FrancisFrancis X1

I had admired this design classic for some time. But having used my £40 Ikea machine almost every day for 3 years I figured I could treat myself to an upgrade. But I hummed and harred for ages over the £350 price tag. Then, an a trip to Italy I picked up a beautiful baby-blue model for nearly £100 cheaper, lugged it home and I've never looked back. Like every espresso machine it's a dark art making good capaccino, especially more than one cup in sucession. My wife still hasn't got the hang of it. I had assumed otherwised, given the much greater price tag to the one I'd used previously. It is nice having a water tank tho, so you ...

The Francisfrancis range of coffee machines are quite simply SUPERB. They look fantastic, make great coffee and are available at discount prices from UK online retailer CRAYSTONE - just go to www.francisfrancisuk.co.uk to save money. I've had an X1 for a couple of years without any trouble (I also bought a set of the FF cups, which are mini works of art!) - it make lovely espresso and cappucino - and the ESE pod system is very clean and convenient. One last interesting point is that the Pale Blue, Cream and Pink machines match wonderfully with the trendy, retro SMEG fridges and Dualit toasters - so if you love good design and good coffee, ...