Originally posted by 7D7C67606776657A7661726A130 link=1316914300/3#3 date=1317014908
Or you could go out and buy a *shudder* Nespresso kit
Again, if you go for the super, youd probably not learn anything from the process. (pushing a button and recieving coffee is not going to teach you anything. might as well go and make yourself cups of International Roast if you want a starting point for coffee).
Supers are simple for people to use, yes, but theyre a right bugger to clean, and they have ten-twenty times the cost in maintainence the semi autos do, More likely to break down, More expensive to fix when they do break down.
Granted, ive only used a couple of superautos in the past (a past job was espresso machine cleaner at a large office, it usually took an hour to clean the bloody things every afternoon (Jura X9s, they made a decent coffee, but at 7 grand a pop, theyd want to) and they often broke down due to "blocked pipes" Compare that with my el-cheapo Ristretto from sunbeam, and I think most here would agree that a three year run without any problems whatsoever (a crack in the boiler finished her off, she was a good machine for the price) and almost minuscule maintenance (basic flush, Monthly descale, regular scrub of shower) would be a better option to learn how to make coffee then a superauto that may not last the warranty without breaking down/blocking up/needing major maintenance.


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