Jura E8 Automatic Espresso Machine

I bought my first espresso machine at Starbucks in the early 1990's. Its cost $350 and I loved it. Since then we have owned 4 machines. They have cost between one and two thousand. When the last one, died after three years we went for an upgrade.I love this machine. It is easy to use, the prompts excellent. The coffee is unbelievable. I will no longer get a flat white out, and I live in the Pacific NW!You need to be aware that the costs to maintain the machine are expensive. The daily milk cleaning solution is about $30 and lasts a month. It prompts me to change the filter once a month at a cost of $25. This combined with the various tablets for cleaning and descaling (I use these in the water container) aren't inexpensive. I bought the largest quantities I could.Would I buy it again? ABSOLUTELY!!! Just be aware that the operating costs add up. I did buy a cheaper filter which said it was Jura but it leaked and I changed it. The more expensive Jura filters are terrific!We buy our coffee through Amazon delivery. BE AWARE!!! I ruined a machine using Starbucks coffee. It was too oily. We now use only Italian coffee.I hope this helps you!

To replace a broken machine

I love this machine. It replaced a Saeco cappuccino machine that I really liked, and my Saeco broke down after 3 years. It was still under extended warranty, so I packaged it up and sent it to company, who also paid all shipping charges. They said it couldn’t be fixed. They refunded my full costs.I researched all the cappuccino machines, and decided on the Jura E8.I totally love this machine,easy to operate, and maintenance is a dream...the screen tells you exactly when and what to do.No removable brewing unit to descale manually ever. The intuitive machine does it automatically.I recommend the extended warranty, for peace of mind, if for no other reason.

Love my Jura! Love it more than my countertop Miele!! The Jura beats the Miele on ease of use, cleaning, larger used ground vessel and taste! The Jura flavor is smoother than the Miele.My family loves the variety of drinks. Because of this, the Jura is at our lake home where everyone can enjoy it. I look forward to staying at the lake even more now lol

We bought a second Jura E8 for a different location because we liked the first one. But, the new one splatters more, turns off sooner (and won't let you clean the milk system after it turns itself off) and is flimsier than the first one. Will not buy again when a replacement is needed.

I just love this machine. It does more than I need it to. The coffee grinder grinds the beans and can be set for the strength of coffee you like. The volume can be changed while you are making it, which is a plus if you want more or less coffee. Years ago, I had a different model of this machine and I loved it then as well.

I replaced my Jura J6 with this machine. Huge mistake !!!

If you're like me and wanted the option to make milk based drinks, but make at least 80% not milk based, I think you will really like this. It's easy to make nicely prepared Americanos and "coffee."My two main gripes are:The bean hopper doesn't reliably feed the beans into the grinder. The slope down into the grinder needs to be steeper or a more slippery surface perhaps. It doesn't hold tons of beans as it is, so I suspect that's why there isn't more slope to it.The potentially larger issue if you make a lot of milk drinks is that the spout is so far to the side, you WILL get milk splattering all around the machine. I use a mat underneath the machine, but it requires more frequent cleaning due to the milk splatter. I can't imagine wanting to deal with that if I had daily milk drinks made in my house.