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.
i had guests that wanted cappuccino, the best hot chocolate you ever tasted, espresso, tea and the best cup of regular coffee.
i will use it in addition to my regular coffee machine as a special treat, but it's too expensive for an everyday habit.
this machine is wonderful, it sits next to our regular single cup keurig and now anyone can have any type of coffee drink they want.
it has completely replaced my regular coffee pot.
from a regular cup of americano to espresso, it brews fast and consistent.
the coffee was great, not quite as good as the $15k commercial machine, but infinitely better than regular pre-ground drip brewed.
there's maybe 3 travel mugs or 4 regular mugs worth in it at max.
with a regular coffee pot (not thermal), the coffee loses its flavor after an hour.
but regular grind coffees do just fine in the gold filter.
because regular coffee makers with a reheat pad will produce a bitter tasting coffee.
my advice - skip the carafe and go for a regular coffee pot with a warmer!
be sure to clean the machine regularly to continue to get great results.
(if they were all caffeinated brews - you'd be bouncing off the walls and climbing out of your skin.) i make only one or two regular espressos at the beginning of my day and then only decaf for the
this is not a problem unique to saeco as less and less home machines come with the regular steam wands.
used it with tea bags and regular ground coffee too and it worked great!
i am not much of a tea drinker but my wife drinks the stuff regularly.
i used to own a steam-driven espresso machine and it clogged up after 15 months with my regular cleaning - that old machine was also not comparable to the pressure-driven one.
it is as good for making regular espresso with ground coffee, as it is when you use pods.
now for brewing a cup of americano i start with three cups: a 16oz stainless steel pitcher for frothing, a 4oz espresso cup and a regular 12oz coffee cup.
only complain is that i cant fit a regular size cup under the coffee filter/outlet.
the syrups are half the price of the regular grocery store, plus there is a huge variety with hundreds of flavors to choose from (a large bottle of syrup usually is around the $3 range).
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