Hamilton Beach Espresso Maker

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 10.2 x 13.5 inches ; 9 pounds


• Shipping Weight: 10 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)


• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.


• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.


• ASIN: B003D66TXA


• Item model number: 40715
  

By : Hamilton Beach
Price : $66.99
You Save : $23.00 (26%)

Product Description

Hamilton Beach Espresso Maker. You can't visit your favorite European cafe every weekend. But when the aroma of this espresso maker's rich, cafe-quality espresso reaches your nose, you just might be able to pretend. It makes excellent cappuccino, too.

 

Hamilton Beach Espresso Maker

 

Product Features

• Cafe quality results


• No-fuss milk frother lets you enjoy cappuccino too


• Powerful 15-bar Italian pump


• Simple push-button operation


• Easy-fill removable reservoir

Customer Reviews

This machine, with the proper grind of espresso (in other words not Folger's drip or something!) produces as good a cup as I have ever used. And I've had some fairly impressive Italian units. I especially like that the clearance from the portafilter to the base is longer and allows the use of a slightly taller cup for those times when I let it run longer for more of a cafe Americano. The pump inside is Italian, so that may be the reason for the better than average performance in this price range. Again, this is NOT a drip maker, and is NOT designed to make an 8 ounce cup of black coffee...it makes espresso!

I did not buy this from Amazon. It was cheaper at Wal Mart. It made a good brew after experimenting with the grind (The instructions say "grainy, like salt or sand"). It was too watery. A fine powder worked better.
I made a couple cappuccinos, cleaned the machine like recommended and retired for the evening. I had watched all the tutorial videos on Hamilton's website and noticed that they did a lot of "plugging in the machine" in each one. For some reason, I unplugged the machine and went to bed. Lucky for me because water leaked inside the machine overnight and ruined a cutting board and flooded my countertop. Had I left the machine plugged in, there certainly would have been an electrical short and a fire that may not have wakened me up!
I returned it the next day. I gave it three stars for the brew and the steam wand was very good. But the inherent danger was not worth any price.
Perhaps you will have better luck with this machine. If so, give it a good rating.

 

Hamilton Beach Espresso Maker

 

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