Mr. Coffee ECMP40 Pod Pump Espresso & Cappuccino Maker
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Mr. Coffee ECMP40 Pod Pump Espresso & Cappuccino Maker
Customer Review: You get what you pay for!
Summary: 1 Stars
This machine stopped working after 3 weeks. The milk steamer is extremely loud and works only when it wants to. Save yourself the headache, don't buy this cheap machine. Customer Review: Horrible
Summary: 1 Stars
I have been wanting an expresso machine for a while. I saw this one for like 55 bucks at target so I figured I'd give it a try. I came home right away and started to clean it out like the directions said but for some reason my machine got really hot and started to smoke. The front part (silver plastic plate) actually warped because of all the smoke. Not to mention all the water from the tank started spilling all over my counter. My kitchen smelled like something was burning because this machine was frying itself. Hopefully mine is just defective because I would hate to think that a company would put out such a bad product that obviously is a fire hazard. Oh well. I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone. I guess it's true, you get what you pay for. Save your money and buy a better quality machine.Customer Review: fantastic value! so far...
Summary: 4 Stars
I upgraded from steam to pump with this machine. I held out for a long time because I didn't want to spend an arm and a leg on a really expensive pump machine, but when I read about this one I had to try it. Wow!! This machine makes really quite good espresso, and I'm a coffee snob. Here's my rundown.
Pros:
super easy to use
great espresso with crema, and fast
decent steamer
Cons:
steamer arm is really low
grounds holder is a bit of a muddy mess after drawing shot
sometimes leaks before and always after drawing shot (from brew head)
Bottom line: I will take the cons above ANY day to have a machine like this for ~$60 that makes great bean juice. You learn to deal with the minor flaws very easily. Example: just put the whole thing on a 1-inch tall piece of attractive wood and the low steamer arm problem is fixed (or have it on the edge of your counter). Also, just have an extra cup ready to put under the brew head when you take out your espresso cup to catch the drops.
Now, I am really curious about the durability, since I just got it. For this price, though, it pays for itself quickly. I recommend this machine to anyone!
update:
1) i've learned, like others, to let the steamer run for a few seconds in a separate cup to let the water out. Also, just toss the black plastic cover on the steamer head, it works better without it.
2) take out the top part of the drip tray (with holes in it) and toss it - that gives you a little more room to fit a bigger cup in there.
After a few months, it is still going strong with no problems. Very glad I purchased it.
Customer Review: Sooo worth $60 -- but here's another short tip...
Summary: 4 Stars
I love the machine. I upgraded from steam to pump. I haven't had any leaks, but I've only had the machine about 2 weeks, and I've made about 50 cups already. My drink is cafe mocha made with Hershey's special dark syrup (not regular chocolate syrup, special dark!) and frothed milk. Since I froth my milk in a graduated stainless steel measuring cup, immediately after starting to steam, I noticed that I miraculously had more fluid than when I started -- obviously a flaw of an inexpensive machine, but here's the work around... I added a step, and now I turn the steam arm on slowly with an empty cup underneath, and about 1 tbls. of water comes out before the steam comes, and then when I know I'm getting nothing but steam (about 5 seconds on low), then I discard the cup with water and put my milk under the arm and turn up the steam pressure. So yummy!Customer Review: Don't Be Fooled
Summary: 1 Stars
I read all the reviews for this Espresso Maker, and decided that the good out weighed the bad... WHAT A MISTAKE. I really enjoyed it a first, it was my fist Espresso maker and I was pleased. I followed all the direction to the letter (don't leave the handle attedched when not in use, ect...). but after 3 months it BREAKS!! For no reason at all one day it started to leak a ton of water while brewing and was unfixable. Since it had worked fine at first I no longer had a box and could not return it or send it in. I just threw it in the trash and am on my way out to buy a differnt Maker now. Just thought I'd stop and write a quick review first to warn anyone who cared to listen. Hope this saves you the hassle I've had to deal with. :)