Jura E6 Espresso Machine Overview: Quick, Barista High quality Espresso

Worth When Reviewed

$1,599

Greatest Costs At present: Jura E6

$1,599.00

$1599.99

It’s tempting to say that the Jura E6 is a espresso merchandising machine for a kitchen, however such an announcement would betray the sheer high quality of the espresso it dispenses.

Sure, the Jura E6 will make you six various kinds of espresso direct from the bean on the push of a button. Providing espressos to cappuccinos, with americanos, lungos, macchiatos, and plain coffees alongside the way in which, there’s additionally a sizzling water choice for teas, and a milk foam choice for warm candies. 

However is it a fuss to arrange and clear? We give it a check run to search out out.

Design and construct

• 2.8” color show
• 1.9 litre water tank
• 280g espresso bean holding capability

The very first thing you discover concerning the Jura E6 is that it’s a sizeable machine. Standing at 36cm, with a depth of 45cm and a width of 29cm, it takes up a very good patch of your countertop, so galley kitchen homeowners ought to double-check they’ve the area.

That stated, Jura has cleverly employed curves for the design frontage, so the impact is softer than a pointy rectangular black field. We examined the silver mannequin and located that the lighter color considerably mitigated its influence.

Alex Greenwood / Foundry

The primary physique of this 9.1kg machine is black, with entry to the 280g espresso bean hopper on the high and the water tank to the left facet with a flip-up lid. The water tank takes 1.9 litres, sufficient for about 63 espresso photographs, however the darkish tint of the tank facet makes it arduous to evaluate the place the water stage is when the machine is in situ.

The espresso spout, boasting the Jura emblem on a badge, is adjustable up and down by 5cm, becoming espresso shot glasses and 250ml mugs, though not a conventional latte cup. The chrome type drip tray pulls out to disclose the used espresso grinds container, holding as much as 16 servings, and also you get a wholesome 1.2 metre energy cable, which provides you flexibility over potential energy factors.

Alex Greenwood / Foundry

However it’s the show that’s most stunning – as a result of it options pictures. When you’ve arrange the machine, the E6 management panel will illuminate with photos of espresso cups that includes the varied drinks you’ll be able to select by urgent the six facet buttons, although a milk-based drink requires additionally turning the knob on the facet, as do the rinse and clear processes. 

Jura states that the machine makes use of 58.4kWh per yr (and is vitality class A), however we suppose this will depend on how typically you utilize it.   

How you can put together the machine

• Not plug and play
• Guide could be complicated
• Water hardness check requirement

At first look, the directions for getting ready the E6 to be used look intimidating. You must discover an acceptable place for the machine, fill the bean feeder, plug within the machine, set your language, check your water hardness (strips are equipped) and inform the machine, match the filter cartridge extension, rinse and fill the water tank, run the filter rinse course of, empty the drip tray after which run the machine rinse course of.  

The handbook’s use of bullet factors, moderately than 1-2-3 steps, makes this tougher to comply with than it must be, because the management panel prompts you for the following step.

If you wish to then join milk, once more, the method appears extra daunting than it really is. It’s a must to use an acceptable milk container with a Jura connector pipe. We used a Jura glass milk container (retailing for $50/ £37.74), which you buy individually, with the metallic consumption pipe that matches into the lid. It’s a way more engaging choice that the plastic tanks that include some bean-to-cup machines.

You’ll additionally want the proper Jura milk system cleansing merchandise to wash the mechanism every day after use.

After getting these, nevertheless, it’s merely a query of becoming the 2 pipes to the glass container, rinsing the mechanism, and filling the container with milk.   

Making espresso within the Jura E6

• Clever preheating and auto rinse
• 15 bar high-performance pump
• 10 ranges of programmable and adjustment energy

After you’ve set the machine up, you merely swap the machine on, it preheats in a short time and runs via an auto rinse, then you definitely put your cup underneath the spout and press the button for the espresso you need.

Alex Greenwood / Foundry

The E6 offers you already programmed choices for espresso, plain espresso, cappuccino, macchiato, caffe barista, lungo barista, sizzling water and milk foam. For a milk drink, it should immediate you to show the dial to start out and cease the milk foam, nevertheless it dispenses every part else robotically.

For those who want to alter these presets, you’ll be able to. Skilled mode, discovered within the settings menu, will assist you to change the espresso, sizzling water and milk allotting instances, and provide the choice of three ranges of brewing and sizzling water temperature.  

You may also alter the grind settings to swimsuit the roast of your espresso via turning the dial by the facet of the bean feeder whereas the grinder is in operation. Jura claims its inbuilt grinder achieves an aroma launch that’s 12% higher than standard grinders, and our style check recommended a notable distinction.

And, if you end up out of espresso beans, you need to use floor espresso with the filter funnel subsequent to the bean feeder. The method requires extra steps although. You possibly can’t add greater than two measuring spoons of floor espresso, and you must undergo the settings menu to search out the bottom espresso button (it should immediate you when so as to add the espresso to the funnel).

So what’s the espresso like?

We began with a bean-to-cup espresso. The consequence was a quick-dispense mini-Guinness espresso with wonderful aroma and a very good crema. The style was dynamite within the mouth: an actual shot of adrenaline – a lot so, we didn’t know whether or not we may address one other.

The cappuccino was a revelation. The machine dispenses twelve seconds of milk foam first (it should immediate you to show the knob on and off) after which provides the 60ml espresso shot, leading to a clean, luscious cappuccino that was gentle and ethereal.

Alex Greenwood / Foundry

Certainly, an actual standout of the Jura E6 is the milk foam. We examined it for a kid’s lengthy drink and the consequence was like a heat cloud in a cup: a consequence we’ve by no means been in a position to obtain utilizing a traditional steam wand.

The E6 will inform you on display, both via messages or icon lights, whether or not you must refill the water tank, empty the espresso grounds or the drip tray, refill the bean container, or whether or not you must change the filter, clear or descale the machine, or rinse or clear the milk system.  

Sensible options

• Wants Jura Wifi Join accent
• Requires J.O.E app
• QR code equipped

If you are going to buy the non-compulsory Jura WiFi Join ($60 from Jura US/ £45 from Jura UK), which plugs into the espresso machine, you’ll be able to management the E6 remotely over Wi-Fi by way of Jura’s smartphone or pill app, J.O.E. This allows you to put together speciality coffees, set and retailer private preferences and ship espresso orders on to the machine out of your sensible cellphone. The E6 handbook provides a QR code to obtain the J.O.E app.         

Worth and availability

The E6 is pricey, positive – however by way of bean-to-cup machines, it’s on the decrease finish of the value vary. If you would like a top quality bean-to-cup machine, that is good worth, significantly if you happen to’re within the UK.

It’s accessible worldwide. Within the US, it’s priced at round $1,599 and it’s accessible from plenty of retailers, together with Amazon and Best Buy. There’s a equally wide selection of stockists within the UK, together with John Lewis and Currys, the place it’s accessible for round £865.

The E6 can be on the decrease finish of the Jura’s personal bean-to-cup machine vary, which you’ll browse on its US website or in its UK online shop. On the high finish is the Giga 6, which boasts two grinders, two heating methods and two pumps that may ship caffe lattes, flat whites and cortados – for roughly 4 instances the value of the E6.

For one thing a bit cheaper than the E6, you’ll be trying on the ENA4, a compact one-cup, bean to cup machine that is available in Full Metropolitan Black and Full Nordic White.  

Jura makes numerous equipment too: from cool management containers to cup heaters and branded espresso glasses and cocoa dusters. The upkeep merchandise are about a mean value: for $25/ £14.50 for the milk system cleaner mini tabs to $20/ £15.50 for the 2-phase descaling tablets.

It additionally does a spread of espresso, together with a decaffeinated and, curiously, a single origin arabica from India that it claims has been moistened and dried by monsoon rain and wind.

Verdict

The E6 is a terrific machine that takes all of the stress out of constructing a speciality espresso. Okay, it’s an costly equipment for the house, nevertheless it’s properly priced for a very good bean-to-cup machine and can make an enormous distinction if you happen to’re a family of significant espresso lovers.

Keep in mind that if you’d like sensible options, you’ll must buy a separate add-on. And don’t neglect that, even in espresso heaven, somebody will nonetheless want to wash out the milk system each day.

To browse the highest espresso makers we’ve examined, take a look at our best coffee machines round-up, which options the professionals and cons of every machine we’ve examined and hyperlinks to full opinions.