The Jura J8 Twin is a beautiful modern device to look at with a sleek and black glossy housing (diamond black). Perfect size (31/36/44.6) for a small kitchen (like ours) and fully automatic with touchscreen and WiFi Connect. And the coffee tastes delicious. The clear operation makes it easy to make all kinds of coffee varieties to your liking. Cappuccino (with nice firm milk foam), flat white, lungo, cortado and more. My husband likes a very mild cup, uses the standard coffee on the screen for the mild beans from the left bean container. I like a somewhat spicier cup and can then choose the right bean container with robust spicy beans.
The fact that you can set it so fixed makes it so much nicer and faster to use and is absolutely not an unnecessary luxury. Our 3 daughters are also fans, because you can also make a glass of warm milk, so the chocolate milk is regularly made by them themselves.
You can also add a sugar syrup by means of an extra attachment. It gives your milk froth a sweet taste. So you can experiment with it to your heart's content. It makes a delicious hot tea in no time.
The 'coffee eye' function ensures that you always put the right cup in the right place. Handy.
In terms of maintenance, it is a nice device. The collection tray is spacious and easy to remove for emptying. You can easily click the milk frother loose to rinse it. And the handle to hold the water tank while filling it is solid and sturdy.
It was a pleasure to be able to test this device. Given that we have had a Jura Ena9 in our kitchen for 11 years, which we are still very happy with, we were very curious whether the Jura J8 would add anything. Well, it certainly does!
It is certainly a big expense. But taking into account that the appliance has a much quieter motor and cleans better, in addition to the excellent, fast, and personally adjustable coffee (beans and specialties), we are certain that we would not want any other brand on our counter than Jura!