Coffee fiends waiting (DeLonghi ICM 2B)

Member Name: nynjakitty

Product:	DeLonghi ICM 2B
Date:	20/08/09 (26 review reads)
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Advantages: great value for money

Disadvantages: warming not so hot

We love coffee in our household and lots of it! I purchased this coffee maker from argos just before christmas at £19.99 which is an excellent price.
Its quite a sturdy contraption and doesnt take up much space on the kitchen counter, its not too bad on noise levels either when its heating the water and filtering away.
My issue with the coffee maker is the amount of coffee you need to put in and the amount of cups you get back out, we drink mugs of coffee not teeny tea cups full. I found that we get 4 mugs of coffee, also when its done filtering the coffee I find that you need to leave it sit for around 10-15mins on the built in hot plate if you want your coffee hot and not luke warm, if you add milk to it straight away you end up with a cold/luke warm brew.. I want my coffee hot!
The filter in which you put the coffee in is permanent which is great and very sturdy and easily taken out to wash.
The jug itself is abit of a sod to get in and out of the coffee machine when its full, and I often find if its full when youre pouring coffee into cups it dribbles out around the sides no matter how careful you are
For the price its excellent value.

Summary: great value for money

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