- Sales Rank: #15075 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Color: Gray
- Brand: Nespresso
- Model: C520-US-TI-NE
- Dimensions: 11.90" h x
12.60" w x
15.20" l,
15.00 pounds
Features
- Easy insertion and ejection of capsules, Holds 10 to 14 used capsules
- Fast preheating time: 25-seconds
- Automatic and adjustable coffee volume quantity dials
- Pivoting cup shelf accommodates tall recipe glasses, Automatic cup heater
- Aeroccino 4 stainless steel milk frothier, Ability to froth cold or hot milk
- Easy insertion and ejection of capsules, Holds 10 to 14 used capsules
- Fast preheating time: 25-seconds
- Automatic and adjustable coffee volume quantity dials
- Pivoting cup shelf accommodates tall recipe glasses, Automatic cup heater
- Aeroccino 4 stainless steel milk frothier, Ability to froth cold or hot milk
Gran Maestria, the ultimate in luxury and convenience with features such as a cup heater and Aeroccino4 milk frothier. Master the art of making coffee like a professional Barista. Thanks to the new Gran Maestria Nespresso machine, you can master the artistry of the Barista at home. Share delicious Nespresso moments by creating your own customized espressos, cappuccinos and latte's. Nespresso began more than 25 -years ago with a simple but revolutionary idea, to create the perfect cup of Espresso coffee with exquisite cream, tantalizing aroma and full bodied taste - just like skilled Baristas. As the worldwide pioneer, Nespresso redefined the way coffee lovers around the world enjoy their espresso coffee through a unique combination of premium quality Grand Cru coffees, stylish coffee machines and exceptional customer service. To obtain the perfect espresso, Nespresso Experts seek out only the finest Grands Crus green coffees, which promise to offer the most tantalizing aromas. The virtuoso 'alchemists' compose the blend from these diverse origins and decide upon a specific roasting and grinding profile. Each of the Nespresso Grands Crus has a distinctive character. You can, depending on the variety of different recipes, enjoy Nespresso with milk. When combined with creamy milk foam, you will experience a whole new variety of flavors.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By Great Legs!
I'm back from a recent trip to Italy where I drank cappuccinos nearly all day long. I have a Starbucks Barista, but it takes too long to make cappuccinos and clean up. The Nespresso machines make nice drinks that are quick and easy.I read a lot about the Maestria (and other Nespresso machines) being DOA. Well, mine was too. It made all the right noises, just didn't pump water. I figured the pump wasn't primed so I ran the descaling procedure a couple times and pumped a lot of water through the cup heater. Then I put it on the regular, espresso-making cycle and hit the luongo button several times. Each time the pump sounded a little different until finally the water made it out of the nozzle. So if your Maestria makes a pump sound but doesn't pump water, don't get upset, just be a little patient and do what I did.It takes only 30 seconds for the machine to come up to temperature (lights on front stop blinking) after the power is turned on. That's how long it takes me to get a cup ready. After that, you can make espressos one after another without delay. This machine would work well for entertaining a lot of people. The temperature of the espressos and cappiccinos it makes is good. If you want a really, really hot temperature you might be disappointed. Yesterday I want to a Nespresso outlet in Costa Mesa California. The espresso I had there was much hotter (too hot in my opinion). The people working said the machines are used constantly and are hotter than normal home use.The cup heater on the left side of the machine shoots a stream of hot water inside an inverted cup. The water drains into the drip tray. It has limited usefulness since it only works on very small cups. It's OK for espresso cups, but won't work with most cappuccino cups. The problem is that 3 switches on the Nespresso need to be pressed at the same time by the rim of the cup. But only the smallest diameter cups will press the switches. If the cup diameter is more than about 2.25 inches, it won't press all 3 switches. I've been warming my cups by filling them with a luongo shot of hot water. That way both the cup and the machine gets pre heated and primed. I wish they would have left off the cup warmer and made the footprint smaller.The Aeroccino 4 froths the milk really well. You fill the cup up to the "Max" mark (which is a little difficult to see in poor light) and press the "on" button. There are 4 settings, cold frothed milk, warm milk, warm milk with loose froth (perfect for lattes), and warm milk with dense froth (perfect for cappuccinos). There is a circular wire wisk inside the Aeroccino 4 that sticks to the bottom on a small post by a magnet. It's really easy to remove and install. The wisk is spun quickly with a magnet under the cup. The milk doesn't burn since the inside of the cup has a non-stick coating. It's really easy to clean too. It's dishwasher safe, but it's just as easy to wipe out with a sponge. Advantages the Aeroccino 4 has over a steam wand are: 1. you can make cold frothed mild for cold drinks, 2. it is much quieter. Advantages of the steam wand are: 1. you can make much more frothed milk if you are making many drinks at once (the Aeroccino 4 is only good for about 2 drinks per batch), 2. you can make frothed milk much hotter).The Aeroccino 4 is really quick and nearly silent too. It takes only about 90 seconds to make enough frothed milk for one or two lattes or cappuccinos. I found the temperature to be fine, but if you want really hot drinks you might be disappointed.I really wanted to get the Maestria (not Gran), but I found a new Gran Maestria in Titanium color (a medium gray color) from a liquidator for half price. It was probably a return or store model. The box was a bit thrashed, but all the parts were present and accounted for.I was surprised how small the unit looked on my kitchen counter. It's low enough to fit easily under my wall cabinets (which are 18.5 inches high) even with enough room to lift the capsule lever. He lever requires about 17.5 inches to open fully. The footprint is a bit big, so measure first if you're space limited. The footprint of the Maestria would be much smaller.The construction and build quality is extremely nice. Most of the machine is cast aluminum with a nice paint job. The rocker-type power switch on the back and the two dials on the front have a silky smooth feel and look great. The grates that the cup rests on are chrome plated steel, not plastic like most. The machine rests on 3 small, rubber feet. When the pump is on, there is some noise, but not overly loud or obnoxious and the machine does not vibrate or walk around on the counter.The two knobs on the front of the machine control the volume of each shot. The one on the left goes from 0.8oz - 2oz and the one of the right from 2.35oz - 5oz. I was skeptical how accurate these were, and I had read that the shot size wasn't consistent. So I tested the accuracy and consistency. After a lot of testingI found the shot sizes to be extremely consistent (within 1ml, or 0.03oz), and the volume was within 10% of the volumes stated on the Nespresso operator's manual for each setting.The water tank is large enough that you don't have to fill it often. I suspect the Maestria with the steam wand uses more water. The tank is easy to remove and install. The used capsule holder and drip tray are also nicely sized for daily use without the need for constant emptying.It looks like there is a cable routing feature to shorten the length of the power cable, but I can't figure out how it works. The cable is too thick to route around the tortuous path. So I coiled the cable up behind the machine and used cable ties.Overall a really nice machine. I hope that helps.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Joseph Giaquinto
I purchased the Gran Maestria on April 20th and the first one would not work... I received a loaner (the Pixie) after waiting a week and received another Gran Maestria in about 3 weeks... it worked but had several unaccepted scratches on it and I sent it back for another one. I was told that it was at the discretion of the company to send me a refurbished unit. I received another unscratched unit and had it for 3 days and the unit made a loud pop and smoke came out of it and now it does not work. I have purchased over a hundred dollars in coffee and will try this experiment one more time before asking for my money back... the service people were very nice and apologized for my inconvenience but I want a machine that works...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Davinci
Review of my new Nespresso Gran Maestria machineI have since many years a Romeo E350 Nespresso machine and a good friend of mine has the Delonghi Lattissima , so my comparison is therefore based in part on these two high-end models, but also on new models because I did a lot of shopping.Pros:- Gorgeous design, nice appliance on the kitchen counter- Heavy and robust, because the case is made entirely of aluminum. Unlike other models of the brand that are made mostly out of plastic .- Very quiet (more than the Romeo and the Lattisima )- It makes really great coffee! In fact all Nespresso machines have a 19 bar pump and all use the same extraction technology. The seller at the Nespresso boutique acknowledged that the $200 "U" machine makes the same great coffee as the $1000 Gran Maestria. It's the design , features and bells & whistles which differ .- The espresso and lungo new dials to adjust the amount of water on the fly are too great! I had for eight years a machine with programmable buttons. A guest would make himself a coffee and your personal settings would be gone. That time is over! I really appreciate the new dials!- The jaw is very easy to open and close (the longer the jaw, less effort is required , this is simple physics) .- It heats up pretty quickly.- The integrated cup warmer works perfectly. It is much more effective than the cup warmer on Latissima / Romeo / Cube models. Place your espresso cup, pressed it down and a hot water stream warms your cup for about 10 seconds. You can do a second round if desired. Unfortunately lungo and cappuccino cups Nespresso have a too large diameter to turn on the cup warmer (to large to activate the three safety switches). This cup warmer is also much more energy efficient compared to the cup warming plates that must remain ON at all times (because they take so much time to warm up ) .- The integrated Aeroccino 4 works. It is a lot more quieter than my Aeroccino Plus. The milk is hot and dense foam. Personally, I prefer a lot more the dense foam that provides the Aeroccino (Plus, 3 or 4) then the light foam produced by the Lattisima . With Aeroccino 4 Nespresso added a fourth mode (light foam), but personally I find that this new mode does absolutely nothing, the result being warm milk. Maybe I didn't test with the right milk (after years of using an Aeroccino Plus and several weeks of using the Aeroccino 4 I confirm that the kind of milk used is very important to the performance of the Aeroccino) . Do not use Earth'Own almond milk, because even freshly open it doesn't produce foam. Blue Diamond from Costco works well.A few cons:- The front LEDs are white, the LEDs inside the pod bin light up blue, the Aeroccino dial LED illuminates red... Too many different color, it looks like a Christmas tree.- Like many new models, the Gran Maestria doesn't have a standby mode, instead it shut itself OFF automatically. Therefore you cannot turn it back ON by using the front buttons. You have to use the hard switch in the back of the machine. Luckily, the automatic shut down delay time can be programmed by the user in the settings.- There is a cable routing space under the machine to shorten the length of the power cable. But the cable is too thick to route around the tortuous path, so it's completely useless.A few small problems encountered the first week of use:1) The first couple of times I used the Aeroccino 4 smoke came out! Smoke came out of the milk container and it smelled burning . But after the first two or three uses the problem did not returned. Break-in period of the nonstick surface maybe? Did I had Teflon fumes in my milk? Anyway I did not drink that milk .2 ) The machine damaged a few dozen capsules, crushed by the jaw. A few years ago Nespresso changed the way the jaw grips onto the capsule. Design failure? Or is it just a matter of habit on my part not being used with my new machine? Now I make special attention to very gently drop the capsule into the slot and since then only one capsule was smashed by the machine's jaw.3) The water tank was leaking. When installed on the machine there was no problem. It was when I was putting the water tank on my kitchen counter that the water was leaking. The leaking was coming from the bottom valve of the tank (metal spring + silicone o-ring). Since then Nespresso sent me a free replacement water tank that works fine.In conclusion I am now very satisfied with my Gran Maestria!Note: On Amazon.com there are many very unhappy Gran Maestria buyers complaining about their machine being DOA (dead on arrival). When they unpacked their new machine, it didn't work properly, the water was not flowing. After reading those reviews I asked a seller in a large retail chain store to test the machine in front of me. The pump was running but the water was not flowing, exactly like what those unhappy consumers had described in their negative reviews. I called Nespresso and they are well aware of this very common problem on Gran Maestria. So before you buy one, I suggest you ask the seller to test the new machine right in front of you.
Nespresso C520 Gran Maestria Espresso Maker, Titanium
In Stock! Order Now !15.20" l,
15.00 pounds
Features
- Easy insertion and ejection of capsules, Holds 10 to 14 used capsules
- Fast preheating time: 25-seconds
- Automatic and adjustable coffee volume quantity dials
- Pivoting cup shelf accommodates tall recipe glasses, Automatic cup heater
- Aeroccino 4 stainless steel milk frothier, Ability to froth cold or hot milk
- Easy insertion and ejection of capsules, Holds 10 to 14 used capsules
- Fast preheating time: 25-seconds
- Automatic and adjustable coffee volume quantity dials
- Pivoting cup shelf accommodates tall recipe glasses, Automatic cup heater
- Aeroccino 4 stainless steel milk frothier, Ability to froth cold or hot milk
Gran Maestria, the ultimate in luxury and convenience with features such as a cup heater and Aeroccino4 milk frothier. Master the art of making coffee like a professional Barista. Thanks to the new Gran Maestria Nespresso machine, you can master the artistry of the Barista at home. Share delicious Nespresso moments by creating your own customized espressos, cappuccinos and latte's. Nespresso began more than 25 -years ago with a simple but revolutionary idea, to create the perfect cup of Espresso coffee with exquisite cream, tantalizing aroma and full bodied taste - just like skilled Baristas. As the worldwide pioneer, Nespresso redefined the way coffee lovers around the world enjoy their espresso coffee through a unique combination of premium quality Grand Cru coffees, stylish coffee machines and exceptional customer service. To obtain the perfect espresso, Nespresso Experts seek out only the finest Grands Crus green coffees, which promise to offer the most tantalizing aromas. The virtuoso 'alchemists' compose the blend from these diverse origins and decide upon a specific roasting and grinding profile. Each of the Nespresso Grands Crus has a distinctive character. You can, depending on the variety of different recipes, enjoy Nespresso with milk. When combined with creamy milk foam, you will experience a whole new variety of flavors.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By Great Legs!
I'm back from a recent trip to Italy where I drank cappuccinos nearly all day long. I have a Starbucks Barista, but it takes too long to make cappuccinos and clean up. The Nespresso machines make nice drinks that are quick and easy.I read a lot about the Maestria (and other Nespresso machines) being DOA. Well, mine was too. It made all the right noises, just didn't pump water. I figured the pump wasn't primed so I ran the descaling procedure a couple times and pumped a lot of water through the cup heater. Then I put it on the regular, espresso-making cycle and hit the luongo button several times. Each time the pump sounded a little different until finally the water made it out of the nozzle. So if your Maestria makes a pump sound but doesn't pump water, don't get upset, just be a little patient and do what I did.It takes only 30 seconds for the machine to come up to temperature (lights on front stop blinking) after the power is turned on. That's how long it takes me to get a cup ready. After that, you can make espressos one after another without delay. This machine would work well for entertaining a lot of people. The temperature of the espressos and cappiccinos it makes is good. If you want a really, really hot temperature you might be disappointed. Yesterday I want to a Nespresso outlet in Costa Mesa California. The espresso I had there was much hotter (too hot in my opinion). The people working said the machines are used constantly and are hotter than normal home use.The cup heater on the left side of the machine shoots a stream of hot water inside an inverted cup. The water drains into the drip tray. It has limited usefulness since it only works on very small cups. It's OK for espresso cups, but won't work with most cappuccino cups. The problem is that 3 switches on the Nespresso need to be pressed at the same time by the rim of the cup. But only the smallest diameter cups will press the switches. If the cup diameter is more than about 2.25 inches, it won't press all 3 switches. I've been warming my cups by filling them with a luongo shot of hot water. That way both the cup and the machine gets pre heated and primed. I wish they would have left off the cup warmer and made the footprint smaller.The Aeroccino 4 froths the milk really well. You fill the cup up to the "Max" mark (which is a little difficult to see in poor light) and press the "on" button. There are 4 settings, cold frothed milk, warm milk, warm milk with loose froth (perfect for lattes), and warm milk with dense froth (perfect for cappuccinos). There is a circular wire wisk inside the Aeroccino 4 that sticks to the bottom on a small post by a magnet. It's really easy to remove and install. The wisk is spun quickly with a magnet under the cup. The milk doesn't burn since the inside of the cup has a non-stick coating. It's really easy to clean too. It's dishwasher safe, but it's just as easy to wipe out with a sponge. Advantages the Aeroccino 4 has over a steam wand are: 1. you can make cold frothed mild for cold drinks, 2. it is much quieter. Advantages of the steam wand are: 1. you can make much more frothed milk if you are making many drinks at once (the Aeroccino 4 is only good for about 2 drinks per batch), 2. you can make frothed milk much hotter).The Aeroccino 4 is really quick and nearly silent too. It takes only about 90 seconds to make enough frothed milk for one or two lattes or cappuccinos. I found the temperature to be fine, but if you want really hot drinks you might be disappointed.I really wanted to get the Maestria (not Gran), but I found a new Gran Maestria in Titanium color (a medium gray color) from a liquidator for half price. It was probably a return or store model. The box was a bit thrashed, but all the parts were present and accounted for.I was surprised how small the unit looked on my kitchen counter. It's low enough to fit easily under my wall cabinets (which are 18.5 inches high) even with enough room to lift the capsule lever. He lever requires about 17.5 inches to open fully. The footprint is a bit big, so measure first if you're space limited. The footprint of the Maestria would be much smaller.The construction and build quality is extremely nice. Most of the machine is cast aluminum with a nice paint job. The rocker-type power switch on the back and the two dials on the front have a silky smooth feel and look great. The grates that the cup rests on are chrome plated steel, not plastic like most. The machine rests on 3 small, rubber feet. When the pump is on, there is some noise, but not overly loud or obnoxious and the machine does not vibrate or walk around on the counter.The two knobs on the front of the machine control the volume of each shot. The one on the left goes from 0.8oz - 2oz and the one of the right from 2.35oz - 5oz. I was skeptical how accurate these were, and I had read that the shot size wasn't consistent. So I tested the accuracy and consistency. After a lot of testingI found the shot sizes to be extremely consistent (within 1ml, or 0.03oz), and the volume was within 10% of the volumes stated on the Nespresso operator's manual for each setting.The water tank is large enough that you don't have to fill it often. I suspect the Maestria with the steam wand uses more water. The tank is easy to remove and install. The used capsule holder and drip tray are also nicely sized for daily use without the need for constant emptying.It looks like there is a cable routing feature to shorten the length of the power cable, but I can't figure out how it works. The cable is too thick to route around the tortuous path. So I coiled the cable up behind the machine and used cable ties.Overall a really nice machine. I hope that helps.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Joseph Giaquinto
I purchased the Gran Maestria on April 20th and the first one would not work... I received a loaner (the Pixie) after waiting a week and received another Gran Maestria in about 3 weeks... it worked but had several unaccepted scratches on it and I sent it back for another one. I was told that it was at the discretion of the company to send me a refurbished unit. I received another unscratched unit and had it for 3 days and the unit made a loud pop and smoke came out of it and now it does not work. I have purchased over a hundred dollars in coffee and will try this experiment one more time before asking for my money back... the service people were very nice and apologized for my inconvenience but I want a machine that works...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Davinci
Review of my new Nespresso Gran Maestria machineI have since many years a Romeo E350 Nespresso machine and a good friend of mine has the Delonghi Lattissima , so my comparison is therefore based in part on these two high-end models, but also on new models because I did a lot of shopping.Pros:- Gorgeous design, nice appliance on the kitchen counter- Heavy and robust, because the case is made entirely of aluminum. Unlike other models of the brand that are made mostly out of plastic .- Very quiet (more than the Romeo and the Lattisima )- It makes really great coffee! In fact all Nespresso machines have a 19 bar pump and all use the same extraction technology. The seller at the Nespresso boutique acknowledged that the $200 "U" machine makes the same great coffee as the $1000 Gran Maestria. It's the design , features and bells & whistles which differ .- The espresso and lungo new dials to adjust the amount of water on the fly are too great! I had for eight years a machine with programmable buttons. A guest would make himself a coffee and your personal settings would be gone. That time is over! I really appreciate the new dials!- The jaw is very easy to open and close (the longer the jaw, less effort is required , this is simple physics) .- It heats up pretty quickly.- The integrated cup warmer works perfectly. It is much more effective than the cup warmer on Latissima / Romeo / Cube models. Place your espresso cup, pressed it down and a hot water stream warms your cup for about 10 seconds. You can do a second round if desired. Unfortunately lungo and cappuccino cups Nespresso have a too large diameter to turn on the cup warmer (to large to activate the three safety switches). This cup warmer is also much more energy efficient compared to the cup warming plates that must remain ON at all times (because they take so much time to warm up ) .- The integrated Aeroccino 4 works. It is a lot more quieter than my Aeroccino Plus. The milk is hot and dense foam. Personally, I prefer a lot more the dense foam that provides the Aeroccino (Plus, 3 or 4) then the light foam produced by the Lattisima . With Aeroccino 4 Nespresso added a fourth mode (light foam), but personally I find that this new mode does absolutely nothing, the result being warm milk. Maybe I didn't test with the right milk (after years of using an Aeroccino Plus and several weeks of using the Aeroccino 4 I confirm that the kind of milk used is very important to the performance of the Aeroccino) . Do not use Earth'Own almond milk, because even freshly open it doesn't produce foam. Blue Diamond from Costco works well.A few cons:- The front LEDs are white, the LEDs inside the pod bin light up blue, the Aeroccino dial LED illuminates red... Too many different color, it looks like a Christmas tree.- Like many new models, the Gran Maestria doesn't have a standby mode, instead it shut itself OFF automatically. Therefore you cannot turn it back ON by using the front buttons. You have to use the hard switch in the back of the machine. Luckily, the automatic shut down delay time can be programmed by the user in the settings.- There is a cable routing space under the machine to shorten the length of the power cable. But the cable is too thick to route around the tortuous path, so it's completely useless.A few small problems encountered the first week of use:1) The first couple of times I used the Aeroccino 4 smoke came out! Smoke came out of the milk container and it smelled burning . But after the first two or three uses the problem did not returned. Break-in period of the nonstick surface maybe? Did I had Teflon fumes in my milk? Anyway I did not drink that milk .2 ) The machine damaged a few dozen capsules, crushed by the jaw. A few years ago Nespresso changed the way the jaw grips onto the capsule. Design failure? Or is it just a matter of habit on my part not being used with my new machine? Now I make special attention to very gently drop the capsule into the slot and since then only one capsule was smashed by the machine's jaw.3) The water tank was leaking. When installed on the machine there was no problem. It was when I was putting the water tank on my kitchen counter that the water was leaking. The leaking was coming from the bottom valve of the tank (metal spring + silicone o-ring). Since then Nespresso sent me a free replacement water tank that works fine.In conclusion I am now very satisfied with my Gran Maestria!Note: On Amazon.com there are many very unhappy Gran Maestria buyers complaining about their machine being DOA (dead on arrival). When they unpacked their new machine, it didn't work properly, the water was not flowing. After reading those reviews I asked a seller in a large retail chain store to test the machine in front of me. The pump was running but the water was not flowing, exactly like what those unhappy consumers had described in their negative reviews. I called Nespresso and they are well aware of this very common problem on Gran Maestria. So before you buy one, I suggest you ask the seller to test the new machine right in front of you.
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