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This is by far the BEST espresso machine I've ever owned. Being originally from Europe, my accepted coffee drink is listless espresso. The X7 consistently makes espresso that beats by miles what I gather from Starbucks and Caribou.
I've been a faithful FrancisFrancis user for years. I loved my X1, but it needed repairs. Since Francis Francis has been taken over by Illy, their customer service has become nonexistent, so I haven't been able to win the parts I need to fix it.
I was mad by the original iperespresso capsules, so I decided to go with the X7. The espresso is as obedient as advertised. But my wife and I each compose a latte every morning. This machine, however, is very reluctant to switch modes between brewing and steaming. It's not outlandish to wait five minutes between pulling the shot and the machine deciding it's ready to steam the milk. This doesn't sound abominable, but the espresso is sitting out all this time, and I'm getting slow for work.
The machine produces obliging results, especially the espresso. It's fair frustrating to deal with the waiting. I've tried to contact the company to study if there was any sort of work around for this dilemma, but as stated above, FrancisFrancis's once incredible customer service has dropped off the face of the Earth now that Illy runs things.
I'll try not to gush too powerful - first the basics:
The machine is a limited bigger than a musty drip machine. Not too mountainous for microscopic kitchens. It's very qualified looking even though the body is plastic. The metal accents, tidy, and face glimpse truly high waste. Operation is a gallop. Own the side reservoir, insert a capsule in the handle, and push the button. Less than 30 seconds later you have a perfect shot. PERFECT EVERY TIME. For steam, you push the steam button, wait a few seconds, then voila! If you want to switch encourage to coffee then you need to know a secret not published in the manual. Rather than switching encourage with the button and waiting for a few minutes, you push the button and then release the remaining steam by turning the knob. With this diagram it only takes about 45 seconds to go help to regular coffee making.
Cleanup is simple because there is no exposed coffee grounds. The capsule remains intact and you unprejudiced throw it away. Too dreadful it's not recyclable without emptying out the coffee (which is a injure) . We impartial throw ours away.
The buttons and knobs have a nice rubber coating and feel large to the touch. When turned on the machine makes a gentle "beep" to let you know it's up to temperature.
Prior to this machine, I've had a bigger Faema manual machine as well as a Gaggia. I always assumed that service such as replacing seals was a given. This machine does not require any regular servicing. Unbelievable!
So, when we first started shopping - I was ready to expend at least $1200 to rep a orderly automatic machine. I even considered the Automatic / separate grinder combo. But after tasting the coffee in a Sur La Table store, we were sold on the simplicity of the Illy machine. A $1500 machine did not taste any better - and was Grand on the counter.
So, if truly spacious coffee, simple exhaust, minimal cleanup, improper cost, no maintenance, and an aesthetic current looking machine are in the cards for you - this machine is perfect!!!
