Krups XP9000 Super-Automatic Espresso Machine and Coffee Center, Charcoal

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Manufacturer: Krups
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List Price: $3,000.00
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Product Description

New from Krups, the XP900 Super Automatic Espresso and Coffee Center. Super Automatic System: Makes perfect cappuccino and lattes with a push of a button, without having to move your cup and without a separate milk container. Easy to use and clean: The XP9000 will automatically grind, tamp, brew and dispose of the spent grounds and guide you through the easy cleaning and maintenance procedure. The central steam nozzle on the Krups XP9000 allows you to make steam for frothing, hot water, cappuccino and a latte beverage all WITHOUT ever moving your cup. The central stem nozzle is easy to use. A lever on the top of the machine allows you to bring the steam nozzle down and back up allowing you to adjust the height of the coffee dispenser. The high pressure pump leads cold water into the Thermoblock System where it is instantaneously warmed to the optimal temperature of 198 degrees Fahrenheit. Easy to clean and maintain a drip tray is integrated in the front door. It has an automatic sensor to indicate when the water tray is full and is removable for easy dumping and cleaning. Automatic controls at your fingertips for cappuccino and lattes by pressing the dedicated switch, the Krups XP900 has an oversized digital display with 2 lines of text, bright white lettering is easy to read and available in 5 languages. There are pre-programmed settings for simple operation; 4 options for espresso, hot water, steam, latte and cappuccino. Personalize your settings; an easy accessible side panel is used for customized programming and for controlling the machine maintenance. From coffee strength, water temperate or steam time, personalize your beverages the way you would like it with the many options available at you finger tips. Made in Switzerland the Krups XP9000 has 1200 watts, a heating element with 2 thermostats and removable water tank that holds 88 ounces.

Product Details

Super-automatic programmable coffee and espresso center
Automatically grinds, tamps, brews, and disposes of spent grounds
Oversized digital display; customizable coffee strength and cup size
15-bar pump; conical-burr grinder; steam nozzle; removable water tank
Measures 18-3/4 by 11-1/2 by 14-3/4 inches; 1-year limited warranty

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Finally, a Superautomtic Espresso machine done right.

Review Date: August 15, 2009

Reviewer: garzascreek, California

After purchasing increasingly more expensive (and increasingly more disappointing) Saecos in search of a machine that is not more annoying than useful, I stumbled upon the XP9000 during my last research journey. First thing I noticed is a user manual readable by a speaker of English (could be more detailed though). Download it from Krups website and see what I mean. All the features needed for real-world use and none of the unnecessary ones.

This Krups speced, Jura designed and manufactured Swiss-made machine has ended my search. It has good programmability so you can tweak the settings to your liking. I actually found most of the default settings not to my liking so it was nice I could configure personal settings. Nice! It has the most original and useful steaming/frothing system of any machine and thankfully avoids the idiotic internal milk container fad common with its peers. You also don't need to use a frothing pitcher unless you want to since the frothing wand is on an extension that goes all the way into your cup. So, if you are only making one cappuccino, for example, just fill cup half full of milk and hit the Automatic Cappuccino button and lower the frother. Those with other machines know well the annoyance of getting out the pitcher for just one drink and having to stand there holding it and then end up with too much.

Yes, it is true if you have the correct technique you can get a better froth doing it manually but most of the time I am willing to trade for speed and convenience and end up with "good enough." I also like that it prompts for a frother cleaning if idle for something like 10 minutes. Particularly useful if you are making many drinks over a period of time for guests. Never again a dried milk skin clogging the frother. I have recently just resorted to using the steam button into a cup of water for a few seconds followed by a wipedown instead of opening the control panel and paging to the steamer cleaning menu (which just does the same thing).

It has a few idiosyncracies (takes 10 seconds for steam to preheat, for example, and is not the most powerful steamer out there but is more than good enough) but I am hard pressed to find any serious negatives since it has all the features I have longed for. The only thing that caught me by surprise is the size. When you see the picture of the unit you might not realize it is twice as deep as it is wide. So, measure your proposed location.

Some things I did to improve performance: If you receive excessive out of beans warnings, unscrew and remove the unneeded grinder "umbrella" designed to help people to overcome their uncontrollable urge to jamb their finger into the grinder while it is operating. But this is really a standard mod required on all espresso machines made in this litigious era.

The default middle position on the grinder control resulted in weak brews and soupy pucks. Moving the grinder control just one size larger resulted in a perfect espresso and dry grounds. This probably varies with the beans one uses so experiment.

As mentioned, I did not like any of the automatic settings so created my own (strength, time to steam, etc). You may not need to but be willing to go through several shots experimenting.

There are several reviews on the Internet complaining about frothing stopping after a couple months. Don't believe them. The manual tells you how to easily remove the steamer and clean it. You should do this once just so you can see how the mechanism works, with the separate steaming and frothing modes. Remember, when a problem arises, R.T.F.M. See also my comment on cleaning the frother on the very first review below.

For a grand, this is the best one out there. A true real-world home espresso machine that allows enough tweaking to make it right for anyone.

My new best friend is an espresso machine!

Review Date: July 14, 2009

Reviewer: Addie M, Chicago, IL

I bought the Krups XP9000 Fully automatic Espresso Machine and it is my favorite all time kitchen purchase, here's why.
* Machine is fully automatic- which means I can place my coffee cup under the dispenser and just press a button if I want a coffee, espresso
* If I want to make a latte or cappuccino, I don't need to have a separate milk container. I can froth the milk right in my mug then pull the espresso. ( I thought the frothing attachment was super easy to use and after 4 months of making vanilla lattes have not had any issues)
* I can use whole beans or ground coffee- I prefer fresh, whole beans ground right before I make my coffee.
* Excellent foam (crema) on the espresso.
* The digital display on the machine informs me when I need to empty any receivers, add water or beans.
* If we need to set the program for a longer shot of espresso for my husband, the machines will recognize his setting and program that just for him.
* This is as close to going out and buying a latte or coffee at a coffee house,

It is definitely worth the investment if you want a really good coffee experience at home.

The Cadillac of Espresso Makers!

Review Date: April 7, 2009

Reviewer: GIS, Washington, DC

This machine is great!!! It is turn key and easy to use. The set up was easy as well. As long as you keep the water and coffee beans filled it is seamless to use. It has a self cleaning mechanism so it goes through a good bit of water. However the water tank is easy to fill. The frothing feature is good too. I like that you simply put milk in your cup, put it in the machine, lower the frother, and in a few seconds your cappuccino is ready to drink. Anyway- I couldn't be happier with my new machine!

Great Machine!

Review Date: July 13, 2009

Reviewer: hotshop, Seattle

I love that I can have espresso or a latte at home with the push of a button. This machine is easy to use. It tells you when to empty the grounds, it's simple to fill with water and I don't feel like I have to fill it over and over. I also love that I don't have to have a separate milk container for milk frothing. I can put my cup with milk below the nozzle and steam the milk in the cup and then the machine dispenses the espresso into the cup. It will also tell me when the beans are empty. Overall a great machine! It makes it easy to skip trips to Starbucks.

Excellent Espresso and Coffee Machine

Review Date: August 27, 2009

Reviewer: GNV-REVIEWER, Central FL USA

We've had the unit about 2 months now. Everyone RAVES about the quality of the coffee it makes. We seem to be mostly making coffee in it. But the machine makes an excellent cappuccino. Milk froths up nicely. Easy to clean the froth stem. Easy to fill water tank. Semi easy to fill bean area. Grinds beans nicely with internal burr grinder. Puts out small hockey puck discs into internal holding container. Water tank holds about eight 8oz coffees before you have to refill. Same for the used grounds holder inside. Easy to empty. Front door just swings open. Self cleaning. Everytime you turn it on or off it will go through a cleaning cycle to make sure you have the best tasting coffee.

We are REALLY happy with this unit. I hope we get lots of coffees and many years of service out of it without any issues !