Gadgetory

hi I'm Rui Chris for Siena here with the verismo 584 coffee machine from Starbucks now the verismo has got a really elegant look it's got this pretty piano black finish also comes in other colors as well the minimal design of it is really really appealing and it's kind of striking the restraint that Starbucks showed if you look at this device there's not a Starbucks logo on it there's not even the word Starbucks anywhere all you've got is the word verismo edged into the handle up here so the minimal design of this also carries over to the interface if you look it's only got three buttons on the front and this power button up top you look at the three buttons on the front you've got this small cup for espresso this black cup which is coffee and the white cup for milk and those are the three types of pods that's a Starbucks where is Moe uses and you've got the coffee pot here the espresso pod and the milk pod and this kind of limits the machine and only brews verismo pod it doesn't prove k-cups it doesn't brew ground coffee it doesn't prove anything else so all you're gonna be able to do are these three pods now there are different varieties of the coffee there's Starbucks randa blend there's Pikes Place roast but it's all Starbucks all the time so if you like other brands of coffee or like experimenting you're probably not gonna like this machine that much the downside here are the milk pops the milk pods are made out of a dehydrated white fluff that used to be milk and is that all the liquid sucked out of it and the verismo puts that water back into it and Starbucks calls this a gentle tasty process that makes sweet frothy creamy milks but it does not taste like that it tastes really bad we didn't enjoy the lattes at all because of that that said the coffee that makes is very very good if you like Starbucks it tastes just like what you get at Starbucks and the espresso we thought was really good as well it doesn't just taste good but if you make a shot of espresso it looks good it's got crema it's got the right layering it's just a good-looking shot so when you're using the verismo you're gonna want to fill the reservoir up first and this is a 1 liter reservoir that goes in the back here it's a little smaller than reservoirs other single-serve coffee makers that we tested also I think they probably wanted to keep the design symmetrical which is why they put this in the back but I'm not sure that was the greatest decision if you're using this flush against the back of your wall it's gonna be tough to get this reservoir in and out so might not have been the best design choice after filling up the reservoir just lift up the lever drop a pot in push it back down and press the button of the drink that you're making another downside of the verismo is it cleaning is a bit of a pain when you want to clean it which you'll have to do pretty often you pull this entire unit out and this here is a bank that holds all the used pots and it's got multiple parts that all kind of drip together everything uses and it just kind of has a lot of little nooks and crannies to clean and they're hard to get to this is a really narrow opening with a lot of sludge in there so you're gonna be reaching in with your arm and the sponge it's just a little cramped and awkward so the verismo looks really nice it also feels good if you pick it up and look at here it just has a nice solid construction just to the touch it feels durable and that's right in line with what you'd expect from a device that cost about $200 we like that the verismo looks so good and it makes really good Starbucks coffee but for people that are looking for different brands to experiment with or they just don't like Starbucks it's probably not the machines for them so we don't recommend it for everyone but if you're a Starbucks addicts this could be the best machine you'll ever own so give a consideration if that's you with the verismo 585 Starbucks I'm Rui Chris prasena