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I had a Krups Model 996..French Press/Expresso maker for 10 years...I got in the habit of making 2 strong cups of coffee in the mornining while I went online or read the newspaper. In February my little Krups died...They had long since discontinued my 996 and I was forced to start looking around for another machine. Everything I saw in the Department Stores didn't quite do what I wanted it to do, and was rather cheaply made. So I went online and discovered the website where I eventaully purchased my machines. Once I started reading the customers reviews on the different machines, I discovered that with the cheaper machines there was always a shortcoming with the machine. With the higher end machines people were always glad that they had stepped up to the better machines. So after reading about the various machines...I discovered the Salvatore....It seemed to be the best of the lot with commercial machine components and it is HAND BUILT ONE AT A TIME. That is a rarity today, so I bought one. The grinder also from the description and reviews seems to be the best of the lot so I bought one of those also so that I could make the very best 2 cups of coffee in the morning that I can..