Jura F8 available in South Africa

Jura Impressa F8 TFT

The next one up on our best in the range choice! Adding a TFT screen to an already great machine for a small difference in price. So you get all the features you need in a great package, for a great price.

The F7 has proved what a great coffee machine it is, and now it has a screen to help and make it more user friendly, easier to use. With guides on how to do tasks that used to make you run for the manual this is the most affordable Jura with a TFT screen.
This is the first time that a TFT colour display has been available in JURA’s compact class. Operation using the Rotary Switch is easy and clear. Four speciality coffees can be individually programmed on the start screen, allowing you to prepare your favourite coffee with a single button press.

	Features at a Glance 4 programmable buttons, 2 with double dose features TFT Display for easier use Rotary Switch Cup illumination Cup count Display for easier operation Powder shaft Aroma preservation cover I.P.B.A.S.© full power shut off, using less than 1W/hr Proven fine milk frother Aroma+ grinder for better extraction Height-adjustable coffee spout 65 - 111 mm 1.9 litre tank, without filter 2 litre 28.5 x 35.5 x 44.5 cm
Frother near spout TFT Screen Aroma+ Grinder The new design on the Cappuccino frother foaming of your milk to produce new Barista style micro foam, the perfect milk foam guaranteed for an enjoyable cappuccino and latté experience, now right next to the coffee spout. The TFT screen make programming and use easier. You can scroll through options or be guided through tasks. Add to that the four programmable buttons for easy and quick access. The new grinder is designed to be faster and improve the taste. A more conical design feeds the beans at the correct rate making sure the burr grinder is more efficient.
Further Info F8 Technical Data Read all about it! In PDF form you can read the full technical spec here F8 Instruction Manual, or want a sneak peak here you go

Jura Ena9 is here

Jura Ena 9 making
a Cappuccino

After nearly a year of waiting, South African’s can finally purchase the Ena⁹ One Touch domestic automatic coffee machine.

Was in Europe First

The Ena⁹ One Touchwas released in Europe early in 2010, and offers Jura’s take on one button methodology, where you can make, espresso, coffee, cappuccino and latte at a single press of one button.
The Ena range is Jura’s range focused on the domestic market.

So what is it like?

Well as far as a one touch cappuccino machine it is a pleasure. Attach the pipe, and simply press a button, and the milk is frothed, then coffee is added. It makes a good cappuccino, more in the latte style than in the barista style, but for an automatic, that is a compromise we have seen many people happy with.
And since it is part of the one touch range it will ask to start the internal frother rinsing cycle after not making a milk based drink for 5 minutes, which is a necessary feature.

Tell us something that is great

When I originally heard of the aroma boost button, I must be totally honest I initially thought it was a stupid feature, but having worked with many coffee drinkers; they seem to have a problem understanding what makes an espresso and what makes a coffee. So essentially the aroma boost is either an espresso shot or a double espresso shot (depending if you press it once or twice)
Another great feature is that all the buttons are programmable in the typical Jura way. Which is so easy to use, and easy to explain; and best of all are easy to override when you need something different

Why domestic only?

One of the biggest problems automatic coffee machines suffer from is incorrect allocation of the machine to its purpose. We see so many offices that purchase a domestic machine and then wonder why it falls over all the time. We class this machine as a domestic machine since the typical domestic environment consumes no more the 10 cups of coffee a day, and typically average only 3 or 4 cups a day. Anything more than that I we would not recommend the Ena range, since the water tank takes only 1.1 litres, the bean hopper 110g; and you can only do 10 cups before emptying the grinds.

Avoiding disappointing purchases

Now what you drink

I have met a couple of people who talk about the bad experience they have had purchasing, before you buy. Before committing to you latest coffee gadget, decide what you want it for. We all tend to make quick purchases without thinking, those you cannot avoid. The most important thing is research the product before committing. Look at the following before you purchase:

• What is you preferred brew, espresso, Americano or mug off coffee
• How much milk do you add, hot or frothed
• Do you add sugar
• What types of cups do you use

Look for features

Once armed with the answers look for some answers, does the coffee maker heat the cups, if yu like hot coffee, if it does how long does it take. All the Jura coffee machines come with a hot water spout that you can heat your cups with, just fill with 30mls of hot water and the temperature of the cup will mean that even if you have a mug of coffee the temperature will be great.


For other machines like filter machines or the Aeropress which the people in the know say only brew at a shade over 80 degrees make sure the cup is well warmed, adding some boiling water into the cup while you prepare the Aeropress is a good way to do that.

If looking at coffee grinders, make sure you match the the coffee you like, aero press, filter, plunger etc to the type of grind the grinder can produce. A blade grinder will save money, but is only really applicable to plunger base coffee.

And for a home coffee roaster, make sure you match the quantity you drink to the amount that can be roasted, remember that you loose 20% on average in weight on the coffee.

Budge and advice

Try not to over extend yourself. Coffee goodies can save you money in the long run, but you do not need to sacrifice the food on your table in order to save a buck.

Always ask for advice so many people in the industry are there to help, fire the same question to a few people, and soon a common thread will appear, and stick to that, then you cannot go wrong.

Search Help?

Here are a few searches that may help:

Looking for Jura Coffee Machines South Africa, then click here: jura coffee machines south africa,
Or perhaps in Cape Town then click here: coffee machines cape town, which will give you a list of Jura coffee machines, if you are looking for other coffee equipment then click here: coffee equipment cape town.
You looking for the most successful one-button the Jura Impressa f50, then click here: jura f50, which has information of the new relaunch Jura F50.

Looking for a comparison summary of juras, then click here: jura coffee range comparison.

That's a quick post with a few goodies

New Gaggia

We may have a winner here. Gaggia have brought out a machine that appears something I would mull over recommending. They have sorted out their accessibility issues having learnt lessons from the Jura coffee machines, and a few other makes.


A Simpler layout and good solid construction have been used, instead of the older Gaggia which left me with concerns.


I have not tasted the coffee, and it still has a removable serviceable unit, which is a concern, but once I will I am sure it will make the par, after all the other changes they have made.


Look forward to playing with it