The unit arrived, unpacked and already put into operation, Espresso was plentiful.
1. Please read before commissioning and remove any adhesive tape! We had to cover the hotplate (just lukewarm is far from hot !!) stuck behind - and since then the pattern of the adhesive film on the aluminum. This may also be the transport - not understandable for us.
2. shaking machine and rattles as if she would only grind the coffee - but the Crema Espresso fully indemnified by.
3. We empty after the last coffee Tassee the tank - the water the next day freshly refilled and deposits in the tank can be avoided. Tea Co., we also take yes and no fresh water, which is already a few hours. The tank dry at night lying on the heating - flanked by portafilter, Seven, drip tray and cover.
4. It can also insert normal soft pads in the single-screen support. The then knautschan something - powder and Padgewebe nice smooth so that nothing survives and the powder cake is fairly evenly.
5. Use the recommended ESE only after special treatment: tear, pour as loose powder in the single portafilter, festtampen (not affiliated with the Plastetamper - is too small and that toys), and then insert the filter holder. Despite repeated attempts, all ESE were extracted totally inadequate - it came right delicate brown water out of the machine, where it should take a few seconds but, until the cake is ever moistened properly. So who might Blihmchenkaffee real (ie very typical Saxon - do drink the there either !!) want it can even try. We do not recommend. The prices for ESE with good coffee or espresso, it would be a pity for money and even more so to the coffee.
A Tamper 51mm size fits (there are very good in aluminum) and with a clever Tampermatte are coffee crumbs quickly removed and the rope itself leaves on the worktop no lasting impression. Finally, the proof should be made with proper force.
6. Who good pre- and post-rinsing the filter holder (ie preheats or cleans) may just two cups of espresso / coffee drink before the drip container overflows. Here please check after every brewing process and empty if necessary.
Always carefully and slowly 7. Remove drip tray - yet it is running water. So keep semi-moist microfiber cloth within reach - for milk nozzle etc. anyway.
8. Clean the milk nozzle after each use. Through the hot tube, the milk from the outside shall be liable to severe. The plastic cap can be cleaned quickly by hand under running water. Every time in the Spüli is too costly.
9. The external cleaning of the machine is quite fast - with a little practice, even with the milk nozzle. But how it looks inside the nozzle I do not like rather know. One should finally give only the nozzle into the milk and then activate the steam (after previously checked for sufficient steam) and only take the steam before you take away the milk from the nozzle. And as always some milk sucked into the pipe. And since there is no incomes. The manufacturer recommends a similar wooden toothpick If the nozzle is clogged. I let the nozzle still blow some steam in cleaning and go here with a microfibre pad over the steam outlet (pad at the edges touch so you do not scald yourself on hot steam !!!). But the milk residue in the nozzle I will not be so also. The toothpick is also only gets the nozzle free - not the tube from the inside clean.
Three points for the balanced price-performance ratio. The device provides currently for a month his ministry - without a murmur.
Deduction there was uncertainty in terms of internal hygiene of the frother and the recommendation of ESE.
For each filter holder newcomers with relatively low coffee consumption (1-4 cups per day), the device can be recommended.
If you already have experience and now the self-indulgence (the freak !!) the purchase higher-quality equipment.
Anyone who drinks a lot of coffee (or even a large family with strong coffee drinkers has) should also buy another device because the drip container but causes a lot of running around and the plastic parts are well designed in Brühbereich not for permanent load.