Buy Espressione 1332-A Cafe Charme Espresso/Cappuccino Machine, Anthracite Gray

Description

The Espressione Café Charme prepares perfect espressos and cappuccinos with its Thermocream System and Maxi Cappuccino device. Reliable 850 watt operation and ease of use sets this unit apart from the rest in the home espresso market. Comes with a coffee measure and tamper and an adjustable steam control to allow customized strength coffee and espresso with manual control. Cup warmer on top, removable 1 liter water tank on the side and drip tray on the bottom make it easy to use and clean the unit. Combining powerful home brewing with space saving features we get a remarkably beautiful and solid performing Espressione Café Charme.

Features

• 850-watt easy-to-use espresso machine with 15 bars of pump pressure
• ThermoCream system; Maxi Cappuccino with adjustable steam for frothing milk
• High-pressure safety valve; self primer; removable 1-liter water reservoir
• Coffee measure and tamper; cup warmer; removable drip tray
• Measures 12 by 11-2/7 by 13-2/3 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Customer Reviews

Great for the price
Jeanne D'arc

This Espressione machine though medium priced, is terrific. Before buying it, I researched espresso cappuccino machines in this price range, extensively. The Espressione has impressive power stats. I love European style coffee, and this machine delivers it. Suggestion: I bought it in white and it's hard to keep clean.Wish I'd bought the graphite.

Best in Class
123jim456

Best Crema in category. Comes with set of 2 handles, and the pod handle blows my more expensive Delonghi unit away! Very stylish, easy to fit my large frothing pitcher under steam wand.Works extremely well with ese pods from Starbucks. I got good support from the home office in New York before I even bought it. Also you can buy espressione ese pods.

Early death
David G.

Died 2 weeks after the warranty expired and it was only lightly used. I liked it until then - good espresso and a decent steamer.

My biggest disappointment.....
Erzsike

I purchased this product in January or February of 2010 if my memory serves me well....I had no time to use it until sometimes in March when I realized what a disappointment it was. The machine smelled like burnt electric wires. The cheap plastic handle broke while I was fastening it in place... The coffee tasted like plastic from the plastic water container. The machine was very slow with one shot and it took forever, about 15 minutes for one double espresso to drip out. The reason I purchased it so I do not have to go through the routine of making two espressos every morning when I have company, which is very often... I called Amazon, I explained to them I have plenty of experience with making espresso, so I knew it had too many problems to make it into a good espresso machine from all these problems, so I asked for a refund or credit toward a different kind. I was told to file a claim with [...] since it was purchased through Amazon from [...]. [...] refused to help since I was out of the 30 day warranty, they referred me to the factory warranty. I called the company who told me to mail it back to them at my expense which I did...They replaced the broken pod handle, replaced the pump and mailed it back to me. Now it makes one espresso without problems, it still does not make double espressos as it claims it should..If you pack two measures of coffee the pump cannot handle it...The plastic taste is still there but I got tired of calling and shipping at my own expense, so I'll either live with it or throw it in the trash after a lifespan of 5 months.....not happy at all with this purchase and not happy the way Amazon and [...] handled my complaint. Go with something more reliable like Capresso or such and buy it from Amazon directly so their warranty will cover you....This is the only item I purchased on the net that I was not happy with....