Part of Krups's "Expert" range, the Krups XP4050 is an excellent value semi-automatic pump driven espresso machine. It has all the features you would expect of a more expensive machine as well as extensive use of brushed stainless steel panels on areas subject to the greatest wear and tear (cup warmer, fascia, the panel behind the group head, and the cup platform). The cup warmer even has a rail around it to help ensure that cups are not accidentally knocked off and broken. The 15 bar pump generates plenty of pressure for extracting great espresso and the included auto-cappuccino device makes frothing milk for a cappuccino or latte simply a matter of pressing a button.
It is supplied with three crema enhancing filter baskets (for 1 cup of espresso, 2 cups, and for an ESE pod). The two filters that you are not using can be very conveniently stored in thoughtfully designed slots on the underside of the hinged cover over the water tank.
The operation of the XP4050 is controlled using a row of buttons on the control panel on the front of the espresso machine. The on/off button is in the middle, on the left of this are two buttons for making one or two cups of espresso respectively, and on the right are buttons for hot water and steam. The buttons for making espresso can be programmed to dispense exactly the amount of coffee you prefer.
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All our Krups products are supplied to us through the UK distributor - therefore they are not "Grey Imports". All our Krups products carry the full Krups UK warranty. If you buy Krups products that are not supplied through the UK distributor then you will have no UK warranty.