Title: AVOID THIS MACHINE!
Product review: I got this product at a ridiculously cheap price, so I thought I might as well try it since I had had an inexpensive Krups machine years ago and was pretty impressed with it at the time. Currently I use a pretty good mid-level Solis machine, but figured it might work out to have this back up for whenever my current one died.First of all, I was completely disappointed with the quality of espresso. There was no crema on top, which is the hallmark of any pump-driven espresso machine. The espresso was also weak and watery. In addition, and I think this is INEXCUSABLE, there is nothing in the instruction book that warns you to prime the pump before use, which basically can fry your machine if you don't do. Luckily I knew this from owning previous makers, and called their support line to verify that it needed to be done. And the woman who I spoke to seemed barely to care!WORTHLESS!
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