Have this machine now for two weeks. I really like it. I came from a fully automated machine but the taste with the same beans was after ten years all over the place. I bought this machine because the temperature is adjustable, just like all the better machines in Italy to my observation. I have not checked whether the temperature setting actually corresponds very well with the temperature of the coffee in the cup, but it sure seems to adjust something when adjusting the temperature. I am a bit worried about the durability of the touch screen. It feel strong but this is the most complex part of the machine I guess so time will tell.

What can be improved to my taste: 1. The piston for one cup generates too.much foam on the coffee. I think this might be because of the area that exists under the filter in the piston with the smaller filter (but not sure). I know just use the bigger filter, problem solved. And the grind has 4 steps in settings of fineness of the grind of the beans. I think like 3-4 more setting steps in between ( so about 8 different steps) would have made it a bit better. Overall very happy with it and I hope it stays functioning well.

For the other review here on this product. I share the experience, but I also bought this machine, because with the previous fully automated i sometimes ignored cleaning it for a while because I could bur that does not keep the machine and coffee in the best condition. With this machine i use a clean cloth and clean it in like 3 seconds after each cup i make. I like it that way now and deliberately chose for that. But I can understand that there is a chance for improvement here too. For the rest, very happy with it.

Ta stroj imate že dva tedna. Res mi je všeč. Prišel sem iz popolnoma avtomatiziranega stroja, vendar je bil okus po istem fižolu po desetih letih povsod. Ta stroj sem kupil, ker je temperatura nastavljiva, tako kot po mojem opažanju vsi boljši stroji v Italiji. Nisem preveril, ali se nastavitev temperature dejansko zelo dobro ujema s temperaturo kave v skodelici, vendar se zdi, da nekaj prilagaja pri nastavljanju temperature. Nekoliko me skrbi vzdržljivost zaslona na dotik. Zdi se močno, vendar je to najbolj zapleten del stroja, tako da bo čas pokazal svoje. Kaj je mogoče izboljšati po mojem okusu: 1. Bat za eno skodelico ustvarja preveč pene na kavi. Mislim, da je to morda zaradi območja, ki obstaja pod filtrom v batu z manjšim filtrom (vendar nisem prepričan). Vem, samo uporabi večji filter, problem je rešen. In mletje ima 4 korake v nastavitvah finosti mletja fižola. Mislim, da bi še 3-4 koraki nastavitve vmes (torej približno 8 različnih korakov) nekoliko izboljšali. Na splošno zelo zadovoljen z njim in upam, da bo še naprej dobro deloval. Za drugo oceno tukaj o tem izdelku. Delim izkušnjo, vendar sem tudi jaz kupil ta aparat, ker sem pri prejšnjem popolnoma avtomatiziranem včasih nekaj časa zanemaril čiščenja, ker bi lahko povzročil, da aparat in kava ne ostaneta v najboljšem stanju. S tem strojem uporabljam čisto krpo in jo očistim v približno 3 sekundah po vsaki skodelici, ki jo naredim. Zdaj mi je tako všeč in sem se namerno odločila za to. Razumem pa, da tudi tukaj obstaja možnost izboljšave. Za ostalo, zelo zadovoljen z njim.

This review may sound harsh. I have only had this machine a few days, and from what I have experienced so far it presents as well built, and makes a nice cup of coffee. I expect I will improve with practice. BUT, it has a quite annoying flaw which should have been dealt with at the design stage. Whenever you grind coffee you will have to clear up the mess left by coffee being thrown out of the filter and spread around the immediate area. This happens every time, and if I cannot find a solution to it. I will be returning this machine. Its simply going to drive me crazy if I try to live with it. I can't believe this wasn't spotted at the design stage.

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Ta ocena se morda sliši ostro. Ta aparat imam šele nekaj dni in glede na to, kar sem do zdaj izkusil, se zdi, da je dobro izdelan in naredi dobro skodelico kave. Pričakujem, da bom s prakso napredoval. VENDAR ima precej nadležno napako, ki bi jo morali odpraviti že v fazi načrtovanja. Kadarkoli boste mleli kavo, boste morali počistiti nered, ki ga je pustila kava, ki jo vržete iz filtra in se razširi po neposredni okolici. To se zgodi vsakič in če ne najdem rešitve za to. Ta stroj bom vrnil. Preprosto me bo obnorelo, če bom poskušal živeti s tem. Ne morem verjeti, da tega niso opazili v fazi načrtovanja.