Jennifer — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:26:22 +0000

There are few reviews over this machine, though overall, the ratings for it have been positive. People say that this machine makes great tasting espresso, but cleaning the different parts can be a bit of a hassle.

If you have more opinions on this machine, please leave us comments!

Product Description: “The Breville IKON Espresso Machine has a high performance stainless steel boiler system: precision coffee extraction temperature with commercial power steam pressure. It has a soft touch electronic control pad for ease of use and that also streamlines the look of the machine. It has a solid die-cast base with double wall brushed stainless steel chassis and body construction. Breville’s patent applied Easy Eject system makes for easy removal to clean and exchange filters with advanced dual wall technology for cafe quality crema at home.”

Read more on the Breville BES400XL IKON Espresso Machine at Amazon.