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Ah, that explains it then, as you'll never get proper crema without a pressurised espresso machine, just froth. Yeah, I know what you mean - to do it right you need a few gadgets, aside from the machine itself. I've got a whole side of the kitchen dedicated to making coffee/tea - and cocktails for the princess!

What do you use to grind your beans? I suspect you could upgrade things in that department, as how the beans are ground has a *MASSIVE* impact on the quality of the resulting coffee.

Marco.

its a good machine.. an all in one i think. not sure which model but some are over a grand