FrancisFrancis! X1 almond review
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- Milk frother
- Ground coffee
The Francis Francis X1 almond coffee machine is only compatible with ground coffee; it promises to deliver a really quick espresso, as well as creamy cappuccinos. We put this coffee machine to the taste test, too, checking how well it performs for quality as well as speed.
- Pros and cons
- Crema fades too quickly
- Really quick cups of coffee
- Wheel-controlled frothing wand
Technical specifications
General
- ColourCream
- Height32 cm
- Width29 cm
- Depth28 cm
- Weight8.4kg
- Length of power cord (cm)- cm
- Review detailsWe are continually making improvements to our tests. We last changed our test program in August 2018 which means that, if you’re looking at results for coffee machines tested before and after this date, they will not be directly comparable.
Test results
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