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Francis Francis! X1 Ground Coffee Machine Black

Euro Food Brands Ltd
3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews) More about this product
RRP: £517.20
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Product Features

  • Brass Boiler
  • Temperature gauge
  • Stainless steel body
  • Brass handles
  • Steam arm
  • Cup holder
  • Eight colours
  • 18 bar pump
  • Auto refill
  • Retro design
  • 1.2 litre tank

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Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 25 x 26 x 30 cm ; 10 Kg
  • Boxed-product Weight: 12 Kg
  • Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
  • Item model number: X1
  • ASIN: B00004RBRC
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 8 Jun 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,789 in Kitchen & Home (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Home)

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Product Description

Manufacturer's Description
Francis Francis designed by Lucca Trazzi and manufactured by Illy café; this is arguably the most stylish espresso cappuccino maker in the range. Its electronic control system ensures optimal brewing temperature and pressure, it has luminous and acoustic controls which make use of this machine very easy; the X1 is made of the finest quality stainless steel and Italian component parts from Europe. It has a 2 year back to base UK warranty. You can make 2 espressos at any one time.

Box Contents
  • Free tin of 250g ground illy coffee
  • Knockout box
  • Tamper
  • Cleaning tablets
  • Descaling powder
  • Warranty card

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    22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
    3.0 out of 5 stars Lovely retro look but not as good as it should be, 14 Jan 2008
    By Caramac girl (Wiltshire, UK) - See all my reviews
    I wanted one of these machines for a while before finally buying this one. I wanted to go for the Kitchenaid one (over 500 pounds!)but my husband persuaded me this one was fine. I have now discovered a couple of annoying glitches the first one being that the one and two cup spouts supplied with the machine are plastic (not metal like those with other machines) and they don't fit under the filter properly and fall off. This means that we can't use them and have to make single cups every time - which is a faff if you have 3 or 4 coffees to make - either that or fiddle around pouring coffee from one cup into another or use a small jug etc.....Which brings me onto the other frustrating thing which is that there isn't much 'headroom' for a cup under the filter (even less with the spout attached) - only short espresso cups fit and so if you wanted cappucino you have to pour the espresso into a bigger cup to give room for the steamed milk. I now know that the Kitchenaid is higher and so would take taller cups and mugs.
    I guess the X1 is made this way so that it's not too tall to fit on the kitchen worktop where there is a wall cupboard above but it does compromise it's function.
    I have to say despite these frustrations it looks lovely, I use it every day, it works very well, has a good sized water reservoir, heats up in good time, it makes great coffee, (but I'm drinking too much!)
    Overall 325 pounds feels too much to pay for something that isn't quite what it should be.
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    5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Top Coffee!, 21 April 2008
    I saw these in Italy about 5 or 6 years ago, and bought one on my return to England. I've never had any issues with cup sizes (I use regular espresso or cappucino cups), and mine came with a metal spout, which has always fitted without any problem.
    It still makes fantastic coffee after 5 years.
    If/when it does finally throw in the towel, I'll be replacing it with one exactly the same.
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    4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Francis Francis X1 is ace!, 15 April 2008
    By Mr. P. Campbell (UK) - See all my reviews
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    I disagree with Caramac girls review. My Cappuccino cups fit fine under the spout and the plastic pouring spouts also fit properly. It looks cool, makes great coffee and the frother/ milk heater is more powerful than some. Buy it.
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    3.0 out of 5 stars ABYSMAL AFTER SALES SERVICE & CUSTOMER RELATIONS
    I had the X1 for nine months when it developed a fault in the steam arm and a large piece of enamel flaked off the drawer front. Read more
    Published 2 months ago by S. Haselden

    5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this! Makes coffee as good as it looks
    We have had a FrancisFrancis in almond for 8 months and think it is superb. I makes great coffee, is very easy to use, and is great value for money - it may seem expensive but for... Read more
    Published 5 months ago by JJ

    4.0 out of 5 stars A bit expensive but great coffee
    I did not purchase my Francis Francis from Amazon as it is possible to get this product cheaper from other online retailers. Read more
    Published 5 months ago by anon

    1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY
    Very poor quality shots. Very messy. Mine's going in the bin! Buy La Pavoni or something else instead, for £200 less (not Gaggia - unreliable). Gets one star for looks.
    Published 6 months ago by LostHank

    4.0 out of 5 stars Seems to be a good quality machine - hope it lasts!
    I'm pretty happy with my new machine - it's well built, attractive and easy to use. It also produces excellent coffee with the Illy ground coffee supplied with it. Read more
    Published 9 months ago by A. Gill

    1.0 out of 5 stars Flawed Francis Francis
    I was so looking forward to receiving this Francis Francis machine. I had done my research, read the reviews and decided I would splash out and treat myself to a classic coffee... Read more
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