Jura-Capresso 13214 Impressa Z5 Automatic Coffee Center | 
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| Brand: Capresso
List Price: $4,400.00
Buy New: $3,299.00
You Save: $1101.00 (25%)
Rating:  21 reviews
Color: Silver
Shipping Weight (lbs): 42.9
Dimensions (in): 16.5 x 12.5 x 14
MPN: 13214
Model: 13214
UPC: 794151410145
EAN: 0794151410145
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| Features:
| • | 1,350-watt coffee center with 8 one-touch programmable beverage buttons | | • | 18-bar power pump; 2 stainless-steel-lined thermoblock heating systems; pre-infusion cycle | | • | Quiet solid-steel conical burr grinder offers 6 fineness settings; accommodates pre-ground coffee | | • | Height-adjustable coffee/milk dual-nozzle system; 96-ounce removable water container | | • | Measures 12-1/5 by 14-1/2 by 17 inches; 1-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
Capresso and Jura of Switzerland join expertise to produce the Impressa Z5 coffee and espresso center. With an 18 bar pump, this professional quality machine has been designed to be absolutely user friendly. It is fully programmable for one-touch convenience so you can prepare all your favorite hot beverages quickly and easily, including hot chocolate. With its high pressure two-step brewing process the Impressa Z5 opens up the entire range of aromatic substances contained in the coffee bean. With perfect crema every latte, espresso & cappuccino becomes a masterpiece. The Impressa Z5 is the crema of the top. Commercial, low noise, solid steel conical burr grinder - 6 fineness settings for any type bean Automatic pre-ground coffee funnel for your chosen decaf Large variable brewing chamber - Automatically adjusts to hold between 5 & 16 grams of ground coffee Water tank capacity 96 ounces, 10 ounce bean container. 32 ounce triple insulated thermal milk container - keeps cold milk chilled for up to 8 hours Integrated rinsing/cleaning/descaling program - makes decalcifying virtually obsolete Two stainless steel lined thermoblock heating systems - Always ready for coffee and steam, no downtime, no contact w/ aluminum 18 bar power pump Personalize all beverage buttons with your own name creations 3 line alpha-numeric and graphic LED display with acoustical support Multilingual clear text and graphic display - English, Spanish, French, German & Dutch 1350 Watts / 120V / 60 Hz - Energy Save Mode - Machine will sleep during when not in use saving valuable energy sources Unit Dimensions - 12.2 W, 14.5 H, 17.1 D UL listed for commercial and household use Includes an instructional VHS Videocassette
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 The Jura is awesome July 6, 2008
Alic Ford
The jura is the best ! If you enjoy good coffee ,you will love it
Expensive, yes, but makes terrific cappucino, latte, and more June 7, 2008
S. Murch
After researching for months, including test-driving several machines in-store, I finally decided to shell out the big bucks and splurge on this machine. Four weeks into ownership, I couldn't be more pleased with the product, and there has been absolutely zero buyers' remorse.
One button, and it creates a perfect cappucino, latte, or espresso in about 30 seconds.
The in-store rep gave me a very good warning that I should never use oily beans in the grinder, since the grinder would probably clog. Indeed, the product brochure suggests leaving oily beans out in a shallow container, uncovered, for at least 3 hours for the oil to evaporate. (I'd recommend longer than that.) I use either Illy beans or Starbucks House Blend (whole), both of which are rather dry.
What made me settle on this device was the recognition that I almost always drink espresso drinks with some amount of milk in them (e.g., cappucino, latte, etc.); and I didn't want a lengthy multi-step process that involved cleaning multiple containers. If I were cooking for 1 or two, I'd probably have bought a more manual machine. But with 3 school-age young kids, I find I often have very little time in the morning. But with this terrific machine, I can get them all breakfast and make my own drink (and keep the machine clean) and breakfast without any problem in before heading out the door to drive them to school. Great if you're pressed for time.
This unit would be ideal in a small office; we keep ours in a walk-in pantry at home, which is nicely out of the way. It has very intuitive LED instructions, prompts you to rinse the unit at exactly the right time, takes only seconds to warm up, and took only 30 minutes from unloading to enjoying my first drink.
I do agree that an investment in glass-insulated mugs is very worthwhile to go along with this unit. While drinks do come out hot, they are at just the right drinkable heat when they come out and can cool faster. But thermally-insulated glasses were the perfect answer, and I can savor the drink over an hour or more. If you enjoy chai tea lattes as my wife does, be sure to heat or microwave the tea mixture to HOT before mixing in the milk.
5 stars. Great machine.
 Bad Customer Service January 13, 2008
E. Robert Yoches (Potomac, Maryland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jura-Capresso 13214 Impressa Z5 Automatic Coffee Center
When it works, the machines makes great coffee. When it does not, you are in for a load of trouble because the manuals are unhelpful, and customer service is a joke. For those of you that think that spending $3,000 - 4,000 on a coffee machine might entitle you to some degree of service, Jura-Capresso will remove the veils from your eyes. The telephone service is slow and closes unexpectedly, and the e-mail and voice-mail options are a joke since the company never responds.
Best coffee have ever had! January 10, 2008
S. Wilensky (Middletown, NY United States)
This machine produces the finest coffee I have ever had. I bought a reconditioned one from www.wholelattelove.com and am very pleased. The machine looks and works like it was brand new. I cannot praise this machine enough. Very easy to use, easy to maintain and the coffee, well, it's amazing. You can NEVER go back to drip makers. All other coffee tastes weak and thin. I am spoiled for life!
Not hot enough January 2, 2008
Nom D. Plume
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We have had the Z5 for a couple of weeks. The Z5 heats the milk to deliver it at about 115 degrees (F) to the cup, at the "high" temperature setting. If you look at the various sites on lattes, etc., they say that 150 to 160 degrees is the norm. One solution is to get the milk going with the little milk/steam lever in normal position, but then, during the milk cycle, move the lever over to "steam only" and insert the bottom of the steam delivery nozzle into the cup. This forces the steam into the milk (like a normal espresso machine process) and moves the needle on the thermometer quickly to 150.
The downside of this is the inconvenience and cleanup. This design is not well thought-out, particularly for a machine at this price. Coffee is supposed to be hot.
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