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Title: Messy, does not work well with pods
Review: After several Briels we got this one, mostly because it was the least expensive brushed metal espesso machine. It was brushed metal allright. It also dripped more than any other espresso machine I owned or seen up close. After you make a shot the consistensy of the grind is that of a mud - clean-up and readying for the next shot was quite tedious. Quality of espesso with ground coffee was passable, but performance with pods (from Kimbo and Segafredo to Lucaffe and Lavazza) was abismal - poor and inconsistent. At work I use pods almost exclusively (in a Briel) and find them indispensable whenever speed and easy clean-up are important. If you plan on using pods stay away from this model. Yeah, the cup-warming tray is slow but that's the least of the problems with this design. Overall it's a nice-but-dull looking/constantly dripping machine - sorta an Amish girl with allergies of espresso makers. Returned it and got a Francis, just for the looks.
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