Do I need to buy any other thing besides the coffee beans to use this machine well? For example, "Stainless Steel Frothing Pitcher".
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It comes with a 16 ounce Milk Pitch, that works good. I also bought a nice 20 ounce froth pitcher cause you I only fill 1/3 full on any pitcher as you need room to froth/stretch the milk, so 6 ounces in the 20 ounce pitch allows my wife and i to both have enough for a couple of cappuccinos.
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It comes with All Needed Items except coffee beans, however, you will need to purchase cleaning tablets at some point (2 supplied with unit) and possibly water filters. I use water from a Brita Pitcher so no need to use the supplied water filter cartridges.
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This machine has been great. I use it in my cafe in Mexico. Its on all day and makes alot of coffee. I did buy a stainless steel frothing so I could make certain espressos. I have a couple of extra of all excersories. They are much cheaper in the States. I also have a themostat to tell me how hot the milk is.
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I use a fine grind like you'd get when you buy ground coffee from the store. Hope this helps.
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i think you can use whatever beans you want--i use decaf espresso so that i can use our coffeemaker for caffeinated. i think the manual said how fine, but i can't remember. i know it's not the super fine, like an espresso machine and it's not the really coarse grind, so it's in between. just start with a middle setting and if you start to get sludge in the bottom, it's too fine.
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Get a different machine. I bought a $20 stove top unit at IKEA that makes 6 cups of espresso. It's stainless steel and wonderful. My experience with the Espressione was awful too.
222510
You only need the cup if you are making cappuccino or latte. Once you have made what you need you can store the extra in the frig. I have to admit I do love this machine & the convience of one cup at a time & I get to use WHATEVER coffee I want!
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Emily, All parts are included, even a few paper filters to get you started. All you need is espresso, milk and any flavorings you may wish to add. Sue
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No. No need, coffee maker used it's own pre-made pods. BEST COFFEE EVER...at home!
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You must use coarse ground coffee, the coffee you purchase for a drip coffee maker is too fine a grind. A coffee grinder is a must or you will need to find a store that will coarse grind beans for you.
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Hello, when I purchased this about 5 (maybe more) years ago, it came with everything. There was a permanent gold-tone filter which should last as long or longer than the machine...so don't replace it because the ones sold as replacement do not fit it well. So this coffee machine comes with the glass carafe, gold-tone filter. All you need to purchase is coffee. It is a good machine, but should be descaled occasionally. I never had any problems with the machine except my of neglect of not descaling at least once every 3 - 4 months.
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I found out the same, I decided to get a stainless & glass Bodum press... been using it for a couple weeks now and I'm really happy with it... decided to save my $ cuisinart for those occasions where I have a lot of people over and need to make greater amounts of coffee and stick with the bodum for everyday use.
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As much as you need. You could get the milk ready ahead of time, make the coffee and them reheat the milk to get more foam. All you need too do is to practice.
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Yes, the k cup kit is absolutely required. It comes with a holder, filter basket and lid -- without the lid, the machine will spill coffee beans and hot water everywhere. Just look up "my k cup" on Amazon -- it will probably be the first item that comes up.
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Yes you can. You will need to buy filters the reusable filter did not come with mine. Do not make a full pot of coffee or the grounds will run over as well. Lynn M N
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You still need the paper ones. It has a plastic filter basket but it still requires the paper ones. For the money, you can't beat it. It has delay brewing also
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I only have the wet food blade/container. But I have used it for things such as grinding peanuts into peanut butter. I have not tried coffee beans into grounds since the quanity one would have to grind would be too much anyway. Personally, I would get the mixer (it is really good) and wait on getting the dry container. You may find you are happy without it. You can also look directly on the vita mix web site for some video tutorials. They show the dry container there too and what they do with it.
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Just buy it and use your favorite coffee.use any grinder that grinds and be impressed.
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Yes, but I believe you can get pods to refill. The bigger issue to me is inadequate steaming & how long frothing takes. Check out the Ranchilio Sylvia which is what I use now.