it is defiantly cheaper than buying specialty drinks at a coffee shop but a regular cup of joe is much cheaper out of the regular coffee maker.
has cafe lungo (regular strength, mild and decaf)but it can't compare to the k-cups (van houtte eclipse, emeril big easy bold, green mountain extra bold hazelnut, coffee people donut shop and more).
the latte macchiato was delicious and looked and tasted like it came from a local gourmet coffee shop.
- the coffee was of high quality, much better than from a standard coffee maker, but not quite as good as from a coffee shop
i'm not sure what a cappuccino costs in the shops, but the break-even point has to be pretty high once you take into account the machine and capsule prices.
of starbucks and was surprised that i was able to make genuine starbucks coffee shop quality espresso, at home.
my barista friend who uses a comercial machine from when he owned a coffee shop says it looks as good as his.
it's wonderful and tasty alternative to local $5/day coffee shop latte-make it at home and avoid the cranky baristas!
was every bit as good as what i get from my favorite coffee shack, (the owner hand picks and roasts his own beans so i buy them by the pound or two from him) or at work from our in-house coffee shop.
the only down side would be that the pods can be a little expensive, and they are the easiest most consistent way to get a perfect shot each time, thats not the machines fault, you just need to shop
at the end of the cycle it sounds like a small eruption but everyone seems to be used to my "coffee shop".
she says that the coffee (or tea or hot chocolate) that she brews from it is as good as any she could buy from a coffee shop and much less expensive per cup.
i'm sticking mostly with medium roasts like cp donut shop and gm nantucket blend with good results.
with this keurig i've tried the coffee people k-cups...the donut shop coffee and wake-up call - both are very good.
i no longer have the need to frequent the coffee shops and end up with fatty specialty drinks and pasteries.
my workplace only has a small coffee stand which makes the worst espresso in the world, and there aren't any other coffee shops in a 2 miles radius, so brewing my own was the only way to satisfy my
i got a lot of crema and heavenly tasting espresso comparable or better than most coffee shops.
i will recoup the cost in a month and not have to schlep to the coffee shop in the cold and rain for my latte fix.
i've found some of the coffee pods to be extremely good and are equally as tasty as buying them at starbucks or another coffee shop.
though not as good as freshly ground beans from our super-automatic at home, the machine makes a better cup than i've had at many coffee shops.
dont think twice about buying this machine it is amazing and will pay for itself in a couple months of not going to the coffee shop.
it makes coffee just like in the big coffee shops.
i live within easy walking distance of three coffee shops - one just across the street.
it has been absolutely reliable, easy to use, and makes drinks which in our opinion exceed what we get at the local coffee shops.
we had a friend over who works in a local coffee shop and she serves espresso drinks all day.
happy shopping.
i really loved the design of this machine and for the few times i was able to use one, the espresso definitely had the "crema" you are used to in a serious coffee shop.
so i searched online parts/repair shops for a replacement knob, but none had them.
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