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4.5
As the 777th review if you are reading this you have hit the jackpot!!! In short order like a fantastic Ristretto I want to give you all the assets of this great machine, the Majesto.Firstly, I bought from a private seller, PLEXSUPPLY, rather than straight from Amazon. Having had problems receiving previously returned items when purchasing appliances directly from Amazon, I decided to purchase from a private seller on Amazon. They were cheaper and I promptly received a brand new, never opened Dolce Gusto Majesto. I have had this machine one full month upon writing this; and have had no error message, clogged injector needle, or any other problem. I recommend for anyone interested in purchasing The Majesto to do likewise.Secondly, it looks even cooler In real life. It looks like something out of the original Lost in Space series. If you put it next to a coffee maker or Keurig it definitely shames them.Thirdly, setup is easy and directions are given to you by the machine. Full out animated video instructions are given on the touch screen. This is one high tech machine I tell you. It walks you through setup, rinsing, and descale procedure when needed. It alerts you when to fill the hidden water tank, and when it is necessary to descale according to your water quality. It comes with tools to remove, clean, or replace the injector needle, an extra injector needle, as well as the rinsing tool (a funnel to replace a pod while running the rinse function). All these are neatly hidden in a compartment in the underside of the dandy, black and red, pod tub included with a new unopened, unreturned, Majesto machine.Fourth, the coffee is high quality. It is better than the highest quality coffees available at stores. After a few weeks of drinking only Dolce Gusto pods returning to a previously loved $20 a bag coffee was disappointing. It also beats local cafes when talking espresso. No sour here. Just a forewarning to anyone who likes the weak, watered down coffee a Keurig makes. For us who don't, there's finally a single serve coffee machine that can make a good, strong, rough around the edges coffee and short cups to boot. It froths milk beverages great, and heats all the beverages much hotter than other single serves I have tried. You actually have to wait a minute before drinking your coffee.Overall, this is a great machine. I recommend it highly. I do have a few recommendations for an even better experience. To maintain your system I recommend running the rinse feature at least weekly. When setting up the system, rinse more than once to purify the machine thoroughly. ONLY USE FILTERED WATER IF POSSIBLE. Keep the screen protector on, or replace with a trimmed cell phone screen protector. The machine can connect and update with wifi for when new drink options become available. When setting up the machine you select your date, time, and location. The machine then gives you the drink options for your region. If you buy pods on Amazon and other sites you may end up with pods that aren't on your country's menu. I found a way around this. On the menu under general you can change your location to any country on the machine. The menu for that country will then be available for you to make beverages with. According to the pods you have you can change it as often as needed. Also, under Beverage Selection in the menu you will find all drink options for that region. The main menu shows a max of 15 drinks at a time. You can select which ones you want displayed in your 15 under All Beverages, and the order you want them displayed in under the Main Screen Beverages option. Some regions have many more beverage options than others. Luxembourg for instance has 67 with everything from matcha lattes, to Americanos of various strengths, to a Moccachino Canela, and every Ristretto option they make. You really can set this machine to your taste. Just select your location according to your beverage desires, or tour the world daily changing your brews between countries. In the morning a good old dark roast coffee in The USA, a lunchtime latte in Japan, and an after dinner Ristretto in France. Enjoy!!!Lastly, either remove the pod immediately after brew; or put an extra cup under the spout as the pod will drip for a short time after pulling the drink.I think that is it. The main point is the machine is great. Just try to avoid a faulty return. If you get a bad machine try an exchange before giving up on this fun experience.I hope you enjoyed it. I'm off to Luxembourg-City for a nice pull of Ristretto. God Bless!!!
