Steam espresso by Krups is the best!
This machine has a certain designer cachet, and if functions well. I brew Cafe DuMonde (yellow can) only, using a double scoop of coffee and less than a cup of water, and then add sweetened condensed milk in order to emulate the Vietnamese style of drip coffee using their "manual" filter method, but I wanted hot coffee. This machine does the job, but there are a couple of later models of Krups which I think produce hotter water/steam and which create a more strong brew. Don't get me wrong, this is a good machine, but I have had many of this type, and the follow-on models might be a little better for my purpose. The frother works great....never get one of these types of machines which does not have the little extra pipe and the important plastic plug with a little hole in it which fits that pipe....essential to make the frother work right! I prefer these "steam" espresso machines to the pressure machines. I tried to make this type of coffee with a 15 bar machine....meh....boring, no taste. I think the heat of the steam machine really cooks the flavor out of the Cafe DuMonde chicory coffee. Of course if you are a coffee purist, this is not for you. One might prefer the black color models, just because you can get away with never cleaning the outside!
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