Hi everybody
I'm looking to buy a Jura coffee machine. I have never had one before. I can't really decide which one to buy. The choice is between the following ones:
Impressa F50 Classic
Impressa C55
Impressa C5
I ́ve compared them on the Jura website and they seem to be very very similar. In fact, I don't get why they offer so many types of coffee machines when they all produce the very same coffee/espresso/cappuccino!? Very confusing.
The price is very similar for all of them. Could anybody share his experiences with any of these coffee machines? Which one would you go for?
Cheers
Do a YouTube search for each model to see reviews. That may help you decide if the features match what you want. Also check out:
This page for the F50 Classic and
This page for the C50
HTH
Not the answer you're looking for, but I researched all the Jura machines and ended up buying a
DeLonghi Prima Donna S De Luxe .
I wanted a completely automatic machine that could make cappuccinos and latte macchiatos and was a doddle to clean. For all their solid quality and slick marketing, Jura machines are still rather Heath Robinson-esque when it comes to frothing milk, with tubes all over the place and no integrated milk container -- and cleaning them is a real pain.
I was a little deterred by the DeLonghi's reputation for poor quality, but in more than a year's constant use, I've had not a single problem and the coffee has been superb. The only other criticism I could find online was that the coffee is not hot enough. This is solved by setting the machine appropriately and by performing an automatic rinse (which pre-heats the machine) before making coffee.
And the DeLonghi is priced waaaaaaaay lower than the Jura (By the way, I noticed this exact model is heavily discounted in Interdiscount at the moment. I suppose there are now newer/better models from DeLonghi.)
Mostly true. We love our little Jura but we rarely make any milk drinks because it's a pain. Don't get me wrong, it does a lovely job with the cappuccino and latte macchiato. But I hate the cleanup afterwards. Regular cleaning is not a problem, but the milk cleaning is really annoying.
Thanks a lot for your responses.
What I dont get is why is milk cleaning less of a hassle with the DeLonghi than with Jura? I mean, milk cleaning is always a pain, regardless of the machine, right?
The DeLonghi has a milk container that detaches easily and can be stored in the fridge. Before detaching the container, you simply press a "Clean" button for a few seconds and the machine runs steam/hot water through all the milk pipes to clean them out.
Then, at the end of the day, you pop the milk container in the dishwasher. Job done.
Descaling is automatic (just add a descaling tablet and perform two automatic rinses every six months or so, if you have hard water) and there's no other cleaning to do, apart from emptying the grounds container and any overflows that accumulate in the tray under the coffee spouts (as per all coffee machines).
As for cleaning the Jura ...
Perhaps a silly question, but...
My coffee machine (Soli MasterPro Vollautomat) is no longer made.
Makes the best coffee I've ever had. The machine is still going strong 15 years on, but I know that time is not on my side. I'm currently looking for a possible replacement.
I'd really like to sample the coffee other machines make before deciding - do any of you know of a retail place in the greater Zürich area selling several brands, where one could actually try the coffee and compare?
@OP - My experience cleaning my Jura is that the regular cleaning is not so bad. Tablet in the tank about every 6 months and run a descaling cycle. Pill in the grounds hopper about every 8 weeks to do the standard cleaning. BUT the milk cycle is annoying. It is not hard, I am just lazy.
meloncollie - I highly recommend Fust, even if you do not eventually buy there. They have the most trained staff of any shop I've been in, and they are not pushy. They have all sorts of models with different bells and whistles. When we got ours, they even threw in a free year's worth of coffee (13 bags).
Funny, I came back to this thread to say that Fust is currently offering free coffee (500 g per month, total 6 kg of coffee beans over a year) with every new coffee machine (any brand) over CHF 599. The store I was just in wasn't offering free coffee samples but, meloncollie, maybe they could be cajoled into doing so if you show you're serious about buying a new machine. Otherwise, maybe Globus? Or an independent specialist coffee machine retailer -- I know of one in Basel, I suppose they exist in Zürich too.
We have had a Jura coffee machine for the last 12 years, but it has needed regular dismantling / servicing to keep it working. It first failed after 3 years. It is rather 'agricultural' inside.
However it makes good coffee and I am happy to 'service' it myself as and when it needs new seals etc internally.
But we have now just bought a De Longhi which is much
-cheaper
-smaller
-quieter
and you can simply remove the internal coffee making part for washing etc.
The Jura cleaning cycle is one thing but having dismantled several times I can tell you there is a coffee residue around festering and going mouldy etc.
We were told by the De Longhi rep that all machines are essentially the same inside - it is the display, buttons, finish etc that differentiates the price. I suspect that is largely true as well with Jura. So I would go with the cheapest that meets my needs.
A couple of weeks ago there was a Jura and a De Longhi rep in Manor in SeeDam Center Pfaffikon demonstrating. We had coffees to sample from the De Longhi rep. _ several on different strengths etc. Otherwise I dounbt I would have bought a machine that cost less than half what our Jura machine did...