Breville ESP8XL Cafe Roma Stainless Espresso Maker
Breville ESP8XL Café Roma Espresso with 15 bar thermoblock pump has stainless steel commercial housing and includes a bonus stainless steel espresso cup set and frothing jug. Product Features Stainless-steel espresso machine with 15-bar Thermoblock pump Dual-wall filter system for excellent crema; froth enhancer; cup-warming plate Large, easy-fill 1-2/7-quart water tank; external water window indicates
A great machine! Here is the review I wrote when I purchased this in February, 2005:This review is based on a latte a day for about a month now.-Customer service was great: one part got jammed during shipment (despite how extraordinarily well the manufacturer had it packed inside the box!). I called and a person answered the phone right away who helped me figure out the problem.-Thus far, the espresso comes out hot with a great crema, and my milk is also nice and hot (from 120-160 Fahrenheit depending on how you want it) and well-frothed (meaning microfoam(!) not seafoam). With the frother it’s essential to keep the full rubber head (meaning the fat part) submerged in the milk to get it hot (including the intake air vents on the side).Bottom line: I am very impressed that this quality comes at such a great price.And my current thoughts in January, 2012: this machine is still going strong. At one point it began to leak due to a clog in the…
An Excellent Machine All I can say is WOW! My teenage daughters and I love espresso & designer lattes, This machine made it a BREEZE for us to give up all the overpriced designer cafes in our area. My brother is a coffee snob and spent literally thousands on a fully automated Capresso machine. You could buy a couple dozen of these Breville machines for the price of his.. and you know what? It’s a few seconds more work but the coffee is JUST AS GOOD!One of my daughters is visually impaired and she can work the machine and clean it with no problems.Assembly was easy, cleanup is easy, and making three different beverages in seconds is a breeze, too. We have three completely different tastes so we’ve managed quite a few different drinks. I make sugar free soy lattes using Soy Slender and sugar free DaVinci flavors. We’ve frothed skim, 2%, whole and soy milks of every type. Even heavy whipping cream and half & half froth perfectly.The only issue we had was that one time we…