Kenwood ES547 Cafe Retro Espresso Machine Review

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Kenwood ES547 Cafe Retro Espresso Machine
2 stars
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sabriana's Review of Kenwood ES547 Cafe Retro Espresso Machine Compare

5th Mar 2009

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Special Features
    excellent espresso
  • Durability
    3.5 stars
  • Service & Support
    0 stars
  • Owned Product For:
    More than 1 year
  • Ease of Use
    5 stars
  • Style
    3.5 stars

This particular model of espresso maker, Kenwood ES547 Cafe Retro Espresso Machine, came under different brands: De Longhi, Espressione, Ariete, Krups and may be others. They are identical with the exception that the Espressione has an 18 bar pump compared to the others equipped with 15 bars pumps.
That's only annoying...
Now, I own the same machine but named De Longhi. I own it for almost 2 years. I makes wonderful espressos, but like any other espresso maker it needs regular, constant cleaning and descaling. It performs better when doing only one espresso cup, although I often do 2 cups. But when you use two spoons of coffee it seems to get more dirty after that. When it is not cleaned properly it spills water over the coffee filter and sometimes even fails to generate coffee, signaling it needs cleaning or even descaling. Because it continues to drip after finishing brewing I use a cup to collect the brownish water that comes out.
other than this excessive dripping I love this machine.
Another bad thing was when the coffee filter plastic handle broke...
But that's life, nothing is perfect!
Excellent espresso, rich crema, wonderful cappuccino, latte... whatever you want

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