Coffee Machines

AEG A Modo Mio Favola Lavazza Espresso Coffee Machine, 0.9 Litre, 1300 Watt, Chocolate Brown/ Ice White

3.7(14)

£89.90In stock

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31122 in Kitchen & Housewares
  
• Colour: Chocolate Brown/Ice White
• Brand: AEG
• Model: LM5100
• Released on: 2011-12-01

Product Description

A Modo Mio and AEG represent the marriage of Italian taste and German engineering. Based on Lavazza’s unique capsule system, the machine delivers perfect functionality and the sensational taste of fresh Italian coffee.

A Modo Mio Favola ensures the premium taste of real Italian espresso with perfect crema at the touch of a button and Lavazza’s capsule technology provides a convenient and fast alternative to ground coffee. From espresso to cappuccinos, A Modo Mio Favola makes it easy to enjoy an authentic Italian coffee.

Ensuring every taste is catered to, A Modo Mio capsules comes in eight carefully selected coffee blends, from the mild Caffé Crema Lungo to the full flavoured and rich Intensamente.

The LM5100-U has a 0.9L removable water tank, which holds plenty of water and is easy to refill when empty. Your water is always at the optimal temperature thanks to thermoblock technology which heats only the required amount of water each time

You can use your tall Latte coffee cup or your small espresso cup with this machine thanks to the height adjustable outlet, and don’t worry if you forget to switch this machine off while enjoy your delicious drink - it has an automatic shut-off function after 30 minutes of inactivity.

An indicator shows when you need to empty the drip tray, and there is a used pods container that allows you to make up to 12 cups of coffee before it needs to be emptied.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Quick, easy to use, a doddle to clean and very very good espressos...
By Chris Hall
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RS5H6F941819F The 'AEG Favola Coffee Machine' is a small household espresso making coffee machine that allows the user to make a wide range of espressos in a matter of minutes, if not seconds, with very little fuss or hassle.The coffee machine takes the small Lavazza pods which can be purchased in most UK supermarkets and/or via the internet, which you simply pop into the coffee machine and then let it work its magic.Using the coffee machine is simplicity itself. It really is a case of filling the small plastic water tank at the rear of the machine with cold water (which is removable for ease of filling), inserting a Lavazza pod, switching it on and then letting it do its thing. You can even warm and froth up your milk using the steam/hot water pipe located at the side of the machine.Everything about the espresso maker is designed to make it simple to use, with the nozzles and other parts all moveable and adjustable to take into account all different cup and mug sizes.Like with the 'Nescafé Dolce Gusto Melody 3', the 'AEG Favola Coffee Machine' needs the user to be present whilst it's pouring the coffee; requiring you to stop the hot water at the right time (often according to taste). It's something that you'll quickly get the hang of gauging depending on how strong you like your coffee.Once the coffee is poured, the machine is simply turned off and the steam nozzle wiped down and that's it. The spent pod falls into an internal compartment which can store up to twelve used pods before it needs emptying (which is again an absolute doddle to do). The hard-plastic drip tray is also removable and easily cleaned, making the whole cleaning & day-to-day upkeep side of using the coffee machine as hassle free as making a coffee with it is.On the downside, the machine is noticeably louder than most household coffee machines, especially when using the steam/hot water pipe - which sounds like a coffee shop steamer crossed with a struggling locomotive. But for most this won't be any real hardship.Also, the machine does (quite strangely) fill up the drip-tray / internal compartments with unused water quite quickly, which needs to be emptied more often than after making twelve espressos. However, once again this really isn't much of an issue, and just means that you will need to pop out the drip tray compartment and empty it into the sink every now and again.Now then...on to the coffee itself. Well, I'm certainly no connoisseur of coffee, but I do appreciate a good espresso from time to time. And quite frankly, the machine delivers the goods. It comes with a very generous start pack of twenty-four Lavazza pods which allows you to sample the entire (at the time of writing) range of Lavazza Espressos on offer. And to be honest, they're fantastic. My wife and I have enjoyed each one of them now, and we can say with all honesty that these are some of the best 'home brewed' espressos we've had.And so, all in all, we're absolutely delighted with the performance of the espresso maker. It's far exceeded our expectations, producing some truly delicious espressos with absolute simplicity and in less than a minute for each. Indeed, we like the machine so much so that instead of being a 'weekend treat' we've now taken to using it pretty much on a daily basis.Highly recommended.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Pretty good coffee machine
By Christophsky
I actually bought this coffee machine from Groupon but obviously came here first to read the reviews. The reviews up to now didn't have as much detail as I'd like so here goes another with a bit of extra information.I bought the White/Purple machine for £75 from Groupon. Please note this is for the standard Favola, not the Favola Plus which has some extra features (measured/programmable shots).The machine looks good first off and is heavy enough to make you feel like it is a quality product. The instructions on its use are pretty short and simple and probably don't provide you with enough information, particularly for frothing milk. Basically you fill the tank up, turn it on, shove a pod in and press go. Then press the same button again to stop once you've got your required amount of espresso. Lift the pod handle again to allow the used pod to drop into the bin below. That's pretty much it for preparing the espresso.The pods themselves come in a wide variety of strengths and they are all great to be honest. You get one or two of the full range in the box to see what you like. I like strong coffee but some of the stronger ones are very strong. Compared to the Nespresso pods, I find these much better as even the strongest nespresso pod doesn't taste very strong to me. I am tending to stick to the Appassionatamente (red) and Delisiozamente (Yellow), my wife who likes a lighter coffee prefers the Caffe Crema Lungo Dolcemente (Orange/Brown). Having said that the Decaf pod (blue) is also very good. I get the pods from Tesco Direct, delivered to my nearest store free for £3.50 a box (16 pods), much better than nespresso's prices. I also have a few different flavoured Monin syrups for adding for speciality coffees (saves on Starbucks).So onto frothing for those that don't just drink espresso. You need to switch to the milk frothing option by pressing the steam button on the right hand side and wait for it to stop flashing and turn solid. Once this has happened I aim the wand into the drip tray and purge the water from the wand by giving it a quick blast. The knob on the side controls the steam....just turn it the whole way towards you. What the instructions or description don't tell you is that this machine has a pannarello wand, this type of wand is on most smaller and cheaper espresso machines nowadays. What you can't see very easily is that there is an air hole on the back of the wand that you need to keep just at the surface of the milk to get a good milk froth, you'll hear the slurpy noise when you get it right. This takes quite a bit of practice but once you've got the hang of it you'll be producing good milk for cappuccinos and lattes etc. Once you've got enough froth in the (stainless steel) jug you are using (you need to buy one) then plunge the air hole under the surface of the milk and continue to heat the milk without the slurping noise...if you can get a good roll (whirlpool effect) on the milk then great. Keep going until the jug is so hot you can barely touch it...until it hurts basically! A few taps to knock out the big bubbles and then some swirling to get the milk looking like wet paint and with practice you should get a good rich steamed milk. Always wipe down and purge the steam wand again after use. You can use about 1/2 a pint of milk for a big cup of coffee, use a pint jug for this.If you are making lattes and cappuccinos I do the espresso first and the milk second. You will need to use heated cups otherwise you'll have to down your drink immediately as it'll be cold quickly. I do 30-60 seconds in the microwave depending on the number of cups.Cleaning the machine. This is dead easy, run the coffee cycle with no pod to clean out the machine of any coffee debris. Blast the steam wand out for a while. Empty and wash out the bin and drip tray. You'll find you empty the drip tray quite a lot as it fills up quickly with what I assume is the machine self cleaning after use. Every so often you should run a decalcifying product through it to keep it tip top.So all in all this is a great machine once you get the hang of it....and do spend the time experimenting with the steam wand, it is worth it in the end if you practice and get it right. The are loads of videos on youtube about how to froth properly with a pannarello wand so take a bit of time investing in these otherwise you'll get fed up quickly with the machine as you're not doing it properly!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Competent mid-range machine.
By @GeekZilla9000
I had a wonderful Gaggia 'Bean-to-cup' machine which was my favourite gadget in the world until it died, I then had a Dolce Gusto pod machine which I have become accustomed to, I was interested to see how this compared to the two.The machine itself is of very good build quality, and it looks nice too which is important for something which will be always out and on display. It's simple to set up with a removable water tank on the back and lift up flap to then insert your coffee pod. Once your chosen pod is in place you just press the dispense button until the desired amount of water has been forced through the pod and into your cup and press the button again. This means you can simply press a button and walk off, but it's still a relatively quick process. The machine holds a dozen pods so you can have them readily available, and the drop tray shouldn't overflow as a light indicates when it needs emptying.The coffee itself isn't all that strong, however - this seems to be the case with most pod machines. The Dolce Gusto machine was a disappointment at first until I realised that they sell extra intense pods on their website. For this AEG machine I tend to use 2 pods in a very large latte and it then has quite a bit of a kick. If I make a smaller latte or just have an espresso then the strength with 1 pod is fine, but only if I use the stronger pods (Intensamente A Modo Mio). The variety of pods for this machine is pretty meagre - the website currently lists only 9 different types of capsule, but as with all machines which restrict you to certain pods - alternative 'compatible' pods are available online. This does have a milk frother (woohoo!) which is something I missed on the Dolce Gusto machine, it works well too, I tend to heat/froth the milk while it's in the cup and then serve the espresso directly into it, less washing up that way and it just makes things easier!In a nutshell: The only machine I've used to get a perfect cup of coffee is a bean-to-cup one as it offer the most choice, this machine however can still deliver a good coffee if you work within its limitations. Basically, espressos are good but if you want a long coffee - use two pods.