Five of the Best Coffee Machines for Christmas

    LONDON, ENGLAND, August 25, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Yat Wong Jones, buyer for small electrical appliances at John Lewis, selects her top five coffee makers for Christmas 2012:

DeLonghi Icona Vintage Coffee Machine in Green - GBP189.95 - Available from October 2012.

This gorgeous, high gloss coffee machine can be used to prepare espressos, cappuccinos, caffelattes as well as your favourite milk drinks, thanks to a traditional milk frother. A professional two in one filter holder allows you to use ground coffee or Easy Serving Espresso pods. Other features include a 15 bar pump pressure and a cup warmer to ensure optimum flavour.

Nespresso U Coffee Machine by Krups - GBP119.95 - Available from September 2012.

With a curved sleek design, the Nespresso U in Pure Cream will look great in both contemporary and classic kitchens. A quick heat up time (25 seconds) and automatic brewing delivers your coffee quickly and the immediate cut off ensures that the machine is kept clean. It will also turn itself off after nine minutes of inactivity, helping to save energy.

Bodum Bistro Coffee Maker - GBP199.

This distinctive coffee maker has a powerful spiral heating element to bring your water to just the right temperature in moments. The easy to clean shower head delivers the full flavour from your ground coffee, while a titanium-plated mesh puts an end to messy paper filters. A removable tank allows for easy filling and the thermos jug keeps your coffee warm without burning.

FrancisFrancis! X7.1 Espresso Machine - GBP199.

Designed by architect, Lucca Trazzi, this hand-crafted coffee machine uses illy coffee iperEspresso capsules for a smooth, full-bodied espresso in a matter of seconds. A one touch brewing cycle and illuminated display make this coffee machine easy to use. The steam wand also lets you make cappuccinos and lattes.

Fracino Piccino Coffee Machine - GBP725.

Compact and sturdy, the Piccino will make two coffees at the same time and will also froth milk and make coffee simultaneously. Made in the UK from stainless steel and zintec, this ultra efficient machine can make up to 50 espressos in one hour.

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The John Lewis Partnership - The John Lewis Partnership operates 37 John Lewis shops across the UK (29 department stores and eight John Lewis at home), johnlewis.com and 280 Waitrose supermarkets. The business has an annual turnover of nearly GBP8.7bn. It is the UK's largest example of worker co-ownership where all 81,000 staff are Partners in the business.

John Lewis - John Lewis, 'Britain's favourite electricals retailer 2012'* and 'Best Multichannel Retailer 2012' **, typically stocks more than 350,000 separate lines in its department stores. The website stocks over 200,000 products focused on the best of fashion, beauty, home and giftware and electrical items including online exclusives. johnlewis.com is consistently ranked one of the top online shopping destinations in the UK (www.johnlewis.com ). John Lewis Insurance offers a range of comprehensive insurance products - home, car, wedding and event, travel and pet insurance and life cover - delivering the usual values of expertise, trust and customer service expected from the John Lewis brand.

John Lewis is proud to be the official department store provider to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

John Lewis and London 2012 - As part of this partnership with LOCOG (The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games) John Lewis operates official London 2012 shops within all its department stores. John Lewis is helping to furnish lounge and reception areas at key Games-time venues as well as offering Partners (staff) the opportunity to support LOCOG in the operation and build-up to the Games. Further to the sponsorship with LOCOG, John Lewis Partnership has developed 'Partners in Sport' an initiative to put something back into the community through sport which includes sponsoring several London 2012 hopefuls as well as funding sports coaches.

* Verdict Consumer Satisfaction Index, April 2012
** PayPal etail Awards 2012

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