Mr. Coffee Programmable Espresso & Cappuccino Machine with Automatic Milk Frother & 19-Bar Pump, Stainless Steel

Some context. Started with and cut my teeth on a Gaggia Classic years ago. Still have it. Did various stovetop espresso thingies too, my missus did a variety of pour overs other thingies, and 2 years ago sprang for a Gaggia Brera.So, ok. Definitely learned all along the way. Had hoped the Gaggia Brera would be a nice semi auto experience. It kind of was, until it wasn’t. It just dwindled into unusable pretty quickly. We both found ourselves becoming disinterested in the espresso experience. Wasn’t keen on going to another machine, preferring a hand press espresso, but thought why not give another espresso maker a go, mainly for my missus.Enter Mr Coffee.From the start, it has been GREAT. It took one test drive double shot to then redial to a successful grind. And have to say, I am impressed. Of all my experiences with various machines, Mr Coffee produces the most crema hands down. Began with some older beans just to get started and by crackie, Mr Coffee extracted some very nice flavor and crema from the very first.Quite surprised. But then I wasn’t when I found how easy it is to navigate the various functions. And when I made my sweetie’s first coffee drink, I didn’t ask but she remarked, “this machine definitely extracts more flavor than any other machine we’ve had.” And she’s right.As said, easy and intuitive to navigate. The setup is intuitive. Even the power switch on the side, thank you Mr Coffee. Every other machine we’ve had the switch has been inconveniently in back. The milk and water reservoirs works well too. Nicely placed. Every function, from shots to cappuccinos to lattes that we dialed up came out like really nice, balanced, and at the core of it is… I am really impressed with the shots that we are producing. No machine, including the various Gaggias I have had in the past, did what this little guy is doing.Hands down this is outproducing, outperforming, anything we’ve had in the past 2 decades. To cut to the chase, I love the shots we are pulling. Across several beans now. So happy because we're into a whole new experience. Reinvigorated.It inspires me to get cracking on roasting several bean types now. Had become quite proficient on roasting and I have no doubt this Mr Coffee is going to elevate the experience. All the other machines and devices we’ve had.. home roasting definitely elevated the experience. But we never felt we were attaining the full experience. But there is no question from what I have seen so far, Mr Coffee is going to do a better job than anything else we’ve had. Am looking very much forward to new roasts now.So yeah… am now a fan boy of Mr Coffee. But for good reason. As said, was able to dial in a grind very quickly and from the start, the pulls have been pleasing, producing more full body experience than anything before, and this includes appearance. Beautiful depth-y crema.. surpasses anything we’ve had before.Oh, may as well add... I read many reviews and am always amused when some are stark smack downs on this and that machine out performs, out produces, that and this other machine. Having worked with some wonderful high end and highly touted machines... I find little difference in the espressos thus far and in many cases, Mr Coffee is simply doing a better job at just a straight up single or double espresso.A+++ to Mr Coffee. I was very surprised until I am not any more. Love the machine and experience. X'd finger that the build is substantial enough to last awhile. That would be the berries if yes.. we get some mileage from it.

No issues at all and the espresso has been great!

This coffee maker does a pretty good job, and makes a pretty good cup, and is easy to use. The problem I'm having (and I haven't even had this a month yet) is that the milk container constantly smells sour. I clean it out with steam after every use, and hand wash it ever time it empties, but I still can't get rid of the smell.Update 7/26/21:I ordered this coffee maker on December 10th, so it's been about 6 months. The frother barely works, it doesn't foam at all. I am trying to see if the company will replace the frother part, but they are wanting me to ship the entire thing back to them, which is just ridiculous for a simple part replacement. I run the frother cleaning cycle every time I use it, and also disassemble and wash the frother every week.And then there's the worry of... If I get a new part, is it just going to do this in another six months?Update 7/27/21:They're still insisting I send the entire unit back to them to find the defect, and they wont just send me a new carafe frother thing. Trying to see if they will send me a new unit, then I can send mine back in the same box, but I am not optimistic that they will do this. They said it is not a common issue, but I've seen multiple reviews mention the issue I'm having, so.... Pretty disappointing for a $300 machine.Update 10/21/21:If I could give this thing 0 stars, I would. After only 2 months, this machine is failing again, and I'm back to fighting with customer service.BUY SOMETHING ELSE! Seriously. Don't waste your time with this machine!

I read reviews and actually had a cup from my son and daughter's house so I knew a little about what I was getting.It's not a Keurig, so get that out of your head. It's about a 5-minute process to get a good cup of coffee, at least for me. I tried the default settings, but never really like the end result of the simple push one button solutions.1. It is well made, plastic, with the expresso holder metal. It is messy to rid the grounds and prep for the next cup. (This is important as you will see). Holds enough water for several cups, milk, not so much if you use the default settings on Cappucino and lattes, but I don't.2. As I am used to a full cup of Joe with our Keurig, I was somewhat disappointed with the quantity of coffee on a "double" expresso, but it is an espresso machine. Get used to it you will have to experiment to find your perfect cup.3. Tried both the latte and cappuccino, running the automated buttons, then changing the espresso cup, and running a double espresso to get a decent coffee /milk combo, but it always wound up with too much milk for my tastes.4. The final solution for me is to make 2 servings of double espresso, then add the milk with the manual button. Works pretty good, except for the clean and replace of the espresso cups in the process. Fortunately we have a wet bar in the kitchen with an adjacent sink to this machine. The Keurig got a transfer to the other side of the kitchen.5. The espresso coffee maker side is relatively quiet, the milk sounds like it spraying hot milk for days, but its really not. At first we thought it would splash coffee out with the frother, but the sound is all talk and no action. Milk just runs into the cup without a big commotion, other than steam with the sound invoking pictures of clean up nightmares that really doesn't happen.6. There is a shelf the cup sits on with a Stainless steel cover. You need to pick that up fairly frequently and empty it. Somewhere in all the commotion coffee/water builds up and it can be in the 6 to 8 oz quantity down in there (yukky).7. Milk is not a stable commodity out of refrigeration, and while you can keep the container full, I would not do that. I initially did that, faithfully removing the container and putting it in the refrigerator (not don't put in in the door - it's a bit top heavy and it came crashing out on my wife one morning - fortunately nothing broke, but milk was not a fun thing to clean up). After a few days though of using the container, faithfully keeping enough in the container to be sure it worked, I cleaned it and noticed the beginnings of what appeared to be buttermilk starting up. Since then I only put about an inch or inch and a half in the milk container for the coffee for the morning and clean it every other day.8. Lazzaro Coffee is great in it in the espresso grind. Very smooth.9. Glad I purchased and dinked through the learning curve. It is worth the effort. I would buy it again.