Coffee makers

[Russinating]

I'm looking to get my girlfriend a coffee maker for Christmas. I like the look of this one - http://www.johnlewis.com/231079080/Product.aspx - mainly because it's a good price and I've seen it in action.

However with the milk steamer it comes in at £130. What's an alternative to the official steamer, or can anyone recommend any other units?

Low budget, around the price of the one above.

 

[Russinating]

Get a proper coffee maker, Gaggia Classic for example, not some rubbish that uses rubbish pods.

Errr, £200 != £70 . I'm looking for a Mondeo, not a Porsche!

 

[Russinating]

I think my Aeropress does a good job, along with a Bodum Latteo Milk Frother you can do a pretty decent latte.

It does use up ground coffee at a prodigious rate though, I usually use three scoops to make a single (large) cup. Probably works out at something like 50p worth.

This seems like more up my street. My girlfriend isn't "into" coffee, she just likes the occasional latte and cappuccino.

It's a crazy world we live in when £1,500 is a justifiable amount to spend on a coffee machine.

And indeed, nice use of prodigious!