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But I think its worth it. Very durable and makes the best cup of coffee I've had anywhere.I like using a fine grind with this.Filters are expendsive but I buy 6 at a time through Amazon and don't really notice it. Just gave my older machine to my son and bought my second. I love this machine.
Read the wonderful reviews on the Moka Brew and couldn't wait to get it. The flavor is THIN, not full bodied. Tired of that, went in search of a new machine. The instruction manual does not mention that rubber thing at all so it may be coincidence that it worked after all. The lid to the grinds chamber no longer locks down on my 9 year old Cook's Essentials machine from QVC.
The people writing these great reviews must have had terrible coffee makers before. So I paid a premium for the Krups with So, So results - oh Well. Anxious to try the taste after all these wonderful reviews - I was sadly disappointed. Too bad Cook's Essentials no longer makes coffee machines. Krups customer service said I did every right and it must be broken. While the Krups flavor was not bad, it was not better than my old machine. It arrived very quickly yesterday and the heating element did not work. Still the Cook's Essentials was noticeably better.
So I have to use a weight to hold it down while it brews. This morning I tried a taste test between the 2 machines measuring everything exactly the same including the cream and amount of coffee in each cup. I will experiment using more coffee grinds. My coffee is good but who wouldn't want to try better. I kept playing with it and pressed a rubber button looking thing in the water tank and after a few tries it finally started working.
Do yourself a favor and get a Moka Brew. Come to think of it, I think I'll buy another and put it away, just in case. It will make you forget Starbucks.
Get this one. I am salivating thinking of tomorrow morning. I did and if it ever breaks I pray Krups is still making it.
This particular Krups model will make you feel like a world champion barista. Don't buy a prettier color or one with a timer or one with a built-in grinder or a cheaper one or a more expensive one. See ya.
It will make you suddenly love getting out of bed in the morning even if you've always hated it. It makes a kind of Italian style coffee, sort of like an Americano, or with halfandhalf like a really tasty cappuccino.
then you end up with 2 filters.And today I see that not only does Amazon carry the filters, they have a replacement carafe, which I jumped on just in case I break mine. And as to filters, I would get #2 cone filters and cut to size. I LOVE this coffeemaker. This brews a perfect cup of coffee.
What is the absolute worst: I broke the carafe. The manufacturer gives you some line about each carafe being specifically made for each lid.
Good coffee; not worth $100 + $43 + another $43 and so on. I don't believe it, and even if I did, I will not replace the carafe again if it breaks.
Love the coffee. The ONLY way that Krups will sell you a replacement carafe is with the entire 2 piece lid to the tune of $43.
Rip off. Hate the waiting time; at least 10 minutes once it gets up to temperature.
Treat your glass carafe like gold.
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