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Specification for Morphy Richards 47505 Roma
| Main Features | |
| Type | Coffee & Espresso Maker |
- Main characteristics
- Type: Espresso MachineCoffee Maker
- Operation Source: Electric
- Max. Pump Pressure: 15 Bar
- Technical Features
- Built-in Grinder: Without Built-in Grinder
- Cup Warming Surface: With Cup Warming Surface
- Water Source
- Water Tank Size: 1,629.56 Grams
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“I had one for about a year and found the quality of...”
★★☆☆☆
written by pasco on 07/10/2010
I had one for about a year and found the quality of the coffee deteriorated over time. In the end I went back to my plunger for strong coffee. I did try different brands etc... but the coffee just seemed watery. Incidentally - once I accidentally threw away the rubber tip from the milk frothing spout and Morphy Richards replaced it for £6. Their service was quite quick but I thought £6 was steep.
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“Was given this Morphy Richards 47505 Roma coffee...”
★★☆☆☆
written by ArthurCater on 08/07/2006
Was given this Morphy Richards 47505 Roma coffee machine as a present, happily used it for two years or so. Then the rubber seal in the filter housing developed a leak. Spare parts dealers do not carry that. Email request to Morphy Richards customer service went unanswered for a week, then I got a reply "assuring you of our best attention at all times" and stating that the part could not be got. A few more messages to and fro establish that "because the machine is made in the far east we cannot supply you that part."
Having to dump an appliance because a part valued at a few cents cannot be obtained REALLY STINKS in my opinion.
Dougc's Response to ArthurCater's Review
Written on: 26/02/2008
Right, after my earlier comment on the 47505 review, I have this update.
<br/>The seal arrived and was fitted in 5 minutes, (been desperate for a decent cup of coffee).
<br/>Switch-on, ok, great! Warm-up, ok also great! Make a coffee, ok, not great, in fact, very bad news.
<br/>It isn't the seal that fails, it's the body around the dispenser holder, the black plastic bit you bayonet your filter holder into.
<br/>It splits around the neck but the split doesn't open up until the pressure is on so you don't notice it.
<br/>So, before you waste time and money looking for and buying the £5 seal, try making a coffee and when the water pours out from around the filter cup holder, check closely for the tell-tale crack. I will almost guarantee that it is there.
<br/>My final comments?
<br/>These Morphy Richards machines are so poor in quality of manufacture that I wouldn't even pay the return postage to have it returned under guarantee.
<br/>The time it lasts from new is not proportionate to the cost of the postage. Better buy something better.
<br/>If anyone can recommend a decent, well made basic espresso maker, that won't die of fatigue within 12 months, please do. I'm still waiting for my decent cuppa.
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“I switched to the Morphy Richards 47505 Roma after...”
★★☆☆☆
written by Keith Skinner on 20/11/2004
I switched to the Morphy Richards 47505 Roma after happily using a Morphy Richards filter espresso maker. Big mistake. The largest quantity of coffee that the Roma can make at one go is 2 espresso cups - or one normal coffee mug. And look at the size of the machine? Then the coffee needs microwaving in the cup to make it hot. Have now switched to a stovetop aluminium espresso maker. Double the size, a quarter of the price - and the coffee is hot!
Stronk's Response to Keith Skinner's Review
Written on: 14/05/2006
Terrible review. Of COURSE the espresso machine 'only' makes two espresso shots at once. This reviewer has evidently never owned a proper espresso machine, because that's what ALL single brew group espresso machines make (including ones that cost over £1000). The reason it's cold is because the reviewer has not prewarmed the cups on the warmer at the top and likely as not has never used the machine when it has been properly warmed up.
And as for getting a stovetop 'espresso' maker instead: these don't make espresso, they make mocha (no, mocha does NOT necessarily mean coffee with chocolate). The drink is totally different. For goodness' sake, check your facts before you post a review!
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Matteast9's Response to Keith Skinner's Review
Written on: 05/02/2010
Both of you make rather unhelpful comments.
<br/>First of all, while the production of this MR model had serious faults on quality control (because large numbers of purchasers had problems requiring repair or replacement), for those coming off the production line satisfactorily, it is actually an excellent machine that makes way better Espresso than *any* other competitor in the sub £100 market, and better than many costing 50-100% more.
<br/>But what surprises me most about the negative comments of many here is that they are people who talk with a knowledge of espresso making 'jargon' that is horrifyingly 'nerdish', plus - what are these people doing using a 'BUDGET' machine when they are clearly so aynal about their knowledge of espresso???
<br/>Save up and get a bloody 'Pavone' and save us all having to read the nonsense.
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Stronk's Response to Keith Skinner's Review
Written on: 18/02/2008
I'm sorry for being offensive. I seem to have written that when I was extremely irritated at something else. Let's clear this up: what we agree on and what we don't.
1. I don't work for Morphy Richards (although I know this was probably a light-hearted accusation) and I agree with you that this range of espresso machines from MR are not very good at all.
2. Espresso is made by forcing ~90-degree water (not boiling and certainly not steam) through coffee grounds at 9bar for around 25 seconds. A stovetop 'mocha' pot does not have the control to make real espresso, regardless of how good the final product tastes. Incidentally, neither does this machine (I owned one for a long time and the pressure was never adequate for real espresso; now I have a Gaggia Classic).
3. You're right about 'mocha'. Talk about not checking my own facts first... However, the point is still relevant, even if the drink is not called mocha.
4. I still say that any semi-auto espresso machine should only be able to make 2 espresso shots at a time and I also think that getting the coffee to be warm was a simple matter of pre-heating the cups with hot water (something that's common practice with any espresso machine) and pre-heating the portafilter before packing coffee into the filter.
The general conclusion we have both come to is the same, though (even if we disagree on why): it is very difficult to make good espresso using this machine. The milk frothing function, on the other hand, is pretty good. PS: The site doesn't appear to like paragraphs, so apologies for the formatting.
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Keith Skinner's Response to Keith Skinner's Review
Written on: 16/02/2008
Please tell Mr Stronk, who I assume works for Morphy Richards, that I was probably making espresso before he began eating solids. Mocha is a type of coffee bean, not the machine that makes it. Espresso is made by forcing steam/water under pressure through the coffee grounds. The 'cup heater' on the 47505 is a joke and of course I warmed up the machine before suing it. I still use the machine to make steam (for frothing milk) and the stovetop to make the warm espresso. I'm happy - so are my 'customers'. But is a rather large steam generator. But now we have Nespresso - wow what progress!
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Marcolinares
on 17th April 2016
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The boiler top is not hot enough. What could go wrong?
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wendyinnailsworth
on 8th January 2015
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My machine has been making great expressos for a good 4 years then yesterday in front of guests it just stopped. It heats up but there is not enough pressure to push out any steam. So subsequently no water is pushed through the coffee. All you hear is the tick tick of it's engine. What is wrong?
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Dougc's Response to ArthurCater's Review
Written on: 15/02/2008
I found the same problem but was offered a new machine at a fraction of the normal selling price, I mean 25%! So I bought one. A little time later the seal on the new machine also failed. Two out of action. Then bought a cheepie machine from Woolies, just as good but slightly smaller tank. Seal failed. Three up the spout, so really tried to find a seal which I now have. Do a Google search on Morphy Richards 47505 seal, it comes up trumps. They are expensive, like £4 - £5 but at least I now have 3 good machines, anyone interested in buying one?