Could you lovely people please advise me on what would be the best, home coffee machine , I could buy for under $1000 for making capps, lattes etc I know how to make such drinks from my work but am not a pro. Thanks
brianmac,
May 7, 2:10pm
Well, from persoanl experience I would not recommend Sunbeam. Breville and De Longhi are both good machines as are Krups. We have a totally automatic Jura Impressa Z5 now which we find just fantastic - it grinds the beans for each cup it makes, so basically just the press of a button. There are various sites that give consumer comments on various machines too which are always useful to check out.
knowsley,
May 7, 2:46pm
Best one I had for that sort of money was the Rancilio Silvia. If you read up on overseas reviews, you'll find it is highly rated. It's a bit outside your budget (around $1250) but it's the closest machine you'll get to providing quality coffee. They do come up on here from time to time, so second hand might be an option?
harrislucinda,
May 7, 3:11pm
i brought1offherein newcontfor$50seenthesamesellingfor$250makesjust thesameasshopssodearisnotalwaysthebest
knowsley,
May 7, 3:37pm
I guess it depends on how much you enjoy your coffee. I started with a Krups and went from there, always trying to get to cafe-like quality. I can tell you the cheaper machines, for me, just don't cut it. Which is not to say others won't enjoy the quality of coffee that those machines produce. I liken it to wine - not everyone likes the $10 bottles of plonk.
cookessentials,
May 7, 5:16pm
Depends on how long it will actually last at the end of the day
wron,
May 8, 12:08pm
Pop into your library and check out Consumer mag - all have them in the reference dept, tested recently. Good luck! Oh, they're all tested grinders - well worth a look.
kcak,
May 8, 7:51pm
We have a Saeco - a little over the $1000 mark, but totally worth it.
kirinesha,
May 8, 8:54pm
We don't have an expensive one, it's just a Breville, but what made the REAL difference was a friend of ours who runs a Mr Coffee outfit giving my husband some advise and showing him how to get the most out of it.
malcovy,
May 9, 6:50am
I bought a second hand one (Breville) from Sallies for an incredible amount of $4 a few years back and I just use that for frothing as the actual coffee making part is terrible. I use an espresso pot for making the coffee. I grind the beans. I like the easiness of going into a shop to buy a flat white but its not always memorable and my way is great and also cheaper which I love but more time consuming. Yay for weekends off.
seniorbones,
May 9, 12:51pm
Cant recommend the ones I like because they are $3300 - $3500... I have a isomatic but would like a rocket even though they look the same the water flows through the machines differently but mine has the E61 head and thats supposed to be important. Makes beautiful coffee
knowsley,
May 9, 1:02pm
I have the Isomac Tea (! ) which has made me fantastic coffee for the past 4-odd years. Hopefully my final upgrade (went from the above mentioned Silvia). My Rocky grinder isn't faring so well and needs manual assistance.
chooky,
May 9, 7:30pm
We have a krups, fully automatic, does the beans. Makes yummy coffee. Hubby and I have both done coffee courses and I know that really helped us. It was $1, 000 2 yrs ago. Before that we had a cheaper and that was just a waste of time. I also think the brand of coffee you use helps. We are very prone to Alpress coffee.
skippie1,
May 10, 6:18am
Had a Krups for years and have upgraded to a Rocket, yummy coffee, but the know how to get the most out of your machine is important as well.
buznpop,
May 18, 11:12am
Ive just bought a syphon setup and am looking at a zassenhaus hand grinder - probably as close to the goat herder as I can get. .
cookessentials,
May 18, 2:36pm
Zassenhaus make excellent products including salt and pepper grinders.
lorraine058,
May 18, 7:38pm
We have brought a Sunbeam one about a month ago. Works well and makes nice coffee
luckyduck,
May 17, 5:13pm
I have an Innova steel duo. You can get the same thing on TM but under the Ascaso brand. It make great Capps, Lattes, espressos, etc. A lot depends on freshness of the grind and the experience of the maker.
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