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Bought at Wal-Mart. Makes excellent full bodied coffee. Have only tried with foamed hot milk which makes the final cup of coffee exceptionally hotter than my Braun or Gevalia regular coffee machines.

You will need a separate coffee bean grinder or mini-glass jar add-on for your blender. Having a separate grinder makes servicing better. You may also buy pre-ground coffee, but coffee is better if freshly ground just prior to brewing the coffee.

Find the knob a little stiff but should ease with use. However, do not mind the stiffness when making foamed milk as it provides much better control. Perhaps a senior person or someone with arthritis might have trouble with the knob.

Instructions re foaming could be better written. A little practice eliminates any misconception.

For those not familiar with the frothing process - it does two things: heats the milk to a temperature of 130° F - 150° F, and due to the high pressure steam the milk is agitated creating foam. The starting volume of the cold milk in a separate container is then doubled in volume. You may either skim off the foam on to the coffee in the cup, or pour the hot milk with foam into the coffee, with the foam floating on top. You do not want to go above 150° F as it could scald or curd the milk. You do not need a thermometer if you gradually foam and watch the volume expansion. During my first attempt with this machine, I used a food thermometer to monitor the foaming temperature and it hovered within the above range.

This is NOT a one person machine. Makes two Espressos without a problem. Also it will make two 8 oz. cups of Melange or Cappuccino, without any problem. If needing for more than 2 people, a 3 minute wait for a second round is no hardship and equal to that in a cafe.

Cleaning is easy. I do find the brew basket clip for knock cleaning the used grinds from the filter being from plastic a potential weak point. Making this piece from metal would make this machine almost perfect.

Have lived in Austria for 25+ years, and the Melange made is equally compatible. Now finding the exact bean mix would be a perfect marriage.

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