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Are you looking
for quality, design and
efficiency? Maybe you
just want to enjoy your
drink and not be bothered
by all the technical
details of how to make
good espresso. You want
it, fast and easy! Well,
a super automatic model
could be your solution,
but read below to make
sure you don’t
put money on the wrong
horse.
Don’t be ashamed
to serve or drink bad
espressos: you are not
alone in this situation.
I was once in the same
boat as you are, worst of
all I was drinking
instant coffee, then
filtered coffee, and
French press coffee
until, finally, I found
espresso… 10 years later!
Well today, let’s say the
situation has changed and
thank god human taste can
be developed!
Is the Seaco
Talea Giro for
everyone?
Are you a handy
type of person who likes
to be involved in all the
procedures? Such
as:
- Grinding
your
coffee
- Putting the
right amount of
coffee in the
basket
- Tamping with
the right
pressure
- Stopping the
pump at the right
time
- Disposing of
used coffee grounds
in the
garbage
If you answered
yes, this type of machine
is
NOT for
you. An automatic model
will more likely satisfy
you needs. Go see our
automatic page for more
information.
On the other
hand, if you are the type
of person who loves
luxury and can’t be
bothered with manual
tasks,
YES!
Those prestigious
machines are for
you. No mess on
the countertop
guaranteed!
Other
benefits this machine offers
you are:
- One-Touch
Technology:
The Talea Giro will
automatically grind
the right amount of
coffee, tamp, brew
and dispense the used
grounds into an
internal dreg drawer,
all at the touch of
an
icon.
- Saeco
Easy Clean
System:
The heart of the
Talea Giro is the
patented removable
brew group. This
device allows the
machine to tamp, brew
and dispense the
coffee in one cycle.
The brew group can be
removed at the push
of a button, for
convenient rinsing
and chemical-free
cleaning. This brew
group is exclusive
proprietary Saeco
technology and one of
the unique advantages
that has made Saeco
the world leader in
super automatic
espresso
machines.
- Super
Simple
Interface:
The Giro Interface is
a new innovation
available for the
Talea Giro. Thanks to
its coffee control
dial and large
buttons, you can
prepare coffee and
your favorite drinks
with minimal effort,
in just a few
minutes. Alert lights
to the left of the
dial give clear,
instant details for
each
function.
- Milk
Island:
This unique and
ingenious invention
by Saeco is
exclusively designed
for the new Talea
line of fully
automatic machines.
The Milk Island sits
conveniently next to
the machine, and
draws steam from the
machine into the
Cappuccinatore. Easy
to operate and
maintain, the Milk
Island can be cleaned
with soap and water,
or in the
dishwasher.
- Customizable
Strength and
extraction:
An absolutely
revolutionary
innovation. Saeco
Brewing System (SBS)
allows you to make an
infinite variety of
coffee drinks from
just one machine at
the twist of a dial.
Choose from the
strongest ristretto
shot with a thick
crema to a milder
coffee with less
crema. The SBS dial
adjusts the amount of
pressure in the
brewing chamber, so
you can control the
strength and
extraction for each
cup
brewed.
- Rapid
Steam®:
Rapid Steam®
technology reduces
the normal waiting
time between brewing
coffee and steam
output to just a few
seconds. The Talea
Giro has a separate
heat exchange for
steam, which allows
it to provide fast
and continuous steam
pressure for frothing
milk within
seconds.
- Pannarello
Wand:
The Talea Giro has a
Pannarello steam /
hot water wand to
froth milk for
cappuccinos and
lattes, and to
dispense hot water
for Americanos, tea,
hot chocolate and
other
drinks.
- Ceramic
Disc
Grinder:
The ceramic grinder
is Saeco’s most
recent innovation,
available in the
Talea line of coffee
machines. The ceramic
grinder provides an
even grind, allowing
perfect dosing and
blending, giving you
more control over the
density and body of
your coffee. Because
ceramic is inert it
will not absorb the
flavor of the coffee
overtime, it is much
more durable, and
grinds considerably
quieter.
- Adjustable
Brew
Settings The
Talea Giro is
designed with a large
dial to change the
amount of coffee
brewed each time.
With each drink, you
can adjust the
quantity of espresso
dispensed, as well as
the amount of ground
coffee
used.
- Saeco
Aroma
System:
Taste the full aroma
of coffee beans in
every cup. To
optimize the coffee
drinking experience,
a special programmed
step injects a small
amount of hot water
into the freshly
ground coffee to
start a pre-brewing
process. This is done
just before the
actual brew cycle
commences in order to
extract the best
aromas and flavors
from the
grounds.
- Saeco
OptiDose:
The OptiDose system
allows the user to
adjust the amount of
coffee that is ground
for each individual
cup. It adjusts from
7 to 10.5 grams of
ground beans per
brewing cycle, which
affects the strength
of the extracted
espresso.
- Touch
Lift
Technology:
The manual adjustable
drip tray can be
easily raised or
lowered allowing
different cup sizes.
Espresso cups or
glasses can easily be
accommodated. It is
also removable for
easy cleaning. No
matter what mood
you’re in, we can fit
the mug that goes
with
it.
- Cup
Warming
Surface:
Stack several
porcelain or ceramic
cups on this large
and convenient
heating surface. The
cup warming surface
keeps your cups and
espresso at an
optimal temperature
while enhancing the
full flavors and
aromas extracted from
the
bean.
- Aqua
Prima Water
Filter:
With the Aqua Prima
filter the number of
flavor-altering
substances found in
your water is greatly
reduced. Impurities
are filtered out of
your water, leaving
you to enjoy the
improved flavor and
full aroma of your
coffee.
- Internal
Dreg
drawer:
The internal dreg
drawer is where the
Talea Giro deposits
the coffee after the
brewing process. Once
full, the alert light
will show that it
needs to be emptied.
Remove the dreg
drawer, empty
contents, rinse and
replace the container
into the machine.
Once these steps are
completed the machine
is ready to brew
again.
- Removable
Drip
Tray: A
single tray can be
removed from the
front of the machine
containing the cup
tray and drip pan.
Made of durable ABS
plastic, it cleans
easily in soap and
water.
- Sliding
Wheel
Base:
Small wheels have
been placed on the
base of the machine
to simplify general
maintenance and
cleaning. The entire
machine will rotate
with a light push for
easy accessibility of
all the
components.
Ok Luc! But
aren’t those machines quite
expensive…?
You know,
quality, design and
efficiency are never
cheap. Don’t forget
that the Seaco Taleo Giro
really is a time saver in your
learning curve to brewing
amazing espresso.
The reason is
that it can take months for you
to develop your skills and
become good at making espresso
when you use a semi-automatic
model.
But
with a super model you
don’t have to learn all those
skills, you get
instant gratification: just
push the button, sit back and
relax.
You
don’t have to understand how
they work to use them, really…
You cannot
fail!
You can brew
a professional cup of coffee
without having years of
experience. These models are
jam-packed with different
presets you dreamed
of:
Imagine
choosing from a single, double,
cappuccino, latte, etc. You
just have to select what you
want to drink and each time you
will achieve guaranteed
success.
Look
at what users have to
say:
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This
is a fantastic
machine. Trust
me.
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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T. N. "Seattle
M.D." |
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Thought
you couldn't
have a
delicious cup
of coffee with
no effort?
Think
again!
We got this
coffee maker
for my husband,
who likes to
drink a lot of
coffee and
expend
practically no
effort to
prepare it /
clean up
afterwards. He
already knew
drip machines
were not for
him - clean up
after every
use... So he
had switched to
a French press
and got to like
the bold flavor
but that ended
up being too
much work
still. After
that he was
only drinking
"Turkish
coffee" (i.e.
dump the
grounds in a
cup and pour
water over
them) - that
was about the
right amount of
effort but just
didn't taste
that great.
Especially
compared to his
favorite
"Americanos" at
the
neighborhood
coffee
shop.
SOO, when I
saw this
machine I knew
we had to get
it. We found it
almost 50% off
at an unnamed
dept. store -
so I have
absolutely no
reason to
justify an
expensive
purchase by
writing a
positive review
:).
I would not
say it's
cheaply made at
all. The parts
where it
matters most
use
high-quality
materials. I
don't care if
my water tank
is plastic - it
seems to be
crack resistant
all right.
The
maintenance
could not be
easier - it
cleans itself
by running a
bit of water
through the
system before
every use (so
the coffee
never tastes
stale) and all
you have to do
is empty out
the grounds
drawer and
rinse the "brew
group" about
every week.
Very easy.
My husband
can make his
americanos just
by a touch of a
button - the
dispensing of
extra water
could not be
easier. The
switch to
steam, just as
easy. He loves
the coffee and
so did our
guests - all
major coffee
fans.
And here's
my favorite
part. I didn't
even drink
coffee before
we got this
thing but now I
will actually
make a super
light latte now
and then. What
won me over?
The
high-pressured,
super-effective
milk frothing
system and the
option to
reduce the
amount and
strength of the
coffee you
brew. I can't
think of a
better
investment and
I'm glad I
listened to my
coffee-fanatic
sister about
going for the
proven Saeco
brand.
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Spinka (Austin,
TX) |
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Excellent
Espresso
Machine!
Great product!
Perfect
espresso at a
press of a
button!
Cleaning is
very easy.
Definitely
worth the
money.
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Amazon
User |
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100%
Satisfaction
and
365-Day
guarantee
on
the
Saeco
Talea
Touch,
nothing
less
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you
will
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on
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order
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They
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receive
your
Saeco
Talea
Touch
in
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notch
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machine.
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Happy
Drinking!
Luc and
Andreanne The Coffee
Couple
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