Jura ENA Micro 9 One Touch Espresso Machine Review

Features

ThermoBlock Heat Technology

With its ThermoBlock heat technology, the ENA 9 can come up to temperature in minutes. This technology also works with the pump to produce steam quicker than other models can. It also does a good job of regulating that heat with each cup poured.

Dual Spout

Though it might be hard to see online, this model comes with a dual front spout. You can push the spouts closer together for quickly filling a single cup, or you can pull the spouts apart for filling two cups. The spouts also adjust up and down to accommodate different cup heights.

Program Coffee Strength

Few coffee houses actually let you adjust the strength of your coffee, and many simple recommend that you add creamer, sugar or other flavors to lessen its strength. With the ENA 9, you can decide on the strength that you want for each and every cup. Make coffee that is super strong early in the morning or a little weaker later in the day.

Temperature Control

Super hot coffee retains its temperature longer in your cup, but that hot coffee can also burn your tongue. This model gives you the option of deciding just how hot you want your coffee. You can change the temperature every time you brew coffee.

Fast Water Filtration

The ENA 9 comes with a CLEARYL water filtration system that Jura designed to make your coffee taste better after removing impurities from the water used in the tank. This filtration system operates much faster than it did in the past and can completely remove those toxins in minutes or less.

Compact Size

As one of the smallest automatic espresso machines on the market, Jura designed the ENA 9 with a more compact size. This machine measures just 9.06-inches wide, 12.72-inches tall and 17.52-inches deep. It’s small enough for use in even the tiniest of apartments and more than 10% smaller than other ENA models.

Hot Steamed Milk

Adding warm or lukewarm steamed milk to coffee can drastically bring down the temperature of that cup, but this ENA model produces extremely hot steamed milk. Some of our tests found that the steamed milk came out at more than 130 degrees Fahrenheit.

Intelligent Pre Brew Aroma System

Its Intelligent Pre Brew Aroma System, also called its IPBAS, is a system that Jura designed to get more flavor than ever from standard coffee beans. This system mixes those beans with water to add more texture, which then extracts more flavor from each bean.

Energy Saver

Two energy features on the ENA 9 help you save more on the energy that you use every day. One of those features will send the machine into standby mode after it goes without use for five minutes. The second feature automatically shuts down the machine after two hours of inactivity.

Ground Coffee Door

Do you like drinking decaf coffee every now and then or using ground coffee from the store when you’re in a hurry? While other automatic machines require that you use the coffee beans you place inside, the ENA 9 comes with a ground coffee door. Open that door, pour your coffee inside and let the machine brew one or more cups from that packaged coffee.

Program Settings

In addition to letting you program the temperature and coffee strength, this one also lets you select cup size and type of coffee made. You can select from four different sizes of coffee mugs and make drinks like a latte macchiato, espresso, cappuccino or traditional brewed coffee.

Pros

Energy-Saving Design: We really love the energy-saving design that the ENA 9 features. After just a few minutes of inactivity, it enters standby mode and stops using as much power. It then shuts itself down after two full hours of inactivity.

Easy to Use: Many automatic machines come with a lot of buttons and knobs that make it hard for everyday people to use those machines. The ENA 9 has a simple design that makes it easy to use. Access all your grinding settings, choose between coffee types and make other adjustments from the display on the machine’s top.

Compact Design: The ENA 9 really gets our nod for its compact size. Why waste money on a larger model that comes with too many features and takes up too much space? This one fits right on your counter and is small enough for tucking away in a cabinet.

Automatic Cleaning: Jura designed this model with easy cleaning in mind. It comes with several options for automatically cleaning and rinsing the machine with a touch of a button. It can rinse away coffee residue and remove build up from the brewing chamber and other components almost instantly.

Cons

Milk Temperature: Some reviewers found that the milk frothing attachment didn’t deliver the hot milk they wanted. You may need to heat that milk up separately.

Coffee Temperature: Though it comes with two coffee temperature settings, most opt for the higher setting. Choosing the lower setting may result in lukewarm coffee that you need to heat up in the microwave.

Smaller Water Tank: As the ENA 9 has such a compact design, it doesn’t have a lot of space inside for a water tank. That tank holds less than comparable models, which means you get fewer cups per brewing cycle.

Final Verdict: Should You By This Model?

Do you love the idea of an automatic coffee and espresso machine but hate the idea of giving up so much counter space? We highly recommend the Jura ENA Micro 9 One Touch Espresso Machine for anyone who needs to save space. While it has a compact design, it comes with some of the same great features as its larger cousins, including temperature and strength settings, a bypass door for using with other types of coffee and a burr grinder like those found on professional machines.

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Its one-touch design lets you make your favorite drink with just one touch of a button. With its aroma preservation lid, intelligent brewing system and milk frothing feature, the ENA can make all the same drinks that your barista can while giving you control over flavor, strength and temperature.

Comparable Models to Consider

Krups 2-IN-1 Touch Cappuccino Fully Automatic Espresso Machine (View on Amazon.com)

This Krups machine makes it easy to make espresso, cappuccino and all your favorite coffee drinks via its bright touchscreen display. That display shows you all the drinks available and any that you saved in the past. When you save your preferences, the machine will let you select that option from the screen and get a cup in minutes. It also comes with an attachment for frothing milk in a separate container or right inside your cup. An automatic cleaning feature both rinses out the machine and cleans its components too.

Miele CM 6110 Coffee System (View on Amazon.com)

With a sleek black finish that doesn’t show fingerprints, the Miele CM 6110 Coffee System is great for use in common areas and homes with small children. It comes with multiple buttons across the front that almost act like a touchscreen. Not only can you hit one button to turn it on, but you can use other buttons to adjust the size of your cup, the strength of your coffee or even the drink you want. Though the CM 6110 can make a variety of drinks, it makes both latte macchiato and cappuccino drinks with just one button.

Jura Giga 5 Automatic Coffee Machine (View on Amazon.com)

For busier homes and offices, the Jura Giga 5 Automatic Coffee Machine helps keep your group in freshly brewed coffee. It comes with two ceramic disc grinders that operate much quieter than those made from stainless steel do. Two bean canisters on the top let you grind and use two different types of coffee beans or keep enough on hand and ready for use with larger groups. Jura added a TFT display that helps you view all your options and settings and a convenient rotary dial for switching between drinks and all the other settings you use.