Sunbeam Cafe Series EM7100

I bought this reburbished machine and it has been excellent. I make about 10 coffees every day. It is quick to heat up and it is possible to make a couple of latte coffees from scratch faster than it takes to boil a jug and make a pot of tea.
The water tank is large at 3.5L and it's easy to fill. There are two thermoblocks, allowing milk and espresso to be made at the same time. The milk temperature guage is very helpful. The coffee pressure guage is great for judging how well you have prepared the coffee in the portafilter, which is by the way, cafe size 58mm. I'm advised that these machines give many years of great coffee.

I’m happy with the ease of use I’m really struggling with the milk steamer.No matter what I do and following the instructions in the booklet it consistently produces big bubbles and watery milk. The steamer is so forceful and loud I’m thinking there’s something wrong with it and it’s ruining the flavour of the coffee . My last Cafe series produced great smooth milk.
Anyone else experiencing this issue?

Just upgraded from a Sunbeam EM4300 (Mini Barista) after 3 years - that was still going well, but the EM700 Grinder was going at a good price, and I needed a better Espresso machine to match - which was at a good price too. The EM4300 is fine, but the EM7100 gives you more control over the coffee making process. The temperature and pressure gauges makes the process a bit more scientific. This model also gives you a bit more flexibility because it is compatible with several formats of pods. I have not used pods yet (and probably wont use them mu...

Received this machine as a gift, and it really is the gift that keeps on giving. Every. Day!

Was also looking at cheaper pod machine and a more expensive grounds machine. This one took the prize for me for 4 reasons:
+ Can do pods or grounds
+ Has a milk steamer
+ Milk and coffee at the same time
+ Switches itself off (most do)

I considered the machines with the milk attachment that froths milk through a tube. Didn't like the idea of A> letting the milk sit out between coffees; or B> milk sitting inside a tube. Also I much prefer the control and richness of the foam from steaming milk.
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This machine is a dream, makes great coffee and built well. Keep the filter in the head clean, too many people don't clean their machine and ruin the taste or the machine.

Purchased this coffee machine 2 years ago. I use this machine daily, sometimes up to 6 coffees a day when friends drop in. Together with the Sunbeam burr grinder, it makes the perfect coffee. Very easy to use and maintain. Easy to descale and replace the filter and the group head seal when needed. It never fails to deliver the best cappuccino or latte! Must admit I do not use to capsule option. Can't beat freshly ground coffee beans! My previous machine, a Jura Ena 5 was a great machine but could not deliver a coffee as good as this machine does.

This is fantastic, the additional pod filter flexibility is great , I have owned 3 versions of this sunbeam machine over the years and it truly makes the best coffee!
I use it at least 3 times a day and couldn’t live without it.
This was a replacement machine as my Em7000 developed a small leak after using it 3 times a day for close to 4 years.. Harvey Norman product care offered a refund so decided to buy the same model for a 3rd time... first machine lasted 5 years, and was still going when I upgraded

Purchased this EM7100 Machine 2 years ago also with the Cafe Series grinder and had worked well for the price especially. The main PCB board on the machine has just failed and Sunbeam DO NOT supply this simple plug and play part that is the heart of the machine even though it has been in production for years now. They could only say the EM7000 PCB board is available as a replacement part. After installing this part the capsule making function disappears and the temperature sensor on the wand seems to work on a time program rather than the actu...

We purchased our EM7100 in January 2018 from Harvey Norman and we also purchased the Product care warranty which covers us until 2021, when we first got this machine it would make a noise starting up and sounded like something was dripping, but after a few months that stopped and overall were very happy with our machine. In May of this year our machine started spitting out coffee and granules from the group head as well as the spout. We spoke to Sunbeam who advised that by the sounds of it a new seal (the blue one) needed to be replaced. We ...

Its alright machine i like the extra cup part that does pods thats about it but the expresso loses its pressure to mutch for me shouldve gone with another machine its okay but i do like the steam seperate from the water presser for coffee pumps

Backflow valve design prone to failing. Mechanical fault. After 3 replacements I've given up. The milk temperature gauge is a lie. It shows time not temperature. Heat the milk and turn the steam off and on quickly. The gauge resets and starts slowly counting again and does not reflect the milk temperature. The drip tray is poorly designed resulting in constant mess. The water reservoir is so badly designed the "out of water" alarm goes off with anything less than a litre in it. Tollerance for grind is terrible. The slightest difference in tamping will take it from no crema to totally blocked.

Makes me miss my old em6900.

This machine is my life savour. Every morning I come out switch t on and within a couple of
Minutes it has heated. I grind my beans and place the handle ready to pour. Press a button and out comes coffee. There is a little gage with red and green and the dial will always be between the green, which I know tells me it’s perfect to pour. I have never had a bad coffee, the coffee is always consistent pours smoothly and easily. Frothing milk has never been easier as well. The little temp gage tells you when it is the perfect temp. So no more burning your hands whilst trying to figure out if it’s good enough. I love this machine, can’t believe how easy t is to use.

Our old Sunbeam Espresso Vita finally carked it six weeks ago and we have replaced it with the EM7100. We were so impressed with the old one ( see my previous review - if it still exists ) that for us, there was no other choice but to go with a Sunbeam.
The only criteria that concerned me was our new machine had to have a twin pump and thermo block ...this allows me to be extracting at the same time as im frothing the milk... multiple cups for a group of friends becomes much faster as there is no "swapping function" down-time. Other reviewers ...

Was so pleased to find this machine that can do both pods and ground coffee. I didn't realise it was possible.
We really do use both. Pods for a quick blast and grounds when we have the time. That way I can still enjoy my favorite flavored pods and experiment with different coffee roasters. Adding cuppocinno milk is really fun but watch it! That steam wand packs some power. I got milk all over the bench the first time. We have already enjoyed this heaps and only had it three months.

I recently got one of these coffee machines after the previous one died on us. It's got a pretty powerful steam wand, which has taken some time to get the hang of as sometimes the milk gets too hot before I am able to get a decent froth. The espresso I get can't be faulted. I like that I am able to do the espresso and steam the milk at the same time. I haven't used the pod functionality on it so can't comment on that.