xBloom Studio – The Ultimate Coffee Machine – Drip Coffee Maker with Integrated Grinder, Scale, and 3 Levels of Automation, Midnight Black

The Xbloom is designed for everyone who's into coffee in mind. If you're well versed in the coffee world, then you can geek out all you want. For beginners? The entire process is simplified for you with a card. The Xbloom comes with a built-in grinder, which does a very good job. I put the grinder up against my personal ZP6. While the flavor clarity is not as high as the ZP6, it still produce a great cup of coffee. The result is still impressive nonetheless. The machine offers all kinds of controls that you can think of, like grind size, grinding speed, flow rate, agitation, brew ratio, temperature, bloom time, etc. All of which you can access using the Xbloom App, which you can also create your own profiles that tailor to your taste, or dialing in certain beans. So far, the Xbloom does not disappoint. At the bottom of the drip tray, you'll find a built-in scale, which is quite convenient to use. Although, the scale is a bit awkward to use because of how low it is, and how cramp it is at the bottom. But, considering the value for what I get? I really cannot complain. Quite literally everything you need to brew a good cup of coffee is all built into the machine. I bought this Xbloom for my girlfriend, who is not a coffee nerd. She enjoys drinking coffee, not so much making it. I brew my own coffee with a V60, but since we do not live together, the Xbloom is the substitute for my V60 to her. At first, the machine is not at all user-friendly for her. However, I showed her how to use the included 3-pour card recipe, and that simplifies the entire process for her. All she needed to do is to tap the card on top of the machine and press go. A delicious cup of coffee is ready for her in 3 minutes. I really mean it when I mentioned this machine is for everyone. Whether you're a coffee nerd, or just an average coffee drinker, the Xbloom will provide you with everything you need, and more. For $500, you get an all-in-one set up in an extremely compact package. I highly recommend the Xbloom and hope that this review helps you make your decision.

I absolutely love this coffee maker. It is so unique and has multiple functions. Yes the initial price might seem daunting to someone newer into coffee. However, the value for what you get is great, you get a good burr grinder which is not cheap on its own and a decent scale in addition to the auto pour function. The pods are so easy to use and I love that it can be utilized with your own beans. The best pour over coffee that I have had is with this xBloom.

This machine is really different. It's automated pour over, grinds your beans on the spot, and even includes a great quality scale to measure just the right amount of coffee for a perfect cup. It's gorgeous on my counter, and the grinder is much quieter than my-now replaced- espresso machine. You can customize your perfect cut, and though, I haven't had time to really dive into all the functions, and brews, you can go down a rabbit hole and get it perfectly dialed in. I love HOT coffee (dont come after me) and this allows me to hit boiling point. The water capacity is decent for its size, and the entire footprint of it is perfect and super compact on my counter which I love. It also allows you to use their pods/premeasured coffee or your own beans/dripper. I can go on and on with pros. There's only one Con so far, but sadly it's a big one which makes me consider returning (which I reeeeeeeeally don't want to do) coming from an all metal machine to this one, and I truly didn't think this would be a thing, I noticed I feel bad after drinking my coffee, I tried it over and over, and I don't consume anything else and felt fine before consuming, but it happened every time, I also used my same beans that I have used for years, I suspect it might be the whole hot water through plastic thing, so I decided to switch and not use it for a few days and I felt just fine every time. I went back and used it with a new fresh bag of my trusty beans and I felt sick again. could it be the plastic? Did anyone else experience this?? I found out they have a metal version of this but not sold on Amazon, so I can't do an exchange either, and I'm willing to pay more for that. All in all, this machine is amazing and I highly recommend it if you're coming from another plastic set up. I have health concerns about it and if I do return it that would be the only reason. Also, I want to mention something VERY important when buying a coffee maker which is the company you're working with, I messaged this company before buying and their customer service was absolutely AMAZING. which again makes this even harder to return.