Automatic Espresso Machine Coffee Maker 12 Cup with Grinder Cappuccino Latte Americano Machine with Milk Frother for Home/Office (Gray)

It’s an excellent automatic machine. Easy to use and cleanup. The best coffee maker I have ever bought.If the manufacturer can attach a detail diagram of how to install the milk container would be better.

OMG. I am blown away by this machine. Prior to this I had a DeLonghi espresso/coffee maker. It lasted about 10 years until it started having circuit board issues. It cost 3 times the amount of my new ChefRobot.First, the packaging on this machine was outstanding. Espresso machines are notoriously heavy. This was strapped onto two cardboard pallets. The straps were blue heavy duty nylon for easy lifting from the box. 👍As for setup, easy peesy! Right out of the box (after a short cleaning cycle), I was able to enjoy a latte. Now I am drinking a cappuccino. I never have two cups of coffee in the morning. So that is saying a lot about how great the coffee tastes.Thank you ChefRobot. I hope to have many enjoyable years with this machine.

The media could not be loaded. I have been using a Jura for many years but I have to do my own milk foam with a stand alone frother, so when i got the opportunity for this through Vine i was excited to see if the espresso was good and the frothing function worked well. My wife and i have used this machine now for over a month and we are both VERY pleased with the results. Especially the resulting coffee's and milkfoam. She drinks lattes and i drink cappuccinos. It does have its quirks, but its currently our goto for coffee even though we have a nespresso (hers) and older Jura (mine, but does not do auto frothing) in the kitchen.This was packed very well with a nice handles to pull out the unit from the packing. There were only a few parts to deal with and I'm familiar with super automatics, so setting this up was easy. The instructions were easy to use. Once out of the box, i cleaned the milk and water containers and followed the initial setup instructions.The first thing i tested was the coffee temp and it was ~160 degree range for espresso(see video). The ounces per cup are (1.5-2 oz for single, 3-4 oz for double) and that was good for me and what I would expect. (there reason for the oz variation is due to the crema size if you add that). One thing to note is that there are no settings for temperature or ounces, and this could be an issue for some. The espresso crema was excellent. The temp for the milk (under the foam) was ~120 (should be at least 135-140) but the resulting Latte or Cappuccino were still hot enough to make a great coffee. Initially i was having some trouble getting a good foam but i cleaned out the nozzle and now its perfect.The only reason i dropped a star is because when i changed to a more oily bean, the hopper that holds the beans has a very small opening for the beans to drop into (under a protective cap) and they repeatedly get trapped in the opening without filling up the grinder, which results in the grinder not grinding any or hardly any beans. The unit actually senses that, then stops without any coffee being made. You then have to twirl and push the beans to make sure they fill the grinder. This has happened several times, but never did when i had less oily beans.I love being able to go to the kitchen, get the milk container from the fridge, plug it in, then make a cappuccino and not have to worry about cleaning the frother, etc. It truly does make good foam and its quick, its immediate. The espresso is as good as my Jura, and there is NO drop in quality,,, i have been using high end super automatics for over 20 years. I am sure its going to be durability and longevity, which i wont be able to comment on in this review.The recommendations i have:- Increase the opening size where the beans enter the grinder and/or give the hopper more depth so that the beans fall easier.- Allow the user to adjust temperature and/or ounces of coffee per menu selection (Currently its fixed for all selections and you get what you get). It turns out that he 1.5-2 OZ for single (3-4oz for double) works for me and the temp is perfect for my taste but others may need more or less.- The excess water tray has many sections in it making it difficult to clean. Its just a tray, no need to have sections divided by plastic walls. From a design perspective, you only need a tray and a waste bucket, and not a 3rd plastic piece and a sectional tray.. Makes no sense and very difficult to clean.Otherwise if this can last over time, you have a great machine for the money.

I have it for a month work like a charm. We love it best coffee ever

This is a real beast of a machine and is very well made. I got a sliding tray to put under it so I can move it out easily to add more beans (the compartment is in the rear-top area) and clean behind it more easily. I kind of recommend that because the machine is on the heavy side so cleaning behind it can be a challenge without something to let you slide it out more easily. Anyway, when I first got it, I washed the removable bits (water container, milk container, etc) and ran two of the cleaning cycles. Not a problem at all.There are several very thoughtful designs which I really like. One is that I don't need to slide out the water compartment completely to fill it. There is a small funnel-type area at the very front where I can pour water into the system and it is clearly marked for the minimum and maximum water levels. There is also a silicone gasket around the lid of the coffee bean compartment to keep beans fresher longer and make sure the lid stays in place. The tray for overflow and coffee grounds slips out without having to remove the milk frother attachment so it's super easy for me to dump out the coffee grounds (into my compost container), rinse everything, and slip it back into the machine.As far as coffee--I've found that I needed to play with the fineness of the bean grinder to get it the way I wanted it. If I was making something with milk then the fine ground was good, but if I wanted straight black coffee (Americano) or espresso, I found that I preferred a less-fine grind to keep it from becoming bitter. So you may have to play with that to find your perfect settings.I also wish that I could adjust how much coffee is made at one time since I usually like a full mug. But I just run the Americano setting twice to get a fuller mug and it's not a big deal. But again, I wish I could change the number of ounces produced at one time.Also: I find that the machine takes a minute or two to wake up since it goes through a test/check routine every time I turn it on. So I usually check the water and bean levels (add if necessary), turn it on, and then do something else for a minute or two until it fully wakes up so I can get my coffee. Once it wakes up, it grinds the beans and brews quickly--no complaints there. Everything works well and it turns itself off after a few minutes (I haven't timed it but it seems like it's about 5 or 10 minutes) of no use.One last thing: it does make some minor, periodic noises when not in use. The noise level while in use isn't bad and is about what you'd expect. Just be aware of that if your bedroom is nearby and someone else is sleeping while you make coffee. Shutting any connecting door may be sufficient (or not if they are a very light sleeper).All-in-all, this is an impressive machine and I'm pleased with the coffee I'm getting from it.