Krups XP344040 Calvi Manual Espresso Steam and Pump Coffee Machine, 1500 W, Black
July 22, 2018 - Comment
Product Features High-performance technology in a compact design for authentic, creamy espresso at home Compact Thermoblock preheats water in 40 seconds for consistently hot coffee from the first cup Simple to use with a single front control knob along with one and two cup filters for single or double shots Steam nozzle prepares milky drinks
It’s annoying. The build quality isn’t brilliant either I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my folks but have made plenty of coffees with it myself. At the time of purchase there were no reviews but now there’s a few being left and there seems to be a common theme amongst a lot of them regarding the overflow tray. And yes it does fill up with water every time even after making a coffee for one. It’s annoying. The build quality isn’t brilliant either. Looks better in the pic as it’s a mostly plastic construction. The coffee is decent though and…
Useless Steam function This machine makes adequate espresso but the worst feature is the steam function. it is completely useless, you only get 90 seconds of not very impressive steam which means you can’t heat a jug or even a mug of milk, & have to wait for it to reboot. Very frustrating & not very impressive if you are entertaining & making coffee for several folk. Also the steam wand is very fiddly to clean afterwards & I had 2 blockages from milk in wand in the brief time we used the wand. This was never a…
and by far the best, realy well made and foolproof controls this is my third machine,and by far the best, realy well madeand foolproof controls, and great Espresso,coffee.Steams the milkperfectly every time.