Dream Machine (Cookworks Espresso Maker CM0016)

Member Name: Donf18

Product:	Cookworks Espresso Maker CM0016
Date:	28/10/05 (1706 review reads)
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Advantages: Great coffee, capachino, hot chocolate

Disadvantages: none

I love my coffee, especially if there happens to be a choccie biscuit in the offering too. I have found the big name coffee makers to be very expensive so Iwas on the look out for something cheap.Little did I know that I'd be purchasing a great machine for a mere £13.75.

A couple of months ago we purchased the Cookworks CM0016 from argos on special offer, they now sell for around £16 which in my opinion is still one great deal.This dream machine makes two good sized cups of filter coffee at a time or 4 expresso coffees. It takes only a few minutes to get aquainted with it's operation after which you'll be into caffienne heaven.

It also has a neat little steamer nozzle at it right hand side which froths mikly lovely to make the perfect capachino or hot chocolate.

Before use it is advised that you run the machine with no filter coffee in the coffee holder and rinse the machine through 3 times. This takes about 40 minutes since it is also advised to let it cool a bit before each operation.

This process complete it is simply a case of adding your chosen coffee blend to the filter coffee holder which is easily fitted/removed by a twist eith right of left.

The large flask like unit at the rear of the machine holds the water which is added through the large hole at the top currently covered by the also large screw on lid.The reviever container has a long handle which stops any steam burning your hand whilst steaming the milk. It also has markings up the side to allow you to fill with the exact amount of water. After filling this recepticle is placed under the coffee holder to gather the brew you are about to prepare.

From filling to drinking the process takes about 5 mins for ordinary filter coffee and 3 mins for expresso ( 2 cups ) the 4 cup expresso mode takes the same amount of time as ordinary coffee. Frothing the milk takes less than a minute and this milk is poured lovingly into your coffee saving the foam to top it off.

Obviously the selection of coffee is the most important part of the process and here I would reccommend ASDA's grade 3 filter coffee which has all the ingredients for a delicious cuppa. grade 3 coffee is medium strong 1 is not very strong and 5 is the strongest. I like 5 but my wife prefers 3 so we sometimes compromise by using mostly 3 with a teaspoon of five for luck and this produces a great cuppa.

The cleaning of the machine is simplicity itself. Since all parts are removable they are washed in hot soapy water well rinsed and replaced onto the machine before they get lost or broken. The machine is quite sturdy and very nice looking being mostly black with chrome pipes.

For £13.75 or now £16 it is an expecionally good buy and knocks the socks off some of its dearer counterparts.a great buy to make a brilliant coffee.

DONT FORGET THE CHOCCIE BISCUIT

Summary: Great value and easy to use.

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