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I LOVE a good cup of coffee. Don't get a pod machine!!!!
We have the [urlhttp://www.amazon.com/Starbucks-Sirena-Espresso-Machine-Stainless/dp/B0010Z9LI6]Saeco Sirena[/url] and it is wonderful! Never had a problem with it. It can steam my milk (or apple cider...) just fine and makes really good espresso. I do a double shot each time and that does something like 4 oz. DH drinks one cup (double shot) at a time and has three. If we are going somewhere I will put 3 (total of 6 shots) in a cup for him to take with. Still takes just a couple of minutes to get all of it done.
Easy to use -- put the ground coffee into the porta filter, twist into place, and hit the 2 cup button. Done.
Dump out grounds and repeat as often as you want.
The texture and crema is perfect!
I like to do a mocha or latte. Quick and easy to steam milk to pour over espresso shots. I do two double shots plus 6oz almond mild and end up with a full 16oz cup.
Best to let machine warm up for 10-15 minutes before first cup and then run a cup (just one button push) of hot water through to pre-heat your cup and get the machine fully warmed so your coffee is as hot and yummy as possible. In a rush, you can run an extra cup of water through and have it ready to go in 5 minutes.
You can grind the beans yourself (I love my burr grinder!) or buy your beans and have them ground. Either way works. Using a good espresso roast (darker is usually better, medium tends to be a bit too light) really makes a difference.
If you like any sort of syrups, the Monin are delicious!
Oh.... and if you are ever interested, I can tell you where to get beans to roast yourself. It isn't too hard and you can't buy anything nearly as good!
We have the [urlhttp://www.amazon.com/Starbucks-Sirena-Espresso-Machine-Stainless/dp/B0010Z9LI6]Saeco Sirena[/url] and it is wonderful! Never had a problem with it. It can steam my milk (or apple cider...) just fine and makes really good espresso. I do a double shot each time and that does something like 4 oz. DH drinks one cup (double shot) at a time and has three. If we are going somewhere I will put 3 (total of 6 shots) in a cup for him to take with. Still takes just a couple of minutes to get all of it done.
Easy to use -- put the ground coffee into the porta filter, twist into place, and hit the 2 cup button. Done.
Dump out grounds and repeat as often as you want.
The texture and crema is perfect!
I like to do a mocha or latte. Quick and easy to steam milk to pour over espresso shots. I do two double shots plus 6oz almond mild and end up with a full 16oz cup.
Best to let machine warm up for 10-15 minutes before first cup and then run a cup (just one button push) of hot water through to pre-heat your cup and get the machine fully warmed so your coffee is as hot and yummy as possible. In a rush, you can run an extra cup of water through and have it ready to go in 5 minutes.
You can grind the beans yourself (I love my burr grinder!) or buy your beans and have them ground. Either way works. Using a good espresso roast (darker is usually better, medium tends to be a bit too light) really makes a difference.
If you like any sort of syrups, the Monin are delicious!
Oh.... and if you are ever interested, I can tell you where to get beans to roast yourself. It isn't too hard and you can't buy anything nearly as good!