Saeco S-TG-ST Talea Giro Super Automatic Espresso Machine | 
 enlarge | Brand: Saeco
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $1,100.00
Buy New: $954.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 26
Dimensions (in): 21.7 x 21.1 x 18.3
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MPN: STGST
Model: S-TG-ST
UPC: 708461000187
EAN: 0708461000187
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 1500-watt super-automatic espresso machine with 15-bars of pump pressure | | • | Ceramic disc grinder; programmable size and strength; 57-ounce water tank | | • | Rapid-steam technology; removable brew group for easy cleaning; steam wand | | • | Water filter, descaling solution, cleaning brush, and instructions included | | • | Measures 16 by 13 by 14-1/2 inches; 2-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
Make brewing coffee simple and fast with the Saeco Talea Giro Super Automatic Espresso Machine. It features a wide range of programming features to give you complete control over your espresso, letting you customize your grind setting, liquid volume, pre-infusion, and coffee strength. For making cappuccinos and lattes, the stainless steel steam wand will let you steam and froth with ease. Its Pannarello attachment will perfectly distribute steam in your pitcher for ideal froth.
Low-Noise Ceramic Burr Grinder - For fine, consistent grinding. It automatically stops when you run out of beans, so no damage will be done to the burrs. Choose your fineness setting to fine, medium, or coarse Steam Wand with Pannarello Attachment - dispenses steam in 3 directions. It's also a hot water dispenser Aqua Prima Water Filter - removes particles and unpleasant chemicals from your water and also helps prevent scale build-up Removable 57 oz Water Reservoir Simple Cleaning - it will automatically run a rinse cycle Removable Dump Box & Brew Group Wheel Base Included - Aqua Prima water filter, cleaning brush, grinder adjustment key Indicator lights, temperature control, cup warming surface, 8-ounce coffee bean hopper capacity, 14-puck used-ground capacity, ABS plastic machine housing Dimensions - 13W x 16D x 14.5H; weighs 21 pounds 1500 watts; 120 volts; UL listed 1-year manufacturers warranty Color - titanium/silver
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| Customer Reviews:
Beans only September 1, 2008
BurR
I have had this machine for awhile now and have to say I absolutely love it! My only complaint is that it uses beans only. Some machines give you the choice of beans or ground coffee and this one doesn't. If your hopper is filled with great regular beans and you want a cup of decaf you have to manually clean out the bean hopper and load with the other beans. It really can be annoying. The other thing is that you would assume it would hold a little more water than it does. If you use the machine frequently you have to add water all the time. I never have mastered the art of the milk frothing for latte's (and I have the milk island) but I just haven't worked at it that much either. I am just so happy with the way I can get one great cup of coffee at a time with a great froth on the top that I don't really care and figure if I want a latte I will make it a treat from Starbucks once a week or so. Being able to adjust the strength of coffee is great too, especially if you have someone that likes it on the strong side and someone that prefers a weaker taste. One other thing...save your instruction manual because everytime you have to clean the thing out with the cleaner you have to refer to the instructions, at least I do, and that is a time consuming process that has to be done or the machine won't work at all. Saeco makes a great, sturdy machine but think about the bean option. Doesn't make me regret my purchase though.
Restaurant quality coffee June 17, 2008
Douglas B. Buchanan (Vancouver, Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This thing makes delicious coffee ... my only knock is that it's a bit noisy when you have guests over
Great coffee, ok quality January 28, 2008
L. Stein
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Have been using this machine for a week now, and, most importantly, it makes outstanding coffee. I am not a coffee expert, but as a (now former) Starbucks regular, I can testify that I'd prefer coffee from this machine over Starbucks brew any day.
Other things on the good side:
- easy to install and simple to operate
- very fast, a great cup of coffee is always just a minute away
On the downside:
- Although the design is ok, the execution is a bit on the cheap side (for what I'd expect at this price tag) with plastic body and controls not having a feel of precision mechanism
- alarm indicators (too add water, add coffee, empty waste tank) are a bit cryptic and it takes an effort to figure out what this machine wants from you, maybe I'll get better at it with time.
 This is a fantastic machine. Trust me. December 19, 2007
T. N. (Seattle, WA United States)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Seems expensive, but please add up your Starbucks expenditures for the past year and then buy this with no hesitation!
Many espresso purists turn their noses up at superauto machines, but as someone who has owned a high-end non-auto machine, this Saeco will reliably produce a high-quality espresso shot with virtually no effort! With my manual machines the shots would vary in quality, and while at times I could produce a better shot on my own, it would require a lot of effort. This superauto produces espresso that is 100% reliably better than most but not all of the shots I could produce manually, and it does so with almost no effort on my part (add water, beans, empty dreg drawer, that's about it).
Oh, and definitely get the [optional] Milk Island, which produces a phenomenal microfoam, to the point that you can do some basic latte art with it; again not better than some I could produce manually, but consistently better than most I produce manually, and with no work at all!
This machine looks great, heats up INSTANTANEOUSLY (that's right, no waiting at all for a boiler to heat up), is fairly quiet (thanks to ceramic grinder), and produces espresso that is superior to anything you could ever get a Starbucks.
I also looked at just about every other superauto in the $500 to $1,500 price range, and in fact tried a number of them out in person. This particular unit was my favorite by a wide margin!
BUY THIS AND THE OPTIONAL MILK ISLAND AND NEVER GO TO STARBUCKS AGAIN! I'm serious.
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