Saeco A-SP-SV Spidem Villa Super-Automatic Espresso Machine, Silver

Pretty Good So Far

I live in Florida and was in Italy this past summer. The company I worked for had one of these machines, except theirs was the $3K model with the refrigerated milk attached. I fell in love with Italian espresso after that. So far I have had no problems to report, but I’ve only had it 3 days; so far so good! I was a little nervous about being the first to review and comment. I am normally the one that does my DD and reads up before I make a purchase this large. Right out of the box I threw in some beans and water and just like magic I had espresso. The steam valve/frothing wand is great and very easy to use and clean. To prime the machine for the first time after having no water in it you have to open the steam valve and let some water come out (priming the pump). After that you are done priming. It took me 5 minutes of reading over the instructions to finally figure it out. Probably because I was excited to get going. I’ve made about 10 cups already. I would have stayed…

It works well for espresso, not the best for frothing.

I was originally going to buy one of the “Incanto” models but the price on this one really attracted my attention. It worked adequately right out of the box with a dark French roast. However it was a bit watery and slightly bitter. I made a couple more shots and increased the dose to full. It was a bit better so I started making the grind finer. this doesn’t show up immediately so you need to run a couple shots. It got a bit better but I kept noticing that the last half of the brew cycle was producing almost clear water. I made the grind finer and it wouldn’t push the water through. I played with this for about a week before deciding that I needed to contact Saeco support. I called the repair center and one of the guys thought that the water was probably not getting hot enough he said return it. I am tempted to upgrade but I have decided to let Amazon replace the unit. If the next one produces the strength I expect I will be very happy.

New info:

The replacement unit…

Amazing espresso machine easy to use would recommend to anyone

I have to say I was skeptical about buying a super automatic machine and especially this one since it was one of the cheapest models. I bought this for my mom and it had to be as easy as possible to use for her. I love it and I found out that the inside machinery is basically the same as the models that cost 2-3 times more. I have been using it for 3 months now and have not had any problems at all it just takes a little bit of learning and trial and error don’t forget to read the manual there are many little things that you should know so the machine will work properly without problems. It really only takes about 1 minute for the machine to be ready in the morning from a cold start to make an espresso or boiling water for tea. The only thing that takes some time is to get the grind size and amount of coffee correct for the type of bean you have. You wouldn’t think so but Dunkin Donuts whole orig beans work great and taste amazing for espresso I even talked to Saeco customer support…

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