Philips Saeco RI9757/47 Odea Cappucino Automatic Espresso Machine, Titanium and Silver

Description

Saeco, only one way to brew perfection. Odea cappuccino, super automatic espresso machine, model #104724, color titanium and silver, 1500-watt , 120-volt, UL listed, enjoy delicious, fresh ground coffee with the touch of a button. Made in Italy.

Features

• Adjustable built-in ceramic disc grinder with automatic shut-off is safe quiet and long-lasting, saeco aroma system for programmable pre-brewing cycle, giro interface for simplified operation of programmable settings
• Saeco optidose regulates amount of beans ground per serving, easy clean system for chemical-free cleaning
• Touch lift technology to fit any size cup
• Cappuccinatore built-in device for faster and easier cappuccino making, removable 50-ounce water tank comes fitted for the internza water filter
• Rapid steam system, no waiting between frothing milk and brewing espresso, steam wand also produces hot water, cup warming surface holds up to 6 espresso cups

Customer Reviews

Saeco Odea Giro Plus II with cappuccinatore
Saulopez

After the initial setup (took like 15 min), tried to brew with a not so good coffee (local coffee "la lucha" in Uruapan, México...SUX! they do not have a standard, and sometimes their coffee tastes excellent, but most of the time it's over toasted), and had an average espresso shot. I imagine that if I use better beans (like illy or lavazza), the results will improve. The crema on this shot was nice, but quickly disappeared (dunno why). Tried to froth milk, but the foam is not consistent and loses height... that's why I'm giving it 4star.I'm sorry for the colombian guy, that had problems with his saeco. I was worried that could happen to mine too! But so far, soooo good.***ADDED APRIL 6, 2012.The cappucinatore makes IMPRESSIVE frothed milk. It is silky and delicious (used whole, cold milk).If you are looking for a discret machine (as in no sound), look somewhere else. On start up, this little guy is noisy as a firecraker! I do not know if it is normal to this model, but mine makes a "brrrrrrrrrr" noise on the final part for start up.I changed the brand for the beans, and now I'm using illy decaf. Great taste!***ADDED OCTOBER 9, 2012Hello all!I don't know why, but the 2 saeco products I've had so far, both have failed the same: main board malfunction. So it's time to move on to another (more trustable) brand.It is not nice for a customer to pay the s&h for an item that is under guarantee.My odea plus II with capuccinatore failed after 7 months and less than 250 coffees. When started to fail, water pump was like not receiving enough power to work. Then failed completely.Read more ›

STAY AWAY FROM SEATTLE COFFEE GEAR!
J.Montoya

After receiving this supposedly 'Certified Refurbished' Super Automatic espresso machine, we followed the instructions, and the unit still failed to get past priming the pump. Customer service was no help. Asking us to stick a turkey baster inside a 10 minute old machine is ridiculous! But in hopes of getting it to work, we followed their instructions, Force priming the supposedly 'Certified' refurbished machine. It still refused to work on its own after over an hour of FORCED priming. Clearly Seattle Coffee Gear has no business selling these machines. How can you send out $500+ machines and not even test them? HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE.After over an hour of failed priming, we decided to return the unit. Then came our next surprise. $69 to ship it back. Atleast it was FREE SHIPPING to us, right? WRONG. They decided to charge us for shipping after we returned the unit, only giving us a partial refund for this piece of crap that was their mistake to begin with.THE WORST SHOPPING EXPERIENCE EVER.STAY AWAY FROM SEATTLE COFFEE GEAR!

Useless time wasting and poor froth
Alan Glazen

I own some high end coffee shops, but I'm not comparing this to the very costly gear we use. The big problem with this is the long, long wait between when you froth and when you pull a shot The temperature can take minutes to adjust, meaning either your espresso or milk is too cold once they unite. Without that problem, it would be a great deal.

This is NOT a bad machine!
Ron Fitzgerald

I'm really surprised at the reviews for this product. I own two Odeas and a Syntia and they are all flawless.The Odea is a better machine albeit a bit louder than the Syntia but they are both great coffee makers.I crank out 4 to 8 lattes each and every morning and have for several years. The Odea has never missed a beat. Warm up takes about 3 minutes and priming is a breeze.The Syntia takes a bit longer and not as convenient to use as the water and bean hopper(s) are smaller than the Odea but still works like a dream for a couple.Cleaning is simple and easy and we clean and lubricate weekly to keep things in good order. The entire cleaning process takes about 15 minutes total and is a no brainer. De-scaling takes a couple of hours the way we do it and I de-scale monthly whether the light is on or not.The milk heater/foamers on both machines work well but this depends on the temperature of the milk, the quality of the milk and things like this. Our milk comes in retort containers and MUST be chilled before attempting to foam otherwise it's just hot milk with little or no foam.One caveat; if you use very, very oily beans both the Odea and Syntia will burp on you and need to be cleaned as the oils pack up the bean chute and cause a smaller amount of beans to make it to the grinder.We live in coffee country and have found that the Kirkland brands (Colombian and Guatemalan) are our favorites, work very well and are far less oily than some of the boutique coffees at less than half to a third the price.The Syntia is quieter but the Odea makes better coffee, has a larger water and bean hopper and will crank out four triple shots of coffee in seconds.Read more ›

At this price point, automatic espresso machines are just not ready.
J. Chacon

Well thought physical design all around, no doubt about it. I only brew Illy and Black cat, that's it. This machine brew time is around 5 seconds in the shortest shot and the max grounds setting. In that time one gets somewhat decent crema albeit pretty weak espresso. Increasing water volume just provides a bitter, weaker brew. There's no more settings to play with, so this is the best this machine can do. I really wanted to like it, but I should have known better. At this price point, a super automatica is just a pipe dream. When I got this machine, I considered the Illy subscription, I wish I had gone in that direction. Too late to return it, so craiglist it is. Maybe next year, I'll try a super automatica again, a real one, if my bonus is big enough.This is an update, my wife convinced me to keep the machine a give it another chance. Well, I kept it too long. It has failed. After only four months of light use (one or two espressos a day, never a cappuccino). I have performed the regular cleaning (which is very easy) as instructed by the manual, but the machine stopped working, customer service was acceptable. After a few non sense maneuvers to "fix" the machine, it was obvious that it was not going to happen, so since it's still under warranty, I have to send it in. I'm assuming they pay shipping, the service center is in NY and I'm in Florida. Anyway, I recommend to stay away from super automaticas at this price level. Maybe at the $2500 - $3000 price point, they'll be more reliable. For this price, just get a semi automatica or go with the Illy subscription. That's what I'll do when I get the Odea back.