Crema Grande Espresso

A true espresso and great making strong hot frothy or non frothy coffee depending how I want it – Turn it on steam with wand pointing into catch tray the first time you turn it on a dribble of water that primes the steamer is caught (people generally think this is a leakage prob) wait 1 minute (usually cook toast in this time) I love it because I can put milk in cup on machine, heat with steam wand in it, then dial the switch over to get crema. All one simple action. There is no fiddling with a frother that can be luke warm . I don't have to clean and rince a frother. I use the supermarket strong coffee (nespresso type pods) from either Woolies or Coles...Vittoria is good also. I run some coffee cleaner (Aldi) through the tank like I do for my Aldi machine.

Good, when it works! – I purchased one of these machines through a discount group website and at first it was great, worked fine. Not long after however, water started leaking out of the bottom of the machine and I would end up with a huge puddle of water. I can no longer use it now as the section at the top where you place the capsule in is now broken so when I insert the capsule, it will fall straight through to the drawer at the bottom of the machine. I have only had the machine for less than 6 months. There were no contact details for Customer Care to contact if there were any issues to try and have these probelms fixed so I am having to contact the group website the item was purchased through to try and obtain a refund. Cheap machine - you get what you pay for I suppose! When it actually worked, it made good coffee. It's now broken within 6 months!

Great all in one pod espresso machine – I purchased the first one for myself and have recently bought one with a group buying website. It is compatible with those handy Nespresso capsules and makes an amazing espresso. It includes a steam wand so you can make cappuccinos and it works very well. The machine quickly warms up and at the press of a button you have an amazing coffee. I guess the taste probably depends on what capsule you use, but the machine does its job Reliable, affordable compared to the big brands

Does its' job – My partner bought it for me as a birthday present, and after using his nespresso machine for a year I didn't have high expectations. Little bit of trouble with the water container (there has to be some trick to it?) but the coffee tastes great and I love the fact that the steaming wand means you can heat the milk to whatever temp you like. For someone who drinks their coffee scalding hot, this was a one-up on the nespresso. All in all, the machine is great for the price and using the nespresso pods gives a great coffee flavour.

Weak coffee, thin crema. Terrible waste of money. Not enough pressure to make a decent cup – I tried it with both the refillable pods and with Nespresso capsules. Same result. Weak, thin crema. Not enough pressure to push through and make a decent cup. I contacted the company and got no response. Don't waste your money. Quick heat Coffee is not nice