Waring Pro ES1500 Professional Espresso Maker

Well, the machine arrived well packed and without damage. It was easy to set up. My husband likes the hot water feature for his tea. I drink caps more than espresso and it does a decent job with the milk. However, I have yet to pull a decent shot of espresso. It either comes out to rapidly, or not at all, or leaks around the top. I have weighed the dose, tried fine grind light tamp, slightly coarser grind with heavy tamp, tried with the crema helper, without the crema helper. There is no crema even with the "helper" and the machine just gives you a pour over, no extraction. The pump seems to have plenty of power for steam and I suspect it may be the filter cup design. or the head. I would love to know where this machine was made and who made it. ConAir registered the copy write on Vero Barista which is on the front of my machine and this may be why it is now listed as es1000.

While the machine looks nice, is relatively quiet, if you want to pull a real shot of espresso, buy something else. Waring Pro has seriously damaged their image as the purveyor of quality small appliances with this machine. Any home barista would send it back. If Waring Pro cares about their name, they will figure out why this machine doesn't perform as they say and fix it.

We have tried all sorts of combinations of grind and packing but are disappointed with the lack of power in this machine. It looks great, the levers are nice, the steamed milk is stupendous, the coffee is disappointing. I am returning it.

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