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Brand: Capresso
Category: Kitchen

List Price: ~~$100.00~~
Buy New: $69.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

65 reviews
Sales Rank: 4326

Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 10.4 x 8.4

MPN: 201-01
Model: 201.01
UPC: 794151400979
EAN: 0794151400979
ASIN: B00005A452

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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After a year & a half I still depend on my easy latte maker April 5, 2008
I bought my Frother 1 & 1/2 years ago & learned to use it. It isn't the easiest thing to figure out, but with a little thought it has worked like the book says it should. I am happy with it. I just called Capresso customer service as mine just stopped working this morning (After 1 & 1/2 years of daily use!) For $35 (including shipping!) they are replacing my unit with a brand new one (they'll fix the old one for $30, so it''s an easy choice.)

The learning process was as follows:
(1) You must learn to push the button long enough to get the desired amount of milk, by stopping the button push early. This is because you're letting water into the steam unit while you hold down the button, and of course it will continue to steam AFTER you let the button up. It took a few tries but was then never a problem.

(2) The froth nozzle must be pushed snuggly up against the spring mounted circle safety switch that surrounds the nozzle projection (the black cylinder with the red o ring.) If this is ignored, it won't do anything. I went to the hardware store and found a nylon washer that is 1/8 in. thick, 1 & 3/16 in. outside diameter, & about 1/2 in. inside diameter. I put this over the projection, then put the nozzle on next; this way I can push the washer up against the spring mounted circle with one hand and snug the nozzle up against it with the other. It sounds strange, I suppose, but it works well.

(3) When I put the nozzle on I slide the chrome cover up about 1/4 in. on the rubber nozzle; this in effect lengthens (the rubber part extends down that much) the nozzle as the nozzle needs to be submerged in the milk in your coffee cup for it to froth. I use the shallowest cup I have.

The result is that I have had excellent lattes every morning for 18 months, and for a mere $35 every year or two I will continue. Don't let the folks who spent a couple of hours and gave up throw you off.

1 out of 5 stars

It didn't work March 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

We were stupid enough to buy one of these. The first one was DOA. The second one worked 3, count 'em, 3 times. This is a bad deal. Now the company says they will not replace. This is a warning. Don't buy this product.

2 out of 5 stars

Good while it worked March 11, 2008
I had high hopes for this machine because I love frothed milk, but it died on me after a few months. At first it worked well, then it started sputtering, and then one day it completely refused to start. I even meticulously followed cleaning/maintenance instructions (easy to do).

Instead I now use a milk frother wand which costs only a fraction of the Capresso's price even when deeply discounted. (While researching Amazon, reviewers alerted me to Ikea's which I have been very happy with even if it does not steam the milk. I preheat the milk in the microwave and the wand produces great froth. The wand has been reliable with constant use and a friend remarked that it also produces better froth than the nozzle from her espresso machine.)

2 out of 5 stars

It kinda sucks January 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I was so excited to give this to my husband to use for his coffee and for cocoa. There is a finesse in using this machine that we still haven't developed. It's a great idea...but after many tries, the desire to keep trying is gone. I don't even feel good trying to give this away. The phrase "easy to use" should never be associated with this machine.... I wish I could take away the stars I gave it when we first got it. NO Stars for this...NO STARS!!!

1 out of 5 stars

Dissapointing December 2, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I had high hopes for this one. At first it produced one good cup of frothy milk. Next time just hot milk and a mess. no matter what type of milk we tried or how we adjusted the nozzle, we just got hot watery milk.

I was just outside the amazon return period so contacted Capresso. Excellent support, so this review is not based on that, simply the product itself. They sent me a new base unit. same result so they sent me a new nozzle, same result. The thing just doesnt work. Poor design, time to go back to the drawing board!!!

Capresso won't refund me because I purchased it form Amazon. Amazon however after hearing the whole story refunded me despite the 2 moth time gsp...Amazon you ROCK!!

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