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Capresso 471.01 CoffeeTEC Digital 10-cup Coffeemaker with Stainless-Steel Vacuum Carafe and FrothXpress, Black | 
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| Brand: Capresso
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $250.00
Buy New: $219.49
You Save: $30.51 (12%)
New (7) from $219.49
Avg. Customer Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 11581
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 11 x 11 x 14
MPN: 471-01
Model: 471.01
UPC: 794151400757
EAN: 0794151400757
ASIN: B00004SU1X
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | Brews 10 5-ounce cups of coffee directly into a stainless-steel vacuum carafe | | • | Virtually unbreakable carafe keeps coffee hot 4 hours without a warming plate | | • | Programmable digital clock/timer for "wake-up" coffee; pour a cup midbrew via 20-second brew-pause | | • | Permanent GoldTone filter eliminates messy paper filters; push-button, swing-out filter holder | | • | Measures 11 by 12 by 14 inches; 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
So what's the best part of cappuccino anyway? The rich creamy froth of course! Wouldn't it be nice to convert your morning mug of coffee into a sumptuous frothed experience? This ingenious machine brews piping hot coffee into an insulated carafe. It also has a frothing attachment which allows you to give your coffee a cappuccino style top! And you can even froth hot choclate using the same frothing attachment.
Amazon.com Review
Loaded with convenient features, this coffeemaker not only brews ten 5-ounce cups of coffee directly into a stainless-steel vacuum carafe, it also delivers up to 32 ounces of hot milk and froth for cappuccinos, cafe lattes, and hot chocolates. The carafe is virtually unbreakable and keeps coffee hot for four hours without a warming plate that can turn coffee bitter. Other features include a digital clock/timer for programming the brewing cycle up to 24 hours in advance (automatic wake-up coffee!); a drip-stop to pause the brewing cycle for 20 seconds if the carafe is removed for a midbrew pour; two brewing cycles (3 to 5 cups or 6 to 10 cups) for maximum coffee flavor; a permanent gold tone filter that eliminates messy paper filters; and a push-button, swing-out filter holder. The milk-frothing system dispenses hot milk and froth directly into a cup and uses a separate heating system from the coffeemaker and a milk container separate from the water container for brewing coffee. (A flexible hose can be used to siphon milk directly from a carton of milk instead of the milk container.) The machine automatically switches to a stand-by mode for steaming when the brewing cycle is complete. However, milk can be frothed for, say, hot chocolate without brewing coffee. A knob adjusts milk flow, milk temperature, and the amount of froth, permitting precise control for individual taste. An instruction video comes with the machine, which measures 14 inches high, 11 inches wide, and 12 inches deep and carries a one-year warranty against defects. --Fred Brack
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| Customer Reviews: Read 90 more reviews...
I like it! September 15, 2008
It makes a fantastic pot of coffee without cooking it. That was my goal. It helps that the stainless steel pot isn't so easily broken in the sink as so many glass ones... And I appreciate the ability to froth the milk. I haven't tried the half and half, as they recommend not to, but oh well. Half and half beats skim, right? I thought the skim thing would be an incentive for me to lower the dairy fat in my life... but NO. Don't sweat the talk of the frother being difficult. If you can can handle basic kitchen gadgets, this should pose no problem in cleaning or operation.
 Just what I wanted July 27, 2008
We had been using a mini hand-held frother every morning along with microwaved milk to make our lattes, so this was the perfect machine for us! We watched the CD that came with it and found using it to be very simple. The only thing I have discovered, which might be helpful to others too, is that if I don't rinse out the steam pieces just before using the frother, many times the milk doesn't come through, only steam for some reason. (I do rinse the pieces out after each use and let the steam come through for several seconds as the manual says to do). So I have added this step which is not a big deal and it's great! What I am amazed at is how hot the coffee is--far hotter than our previous thermal coffeemaker was even though we preheated the carafe with hot water each morning. We have used the Capresso daily since the end of June 08 and love it!
Very impressed July 14, 2008
I found this machine to be very easy to operate and so far has been exceptional
The automatic timing is easy to set and has functioned perfectly for the last eight months. The machine brews a good good cup of coffee in a reasonable time. The carafe keeps the coffee hot for several hours.
This machine is very impressive.
 Broke after 2 months and Customer Service was Horrible June 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I would rate the actually coffee pot very highly...if only it would work. For 2 months after I got it, it made delicious, very hot coffee, and the thermal carafe was fabulous. I didn't use the frother...just didn't really need it. But after 2 months, I poured the water into the reservoir as usual, and it just wouldn't brew through. In fact, it did nothing. I made sure everything was on, tried unplugging and replugging later, several attempts and days later, still nothing. So I called Capresso's number on the warranty information, and with only a couple of questions asked, was told a relacement would be sent to me within 48 hours. The conversation gave me a sense that this was not the first time they had heard of this. They never even asked for proof of purchase date on it! So a week later, I've still heard nothing and call back. I was told the sent the shipment by Ground, which in my mind is poor customer service right there. If your product breaks after 2 months and you want your name as a company to look good, wouldn't you want the customer to receive the replacement ASAP??? So they're sending it ground and it will arrive in 3 weeks on May 19. Well, on May 23, it is still not here, and upon investigation we find that UPS "Ground" has lost the replacement coffee maker, but they are showing that it did NOT get delivered. O.K., so Customer Service Mistake 2: Capresso informs me they cannot send me another unit until UPS has LOCATED and returned the original unit! Here again would be a perfect opportunity, and most great companies like Apple and Bose would have done just this:apologize profusely for the inconvenience and promise a new one will be sent out next day air. Problem solved---you'll always trust them to shop with again. But not Capresso. I have now been completely without a coffee maker for well over a month because of all this red tape. And if you are a true coffee lover, you can just imagine what that has been like.
Bottom line: coffee maker great IF it works. Capresso Coffee Brand Name the worst at fixing their own problems. I will never never buy Capresso again.
Great! May 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great coffee maker. Froth is a bit of a pain with all the pieces however well worth the effort. The coffee stays hot for 6 hours and tastes great. I will own a capresso forever...
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