Cappuccino Machine

I'm worried about you lobster. The market for cappuccino machines is unpredictable at best. There is NO WAY IN HELL you would find me seriously exploring such a market at this time. I urge you to reconsider and count your blessings that I got to you first.

careful - soon W67, will be calling you a williams-sonoma saleswoman shill...., part of the vast coffee-industrial complex trying to separate the lemmings from their money. now is a terrible time to buy a coffee machine - you should just rent one. prices will be down 30% by next year for sure.

oh, spin, inflation is low, you're right. deflation is the word today, so lobster should absolutely wait to see if prices decline. unless, of course, the cost of oil and other commodities work their way into consumer prices, in which case it might be a good time to buy. is there any steel in a cappuccino maker?

what's a consumer to do?

sorry, lobster, i'm actually thinking of buying my husband one for the holidays, so i'm interested in the answer but don't have it myself.

You're all very funny and I had a good laugh when I read your comments.

Knew someone who had a Saeco and loved it. We have the regular autogrind/coffemaker Capresso, which is very good, but I think Capresso also makes cappucino/espresso machines.

ph41, is your Capresso coffeemaker easy to clean? I know that Capresso is a popular brand. thanks.

Very easy - as I said I don't have the espresso model, but the automatic grind/brew which is much easier than the Cuisinart because of the way the grind mechanism works (coffee is ground and then the basket swings over to start the brewing process, unlike the Cuisinart).

go to the nespresso store on madison avenue or in soho and watch how easy it is and taste it. is it the complete equivalent of a $5,000 commercial machine? no. but, for around $300--I would say you are close to 95% of the way there and there is no cleanup. zero. the milk foamer is, by the way, as good as anything you could get commercially.

nespresso are very good, but don't you have to use the pods in their machines??
i was on the hunt for one last winter but gave up and went for the french press.
i do recall william sonoma had some great deals last year..

nespresso is (sorry)

RE2009, I think that is the downside to the nespress that you have to use their pods only and they are supposed to be expensive. I love french press coffee. Do you find yours easy to use and to clean?

don't buy a pod machine. my capresso is great. it's lasted 6 years now.

Thanks jasonkyle.

gaggia titanium-works amazingly-paid 1350 for it a year ago--now 699 at costco.com

ouch--take advantage of my pain

Check out coffeegeek.com - you'll find that quality espresso and ease of use are pretty much incompatible, unless you have the bucks for a superautomatic machine (the ones that grind, brew, then clean themselves). The really good ones are well over a grand. If your budget is limited, you have to make the choice between ease of use and taste. Pod machines can produce adequate coffee and are very easy to clean, but you'll never taste greatness. Affordable "real" espresso machines can make great coffee, but do require care. That's the route I chose. I have a Gaggia, and can now get a spectacular cup out of it, but it took practice, and I do have to clean it every day.

Spinny. You W-S selling shill! Everyone and their gay uncle knows that coffee machines will come down in price. Ubottom is just the first wave of lemmings and wouldve been much happier renting and taking his 'loss' and investing in a Ho hum 4% yielding instrument, thereby decreasing the chances of eating cat food in the distant future.

Lobster, I'm a coffee addict ( can't you tell by my postings?) and there is no 'good' combo. Nespresso cap machine the pod things. Kick azz but the commie in me dontz like it's proprietary nature. And a good ole coffee machine. That combo grind brew thing is pain to clean, always believed a specific tool for specific job is always the way to go.

Oh yeah and Fluter thinks the only way to buy coffee machines is when you are chanting and or on drugs.

lady gaggia

lobster, i LOVE the french press. much easier then i thought. i was seconds away from buying something expensive at WS but waitied and now i'm sticking with the press!!!
not sure on the price of the pods but part of the fun is trying new beans and grinding them yourself!! the apt smells sssoooo good !

I am a Vietnamese coffee addict - http://www.trung-nguyen-online.com/trung-nguyen-coffee-order.php.

It's a slow drip method to make the coffee with a metal filter - http://www.trung-nguyen-online.com/about-vietnamese-coffee-filter.html.

I add condensed sweetened milk to the coffee - sheer heaven.

sounds de-lish!! where would you reco trying some before purchasing the set?

Any pho/Vietnamese place downtown.

Their website also says you can brew Viet. coffee in a French press - I've done this, but it didn't taste the same.

None whatsoever.

You're right about Vietnamese coffee, nyc10023, it's terrific. Thanks RE2009 for the info about the french press which is something that I've considered purchasing for a long time. Also thanks StF62 for your very helpful response. It's not as complicated as real estate, but I see that I have some more research to do before I a coffeemaker. Thanks again to everyone.

Correction- not before I am coffeemaker, but before I buy a coffeemaker.