Customer Reviews for KitchenAid - Fully Automatic Espresso Machine with 15 bars of pressure - Cast Iron Black
Customer Rating
5
At last, a really great coffee machine!
on June 13, 2024
Posted by: Tricia J
from Michigan
We bought this about 2 months ago and absolutely love it! Best coffee machine we have ever had. Love that you can have several people's individual coffee favs. saved on the machine. Makes making a great coffee so easy. The frothed milk makes a lovely base for a hot chocolate with chocolate syrup too. Looks great on the countertop and the oblong shape means it doesn't take up too much room across the counter. Well worth the money. We bought an extra milk container as my husband, and I like different milk so we keep both the milk containers in the fridge so they are at 'the ready'.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We love our espresso machine. We have had this for about 4 weeks and make 5-8 cups per day. It makes great regular coffee, so we gave our coffee pot away! The espresso drinks have all been wonderful. The best part is you can modify the recipes by changing temp, strength, and volume, and zero in on exactly what you like and then save the modified recipe in your profile. It is very consistent when you recall your drink.
Wow what a luxe item that's so easy to use. I've had the machine a month now and I'm thoroughly impressed. You load the machine with your choice of coffee bean and milk (which you store in a removable milk tank for easy storage in the fridge between uses) and fill with water then your drink of choice is ready to be made in minutes.
The machine will run a rinse cycle at start up and then you have multiple choices for drink options. At the end of use you run another rinse before turning the machine off. It also comes with other cleaning modes for more thorough cleaning.
Kitchenaid included a small recipe book which I really appreciated. Pictured is an one of the recipes included. The basic latte machiatto is my favorite so far, I add a little brown sugar in the cup before brewing and it's ready within minutes. You can save some of your favorite drinks for ease of access. You can select how many shots you'd like in your drink, the size, and temperature. Customization is a strong point of this product.
The machine itself isn't wildly large. It sits nicely on the counter while taking up a small amount of space; it's worth it. It's sleek and modern looking so having it on the counter for display sparks small conversation and a gives a fun luxury in home experience for my guests.