Espresso Machine, 20 Bar Professional Espresso Maker, Milk Frother Steam Wand for Latte, Compact Stainless Steel Machine with 57.5oz Removable Water Tank and LED Touchscreen Monitors

I purchased mine in Feb 2025. The price was just over a hundred dollars, making it a worthwhile risk to try it as a replacement for my aging Breville.So far I am quite happy with this machine. It makes great espresso.I had concerns about the touch panel for selecting function. More electronics means more things that could go wrong in the future.The portafilter, water collection pan, water reservoir handle, the coffee/steam knob have a cheap-ish feel to them. The water reservoir handle in particular feels that it could easily break if reservoir is rotated (around vertical axis) in sudden fashion while full.However, one feature I really like with this machine is ability to customize the brew time with the A4 function on the touch panel, which the manual calls "DIY quantification". If you want to prepare a drink that is in between a double shot espresso and brewed coffee (would that be a cafe americano?).The instructions have sections that are hard to understand, due to poor English translation (see shared image), but overall they are OK.Today I attempted to descale the machine. My city's water is pretty hard. The instructions for descaling left out some details which would have been useful.The manual suggests using either food-grade detergent or citric acid. I used the latter, which the instructions state to prepare a 20:1 mixture, with the water reservoir filled to MAX. The instructions indicate that the descaling will take 20 cycles, but fails to mention using something to collect the water that gets dispensed. Nor does the manual indicate each cycle where water is dispensed takes 20 seconds, with roughly 40 second pause in between each cycle, which would help determine the size of the collector one would select.I used a glass bowl to collect the dispensed water and emptied it after every 3 cycle, using the 40 second pause period (YMMV).You are then instructed to prepare a new 20:1 mixture for descaling the steaming half of the machine. Which the instructions say similarly takes about 20 cycles.The instructions fail to mention whether or not the 1.7L water reservoir will be sufficient for the 20 cycle descaling. I found out that the first half of the descaling (the coffee making part of the machine) the 20 cycles did consume almost all of the water in the reservoir.I expected the 2nd part of descaling (the stream part) to be similar to the first half, which it mostly was. Where things differed was the amount of water used by this part of descaling. Evidently, each cycle used up more water, and the reservoir was emptied by the 10th cycle! Not having a new batch of 20:1 water and citric acid ready, I was left with adding plain water in the reservoir to allow for the process to continue.I am not sure if this is a flaw in the design or a problem with the instruction. Clearly more 20:1 water/citric acid solution should have been made ready to replenish the reservoir.SAFETY NOTE: Wear eye protection or keep a good distance from the stream nozzle while descaling. During the descaling of the stream mechanism, a droplet of hot water/citric acid mixture splattered in to my eye. It was a very uncomfortable experience.

This is my first espresso machine and I am a total newbie, so I’ll go over some issues I had in case any other beginner has them too.First, I thought the espresso shots were not strong enough. This is not a problem with a machine, this is a problem with the grind. The grind you use should be super fine, like a powder. If it doesn’t look like a powder, it isn’t fine enough and the coffee will not be strong enough for a latte. I’d recommend watching a video on how to pull a shot and foam milk if you’re new to this!I also had issues getting water to pull at the beginning. Again, nothing wrong with the machine, my basket was overfilled even though I had the grind up to the “max fill” line. Just remove some grind from the basket and it should work just fine.Milk frother also works great, I have had no issues with it once you learn the right way to use it. Just make sure you run the steam wand under an empty cup first to get out any cold water.I’ve had the machine for a month now and have used it every day, and after getting used to it and watching some videos I’ve been enjoying some very tasty lattes, similar to the $6 ones at my favorite coffee shop. It’s very good quality for the price!

I've now had this espresso maker for 9 months. I waited to see how it would do. It's still working and does a great job. The only issue I've had was that the on/off button blinks for a while before the machine comes on. I saw no where in the directions that there is a delay in starting it, so I thought there was a problem with the machine. Many electronics will blink the on/off button when there is a problem. Took a while, but I discovered I just had to wait and it would come on. Otherwise, it makes a great expresso. The foamer works well too. All things considered, I've very happy with my purchase.

Nice looking and streamline so it doesn’t take up a lot of space. A good machine to cut your teeth on. Since the user manual is confusing, I highly recommend watching a YouTube video that gives DETAILED setup and how to brew coffee.We are novice espresso makers and only used it once so far. It’s high maintenance and a bit noisy but, in time it will move along. Oh, the coffee is tasty and there’s no k-cups to dispose of.

I really like the machine! I have had it for 3 months now, and it has been working well. A few notes:The first few times you use it:- the portafilter (which is what you twist on and off when you are pulling a shot) is quite stiff. It loosens up over time, but for the first month-ish I had to hold onto the machine with one hand while I was taking it on and off, or the whole machine would slide.- the very first time I used it, water didn't pull from the bottom of the reservoir, and I thought it was broken. It just wouldn't pull water, and when I took the reservoir off and put it back on, it worked. I imagine it was some sort of pressure issue.Other notes:- don't use too fine of an espresso ground, or it can't pull a shot very well. I thought it was not working well until I realized I had gotten too fine of a ground.- the "warming feature" on the top is dumb. I would not put something up there, for fear it would fall off if the machine moved (which I mentioned it is prone to do as you are twisting the portafilter on and off).- get a metal milk frothing pitcher, it makes a big difference- quite easy to wipe down to clean.- heats up very quickly- doesn't take up much space- I have noticed the price on amazon fluctuates a lot, so I would get it when it is around 100 dollars. Still a good deal for a beginner espresso machine.- some of the features seem kind of confusing, and I haven't tried them. Like the cold brew setting. The only settings I use are single shot, double shot, and steam. I have no idea how to use the other ones lol.