ICUIRE 20 Bar Espresso Coffee Maker with Milk Frother - Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine with 1.5L Removable Water Tank & Steam Wand - Perfect for Making Latte, Cappuccino at Home or Office (1050W)

Lo devolví ya aire no funcionoCompré una más cara y aún no llegaI’m a huge coffee person and I love espresso, I have always wanted to get my own espresso machine at home and some other brands cost 500 or more dollars for a machine so I was super intrigued when I came across this unit. I was expecting it to be much larger so I was very surprised when I unboxed it that the unit itself is fairly small which is a good thing if you are short on space.The instructions are very clear and it also includes a scoop and frothing cup along with a little metal tool to draw designs in your froth if you wish. Using the steamer is a little confusing at first but eventually you get the hang of it. You will need to run the steamer before you want to froth your milk or creamer as initially there will be some water that comes out so you will want to run it for 10 to 15 seconds first before you steam anything to prevent excess water going into it.The machine heats up rather quickly I would say within 1 to 2 minutes and it is ready to dispense once you put the coffee grounds in the middle filter and insert it into the machine you get an option for one or 2 cups depending on what filter you used that will determine the amount of appropriate coffee grounds you will use.I will note that if you do not remove the bottom drip tray it is nearly impossible to fit any normal size mug under this, it isn’t a big deal but it just causes more clean up after you make your drink as water will drip from the metal filter even after it is done dispensing so you will want to have a towel handy that is probably the biggest downside to this but again it is very compact so I really can’t complain all that much as it functions exactly how I want it to other than that one inconvenience.I’ve been using this for weeks now and I thought that funky taste would eventually go away. But I did find that if you cleaned the pipes before making a cup it wouldn’t be as noticeable. So let the water flow through each hose before make a cup and make sure you get the excess water out before frothing.This espresso machine is quite easy and intuitive to use (for most things, more on that later). It's a very compact design, but I like that it has a removable drip tray to fit those larger American mugs. After following the setup instructions from the manual (flush water through it four times), there was no plasticky "new machine" taste to the coffee. In fact, the coffee really was quite delicious! The milk frother was a lot of fun to use too, once we figured out how much (how LITTLE) milk was necessary to get a good foam.One downside is that the hot water feature isn't really easy to use. The hot water apparently comes out through the steamer wand, and yeah, you can put your mug there and open it up to get hot water, but it shoots out with so much intensity that it will absolutely scald someone trying to get a full mug. Not really sure how to fix that, or if we're using it wrong.Other than that, this is a great little machine that makes some great tasting cappuccinos!At first we couldn't make this work. But, with a little patience, we found out that it was just user error and got it working.Now very happy so far with getting "fancy coffee" at home without having to go out or wait in line or pay 8 bucks... Best for lazy weekend days. But it might be hard to figure out if you aren't already a coffee expert.It is small in size, so it takes up less space, and it is good that I can make espresso easily at home.The sound is a little loud when used, and the use of the frother is a little confusing, but it works.It seems useful to make Americano or cafe latte at home by easily obtaining espresso using ground coffee.Cleaning was not difficult, but even after the coffee was done, the water kept dripping and accumulated in the drip tray. The water collected in the picture is collected on the tray after turning a bucket of water into a cleaning cycle and making two cups of espresso.I don't know about the professionalism of taste. I think it's just simple coffee for the price.You are getting what you are paying for . Very cheap made , the filter holder is so hard to place in properly. Filter itself has sharp unfinished metal so easily to cut the skin . Overall I’m not satisfied with this machine.