Krups Reviews

I've had this coffee maker for what seems to be a few months... and I haven't had any real problems. The Homecafe pods are pretty good, but I'm not really a coffee expert -- I just need coffee, be it from a gas station or whatever. Anyway, it works smoothly, except it sprays a bit near the end to clear itself out... this would be fine if the spray was localized. It's not too bad though, just wipe the counter off every few days.

Krups has hit a homerun with this new coffee/cappuccino maker. It is easy to use, flexible and makes both coffee and cappuccino easily and with no fuss or bother. I decided to order one when I saw the Folgers cappuccino pods in the grocery store and noted that they were for the Home Caf� system. They certainly did not fit my much-used Senseo. The Home Caf� system is similar in concept to the Senseo system but much better thought out and engineered. I have tried to compare the two systems below. I believe if you look at each one you will wind up as I have strongly preferring the Krups.

(1)The Krups system can make either one or two cups of coffee at the same time. Each will use one Millstone/Folgers pod. Strength can be varied by altering the amount of water used - 6 oz, 7.5 oz or 9 oz. The Senseo system by contrast can offer only two strength levels, full and half strength and can brew only one cup at a time.
(2)I found the low mug clearance (3 �') of the Senseo a real problem. Most mugs are taller than this. The new Krups system has a clearance of a little more than 6". My travel mug fits under this.
(3)My Senseo sounded like steam engine warming up while the Krups is quiet. Both are noisy while brewing but the Krups is quieter.
(4)The Krups has a 48 oz water tank, the Senseo a 26 oz.
(5)The Krups has a carbon filter to eliminate chlorine, scale and other nasty things that ruin the taste of your coffee while the Senseo does not.
(6)The most important difference - cappuccino!! With the new Folgers cappuccino pods this machine makes an excellent cup of cappuccino with no more trouble than making a cup of coffee. I have tried a number of cappuccino machines in the past and this is the easiest to use and turns out consistently good results. It will not be as good as the best you ever had at Starbucks but it will be a lot better than the numerous disappointments you have had and more than good enough to draw compliments from your friends.

The big drawback to this machine - price. At $119 it costs more than twice as much as the Senseo system. It is however much more user friendly, provides a better cup of coffee and makes a great cappuccino to boot. I strongly recommend it as a present to any coffee/cappuccino lovers in your family or even to yourself.

I bought this coffeemaker about a year ago to replace a 15 year old Braun unit that died. I think that it makes great coffee, and I'm not offended by the carafe or the bubbles in the water indicator like some of the other reviewers were. I think it's easy to program as well, but the problem we have with it is that every month or so, we wake up to coffee all over the counter. I'm not sure why this happens, but it's some sort of problem with the filter not meeting the carafe properly, so the coffee doesn't drain into the carafe, but stays in the filter until it overflows. I've been burned a number of times when hot coffee spilled out as I've opened the filter container.

I'm very disappinted with this, and when we do replace this unit, it will definitely not be with another Krups model.

I replaced an older Krups with this machine because I really loved the older one and assumed that all of their machines would have been of equal quality -what a disappointment!It is difficult to understand how a company with the reputation that Krups has established would allow a product on the market with so many design flaws.The machine is difficult to fill with water,the glass water level indicator fills with bubbles and is useless. The carafe leaks when pouring and you have to remove the cap to pour the last of the coffee.I am going to use my old machine until it dies and put this this one under the sink for dire emergencies.

This appliance is terribly designed. The carafe cannot be completely emptied unless totally inverted meaning that you are bound to have some spillage. The inside of the carafe is treated with something that gives the coffee a metallic taste even after 20 uses and washes. The water level meter gets air bubbles in it so it doesn't work. The water filter inside the water tank never stays in place, so, it just floats. The whole thing is a mess. Surprising, considering my old Duothek machine I have at my country house has worked perfectly for 7 years. Well, you know what they say; improvements rarely are.