FrancisFrancis! X1 ESE Pod Machine review
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- Milk frother
- Ground coffee
If you are a fan of making coffee with ESE pods, then the Francis Francis X1 Trio is a rare find. It is one of the few coffee machines that's designed exclusively with ESE pods in mind. Could it be a handy alternative to a capsule coffee machine? Check out our review of this ESE coffee machine from Francis Francis to see how it fared in our tests.
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- What is it?
- What's it great at?
- Is there anything I should watch out for?
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- Should I buy it?
First reviewed by Which?
February 2018
Released
March 2011
Technical specifications
Features
General
- ColourCream
- Height33cm
- Width26cm
- Depth31cm
- Weight8.35kg
- 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.
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- 88%Highest score
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