Jura E6 Coffee Machine Review: Fast, Barista Quality Espresso

Worth When Reviewed

$1,599

Finest Costs At present: Jura E6

$1,599.00

$1599.99

It’s tempting to say that the Jura E6 is a espresso merchandising machine for a kitchen, however such an announcement would betray the sheer high quality of the espresso it dispenses.

Sure, the Jura E6 will make you six several types of espresso direct from the bean on the push of a button. Providing espressos to cappuccinos, with americanos, lungos, macchiatos, and plain coffees alongside the best way, there’s additionally a sizzling water choice for teas, and a milk foam choice for warm sweets. 

However is it a fuss to arrange and clear? We give it a take a look at run to seek out out.

Design and construct

• 2.8” color show
• 1.9 litre water tank
• 280g espresso bean holding capability

The very first thing you discover concerning the Jura E6 is that it’s a sizeable machine. Standing at 36cm, with a depth of 45cm and a width of 29cm, it takes up an excellent patch of your countertop, so galley kitchen homeowners ought to double-check they’ve the house.

That stated, Jura has cleverly employed curves for the design frontage, so the impact is softer than a pointy rectangular black field. We examined the silver mannequin and located that the lighter color considerably mitigated its influence.

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The principle physique of this 9.1kg machine is black, with entry to the 280g espresso bean hopper on the high and the water tank to the left aspect with a flip-up lid. The water tank takes 1.9 litres, sufficient for about 63 espresso photographs, however the darkish tint of the tank aspect makes it arduous to evaluate the place the water degree is when the machine is in situ.

The espresso spout, boasting the Jura brand on a badge, is adjustable up and down by 5cm, becoming espresso shot glasses and 250ml mugs, though not a conventional latte cup. The chrome model drip tray pulls out to disclose the used espresso grinds container, holding as much as 16 servings, and also you get a wholesome 1.2 metre energy cable, which provides you flexibility over potential energy factors.

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However it’s the show that’s most shocking – as a result of it options photos. When you’ve arrange the machine, the E6 management panel will illuminate with photos of espresso cups that includes the assorted drinks you possibly can select by urgent the six aspect buttons, although a milk-based drink requires additionally turning the knob on the aspect, as do the rinse and clear processes. 

Jura states that the machine makes use of 58.4kWh per 12 months (and is vitality class A), however we suppose this depends upon how usually you utilize it.   

How one can put together the machine

• Not plug and play
• Handbook might be complicated
• Water hardness take a look at requirement

At first look, the directions for getting ready the E6 to be used look intimidating. You’ll want to discover an applicable place for the machine, fill the bean feeder, plug within the machine, set your language, take a look at your water hardness (strips are provided) and inform the machine, match the filter cartridge extension, rinse and fill the water tank, run the filter rinse course of, empty the drip tray after which run the machine rinse course of.  

The handbook’s use of bullet factors, fairly than 1-2-3 steps, makes this more durable to comply with than it must be, because the management panel prompts you for the subsequent step.

If you wish to then join milk, once more, the method appears extra daunting than it really is. It’s a must to use an applicable milk container with a Jura connector pipe. We used a Jura glass milk container (retailing for $50/ £37.74), which you buy individually, with the metallic consumption pipe that matches into the lid. It’s a way more enticing choice that the plastic tanks that include some bean-to-cup machines.

You’ll additionally want the proper Jura milk system cleansing merchandise to scrub the mechanism every day after use.

After you have these, nevertheless, it’s merely a query of becoming the 2 pipes to the glass container, rinsing the mechanism, and filling the container with milk.   

Making espresso within the Jura E6

• Clever preheating and auto rinse
• 15 bar high-performance pump
• 10 ranges of programmable and adjustment power

After you could have set the machine up, you merely swap the machine on, it preheats in a short time and runs by an auto rinse, then you definately put your cup below the spout and press the button for the espresso you need.

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The E6 offers you already programmed choices for espresso, plain espresso, cappuccino, macchiato, caffe barista, lungo barista, sizzling water and milk foam. For a milk drink, it would immediate you to show the dial to start out and cease the milk foam, nevertheless it dispenses all the pieces else routinely.

Should you want to alter these presets, you possibly can. Professional mode, discovered within the settings menu, will mean you can change the espresso, sizzling water and milk dishing out instances, and provide the choice of three ranges of brewing and sizzling water temperature.  

You may as well modify the grind settings to swimsuit the roast of your espresso by turning the dial by the aspect of the bean feeder whereas the grinder is in operation. Jura claims its inbuilt grinder achieves an aroma launch that’s 12% higher than standard grinders, and our style take a look at recommended a notable distinction.

And, if you end up out of espresso beans, you should use floor espresso with the filter funnel subsequent to the bean feeder. The method requires extra steps although. You possibly can’t add greater than two measuring spoons of floor espresso, and it’s essential to undergo the settings menu to seek out the bottom espresso button (it would immediate you when so as to add the espresso to the funnel).

So what’s the espresso like?

We began with a bean-to-cup espresso. The outcome was a quick-dispense mini-Guinness espresso with glorious aroma and an excellent crema. The style was dynamite within the mouth: an actual shot of adrenaline – a lot so, we didn’t know whether or not we may address one other.

The cappuccino was a revelation. The machine dispenses twelve seconds of milk foam first (it would immediate you to show the knob on and off) after which provides the 60ml espresso shot, leading to a clean, luscious cappuccino that was gentle and ethereal.

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Certainly, an actual standout of the Jura E6 is the milk foam. We examined it for a kid’s lengthy drink and the outcome was like a heat cloud in a cup: a outcome we’ve by no means been capable of obtain utilizing a standard steam wand.

The E6 will inform you on display screen, both by messages or icon lights, whether or not it’s essential to refill the water tank, empty the espresso grounds or the drip tray, refill the bean container, or whether or not it’s essential to substitute the filter, clear or descale the machine, or rinse or clear the milk system.  

Good options

• Wants Jura Wifi Join accent
• Requires J.O.E app
• QR code provided

If you are going to buy the elective Jura WiFi Join ($60 from Jura US/ £45 from Jura UK), which plugs into the espresso machine, you possibly can management the E6 remotely over Wi-Fi through Jura’s smartphone or pill app, J.O.E. This lets you put together speciality coffees, set and retailer private preferences and ship espresso orders on to the machine out of your sensible cellphone. The E6 handbook provides a QR code to obtain the J.O.E app.         

Worth and availability

The E6 is dear, certain – however when it comes to bean-to-cup machines, it’s on the decrease finish of the value vary. If you’d like a top quality bean-to-cup machine, that is good worth, significantly should you’re within the UK.

It’s obtainable worldwide. Within the US, it’s priced at round $1,599 and it’s obtainable from plenty of retailers, together with Amazon and Finest Purchase. There’s a equally big selection of stockists within the UK, together with John Lewis and Currys, the place it’s obtainable for round £865.

The E6 can also be on the decrease finish of the Jura’s personal bean-to-cup machine vary, which you’ll be able to browse on its US web site or in its UK on-line store. On the high finish is the Giga 6, which boasts two grinders, two heating techniques and two pumps that may ship caffe lattes, flat whites and cortados – for roughly 4 instances the value of the E6.

For one thing slightly cheaper than the E6, you’ll be trying on the ENA4, a compact one-cup, bean to cup machine that is available in Full Metropolitan Black and Full Nordic White.  

Jura makes numerous equipment too: from cool management containers to cup heaters and branded espresso glasses and cocoa dusters. The upkeep merchandise are about a mean value: for $25/ £14.50 for the milk system cleaner mini tabs to $20/ £15.50 for the 2-phase descaling tablets.

It additionally does a variety of espresso, together with a decaffeinated and, curiously, a single origin arabica from India that it claims has been moistened and dried by monsoon rain and wind.

Verdict

The E6 is a terrific machine that takes all of the stress out of creating a speciality espresso. Okay, it’s an costly equipment for the house, nevertheless it’s effectively priced for an excellent bean-to-cup machine and can make an enormous distinction should you’re a family of significant espresso lovers.

Keep in mind that in order for you sensible options, you’ll must buy a separate add-on. And don’t neglect that, even in espresso heaven, somebody will nonetheless want to scrub out the milk system every day.

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