4 cup size espresso pot polished brass handle and lid knob heavy 18/10 stainless steel construction and a stainless filter basket based on 1-1/2 ounce cups; 8 1/4 tall Made in Italy
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Rusty Vev Vigano Kontessa
Had it 9 months. Makes a good cup of coffee. Trouble is the water compartment has increasingly become rusty on the bottom. Its not stainless steel, even though everything else is!
Anyway took it back to the retailer who were good enough to replace it with a different brand at their own expense. Apparently Vev has a non refundable non replacement policy. Doesn't that just say it all! You'd expect them to be made in China not Italy.
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Excellent and beautiful espresso maker
The unit is very beautiful and efficient in making espresso. Will last for decades if you take care of it. Espresso is done in about 3-5 minutes. I like the fact that the unit comes completely apart for proper cleaning and is made from stainless steel. Only exception to this is that the inside water compartment has a rust proof coating that does eventually wear off, but the solution is to simply clean it after you use it, or scrub it with steel wool once in while. The included gasket lasted about 6 months under normal everyday use. Very nice unit. I owned it for about 1 year, but I have stopped drinking coffee now.
4 years and still happy
Can't believe I've had this espresso maker for 4 years! There is a gasket between the bottom and top sections that I've needed to replace for about 2 months now (still works, just looks like it needs to be replaced) so while I was searching for that part I thought I'd put a review down.
I have used this at least 5 times a week for the past 4 years, and have never had a problem with it. I'm not sure how the previous reviewer got rust on the bottom of his (maybe he lives near saltwater and it reacted with the metal of his heating element?) -- it is most certainly stainless steel.
I've always used mine with a gas stoves, so mine actually is done brewing in about 2 minutes. It is the perfect time to make a latte -- start the espresso brewing, 30 seconds to grab the glass and pour the milk, heat milk in the microwave for 90 seconds, and when the microwave beeps the espresso maker is making that tell-tail sound that it is finished. Perfect!
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Product Features :
- 4 cup size espresso pot
- polished brass handle and lid knob
- heavy 18/10 stainless steel construction and a stainless filter basket
- based on 1-1/2 ounce "cups"; 8 1/4" tall
- Made in Italy
Rating : 3.8 out of 5.0
List Price : $67.50
