KitchenAid - Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine - Matte Black
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Description
Features
Consistent Temperature Control
Getting the right temperature is key to making a great-tasting espresso. Dual, Smart Temperature Sensors ensure you have consistent temperature, so you can confidently make the perfect espresso at home, every time.
Personalized Specialty Espresso Drinks At Home
Craft specialty espresso drinks at home, just the way you like them with the versatile steam wand. Create rich foam and warm milk for cappuccinos, lattes, or macchiatos in your own kitchen café with the machine that helps you do it all..
Fits Nicely on Your Countertop
Slim, compact design fits nicely on your countertop and with your home decor.
Stable Tamping for Quality Flavor
Achieve quality espresso at home starting with compact, level grounds. This commercial-grade portafilter is designed to sit flat on the counter, so it’s easy to evenly compress your grounds and achieve rich tasting espresso.
Espresso For One... or Two
Simultaneously prepare one or two shots of espresso with the 2-spout portafilter.
Pull Tasty Shots Like a Pro
Using the 58mm commercial-grade portafilter, you can create a rich, full-flavored espresso shot with our powerful 15-Bar pump that provides optimal water pressure as you're brewing.
Model KES6403 includes
(1) Espresso Machine, (1) Portafilter, (1) Coffee Scoop, (1) Tamper, (1) Steam Wand, (1) Milk Pitcher, (1) Water Tank, (4) Filter Baskets, (1) Drip Tray, (1) Cleaning Brush
Key Specs
- Automation LevelSemi-automatic
- Integrated GrinderNo
- Bars of Pressure15
General
- Product NameSemi-Automatic Espresso Machine
- BrandKitchenAid
- Model NumberKES6403BM
- ColorMatte Black
- Color CategoryBlack
Dimension
- Product Height11.26 inches
- Product Width13.15 inches
- Product Depth6.38 inches
- Product Weight11.57 pounds
Material
- Chemical DisclosuresThis product contains one or more regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS. For more information about chemicals in this product, visit www.kitchenaid.com/regulatory. Este producto contiene uno o más sustancias de perfluoroalquilos y polifluoroalquilos o PFAS regulados. Para más información sobre dichas sustancias químicas en este producto visite www.kitchenaid.com/regulatory.
Functions
- Automation LevelSemi-automatic
Features
- Integrated GrinderNo
- Removable Water ReservoirYes
- Control TypeButton
- Steam NozzleYes
- Removable Drip TrayYes
Power
- Bars of Pressure15
- Auto Shut-OffYes
- Voltage120 volts
- Wattage1460 watts
Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts1 Year Warranty
- Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor1 Year Warranty
Other
- UPC883049526607
Customer reviews
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 98 reviews
(98 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Value4.6
Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars
- Quality4.8
Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use4.7
Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very good!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I am a coffee person, espresso, latte, black. This device let you make a great cup of coffee before I had a cheap machine that always made coffe taste like plastic. But this one is made of high quality materials and does not change the taste of coffee. I am very happy the only problem is that if you use steam it relase some water to the catch pan which you should throw away. But that is not a big problem.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
No depresso just espresso.
|Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This espresso maker is so nice. Great for making, Americanos, iced macchiato's or even hot tea with the hot water Despenser. Takes up much less space than most espresso makers and looks great.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Our kitchen aid espresso
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My wife loves everything about it and it matches our kitchen aid blender
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Great coffee maker
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Good coffee maker, easy to use and clean. I haven’t used other brands but love this so far
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Worth it
|Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I say worth it because i stepped up from a $50 bella machine. The only reason i give this 4 stars is because the 5 star worthy coffee cost extra with the automatic milk frother. This is what made the coffee experience top tier. I usually drink iced coffee and its from Starbucks half the time. Since buying this machine i have not gone ti Starhucks once and have been exclusivelydrinking hot coffee. Its great…. To say the least.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
COMPACT ESPRESSO MACHINE GOODNESS
|Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.KITCHENAID - SEMI-AUTOMATIC ESPRESSO MACHINE - MATTE BLACK MODEL:KES6403BM Best Buy Tech Insider Network COMPACT MOSTLY MANUAL ESPRESSO GOODNESS – FROTH IS TOO POWERFUL BUT OK OVERALL The KITCHENAID - SEMI-AUTOMATIC ESPRESSO MACHINE does a very good job, once you get it dialed into the optimal recipes for your coffee drink. The machine is packed with care and everything is carefully wrapped and packaged. It is pretty compact, but does a good job overall. The output temperature is very hot, which is good for such a compact unit. There is a lot to like and a couple of little picky points. I like the included variety of portafilter baskets, the included frothing pitcher, scope and good quality tamper. The instructions are clear, but sparse and don’t do much to teach you how to make a good cup of espresso. Overall, I was able to make a great cup of espresso and foam. Even if you are new to espresso making, the KITCHENAID - SEMI-AUTOMATIC ESPRESSO MACHINE should serve you well. SETUP Setup and operation is pretty straight forward. Simply rinse everything out, and start using. I would suggest you combine the KITCHENAID - SEMI-AUTOMATIC ESPRESSO MACHINE with a good quality burr grinder and a scale to help determine the optimal brew settings. Since the temperature and water amount is controlled by the machine, the only influence you have on the process is grind size, amount of grounds, and tamping pressure. SOME ADVICE FOR NEW BARISTAS This is where it can get frustrating if you are new to espresso. I generally find it takes about 2 hours to dial in the perfect brew each time I get a new espresso machine or change beans. Each bean roast is a little different. You can easily go through ½ pound of beans finding the right recipe. You really can’t take many shortcuts. There are tons of videos out there to guide you. What has worked for me over 3 machines, it to target 25 seconds of extraction time for a double shot. I keep a log of what variable I am changing like amount or grind size, and only change one thing at a time. I start a timer once the first drops start to emerge and stop the time when the last drops emerge from the portafilter. If the time is way under 25 seconds, you may need more or finer grinds. It the time is way over 25 seconds, then you might need less grounds or courser grinds. For the KITCHENAID - SEMI-AUTOMATIC ESPRESSO MACHINE and my espresso beans, I found 19 grams of beans, and the finest grind setting on my burr grinder (1) and a medium firm tamp produced the desired results. 18 grams was really bitter, and 17 grams were under extracted in about 15 seconds. USAGE There are some trade offs with the KITCHENAID - SEMI-AUTOMATIC ESPRESSO MACHINE and its moderately compact size. Nothing below is a show stopper, just some minor annoyances. Compared to my taller espresso machines, I found I was always crouching down to use the machine, like to attach the portafilter to the group head. (I’m only 5 foot 9 inches) Because the water reservoir is in the back, you can’t keep the machine under the counter, you have to be able to either lift out the reservoir (with the built in handle) or lift off the lid and pour in liquid. Because we use filtered water from the fridge, it is easier for us to pour water into the espresso machine, instead of moving the pitcher to the fridge. The reservoir lid is smooth and not easy to lift off (nothing to grip). The foaming wand is a little hard to manage again to due to the height, you can’t easily get just the tip of the want in your milk. You almost have to move the machine to the edge of the counter and work with the frothing mug off the counter. The steam setting was more powerful than we are used to, which resulted in a hard time controlling the process. Finally, there is a tall distance from the portafilter bottom to the top of a typical 2-3 oz espresso cup. We found that we needed to put something under our espresso cups to raise them closer to the output spigots to help avoid splashing. One last thing, it is very loud. CONTROLS The controls are simple, there really is not much to change. 1 or 2 cups. Coffee, Water, or Steam. That is about it. It is very easy to operate. RECOMMENDATION Overall, I can recommend the KITCHENAID - SEMI-AUTOMATIC ESPRESSO MACHINE for anyone just getting started with espresso, but willing to put in the work to learn how to make a good cup of espresso.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
For espresso making process lovers.
|Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Review of Kitchen Aid Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine KES6403, Black Mate color. The package contains espresso machine with comprehensive accessories needed to go through making process. These are: 1. milk pitcher, 2. coffee scoop, 3. tamper, 4. Single Wall for 1 shot, 5. Single Wall for 2 shots, 6. Double Wall for 1 shot, 7. Double Wall for 2 shots, The tamper is heavy giving feeling of professional version. The machine itself, it looks slim and simple to use as it has 4 buttons to control the modes, number of dose, clean cycle, and start/cancel button. At the rear side is placed the ON/OFF switch. The Drip tray is removable, same way is the stream wand. Its water tank also goes on the rear, which has a handle to remove to to refill or to carry. It comes with a simple to understand instruction to make espresso as well if needed. Now on the making of espresso, naturally after following the instruction to prepare and setup, it is straight forward process. First select the desire dose of espresso, then fill in the filter basket., then tap down. This would be same for any espresso making. Where is noticeably simple is selection of mode for espresso shots then start and watch its brewing and the smell of coffee that fill in the space. The result is quite deep and strong flavor, and on the top appears creamy foam. I used Lavazza pre-ground espresso cofffee as reference. Also, the water temperature and hardness can be set in low/medium/high. The making of foam milk is not much different based on few time did. Just it will take some get used to if not a experienced already. Now note on some short coming or I wished it would be better: 1. What I couldn’t tell or it is the way is, the top of the machine is cup warmer, but this not actually I could see working or seems to warm not much as I would expect. 2. The Drip Tray, some how or certain point it fill in the water just for having the machine on or when I had hot water via wand. Hence need to watch it frequently so that doesn’t overflow. 3.Among accessories could have included Knock Box. 4. This last one is a inconvenience for being non practical aspect. The Portafilter position gets on the way on using the wand to steam the milk as locked position is diagonal to the right side almost front of the wand. In overall, it is good to have for those who enjoy going through the process of espresso and have good espresso shot without having large size version.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice Simple Semi-Automatic Machine
|Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I've been using espresso machines for years, I got this unit for a guest quarters machine, a nice option vs the aging coffee maker I have in there now. One big issue was counter space, I needed very compact machine that was easy to use. This KitchenAid surely fit the bill, being one of the smallest machines that was still semi-automatic. In the attached images, I attempted show how the unit is packed and what's included. The unit is packed very securely. All of the attachments are packed on the top, the main machine on the bottom. It has a fairly large 48oz removable water reservoir, with a convenient handle. And it's marked so that full is about 2" from the top, this is important, to prevent spilling. Don't attempt to overfill. It has a on/off switch in the back, all other controls on the front. The first button controls what's to be dispensed, espresso (group head output), froth (wand output) and hot water (wand output), the second button controls the drink size, the third selects the cleaning cycle, and the fourth is the start stop button. Compared to other smaller machines the 48oz water tank, is generous, many are much smaller. But given my experience with espresso machines, I really wish the water tank had a filter. Hard water is tough on espresso machines, and filters help control scale/lime build up, I fear the machine will need to be cleaned frequently (-1 star). My other experience has to do with the coffee grind used, it must be finely ground (see image), a lot finer than you'd use for a drip coffee maker. You need to over fill the shot holder by 25-40% before tamping down the grounds on a flat surface, you need to tamp flat across the top leaving about 1/8" to 1/16" room at the top. For best results grind whole beans right before making espresso. Once the machine is filled with water, and the coffee is tamped down, you need to attach the portafilter to the machine, the entry slot is about 20 degrees to the left, any then twist the portafilter to the right about 40 degrees, where it will click to a stop. If your coffee is not tamped down flat it will be difficult to attach, if it is over filled it will be difficult to attach. Once it is attached select the drink size you will be making, and then hold down first button (with espresso selected) about 3s, and the lights over the first 2 buttons will begin to flash and the machine will start heating and pressurizing water internally. Then place a cup under the group output (the portafilter) and press the far right button, espresso and crema should be delivered to your cup in about 12/20s depending if you making a single or a double shot. If your making Cafe Americano (espresso+hot water) you can add hot water from the frother to your cup with the hot water selection. This machine has a neat programmable feature that allows you to program how long either a one short or two shot espresso delivers water, the 12/20s times can be independently reset (longer or shorter by the user, by holding in the start button for the duration you desire. This will effect the quantity of crema produced, but it's a really nice option not found on other machines (that know what is best - ha). So you could program the 2 shot size to dispense for 60s, which would be very similar to making a Cafe Americano all at once automatically.... Very common for US coffee drinkers, that prefer the richness of espresso, but not the thickness/strength. Over all I'm very impressed, I tried the milk frother, and was not impressed, it made more of a mess than truly frothed milk. But I don't use this feature often. As a simple espresso machine it does the job. As with any new espresso you have to experiment with the amount of coffee used to get the cup you're looking for. I suggest weighting what you use/grind when starting it is to best determine how much you've used (by weight). This machine has a slightly larger portafilter than the machine I use in my kitchen, so I also used a bit of trial and error before I found the right amount (but it was fun experimenting with my "taster" wife).
I would recommend this to a friend
Q: QuestionDoes this unit have auto shut-off? When I filter by that, it's coming up in the listed results but I can't confirm from any of the info/specs that it does have that feature.
Asked by Anonymous.
- A:Answer yes, when i forget to turn off the power button in the back, it automatically turns off after a certain time frame.
Answered by martar
Q: QuestionIs it normal for this machine to make a rhythmic knocking noise while steaming?
Asked by Jacki.
- A:Answer Yes that is totally normal. Its the pressure building to create high quality steam.
Answered by Anonymous