Cheap Saeco Caffe Charisma Espresso and Cappuccino Maker, Black (Kitchen) Price
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| CATEGORY: | Kitchen |
| MANUFACTURER: | Saeco |
| FEATURES: | Grinds whole beans, doses, tamps, and extracts espresso, Change coffee strength by adjusting the amount to be ground, from 6 to 9 grams, Rapid-Steam for frothing and brewing without waiting; easily accessible, removable brew group, Prepares 1 to 2 cups at the same time; 46-ounce removable water tank and swivel base, Ships within US only; does not ship to Canada |
| MEDIA: | Kitchen |
| MPN: | ACCBK |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 708461000088 |
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Customer Reviews of Saeco Caffe Charisma Espresso and Cappuccino Maker, Black
Good Machine but mine has a design flaw I have owned this item for 3 years. it performs well, but has been back in the shop 3 times. There is a design flaw in the steamer valve, that needs to be replaced when it starts leaking. If you leave it too long it will short out the front panel circuit board. Keep it clean using a descaler, every month or so, and use distilled water(cuts down on calcium) <
>Other than that it makes great coffee.
completely unreliable
I asked & received this machine for xmas from my husband. Every other time I used it I had a problem with it. Finally the "low-bean" light started blinking and never went off no matter how much I emptied and cleaned all the inside of the machine, and added and subtracted beans. It is also a very flimsy machine. It doesn't feel sturdy when you are working with it. The manual is so difficult to read and doesn't help. Do yourself a favor and do NOT buy this machine. I am returning it tomorrow (after 4 days of using it) and will never buy Saeco again. If they are not willing to use tight quality control on their products (I read some other reviews like mine meaning this is not an isolated incident)they are not using it on any of their products.
Great Features, But...
I really liked the feature set on this machine... Double punch a button and it goes through the cycle twice. Easy to program the amount of water for the single and double shot buttons. Rapid response from steam to making coffee. Well placed and easy to use milk frother.
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>But it kept telling me it was out of beans when it wasn't. So, I'd have to take out the brew group and clean it and put it back (this happened every other day). It said it was out of water when only half empty (that makes the 45 oz tank effectively a 22 oz tank) so it needed constant refilling. The bypass thing for decaf coffee put most of the grounds all over the inside of the machine and just eject hot water - not decaf coffee. (I have to admit i just used the only thing available at the time which was folgers decaf from a can - it might have worked better with freshly ground decaf) The on/off switch and water tank in the back were sort of inconvenient being under the counter (the swivel base did help some, but it was still akward) ...
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>So, after using the Charisma for about 2 weeks, I went out and bought the Delonghi Magnifica.
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>It has a 60 oz water tank and uses at least 50 ounces before it says it needs refilling. The on/off switch is on the front. The water tank slides out from the front and so is much easier to remove and refill. It only tells me it's out of beans when it is out of beans. The bypass even works with folgers decaf. After steaming milk it won't make coffee until it cools down to 195 degrees. It makes me wonder if the Charisma really cooled down quicker? or just used hotter water? I figured out on the Delonghi that I could just turn off the steam and eject some hot water into my cup and it cooled down in a few seconds (and heated my cup at the same time - thus a con turned into a pro). When I want a double shot - I have to push the button, let it make cofee and then push the button again. But since it takes only 45 seconds to grind, pack, send the water through, and get ready for the next shot - that's not a big deal, and I'd have never even thought of that if I hadn't tried the Charisma first.
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>I think the frother on the Charisma is better because it makes less foam and seems to fit in the milk container better (the Delonghi has this big flange at the top that gets in the way). But if you like lots of foam, then the Delonghi wouldn't be a problem.
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>The Charisma has separate water amount settings for the single and double shot buttons - where the Delonghi has one knob that seems to affect both.
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>I haven't figured out on either machine what the single/double shot buttons are supposed to do. I know they give you more water - but the size of the coffee puck that is ejected is definitely not twice as large on the double-shot setting? So, it seems you just get weaker coffee?
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>The biggest problem with the Delonghi is that it comes with a free can of Illy coffee which made the best tasting cappucino I've ever had! and then I find out it costs $13 for an 8.8 oz can of Illy beans. That's depressing.
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>I actually had a hard time deciding between the two machines. I liked the way the Charisma worked a bit better than the Delonghi. I just felt like it was higher maintenance with the small water tank and false warning about being out of beans. So, in the end - I kept the Delonghi and returned the Charisma.
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