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| Brand: Capresso
List Price: $4,400.00
Buy New: $3,299.00
You Save: $1101.00 (25%)
Rating:  22 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
ASIN: B0009E1YKM
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 10
 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.
 Makes You Want to Come to Work for the Coffee December 15, 2007
Bella (Houston, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We have a Jura-Capresso IMPRESSA Z5 at our office, and everyone loves it, especially because of the one-touch cappuccino. Each person can personalize their cup - cappuccino, latte, espresso, coffee or hot chocolate. It brews cup by cup, but it's high-pressure brewed, so the coffee is higher quality that many other cup-by-cup machines. Warning: other coffee won't taste as good once you try the Z5.
GREAT DEAL....FOR Capresso! lol... December 5, 2007
Ken D (NM)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was given this as a gift and originally thought "WOW, a $3200 coffee maker is gunna be great" kinda the super high quality stuff only people how own private jets get.... wrong.
The Z5 works ok out of the box, but falls way short on the "trouble free use" dept. From the first two test cups i had to call CS. Apparently, if you set the grinder on to "fine" it clogs up...after the first two cups.
The biggest problem and most annoying thing is the steamer/frother. It suppose to siphon the milk through the hose and mix it with steam. It does this, but only about 15% of less of the time. Most of the time it blows steam through the hose and into the milk or just steams for 25 seconds (REALLY annoying when your using the milk steamer to milk hot coco, the steam will actually blow the coco powder EVERYWHERE). I've called CS sing maybe day 6 and now im at day 400 and still no fix. Over 1.2 years and 25 + phone calls, I've been told to take the steamer assembly apart and clean it over and over again and STILL its cant consistently siphon milk. Finally on the last call to CS the sent out a new steamer assembly, but same results.
I've also had problems with lukewarm coffee, and "tray missing" if the middle of making a cup(which aborts the coffee production) to deal with.
The latest thing is a funny noise after a cup of coffee has been made. It seems to have a much longer recovery time after a cup then before with a lot more clicking then usual. I suspect something is breaking, but fear it will be $100s to fix (which i wont pay) and so my $3200 coffee machine will be junk.
To summarize, the Z5 is a great idea/concept, makes good coffee simply, but cut corners, crappy warranty and numerous annoying problems make it the worst cool machine I've owned. Not worth the money or problems but AWESOME if you know someone who has one...
Just a Tip! August 22, 2007
Biskit (Raleigh, NC)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have owned the Z5 for about 6-months so far. I have had none of the problems that some have posted here. I did want to post a tip for those that have complained about the machine not making HOT latte's, etc.
First, do not even bother using those cheap ceramic cups, etc. You need a thermal glass espresso cup (sold at various places online). If you make your espresso and you can feel that the cup is warm, just throw the cup away. You need one that will hold in the heat and not dissapate it. If you get a nice glass thermal cup, you will find you don't even need to pre-heat the cup with hot water.
Second, if you desire super hot latte's. Let the steam run for a few seconds to heat up the barrel that feeds into the cup. Then, just move the dial until the milk starts to flow. The farther you push this to the "steam" zone, the hotter the milk will be.
Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with this machine. My initial complaint that I had with the machine had to do with the heat of my latte's. That was until I put a temperature gauge on this an realized it was coming out super hot, but it was somehow much cooler in the cup. Changed to glass... pre-heat barrel (if latte/cap) and you'll be golden.
 Don't waste the money July 31, 2007
P. Tendoesschate (Manhattan Beach, CA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Having had an amazing cup of coffee at a neighbors house (made by a Z5), I was sold. Two weeks later, our Starbucks solution had arrived. As mentioned by other reviewers, the coffee, lattes, caps, etc... were excellent and the machine performed as advertised. In fact, we had regular visits by our neighbors, just for the coffee.
But please be warned that these machines do not last and will require major repairs after the warranty has lapsed. Both my machine and that of my neighbors have stopped working, displaying "error 8" and refusing to do anything other than take up space on the kitchen counter. I realize that things aren't made like they used to be, but for $3,000+ I expect a heck of a lot more than one year's worth of light use. While lacking some of the features of the Z5, there are plenty of "super automatics" that are far more reliable and much cheaper. Don't bother with this machine.
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