Review ID: 76097

Review Text: Fantastic automatic espresso maker.. This little espresso maker has completely changed my morning coffee routine. I'm a coffee snob and, until now, was making my morning cup with an Aeropress and hand ground coffee. Now I can make any number of espresso drinks, including an Americano with the push of a button. The coffee this machine makes is absolutely fantastic and without all the grinding and tamping and everything else that goes along with a standard coffee making ritual. Fill it with beans and water, plug it in, go through a short setup and you have a home barista without the need to tip. So why didn't I give it five stars? I really wanted to, but three minor things added up to hold me back: First: It's a pain to refill the water if you have to place the machine under a cabinet. You have to lift the container up and out, an impossibility if there's a cabinet over it. If you have a space to put it without anything overhead this is a non-issue. Second: The frother nozzle on my unit doesn't point directly down when you twist it back after using it. This is *almost* a completely cosmetic issue except: Third: If you've left the espresso maker unused for a little while, it will go into "Rinsing" mode when you re-activate it, running a small amount of water through the espresso and frother nozzles. There is a drip tray that would catch this rinse water... unless the nozzle doesn't point straight down. My solution: I have a taller frothing cup that I put under the nozzles when I use the machine first thing in the morning that catches the rinse water, solving issues two and three. If I could, I'd give this little espresso maker 4.8 stars. I love it and it has changed my coffee routine for the better. I have to stop myself from making espresso around the clock.

Gold Attribute: {'Automation Level': 'automatic', 'Espresso Type': 'coffee beans'}

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