Nespresso Citiz Automatic Pod Coffee Machine with Milk Frother for Espresso, Cappuccino and Latte by Magimix in Black

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Brewing coffee couldn’t be easier. Just lift up the metal handle at the front, drop your chosen capsule into place and shut the lid. There are two brew buttons: one for espresso (40ml) and the other for a lungo (110ml). Capsules are available for both sizes. Measuring my shot of espresso, it was delivered at 60.1ºC, which is just about right: sufficiently hot, but cool enough to drink straight away. Some people complain about Nespresso machines not being hot enough – but this one, for certain, works at exactly the right temperature. With higher volumes of coffee, such as a lungo, the final temperature was a bit hotter at 73ºC – again, this is just about spot on.

Magimix Citiz and Milk Nespresso Coffee Machines have been slim-lined to take up even less room, without sacrificing efficiency and quality. This means you get the same great tasting coffee at the touch of a button, without the machine eating up precious worktop space. Not all of us need the fanciest coffee machine, and if you just want something good-looking and easy to use that reliably dispenses espresso, the Nespresso CitiZ could well be for you. With its decent water capacity and clever design, including a fold-down cup stand, this is currently the best low-cost Nespresso machine available. Design and features CitiZ&Milk continues to please both Nespresso coffee drinkers and design lovers, adding a touch of elegance to coffee rituals around the globe.

If you change your mug, repeat the process for your new glass of choice. And with 19 bar pressure, the machine draws this full richness and aroma from the coffee grounds. My model doesn’t have milk frothing, but you can add an Aeroccino at any point, or spend a bit more on the CitiZ&Milk, which has an Aeroccino built-in – although it does mean the overall footprint of the coffee machine is bigger and hence it will take up a bit more space. The 19 bar high-performance pump offers barista-style coffee every time, perfectly extracting the delicate flavour and premium aromas of each coffee capsule during the brewing process and creating an incomparably dense and unctuous crema. Capable of brewing shots from 1.35 oz to 3.70 oz, the CitiZ & Milk has two programmable brew buttons that easily allow you to customize your shot size. Here's how it works: While the CitiZ & Milk doesn't come with a preset button for Americanos (espresso + hot water, like a regular coffee) like the Essenza Plus does, you can easily use the programmable buttons to set up your own Americano system:

The fast heat-up system reaches the ideal temperature in just 25 seconds, while the automatic energy-saving function switches the machine off after 9 minutes of inactivity, making your life easier.The coffee machine features a generously-sized 1 litre water tank, to minimise the need for refilling, the Citiz and Milk will create great tasting coffee for you and your friends easily, and whenever you want it. VertuoLine: Their new line that uses Centrifusion (rapid capsule spinning) to extract shots from barcode-enabled capsules but also brews standard coffee up to 17 oz As a pod machine, maintenance is at a minimum. Aside from emptying the capsules when the container is full, you’ll need to regularly wash out the drip dray. Regular Nespresso machines such as this one tend to drip quite a bit, so the tray can become quite dirty. The larger Nespresso Vertuo Next uses different pods that are spun at the end to prevent dripping. Vertuo is a different experience, built around larger mug-fulls of coffee, so may not suit your needs. The user-friendly features include two programmable buttons with automatic flow-stop for Espresso and Lungo coffee preparations, as well as a removable drip tray for taller glass recipes. The very first shot of espresso to come out of the CitiZ was slightly under the 40ml default. I’m assuming this is because the pump has to be primed first with water. After that, shot-after-shot came out at exactly the same level, regardless of the capsule I used.

For our money, OriginalLine machines are better than VertuoLine machines because their pump produces more authentic espresso, the coffee tends to be hotter, and there's no barcode scanning system meaning you can find less-expensive third-party capsules. Although the Nespresso Pixie is the smallest machine in Nespresso’s original lineup, the CitiZ isn’t much bigger at 372 x 130 x 278mm. In particular, the footprint of the CitiZ is very similar to that of the Pixie, but the CitiZ is considerably taller. The CitiZ & Milk is Nespresso's best mid-range OriginalLine machine. By "mid-range" we mean any of the machines shy of the Lattissima Series. Fitted with an Aeroccino, optimized in space, which prepares perfect milk froth and hot milk automatically, CitiZ&milk allows you to create an endless number of milk-based coffee recipes at the touch of a button.The Pixie is only able to take a larger mug by flipping up the hinged drip tray. Despite the tray being hinged for this purpose, any drips on the outside of the cup will end up on your kitchen surface; with the CitiZ, the drip tray is always available. Coffee quality The main cup stand will take a mug of coffee, but there’s also a fold-down stand that’s designed for espresso cups, positioning the spout closer to your mug. It’s a neat design that can take quite tall mugs for lattes, too. It was the same for the lungo, too, with the 110ml being delivered consistently regardless of the capsule used.

I should mention the breadth of Nespresso capsules available, which take in pretty much every taste (including decaffeinated) and even special, flavoured capsules. To my mind, Nespresso has the best range of capsules for any pod coffee machine. The Citiz and Milk coffee machine features an integrated power-saving mode, which turns the machine off 9 minutes after use. If you want to change this, it can be reprogrammed for up to 30 minutes, to suit your particular needs. Using Nespresso’s coffee capsules, the Citiz coffee machine features simple, automatic and programmable controls. To load the coffee, just open the push/pull level and drop in your pod. Then simply hold one of the two dedicated buttons for tall or short glasses until the coffee reaches the right level for yours, and the machine will remember the amount for next time.

Are Nespresso CitiZ & Milk for you?