KitchenAid Semi-Auto Espresso Machine With Burr Grinder Stainless Steel

Ignore the bad reviews. This is a great machine on sale. Once you dial in the perfect bean at the right grind you get a perfect crema every time. For the leaking complaints...it stops after the rubber gasket of the water reservoir have enough time to soak and absorb properly.

Excelente producto, funciona al perfecto y por la promoción que tenía valía 100% la pena

I waited several months before reviewing this item. It was a splurge for me and I have not regretted it for a second. I researched everything around this price point and am so glad I went with the KitchenAid! I love the all-metal, high-quality build and the way it slides on its little wheels back and forth. It's semi-automatic, which for me makes me feel like I'm really making the coffee (fully auto feels like cheating and not so much of an experience, I'd probably go back to 100% manual first) but it's soooo easy to use that it's no problem when I'm in a hurry or sleepy. I weigh out beans for each cup because my husband and I like different coffees, and the grinder works great with way less mess than my old standalone burr grinder. The frother is easy to use and clean. We've switched beans many times and it doesn't take much effort to dial in and get the flavor right. The cleaning cycle takes a good bit of time but I only need to do that about every 6-8 weeks depending on usage. I'm just thrilled with this thing and still look forward to using it every morning.

This is my first espresso machine...Been using it for over a year now... Everyday. I love this machine... And have had nothing but great coffee come out of it. I was able to easily dial in the beans I like (a variety of different Lavazza, trucillo sometimes)... I believe the grinder may bottleneck some types of beans / roasts... But I think that can be expected (a high end grinder costs more than this machine does)... The Porta filter and machine feel solid when locking into place, and the wheels allow it to be easily pull out / pushed back towards the backsplash which is VERY convenient ( I keep ours tucked away in one of the corners of our kitchen).

DO NOT BUY! I spent months researching semi-auto espresso machines and then landed on this one because it looks good and came w/ a 2 yr warranty. The first machine shows up, and the set up instructions were very vague and unclear- turns out the machine was stuck in a cycle of constant descaling, therefore never allowing me to actually make any type of beverage. I called AMAZON, and they offered to send a replacement. It took over half an hour to take the machine apart (dump the water, dump the bean hopper), and then get it back into the original packaging. It made a massive mess and water kept leaking from inside the machine and I was never able to recover all the beans. So, the second machine shows up- I’m optimistic. I start the set up process- it would never allow me to prime the machine, but lucky for me, I was intimate familiar with the descaling process, so I implemented that to get everything flushed out. Things seemed to be going well- I followed the videos and instruction booklet on how to pull my first shot- only my two ounces of ground beans only created 1/2 ounce of espresso. I figured some of the settings must have needed a reset as it should automatically pour long enough for 2 shots. I called into the KitchenAid help line… I eventually spoke with someone in counter top appliances- I was texting him pics and video of what was going on, and his response was to return it as they DO NOT have an espresso machine tech they could pass my issues onto. So once again, I had to take everything apart, repackage it, and send it back. Save yourself the hassle and get the Breville- so easy to set up and pulls a GREAT shot out of the gates.