Fabulous buy!
Love this machine. I never had a single brew coffee maker before and I did a lot of homework before buying the CBTL brand. Was going to buy a Keurig, but there are too many bad reviews about burned out pump parts. The others didn't fair much better and some had the same problems because the pumps were made by the same mfg. Someone complained that these coffee makers make too much noise. Who cares if it makes a great cup of coffee and THERE IS NO CLEAN UP. The noise isn't that bad. The instructions do say use distilled or demineralized water. That will extend the life of the machine since there will be no mineral buildup. Also Amazon offered a 3 year warrenty so I got it. I also bought about 8 different flavors of the coffes and they are tasty. Plus you can adjust the strength on this machine.
Amazon offeres the best prices on the coffee and machines. I did go to the CBTL web site for comparison.
Not the same quality as other CBTL CaffItaly machines
I own a CBTL Kaldi, CBTL Kaldi S04 Single Cup Brewer, Red which I've had for almost 2 trouble-free years. As I know from past experience with Keurig, these single-serve coffeemakers don't last all that long. So I decided to pick up this CBTL Briosa model for the unfortunate time when the Kaldi finally kicks the dust.
I'm disappointed with this Briosa - it's a much cheaper build-quality as compared to the Kaldi. Although there are some better features, too. With the Kaldi you only have a choice of 1.5 oz., 3 oz, or 8 oz. and you can't fit a travel mug underneath. With the Briosa, you can remove the drip tray and a travel mug will fit. You also have more choices of amounts with the Briosa, ranging from a short espresso all the way up to 12 ounces.
The Briosa's pump is louder than the Kaldi's - no doubt these machines are all fairly loud, it's because the pump has to be strong enough to...
Bad News Coffee
This coffee machine has been nothing but trouble since I got it. Only after 3 months did this coffee maker die completely. I will be returning it.
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