I really wanted to love this machine.
Well, the machine arrived well packed and without damage. It was easy to set up. My husband likes the hot water feature for his tea. I drink caps more than espresso and it does a decent job with the milk. However, I have yet to pull a decent shot of espresso. It either comes out to rapidly, or not at all, or leaks around the top. I have weighed the dose, tried fine grind light tamp, slightly coarser grind with heavy tamp, tried with the crema helper, without the crema helper. There is no crema even with the "helper" and the machine just gives you a pour over, no extraction. The pump seems to have plenty of power for steam and I suspect it may be the filter cup design. or the head. I would love to know where this machine was made and who made it. ConAir registered the copy write on Vero Barista which is on the front of my machine and this may be why it is now listed as es1000.
While the machine looks nice, is relatively quiet, if you want to pull a real shot of espresso,...
Looks nice but no guts
We have tried all sorts of combinations of grind and packing but are disappointed with the lack of power in this machine. It looks great, the levers are nice, the steamed milk is stupendous, the coffee is disappointing. I am returning it.
Amature barista
This was my 1st attempt at making espresso. Read the directions and pulled a perfect shot of espresso with beautiful creama the very 1st time! I use an automatic burr mill set to very fine, like powder with a light tamp. I just push the tamp left-right to flaten the top without compressing the grinds. I've used it several times now....always just right!
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