Quick espresso / S - L- O -W Coffee

Quick espresso / S - L- O -W Coffee, October 15, 2006
By K. G. T. (Charlotte area NC) - See all my reviews

I bought this machine thinking that for this amount of money delonghi esam3300 would be a much higher quality machine. WRONG! delonghi esam3300 doesn't even come with an espresso carafe! On our former DeLonghi machine, you could make 8 ozs. (2 "espresso" cups) at one time. On the Krups, you can only make max. 4 ozs. (1 espresso cup) at a time before you must empty the grounds for next cup. delonghi esam3300 is a bit of work for several cups. The REAL annoyance for the Krups is that delonghi esam3300 takes a full 30 MINUTES (I timed it!) to make a full 10 cup pot of coffee. In that amount of time, I could have driven to a coffee shop! This is totally unacceptable. Though this machine looks nice, delonghi esam3300 isn't worth the price they charge. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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Very Good Dual-Use Machine, February 26, 2007
By News Mania (San Diego CA USA) - See all my reviews

This is my second review of the same Krups combo unit delonghi because Amazon has delonghi esam3300 listed twice for some reason. I was looking for a combination espresso-coffee maker to fit a specific space in the kitchen. The width and heigth of the unit had to fit within that area. There aren't too many combo machines out there, but the Krups 2010 fits the bill perfectly. It's very quick at producing a good espresso and the coffee maker works great too, filling a 10-cup pot in less than nine minutes. One reviewer of this machine said delonghi esam3300 took him 30 minutes to brew a pot of coffee. I haven't had that happen. Maybe other things like a rice cooker, electric skillet or other high amp appliances are plugged into the same outlet and lowering the voltage at the outlet? Another reviewer claims her espresso head leaked all over. I haven't had that problem, either. Maybe she didn't tighten the head enough or the ESE pods weren't placed in the filter holder properly. Who knows? You just have to be careful and read the instructions (which are kind of confusing). I do know you can spend a lot delonghi more for a standalone espresso machine, but for a combination espresso-coffee machine the Krups works just fine for me.