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This is by far the BEST espresso machine I've ever owned. Being originally from Europe, my common coffee drink is tiresome espresso. The X7 consistently makes espresso that beats by miles what I derive from Starbucks and Caribou.
I've been a faithful FrancisFrancis user for years. I loved my X1, but it needed repairs. Since Francis Francis has been taken over by Illy, their customer service has become nonexistent, so I haven't been able to glean the parts I need to fix it.
I was indignant by the current iperespresso capsules, so I decided to go with the X7. The espresso is as kindly as advertised. But my wife and I each beget a latte every morning. This machine, however, is very reluctant to switch modes between brewing and steaming. It's not unfamiliar to wait five minutes between pulling the shot and the machine deciding it's ready to steam the milk. This doesn't sound awful, but the espresso is sitting out all this time, and I'm getting unhurried for work.
The machine produces obedient results, especially the espresso. It's fair frustrating to deal with the waiting. I've tried to contact the company to recognize if there was any sort of work around for this scrape, but as stated above, FrancisFrancis's once incredible customer service has dropped off the face of the Earth now that Illy runs things.
I'll try not to gush too mighty - first the basics:
The machine is a itsy-bitsy bigger than a archaic drip machine. Not too enormous for itsy-bitsy kitchens. It's very generous looking even though the body is plastic. The metal accents, shapely, and face see truly high destroy. Operation is a slide. Believe the side reservoir, insert a capsule in the handle, and push the button. Less than 30 seconds later you have a perfect shot. PERFECT EVERY TIME. For steam, you push the steam button, wait a few seconds, then voila! If you want to switch benefit to coffee then you need to know a secret not published in the manual. Rather than switching abet with the button and waiting for a few minutes, you push the button and then release the remaining steam by turning the knob. With this diagram it only takes about 45 seconds to go relieve to regular coffee making.
Cleanup is simple because there is no exposed coffee grounds. The capsule remains intact and you honest throw it away. Too poor it's not recyclable without emptying out the coffee (which is a injure) . We unprejudiced throw ours away.
The buttons and knobs have a nice rubber coating and feel titanic to the touch. When turned on the machine makes a gentle "beep" to let you know it's up to temperature.
Prior to this machine, I've had a bigger Faema manual machine as well as a Gaggia. I always assumed that service such as replacing seals was a given. This machine does not require any regular servicing. Fantastic!
So, when we first started shopping - I was ready to utilize at least $1200 to procure a tidy automatic machine. I even considered the Automatic / separate grinder combo. But after tasting the coffee in a Sur La Table store, we were sold on the simplicity of the Illy machine. A $1500 machine did not taste any better - and was Enormous on the counter.
So, if truly vast coffee, simple consume, minimal cleanup, grievous cost, no maintenance, and an lovely novel looking machine are in the cards for you - this machine is perfect!!!
