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Perfect machine

Coffeeitalia Customer - 25th July 2015

Ok, bit of background first: I have previously owned various espresso machines and last reviewed the X7.1, which I recently decided to replace with the Y5.

The reason behind my upgrade was simple; convenience. As a bit if a coffee nerd, I love experimenting with and perfecting my barista repertoire, which is why my previous machines have all featured dedicated steam functions to allow as much faffing around as possible in the milk department.

Recently however, I have struggled to make time in the morning to make my perfect cup (part of the reason I switched to iperespresso in the first place) but lo, along came the Y5 with its one touch milk/latte/cappucino function and it was just too tempting not to try out...

So with some trepidation at losing my ability to manually steam milk, I dove in. 1 month (and far too much caffeine) later, here is my review:

Delivery: Huge props the NewPop. My machine was tracked from Italy to my door by DHL within a week. Over Christmas and to the Channel Islands no less. Couldn't have been more impressed with that.

Build: The machine is nicely put together. It feels very premium with no wobbly bits and nothing to rattle as it pumps water or steams milk. The light under the dispenser, the touch buttons, the pod release mechanism all feel/look robust and high quality. Thumbs up all round.

Use: Extremely easy to figure out and use. Learn what the symbols mean and you're ready to go. Very simply to clean. Takes a bit longer than the X7.1 to heat up, but one you're there it will produce cup after cup of near perfect coffee.

Coffee: Espresso is, as you'd expect with a pod system, fabtastic every time. No pump issue or drip issues as with my previous machine. Regarding the milk function, I was prepared to put up with a bit of disappointment, but I'm pleasantly surprised. Cappuccino measurement is absolutely spot on and the milk texture is great. Latte Mach isn't really my jam but again it seems to produce a great rendition, all with one touch. I'm a little shocked at how good this thing is in all honesty. All my instincts are telling me somethimg will definitely go wrong with the milk as it surely can't compete with the deft touch of a barista.....but for me it really does. This is EXACTLY how I like my coffee and near enough exactly how I expect illy to be poured wherever I've travelled (from illy's flagship London cafe to various locations in Europe). It really is a remarkable feat for an automatic function.

To sum up then, this machine does precisely what I wanted it to do. It makes my coffee how I like it at the touch of a button. It could be fluke that it happens to mach my particular tastes and I'm sure there are folk who will not have the same joy (we all like different things after all); but I can confidently say that from somewhat of a coffee snobs perspective this is very good coffee all round. If you have time to tinker in the morning then by all means stick with a standard machine with separate milk function. But if, like me, you just want a nice cafe quality illy coffee every day then you could do much, much worse than the "Y5 Milk" and still be drinking good coffee.

Short review -

Pros:

Good build quality
Compact
Easy to use
Truly very, very good coffee
No mess
Easy to clean

Cons:
You lose the flexibility of a steam wand if you have very specific tastes.

Great Kapselmaschine

vusi - 25th July 2015

I have delighted this Kaffeekapselmaschine since 2 weeks in operation and I am. Previously I had a fully automatic, the cleaning of the machine, however, had me sometime get annoyed and every year so you should bring a machine for cleaning in a specialist.
The Illy machine looks very good, almost sophisticated and is quite compact. The milk frother works very well for me, but here I had before taste with several milk brands, until I found the right milk makes a good foam.
The taste of the coffee capsules is also very good, better than that of Nespresso, as I find. The espresso has a beautiful crema, which also holds a long time and not immediately disappear.
Cons:
Slightly longer warm-up time, so about 50 seconds.
The cost of Illy capsules are slightly more expensive than Nespresso
advantages:
- Espresso, Capucino, latte macchiato , warm milk, hot water for tea
- Very good taste of coffee (compared to Nespresso)
- Easy cleaning of the machine
- Good milk frother
- warming plate for cups
- Easy operation

Pyszne cappuccino !!

Podsaba - 25th July 2015

Bardzo Dobry, domowy, express po !!! paru prÃ³bach ze zrobieniem pierwszej kawy, Udalo mi they dojÅ›Ä‡ jak to wszystko dziaÅ‚a.express Delikatny w obsÅ‚udze, Å¼eby wszystko zadziaÅ‚aÅ‚o jak trzeba, potrzeba dokÅ‚adnie poÅ‚Ä…czyÄ‡ wszystkie czÄ™Å›ci !! ... ale pozniej naprawdÄ™ Dobre cappuccino,

Great service and a fantastic machine

K P Steventon - 25th July 2015

Great service and a fantastic machine, the wife uses it all day every day, would highly recommend both seller and machine to anyone

Easy to use

fismi - 25th July 2015

A big purchase but well worth it. Easy to use, expert cup every time. Would recommend it without a doubt.

Five Stars

David William Rixon - 25th July 2015

Great machine and great coffee!

Sehr gutes Preis-Leistungs-VerhÃ¤ltnis

Rocco - 25th July 2015

Sehr schnelle Lieferung, wie immer. Genau, wie beschrieben und Niedergang ideal fÃ¼r einen frÃ¼heren. Wie neu. Wir freuen uns sehr, eine solche Maschine fÃ¼r einen solchen guten Preis erhalten haben. Unser alter (Saeco Incanto de Luxe), hatte den Geist nach 9jahren gegeben. Somit sollte ein Saeco wieder sein. Erster Eindruck des Kaffees in Betrieb. Sehr gut.

zufrieden

Irene Harms - 25th July 2015

Aber bedeutet nicht, dass mir alles Ã¼berzeugt. es lÃ¤uft ganz gut und Kaffee schmeckt.

TOP!

schwimmen - 25th July 2015

Preis-LeistungsverhÃ¤ltnis und QualitÃ¤t gut. Die ersten Schalen sind i. O., sind aber immer besser von ihr ragten.
Im GroÃŸen und Ganzen sind wir sehr zufrieden und wÃ¼rden das GerÃ¤t weiterempfehlen.

wow

enfants - 25th July 2015

Ainsi, en dÃ©pit des critiques nÃ©gatives, je dois dire que je suis trÃ¨s heureux pour le prix. vous ne pouvez rien dire. Qui plus est, je Ã tout moment pour obtenir mon fraÃ®chement moulu et de cafÃ© moulu et moi ce trÃ¨s bon goÃ»t.
Dans l'ensemble, un bon achat et recommande vivement aux autres.

Petit prix - beaucoup en elle

Yvonne W. - 25th July 2015

Avoir la machine est en cours depuis quelques semaines et je suis trÃ¨s heureux. Pour le petit prix absolument gÃ©nial. Il est Ã©galement pas aussi bruyant que je m'y attendais. Ainsi, mÃªme dans la matinÃ©e absolument agrÃ©able. Le cafÃ© est dÃ©licieux. Livraison Rapide. Fortement recommandÃ© pour le budget conscient. En outre, il est adaptÃ© pour les petites cuisines!

cima

Thomas - 25th July 2015

Completamente satisfecho

Todo bien hasta ahora!

Yilmaz Cemil - 25th July 2015

Dispositivo de prueba de inmediato!
Manual era muy bueno y fÃ¡cil de entender.
Hasta el momento todo estÃ¡ bien y funciona a la perfecciÃ³n!

SÃºper Leche - no muy tranquila

Elmar Busch Kuhle "Elmar Busch Kuhle" (Erwitte - Horn) - 25th July 2015

La mÃ¡quina nos agrada muy bien, pero es un poco ruidoso. Al final todo se reduce a que el cafÃ© y que es grande.
Yo recomendarÃa esta mÃ¡quina para el precio.

Sabores de cafÃ©, pero un cuidado Tamagotchi

Stefan Endres "iStefan" - 25th July 2015

Los sabores de cafÃ©, la mÃ¡quina tambiÃ©n es fÃ¡cil de usar. Algo estÃ¡ acostumbrando a los altos requerimientos de limpieza de la mÃ¡quina. Yo habÃa imaginado un poco mÃ¡s fÃ¡cil. El personal bien entrenado y paciente.

Saeco

Eva - 25th July 2015

Nous sommes trÃ¨s satisfaits de la machine. les goÃ»ts de cafÃ© trÃ¨s bon et aussi l'exploitation et la maintenance de la machine sont faciles Ã traiter.

Bon prix et excellent qualitÃ© de caffe

C. CHACIN - 25th July 2015

Si vous cherchez une grande machine Ã expresso, veulent investir un peu, sans oublier la qualitÃ© ?, ceci est le choix! SAECO il est une grande marque, a expriencie et apportez-vous Ã l'accueil au bon prix. Ne pas hÃ©siter, cette est la prochaine machine de caffe pour les amateurs de expresso et Capuchino.

Zufriedenen Kunden (bisher)

mike Girlande - 25th July 2015

Ich mag es, vor allem fÃ¼r den Preis. Ich habe einige Probleme hatte, aber ich denke, die Bedienfehler. Wir hatten es nur fÃ¼r eine kleine Weile, aber wenn es hÃ¤lt, werde ich glÃ¼cklich sein.

todo bien

Kel1910 - 25th July 2015

ElegÃ esta mÃ¡quina despuÃ©s de una larga bÃºsqueda, porque prometÃa la mejor relaciÃ³n calidad-precio. El funcionamiento es muy sencillo, una vez que se veÃa en el manual y lo entiendes todo. El cafÃ© es delicioso y la espuma de leche muy buena y esponjosa. Se puede ajustar la intensidad del cafÃ© y tambiÃ©n variar la cantidad

Saeco machine Ã cafÃ©, facile Ã utiliser

Helga Mark Mann - 25th July 2015

L'affichage est trÃ¨s clair, je suis juste un peu dÃ©Ã§u parce que la crÃ¨me Ã©tait mieux avec mon vieux Saeco. Sinon, rien Ã redire.

gute Einrichtung

Samis Hundeschule "Hundetrainer" - 25th July 2015

FÃ¼r Haushalte, ist dieses GerÃ¤t wirklich ideal. Der Kaffee schmeckt gut und auch die Reinigung der Einzelkomponenten ist einfach.
Lassen Sie mich klÃ¤ren Begriffe, ich kann sagen, dass der Schaum eigentlich nur festgelegt.

just for espresso

Scott - 25th July 2015

Hello, the machine is top handles and makes a great impression. For espresso or small coffee cups also completely okay, but for cups from 100ml of coffee is very watery even at the highest level.

Super coffee machine

Anna Worle - 25th July 2015

We have given away the machine and they came super and makes brilliant coffee. Definitely recommendable:
Easy operation and good introduction.

Voy a recomendar a todo el mundo

Oliwer - 25th July 2015

Cafetera Fantastick. Entrega rÃ¡pida. Voy a recomendar a todo el mundo.

Nach einigen Anpassungen an den Einstellungen und Marke von Kaffeebohnen es funktioniert wie ein Traum

Oakey - 25th July 2015

Hatte mir fÃ¼r einen Monat jetzt, nach einigen Anpassungen an den Einstellungen und die Marke von Kaffeebohnen es funktioniert wie ein Traum jetzt

Tout bon jusqu'ici!

Yilmaz Cemil - 25th July 2015

Dispositif testÃ© immÃ©diatement!
manuel Ã©tait trÃ¨s bon et facile Ã comprendre.
Jusqu'Ã prÃ©sent, tout est bon et fonctionne parfaitement!

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