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1. gumma60 Says:
   December 15th, 2009 at 12:00 am

   fantastic while working but broke too early
   Rating:3 out of 5 stars
   had it for less than a year. It worked perfectly fine for its size, the froth was fantastic, etc. But, it broke too early with a sudden small explosion in the steam wires and water holder section!

2. L. Bass Says:
   December 26th, 2009 at 12:00 am

   Fantastic
   Rating:4 out of 5 stars
   The Espresso maker is fantastic, makes wonderful espresso coffee. Doesn’t take long for the espresso maker to warm up and start making the espresso. Sleek design makes it really simple to clean, and fantastic for its price.

3. Tuesday Says:
   January 18th, 2010 at 12:00 am

   decent espresso, poorly designed
   Rating:2 out of 5 stars
   This machine makes decent espresso, but has many design flaws. The carafe is hard to clean, due to a narrow opening and wide bottom. The top where you place the water in is hard to unscrew, especially if your hands are even a small bit wet, because it is smooth, with smooth ridges that do nothing to help grip it. About the third time I used it, my son told me it was leaking as he sat nearby eating his cereal, I thought it was just the steam escaping, but when I watched next time, a honest amount of water was squirting out from where the filter basket attaches to the machine, before it even reached the coffee…excellent thing there is a removable drip tray to catch all the water. Enough gets through to make the espresso, but I worry that it will get worse. Also, every third run or so, the machine makes a very sudden, loud noise…I thought it was my smoke alarm going off the first time! It doesn’t last very long, but it would wake up the house if anyone else were sleeping still. My ancient Krupps was much better, I had it for 11 years before the seal gave out.

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