“Excellent machine. Very stylish good looks. Relatively small footprint too. Quick to heat up and produces great coffee. I like the way the supplied metal coffee holder/filters snap into position firmly, yet are easy to change. I mostly use fresh ground coffee. Separately I bought a heavy metal coffee tamper (51mm) which fits and works perfectly and better than the original plastic one (adequate but I'd recommend spending £6-£7 from eBay on a proper one). I purchased some ESE pods to use with it too. They are easy to use and very clean in the machine. I prefer the fresh coffee as I can do double cups whereas the ESE pods are single dose. The milk steamer/frother is a revelation! Easy and quick to use, fast action and easy to clean.
I can highly recommend the Smeg ECF01.”
