Crew Review: Saeco Exprelia Superautomatic

[AndrewLagunow]

Hello! On some forum I read that the taste of espresso from the coffee machine is much worse, than from pressure coffee maker. I want to go for Xprelia, but have no place in our city where I could try it. So it will be a blind buy. Concerning the price of the machine, I have a question. Can I be sure that a properly adjusted and well functioning machine make a good coffee, and not "a substitution" for espresso, which comes from a pressure coffee maker, not a machine? Sorry for a silly asking!

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@AndrewLagunow I answered this via the PM you sent me - hope that helps! - Kat

[cdigs]

Kat -- on the Exprelia, is it possible to control the amount of milk/coffee at brew time? From the Xelsis, it seemed like Gail was able to stop the milk at brew time. Is this also available on the Experlia?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@cdigs Yeah, you can hit the button and stop it mid steam and mid brew - Kat

[AndrewLagunow]

Hello! Thanks for the video! I like the way you are telling about the machines! Thanks a lot! I am wandering - buying Exprelia for home, is that machine is reliable in the long run? I mean we are intended to DRINK coffee quite often since we are going for a coffee machine. Is that machine will serve for a few years? Or we should go for a more complicated ones? Thanks for your opinion! Andrew.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@AndrewLagunow Depending on how well you care for it, these machines can have a lifetime of 7 - 10 years on average. - Kat

[dan1home]

This machine does not have an auto on programming feature.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@dan1home I believe it does! I programmed ours in the store via the menu - Kat

[dan1home]

Great, also how long does it take to warm up to optimal brew temperature?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@dan1home Under 5 minutes, if you brew a dummy shot to warm things up. Otherwise, if you set it to come on about 20 minutes before you want to use it, you should be nice and toasty. - Kat

[dan1home]

Can this machine be programmed to turn on and off at certain times? If not, does the Xselsis have this feature?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@dan1home Yes, it can - Kat

[DilplomaticBarista]

I have seen on other sites that the Exprelia has user profiles, which you said it didn't in the original review. Can you give a confirmation on this? I will defer to you as the final authority on this.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@DilplomaticBarista I just did a bunch of demos on this machine yesterday and there wasn't multiple user profiles to be found. - Kat

[hugecookiemonster]

Are Philips planning on buying out every coffee machine manufacturer?

First Gaggia now Saeco :O

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@hugecookiemonster Hahaha - well, to be fair, Saeco bought a stake in Gaggia and then that stake transferred to Phillips; don't know if Phillips has purchased more or not :) - Kat

[virgilstm]

Does it come with a swivel base so that it can rotate when adding water/beans ?

Thank you

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@virgilstm It doesn't, unfortunately; none of their newer models in this series have swivel bases :( - Kat

[IvryMorton]

The storage place for milk port cover thingy is actually in the back of the water lid now, so you can pour water in without taking the lid off.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@IvryMorton Oh cool! Great to know - Kat

[chrisguy6]

did Gail say 'expresso' ?!?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@chrisguy6 Possibly, we ain't precious - Kat

[ehgz1]

Gail loves those hinges...lol! 

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@ehgz1 I know, but I guess we all gotta have hobbies ;) - Kat

[r3s3tme]

congrats for the first....



[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@r3s3tme Thanks!

[craigdamico1]

second lol

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@craigdamico1 Yay v.2.0!! - Kat

[DackIsBack]

first lol

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@DackIsBack YAY!!! ;) - Kat