Capresso CoffeeTEC

Makes coffee Fast ; Frother works great (*once you understand it) ; Hot coffee

Frother is tempermental ; Pause and serve sometimes drips ; My fingers are taking a beating from taking apart the frother pieces every day - they are tight ; Uses more coffee than I am used to ; Filling the removable tank to the exact water level is...

removable water reservoir ; no hot plate ; small brew setting ; great coffee

a bit complex ... I would have settled for everything but the frother ; good luck removing the frother from the steam nipple

The Coffee Tec is unique in its ability to brew 10 cups of coffee and get steamed milk. Ten cups brew in under eight minutes. The stainless steel carafe keeps the coffee hot. Parts are easy to clean and the customer service at Capresso is excellent

Sometimes the seal that prevents the coffee from brewing or the ones in the water well can get off track and cause a mess. It's easy to fix but you need to know what's going on to fix it fast. I have lost a few parts (the straw, the milk frothing...

Excellent brew quality ; Quiet, fast brewing ; Stainless steel carafe with "drip-thru" screw-on lid ; Easy to set up and use ; Milk frothing is easy and brainless ; Attractive design

Hogs counter real estate ; Durability questionable: under-engineered ; The biggy: chronic leaking problem, for me and others

Makes good, hot coffee quickly

Frother/steamer dilutes milk, carafe cools too quickly, takes up a lot of counter space

Excellent, *hot* coffee. Easy to clean. Easier to use than expected, given the command-central appearance

Some controls are small and seem a bit flimsy; time will tell. Really irritates me I could not find a new one for a discount price

An excellent machine, very high quality, but what really sets it apart is the milk frothing device that makes great cafe au lait or capuccino and is a snap to use and clean

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Easy to use, the coffee produced is the best I've ever brewed. The frother is elegant and simple to use and clean. Very versatile, and quick to brew

Its large ; The included mesh filter has two faults, the mesh is too thin, and thus warps easily, and the design of the bottom of the filter is poor in that the concave design causes it to splash H2O around when rinsed off ; I'm going to try my trusty...

There are several points to consider here. First and formost is that this cofee maker brews coffee at the correct temperature and keeps the water on the grounds for the proper amount of time. The carafe keeps the coffee hot witihout baking the coffee...

Lots of little parts that fit together. They will be hard to keep up with. However, they are readily available on the Capresso website

Produuces quantities of very good, very hot coffee. Ergonomic and attractive design

More features than I need. Big countertop footpriint. List price is a little high, but product quality matches