A year later
After my last super auto, a Saeco, failed for the umpteenth time I purchased the XP9000 in July of 09. Over time it has become accepted but...
For a machine the size of this one larger reservoirs, water, bean, and drip tray / puck bin might have been considered. The Saeco spoiled us with its onboard water connection. Both the Saeco and the Juro which preceded it had larger bean hoppers and while I do not know for sure, I think they both had larger drip trays as well. Either way it seems that we spend a fair amount of time dinking around with some machine demand for dumping or filling in order to get a cup. A related misery is that it is not smart enough to know ahead of time that it is out out whatever it about to notify you that it is out of. So, you request say a cappucino and it froths the milk and then the grinder starts but there are not enough beans to complete the cycle. Grinder goes through it's cycle empty, the "Fill beans" message pops up, and since there are no...
Easy to use and allow for fine tuning
I just got my machine today and decided to stay up to write this review since I drank so many cups of espresso. I got this machine when Amazon had it on their Lightning Deals and decided to take a chance since it was such a good deal. The unit arrived in perfect condition and well packaged. It looks like the packaging is from Krups. All Amazon had to do was slap a label on it and ship it. The start up guide is easy to follow. The only problem I had was it kept asking me to fill the bean containter. It was already full. I powered cycle the unit and then it worked. I love the way the frother works. You just add milk to the cup, lower the steam nozzle and it takes care of the rest. No need to move the cup. Cleaning is easy. You can use pre-ground coffee with by-pass shaft. If you want to make a cup of decaf, you can do that without having to empty the bean container. The grinding mechanism is quieter than most units I have tried before. The only thing that I am wondering...
Finally, a Superautomtic Espresso machine done right.
After purchasing increasingly more expensive (and increasingly more disappointing) Saecos in search of a machine that is not more annoying than useful, I stumbled upon the XP9000 during my last research journey. First thing I noticed is a user manual readable by a speaker of English (could be more detailed though). Download it from Krups website and see what I mean. All the features needed for real-world use and none of the unnecessary ones.
This Krups speced, Jura designed and manufactured Swiss-made machine has ended my search. It has good programmability so you can tweak the settings to your liking. I actually found most of the default settings not to my liking so it was nice I could configure personal settings. Nice! It has the most original and useful steaming/frothing system of any machine and thankfully avoids the idiotic internal milk container fad common with its peers. You also don't need to use a frothing pitcher unless you want to since the frothing wand is on...
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