Jura Impressa XS90 One Touch Automatic Coffee Center Review

Features

Variable Brewing Chamber

The brewing chamber is what steeps the beans with water and creates the finished coffee. The XS90 comes with a variable brewing chamber that can hold up to 16 grams of ground coffee. You need at least five grams in that chamber to use the machine.

High-Performance Pump Bar

The XS90 comes with a high-performance pump bar that includes 15 bars. Those bars ensure that all the coffee beans reach the grinder and that the ground coffee mixes with the right amount of water.

Center Spout Buttons

Not only are the center spouts on this model adjustable, but those spouts also feature buttons that let you change some settings. You can select the amount or volume of coffee you want dispensed, the temperature of the water and the brew strength. The spouts can fill a single cup or two cups.

Multi-Function Button

Use the multi-function button on one side of the machine to make even more changes to your brewed coffee. You can use this button when making espresso or cappuccino to change the coffee strength and to select the drink type. This button also lets you select how much milk you want in your coffee.

Front and Rear Spouts

Get an espresso that tastes like the ones your favorite restaurant or barista makes with the front and rear spouts on the XS90. Both spouts sit on the front of the machine, but one sits behind the other. The back pours freshly brewed espresso in your cup, and the front adds the right amount of milk.

Maintenance Alerts

With proper maintenance like cleaning and descaling, you can use your Jura coffee center for years. The XS90 comes with integrated maintenance alerts that let you know when you should rinse, clean or descale the machine. You can see those alerts on the digital screen.

Integrated Cleaning Settings

Jura includes cleaning tablets with your purchase, and you can easily clean your machine with the one-touch automatic setting. Select clean mode from the menu, add water and a cleaning tablet and let the machine clean itself. Regular cleaning will remove even the roughest of stuck-on residues.

Coffee Specialties

The XS90 comes with 10 different specialty coffee settings that you can make in minutes. It makes espresso, espressi, cappuccino and latte macchiato drinks. You can also makes several different coffee specialties too.

Coffee Powder Bypass Door

If you want a cup of decaf, or you live with someone who can only drink decaf, you can use the coffee powder bypass door located on the machine’s side. This door connects to a coffee chute that lets you brew coffee from powdered or store-bought grounds.

Water Reservoir Sensor

Larger coffee centers will only work if there is enough water in the reservoir. The XS90 comes with a sensor that actually monitors that reservoir and lets you know when to add more water. This helps you make coffee throughout the day with minimum trips to the sink.

Bean Hopper Sensor

You’ll also find a built-in sensor that monitors the beans in the hopper. That sensor sends up an alert when you need to add more beans before brewing your next cup.

Program Settings

Program settings found on the XS90 include those that help you select the temperature of your water and the amount of milk used. Program the machine to add a splash of milk to your morning coffee or a thick layer of crema on a cappuccino. You can even program the amount of hot water the machine produces for rinsing your mugs or making tea.

Pros

Easy and Convenient Design: When you’re in the mood for coffee, the XS90 lets you whip up a cup faster than ever. Add water and beans, put your mug underneath the spout and hit the right button. The machine grinds beans, brews those beans into coffee with the addition of water and pours the finished brew right in your cup.

Extra Accessories: Jura includes some accessories with your purchase to help you get more use out of your machine. The filter removes impurities, while the cleaning tablets help you remove coffee residue. You’ll also get an instructional DVD that shows you how to change the settings and use the XS90.

One-Touch Design: Program the steam and frothing capabilities with the one-touch design of the XS90. You can also press one button to brew a cappuccino or any other drink you want. It can also make espresso, espressi and several different types of traditional coffee.

Durable Grinder: Its durable grinder works perfectly at grinding fresh coffee beans. Jura included its patented aroma+ system, which lets you enjoy the scent of freshly roasted coffee beans every time you brew. That scent comes from the hot water that mixes with those beans.

Cons

Complicated Design: While we like that the XS90 is easy to use, we don’t like its complicated design. As it features so many buttons and different features, some may find that it is too hard to use or that it takes them some time to figure it out.

Automatic Milk Frothing: Automatic milk frothing is great for those who want a little bit of milk foam and those who like a standard cappuccino. As the XS90 lacks any manual settings though, you may find that it doesn’t deliver as much foam as you want or that it adds too much.

Final Verdict: Should You Buy This Model?

The Jura Impressa XS90 One Touch Automatic Coffee Center is a coffee center that looks like something you might find in a professional office or in a restaurant. Its larger size will take up more room in your kitchen, and you may not like its automatic milk frothing feature. Some also dislike the steep learning curve associated with using the machine.

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Once we watched the instructional DVD and took a look at the user manual, we found that it’s easier to use than it looks. It only took minutes for our crew to make cappuccino and espresso. We like some of its top features, including its one-touch design, conical burr grinder, automatic cleaning options and bypass chute for using with ground coffee. The Jura Impressa XS90 One Touch Automatic Coffee Center is one of the best performing Jura models that we reviewed and one we would recommend to any shopper.

Comparable Models to Consider

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

When you need to make coffee for a crowd and a standard machine just can’t keep up with your demands, Jura has you covered with its Giga 5 Automatic Coffee Center. It comes with two bean canisters on the very top that you can use for storing more beans for your group of for making coffee from two different bean types or flavors. The Giga 5 comes with an 87-ounce water reservoir and adjustable coffee spouts. Use the frothing attachment to add steamed milk or milk foam to one of the 17 drinks you can make with this machine.

Sixties Deliziosa Commercial Espresso Machine (View on Amazon.com)

Not every home needs a commercial or professional coffee machine, but if you want to make drinks at home like your favorite barista makes, this machine will help. It comes with a storage area on the top that can hold up to 20 coffee mugs an electronic control system that monitors the heat and temperature of your water. You can also keep an eye on that temperature via the temperature dial on the front. A dampening feature added to the machine cuts down on the vibrations you feel as it springs into action.

Jura Impressa Z9 Automatic Coffee Machine (View on Amazon.com)

Also from Jura is the Impressa Z9, which has a comparable price. The Z9 comes with a patented aroma plus grinder that releases a richer aroma when grinding beans and grinds the beans up to twice as fast as other Jura models can. Its ThermoBlock technology works with both the hot water and coffee settings and the steam settings to reach a consistent temperature every time. You’ll also like the TFT color display on the front and the easy to use rotary dial that helps you access all the settings on that display.