Coffee maker Vitek VT-1504 BW

[Description:]

I bought this coffee maker back when the reviews on the Internet were extremely stingy in both praise and abuse. Now the reviews are full. Nevertheless, I also decided to share my impressions.

To start with a movie from the manufacturer!


Information from the manufacturer's website.

Description:
Freshly brewed aromatic coffee is a great start to any day! With the VT-1504 coffee maker, you can brew your favorite drink in a few minutes. Expresso coffee, cappuccino coffee - all this will turn out quickly and easily with this model. Using the coffee maker is as simple as possible. You only need to add ground coffee, pour water and milk, if necessary, into special containers and select the appropriate preparation mode. You can make one or more cups of coffee at the same time. The coffee maker is easy to clean. After all, the drip tray can be easily removed and it only takes a few seconds to wash it!

Specifications:
Pump pressure 15 bar
Power on indication yes
Cappuccino maker yes
Number of groups 1
Case material plastic
Power 1050 W
Volume 1.5 l
Warming cups yes
Backlight yes
Preparing cappuccino yes
Espresso preparation yes
Removable tray for
collecting drops yes
Espresso type
The type of coffee used is ground

This is from the manufacturer's website.
And this is from other sites.

Additionally:
water level indicator

And indeed it is! When the water runs out, the coffee maker goes into standby mode.

Dimensions and weight:
(from the site dns)
Width 330 mm
Height 250 mm
Depth 380 mm
Weight 4.3 kg
(with ozone)
Package size (LxWxH), cm
23 x 32 x 25

In fact, the depth varies! Because, as you can see in the photo, the front panel of the device is beveled. I would be guided by a large number (measure the bottom).

Photos from the Internet.
White stripes on the tank or grate-pallet - it's just that the protective shipping tape was not removed before taking the photo.)




My photos with comments.
Removable drip tray and grate. Convenient to remove crumbs and wash.

Horn details. There is a container for "double" and "single" espresso.

Assembling the horn. I draw your attention to the fact that you need to combine the notch on the front of the horn and the bulge on the container with coffee.
IMPORTANT! If you suddenly shoved it wrong, and even pressed it with force, it will get stuck tightly. It is treated by heating the entire horn in boiling water. Wear cotton gloves and remove the insert while hot. In general, do not be lazy to read the instructions.

"Brake" for a container with coffee. This will prevent it from falling out while you brush the crumbs off the rim of the horn.

So, we inserted a container, for example, for "double" coffee. We fall asleep and tamp the coffee with the back of a special spoon.


Insert the horn, handle the position to the left.
Right hold with your hand from below. Groped where to insert? Turn the lever left hand from left to right.

We put the cups on the stand, turn on for warming up (on-off button No. 3).

Ready when button # 3 stops flashing. We press the button "double" coffee.

Result. You can estimate the density and density of the foam.



A "double" espresso, this time in a large cup.


And if you need a single one, fill the coffee into a container with one spoon, press button number 1. Usually I brew espresso in one cup (60 ml) or half a cup like this, and add milk to the rest.

By the way, since we are talking about milk. Whisk in a mug, the level rises strongly. So...
The cappuccinatore is also lowered in working position.

Removable attachment in all angles. There is a perforation in two rows, due to which the foam is whipped.


We are waiting for the signal of the button number 3. When it stops blinking, press the button number 4 to release steam. We turn the steam output regulator to the left.
IMPORTANT at the end, each time turn the regulator back to off, so as not to scald with steam at the next start !!! Safety engineering.



Impressions.
More than a month of daily use.
By typing, I found the necessary dishes, milk that is whipped, and coffee to taste. Every day I enjoy coffee, almost like in a coffee shop. I forgot to think about the instant one. Heaven and earth!

Pros.
No levers or toggle switches. Instead, backlit buttons.
Intuitive controls.
Easy to use.
Easy to clean and wash thanks to the removable drip tray and cappuccinatore.
The large water tank does not need to be filled frequently.
Thick, high foam.
Works quietly.
Handsome, stylish.

Minuses.
We need cups of standard sizes (catering). 70 ml, 130 ml. Cup height no more than 8.5 cm.
Insufficient height for a tall cappuccino cup (cured by removing the tray, which adds approx. 12 mm to the height). The height of the mug is no more than 9.5-10 cm.
The sides prevent two large cups from being placed.
There is no cold water flow mode, that is, clean only with citric acid. It is unrealistic to clean it with hydrogen peroxide (perhaps only the water tank, but not inside).

Improper use.
Brewing large leaf tea, herbal preparations.
Heating milk and other drinks with a cappuccinatore (successfully replaces the microwave).

Cookware sizes (by request Biryusa from the topic of carob coffee makers).
mug h9.5 * d6.0, v180 (ready-made coffee 120)
cup h6.5 * d9.0, v130 (ready coffee 120)
espresso cup h6.0 * d6.0, v70 (60 ready coffee)
(dimensions in centimeters, where h is height, d is diameter, v is capacity ml)


There must be a place for the horn on top.

How much does it cook?
120 ml - default "double" coffee, 60 ml - default "single".

What coffee where?
"Double" for a mug and a cup, "single" for one espresso, or "double" if you are brewing two cups at once.

User Settings.
Programming on less the brewing interval, i.e. the finished drink will be shorter.
This can come in handy if you have a cup, for example, less than 130 ml.
Just press the button # 3 (start-stop), and the device remembers the settings. Next time, you don't have to watch over the cup so that the coffee does not overflow.
To reset the user settings and return to their defaults, you must hold the start button for a few seconds the next time you turn it on.

[Setting the cooking duration]

Lena, thanks for the topic and for the review
I seem to have figured out time programming yesterday, I need to increase it, not decrease it (I like large portions)
From the instructions:
***
Setting the cooking duration
By default, the operating time of the coffee maker when pressing the button (4 "One cup") is 20 seconds, when pressing the button (5 "Two cups") - 35 seconds (excluding the time required to pre-wet the coffee in the filter (16)).
By changing the cooking duration, you change the amount of the finished drink.
The set preparation time is saved in the coffee maker's memory and determines its operation during subsequent switching on.
- Press and hold button (4) for 20-60 seconds and button (5) for 35-100 seconds.
- The cooking duration will correspond to the time during which you held down the corresponding button.
- To return to factory settings, simultaneously press and hold buttons (4) and (5) for a few seconds.
Example:
Press and hold button (4) for 30 seconds. Press the button (4) again, the coffee maker will work in the coffee preparation mode for 30 seconds.
If you hold down the button (4) for 70 seconds, the coffee maker will work for the maximum possible time, namely 60 seconds.
To program a longer cooking time (35-100 seconds) use button (5).
***

What is the best coffee grind? I already had the medium ground, and the cake turned out to be almost dry.

Very, very dry. Or a hard, slightly damp tablet with no signs of water? If the first - rammed coffee, and the second is the same. Not a lot, and not a little

Yesterday there was just a damp tablet with no signs of water, and today - a little with liquid, although coffee of the same grind. Does this mean that you have not rammed it?

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[Coffeeberry]

but increase it

Then I would just do "double" and then click on "single" and then on-off when I need to stop. But it is better not to abuse this, as harmful substances can be released from coffee from a long brewing.

and the button (5)

That is why she said that it was a stupid instruction. There are 4 buttons in total. But on the diagram, the numbering follows other parts of the coffee maker, so that "button 5" and other blunders appeared.

Also, the coffee maker has hidden capabilities, for example, as I already said, if you stop brewing with the on-off button, then memorization will occur for this time, and you do not need to hold anything for a whole minute.

Holding the button is necessary only if you need to let the water pass longer. But I don't need that. And you can try this or as I wrote at the beginning (double + single + stop).

Everything is written correctly about returning to the settings.

Yesterday there was just a damp tablet with no signs of water, and today - a little with liquid, although coffee of the same grind. Does this mean that you have not rammed it?

Apparently so, if the coffee was the same. There is still room for water. I pour it with a hill (see photo), then press, but not much. Strong too bad, water does not pass. If the level of the tablet is below the edge of the cone, add a little more and tamp it again. But from some time I have already ceased to miss the mark.
Oh, yes, you asked about the grind and grade in the topic about carob coffee makers.
I take arabica or a mixture of arabica and robusta, the grinding is not very fine, but not coarse. Norwegian, Finnish in vacuum-packed "bricks" showed itself well, jardine dessert kap is a favorite variety of my family, they even scored an expensive German from a special store, they demand this one.
Expensive is not necessarily better, just as cheap does not mean bad. And for 200r. you can get aroma and foam anywhere.
I also liked the melangeri arabica (I bought it in Finland). Very light grains, lightly roasted, milk chocolate color. Grinding before brewing in a conventional coffee grinder, not any millstone.
In general, the Scandinavians rule. For themselves, they drive a very good coffee.

Coffeeberry,
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[mur_myau]

mur_myau, Lena, thanks for the advice. Regarding the incomplete filling of the cone - most likely it is, this is the reason for the accumulation of fluid. Next time I will try to pour coffee with a small slide.
I will take note of the varieties and brands of coffee, but so far I have large stocks of Lavazzo (I ordered 3 kg for a computer-universal with another product to justify the delivery cost). Until I get rid of it, I will not buy another one. Although, it is possible that Lavazzo will end very quickly - I drink with this Vitka, I drink coffee and I can't get drunk, it turns out so delicious
By the way, today I figured out the tip of the cappuccino maker. She still unscrews! Checked! So this moment can be borne in mind if suddenly someday the cappuccinatore gets clogged.

Coffeeberry,

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Coffeeberry, Will you be the third? And then we are here with Lena-mur_myau only two bye

By the way, today I figured out the tip of the cappuccino maker. She still unscrews! Checked! So this moment can be borne in mind if suddenly someday the cappuccinatore gets clogged.

So what did they mean after all? Unscrewing the metal part? Because there I have a steel tube and a silicone nozzle. All.
Explain please.

And what can get clogged there? Only milk can be fried, and even then, if you do not regularly blow it in a glass of water.

In the beginning I also got drunk with this coffee, and then an overdose went, now 1-2 times a day is enough. And it's not winter now, I want to drink less coffee.
It is very tasty to soak Italian tiramisu finger cookies with it.

only two bye

Maybe not two, but they are good at disguising.

So what did they mean after all? Unscrewing the metal part? Because there I have a steel tube and a silicone nozzle. All.
Explain please.

Lena, if you remove the silicone nozzle from the cappuccino maker, you can see that the steel tube ends with a hexagon - so it is unscrewed. If we hypothetically assume that it will not always be possible to rinse the cappuccino maker with idle mode (guests, hurrying to work, forgotten, etc.), and that the cream is tightly welded to a hot metal tube, then this screw-off tip can help out.

Coffeeberry, Will you be the third? And then there are only two of us here with Lena-mur_myau

I will, I will :) But I haven't bought it yet, I'm waiting for my salary and then I'll please myself. But I am reading you carefully.

[Biryusa]

Biryusa,
Got it! I just hope it won't come in handy. I always do the flushing.
By the way, they are still ripe for the purchase of a cappuccinator. The whole family is coffee lovers, so God himself ordered.

Coffeeberry,
Nice car. And in general, I noticed that in the subject of coffee makers, Vitek is praised, not only this one. I liked this one purely outwardly, in my kitchen almost all the equipment is black and white.

[Coffeeberry]

in St. Petersburg they are offline 4 thousand rubles. with pennies are
Coffeeberry, and can you specify the address?