Tower T13014RG Cavaletto Espresso Maker with Frothing Function, Glass Carafe, Steel Filter, 800 W,4 cups, Black and Rose Gold

Ciao amici miei! Or something like that.that Anyway, if I'm honest I, in part, bought this due to the ridiculous cost of "Costa" cappuccinos (other, weak coffee baristas can be applied here) and a life-long love of both Italian opera and Combia music - blame a misspent youth. As they might say in Columbia "Instruction in youth is like engraving in stones" But I digress.So, this is:- Comapact- Easy to use - at least if you read the instructions if you have not used an electric expresso machine and steamer before.- Aesthetically as pleasing as a kitchen appliance can be expected to be.- Quick- Easy to clean- Despite it "only" having 3 to 4 bars of pressure it produces a strong enough coffee - depending on what blend you use of course. To me, it certainly produces more "bite" than my beloved stove moko pot.- Frother works surprisingly well,What it is not:- Dangerous. It will only "leak" steam if you: don't screw the lead down fully (remember it works by producing high pressure) Equally make sure you "vent it" before opening the water container after using it (turn it to the frother, stand back a little and turn on till steam is depleted. - A poor or dangerous frother. You need to stick that plastic frother nozzle well into the milk. Agitated a bit if you like. Don't have the nozzle just resting on top of the milk.Overall, a wise purchase.Arrivederci

I love this machine it works well and looks nice

This is light to the point of being flimsy but it does its job with a water capacity to make a generous cup of coffee in the morning. It took a couple of weeks for the metalic smell to disappear from the water. As the manufacturer warns, you need to be careful when unscrewing the large top to the reservoir immediately after making a cup. I got in to the habit of flipping the switch so the remaining water for my Americano/ espresso blows through the steamer vent. The capucinos are not wonderful (waters the milk a bit too much and doesn't froth up much). Overall it is a satisfactory coffee maker. It heats up quickly, is discrete, nicely designed and a good price. It will probably become a permanent fixture of the motor home since it is of negligible weight and just as easy as doing an instant coffee.

Another addition to my Tower Cavaletto collection! This was the last item on the collection to buy and actually wanted a coffee machine so this was brilliant. I did find when it came it was a little smaller than I’d hoped it would be, found it quite dinky but non the less it’s quite good for the price & easy to use with simple instructions and the milk frother is great. I got myself a little frother jug to go with it. Overall I do rate this for a low budget friendly coffee machine to make whatever coffee you like and boils a lot quicker than a kettle. Easy to clean, the plastic comes of the frother so you can clean the metal spout so it doesn’t get lime-scaled up and you fill the water using the fill level lines on the glass jug. I would happily recommend to anyone who doesn’t want to spend a fortune, this one does me perfectly.

Bought this in a hurry to replace my broken espresso machine - the fact that it only has 3 pressure bars should have stopped me but didn't and I tried it anyway.Followed the instructions and what puzzled me was the fact you're only supposed to use coarse coffee grounds (like you would for French press)Ground my coffee coarser than usual and tried the 2 shots - the coffee comes out running like water, no crema at all. By the time the cup filled, machine started overheating and leaking steam and water... The taste was off as well despite the fact that I used the exact same beans as usual - tasted burnt like the cheapest disgusting coffee. I was not impressed but tried another cup next morning, this time I filled the pod to the maximum for 4 shots and used even coarser powder. The machine really struggled and was only dripping drop by drop, before starting to overheat and steaming. I stopped in the process as it did not feel safe, not sure if I had a faulty one but considering my first experience the coffee it produces is not good anyway even when it works.... it's a French press machine not an espresso machine - with the difference that you can just buy a cheaper manual French press, save on electricity and have better coffee... So I really feel like this one is completely useless and dangerous!

You get what you pay for. It’s a fancy version of a kettle. Not strong enough for espresso but I suppose it would make decent long black coffee… not what I needed and better save up for a more powerful machine…It might be me not having found the best way to get the best out of it but the steam wand is less than efficient comparing to the French press I live been using to froth up the milk, unless you prefer your milk super foamy.

This is a reasonably priced espresso coffee maker. The m/c its self is quite small compared with some but does the job adequately. It is easy to use and makes good coffee in about 3mins,The frothier is a bonus and works well. It came as quite a surprise that a m/c at the lower end of the price range was so good.Follow the instructions and you can not go wrong.

Omg 😱 what a frustration, I was so in love with it, waiting for it, got it today and just realized it requires 220 outlet power. I only have one and it’s for the stove. I must return it😓

The connector is different, is 220v and don't have this information in description to itemAnd addition al for return this item is very complicated and expensive