HIGH PERFORMANCE: 15 Bars of pressure and a self-priming system means the Swan Retro espresso maker is always ready to make delicious coffees in minutes
LARGE 1.2L CAPACITY: Generous 1.2 litre detachable water tank and with room to make either one or two cups at a time, there’s plenty to go around off just one heating, Perfect for impressing guests, or making you and your partner that morning coffee fix to get the day going
ESE PODS: Compatible with easy serve espresso (ESE) pods and ground coffee, using the professional spoon and coffee presser so you can create professional Barista style coffees in the comfort of your own home
REMOVABLE DRIP TRAY: The drip tray can be removed to allow taller cups to be used and this also allows for easy cleaning
STYLISH NORDIC DESIGN: Part of the Scandinavian-inspired Swan Nordic range available a range of neutral colours. Features a stylish wooden dial and knob
2 YEAR GUARANTEE: Comes with a 2-year manufacturer guarantee, protecting you from any issues you find
13 reviews for Swan SK22110GRYN Nordic Espresso Coffee Machine with Milk Frother, Steam Pressure Control, 1.2L Detachable Water Tank, 1100W, Nordic Slate Grey
Rated 3 out of 5
Juliet –
I owned this machine for 2 years before it died on me. I work as a barista professionally, and I’ve worked with a number of at-home and professional coffee machines. If you are a beginner home barista, this product will work for you. If you are a more experienced at-home or professional barista, I’d opt for another machine.
You cannot programme this machine, you need to simply press the coffee button and stop it when your desired weight is reached. The espresso you can achieve from this machine is okay, and if you use pre-ground coffee with this machine it can come out decently if you use upwards of 15g and experiment with different varieties of pre-ground coffee.
The steam wand is…yikes. It’s built with a curve that you cannot change, and is therefore too short for many types of jugs. I recommend a jug fit for flat whites if anything. If you leave the external piece on the wand, you will only end up with cappuccino milk (very frothy) and very little texturing. I’ve gotten the best milk by removing the metal piece and using only the wand’s barebone metal. I’ve been able to have okay at best texturing this way. I’d stick to espresso drinks or cappuccino’s. If you don’t mind extra froth in your latte (not a latte at that point but more like a wet cappuccino) then go for it.
One day I use fresh ground coffee from my workplace to see how it tasted in this machine at home. As I don’t have a grinder at home I just ground the coffee beforehand. This seemingly broke my machine. I have no idea why or how, but the espresso came out and then the machine died. From thereon out when I used my normal grounds, no water would come out of the machine, or very little. I took the whole thing apart but because of how the machine is build, I couldn’t reach in very deep to mess with the water tubes. I assume something either got stuck or a pipe got disconnected, but never figured out the issue fully as the machine is almost built as one piece entirely and you have to go through the bottom to open it up.
I contacted customer service, who gave instructions to purge it. Which I did…multiple times. But alas, the machine broke. £100 for 2 years is not a bad deal, but just be careful of the grounds you put into your machine if you want it to last a while. Since then I’ve upgraded massively. And I’ll say that this machine served its purpose albeit for not as long as I’d have liked.
Rated 1 out of 5
D R –
Coffee tastes of plastic as others have said, this is despite cleaning and running a few coffees. The design must be using plastic materials that are leaching into the drinks, I think that this needs looking into as it is clearly a health concern.
Rated 1 out of 5
bourgelas –
My son picked this out for his birthday after recommendations from several workers at a well known coffee shop. The espresso maker arrived without any damage to the packaging from possible shipment damage; however, the unit did not work right out of the box. The water pump did not function so it was not possible to make espresso. Subsequently we attempted to ship the unit back to the manufacturer. Much to our surprise the shipping cost quoted from several different shipping agents averaged $260 which is over $100 more than the unit itself cost. This makes absolutely no sense. We are longstanding Amazon Prime members that purchase frequently. We have only sent back a handful of items in years of buying that were all damaged of non-functional items right out of the box. This is tremendously disappointing and we will be in contact with Amazon management to see if there is an alternate resolution.
Rated 5 out of 5
Susan Richards –
Very neat, so doesn’t take up to much room on work surface. Easy to use after you read all the instructions. Looks good.
Rated 4 out of 5
vikkie bradley –
The machine is really nice looking, fab design, its actually pretty fun to use with the milk frother, comes with a single and double shot sized insert, really simple to use, I knocked a star off just because a lot of the coffees I tried in this just didn’t taste great, I think this was due to me using ground coffee, I moved onto using ese coffee bag/pods and the difference is crazy, it tastes just like a coffee id get from the cafe! Deffo recommend using ese with this machine 😊
Rated 5 out of 5
CANDI –
So super impressed with this little machine. Gorgeous addition to my kitchen.
Rated 5 out of 5
Ana-Maria –
This coffee machine is sooo cute and makes such a great espresso.I am working in a coffee shop and I can say it make such a good espresso and for this price is bargain. Totally recomanded!!!!
Also for those who said the water pump is not working I need to mention that there is a little rubber lid that needs to be taken of from the bottom of the water tang to be able to circulate the water in the machine.First I thought the same why is not wirking but look a bit ,you’ll figure it out.Very simple to use 😍😍😍
Rated 5 out of 5
KH –
An excellent product. Makes nice coffee and looks good too. It has large footprint if space is an issue.
Rated 5 out of 5
mandy c davies –
Fantastic price. Really great product
Rated 1 out of 5
bourgelas –
Première utilisation : l’eau ne s’écoule pas. La pompe ne semble pas fonctionner. Perte de temps.
Rated 5 out of 5
Amazon Customer –
Recommended!
Rated 4 out of 5
April Pu –
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Elle mignonne assez facile d’utilisation il m’a fallut du temps pour le mousseur que je n’utilise plus car trop contraignant. De plus elle fait un bruit monstre . Il lui manque un broyeur cela la rendrait à mon sens plus complète vu le prix . Lidl fait exactement la même pour 70 euros !!!!
Rated 1 out of 5
CANDI –
The media could not be loaded.
Very beautiful and good packaging but sadly not working the item comes damaged water is not pumping out at all. Very sad.
Juliet –
I owned this machine for 2 years before it died on me. I work as a barista professionally, and I’ve worked with a number of at-home and professional coffee machines. If you are a beginner home barista, this product will work for you. If you are a more experienced at-home or professional barista, I’d opt for another machine.
You cannot programme this machine, you need to simply press the coffee button and stop it when your desired weight is reached. The espresso you can achieve from this machine is okay, and if you use pre-ground coffee with this machine it can come out decently if you use upwards of 15g and experiment with different varieties of pre-ground coffee.
The steam wand is…yikes. It’s built with a curve that you cannot change, and is therefore too short for many types of jugs. I recommend a jug fit for flat whites if anything. If you leave the external piece on the wand, you will only end up with cappuccino milk (very frothy) and very little texturing. I’ve gotten the best milk by removing the metal piece and using only the wand’s barebone metal. I’ve been able to have okay at best texturing this way. I’d stick to espresso drinks or cappuccino’s. If you don’t mind extra froth in your latte (not a latte at that point but more like a wet cappuccino) then go for it.
One day I use fresh ground coffee from my workplace to see how it tasted in this machine at home. As I don’t have a grinder at home I just ground the coffee beforehand. This seemingly broke my machine. I have no idea why or how, but the espresso came out and then the machine died. From thereon out when I used my normal grounds, no water would come out of the machine, or very little. I took the whole thing apart but because of how the machine is build, I couldn’t reach in very deep to mess with the water tubes. I assume something either got stuck or a pipe got disconnected, but never figured out the issue fully as the machine is almost built as one piece entirely and you have to go through the bottom to open it up.
I contacted customer service, who gave instructions to purge it. Which I did…multiple times. But alas, the machine broke. £100 for 2 years is not a bad deal, but just be careful of the grounds you put into your machine if you want it to last a while. Since then I’ve upgraded massively. And I’ll say that this machine served its purpose albeit for not as long as I’d have liked.
D R –
Coffee tastes of plastic as others have said, this is despite cleaning and running a few coffees. The design must be using plastic materials that are leaching into the drinks, I think that this needs looking into as it is clearly a health concern.
bourgelas –
My son picked this out for his birthday after recommendations from several workers at a well known coffee shop. The espresso maker arrived without any damage to the packaging from possible shipment damage; however, the unit did not work right out of the box. The water pump did not function so it was not possible to make espresso. Subsequently we attempted to ship the unit back to the manufacturer. Much to our surprise the shipping cost quoted from several different shipping agents averaged $260 which is over $100 more than the unit itself cost. This makes absolutely no sense.
We are longstanding Amazon Prime members that purchase frequently. We have only sent back a handful of items in years of buying that were all damaged of non-functional items right out of the box. This is tremendously disappointing and we will be in contact with Amazon management to see if there is an alternate resolution.
Susan Richards –
Very neat, so doesn’t take up to much room on work surface. Easy to use after you read all the instructions. Looks good.
vikkie bradley –
The machine is really nice looking, fab design, its actually pretty fun to use with the milk frother, comes with a single and double shot sized insert, really simple to use, I knocked a star off just because a lot of the coffees I tried in this just didn’t taste great, I think this was due to me using ground coffee, I moved onto using ese coffee bag/pods and the difference is crazy, it tastes just like a coffee id get from the cafe! Deffo recommend using ese with this machine 😊
CANDI –
So super impressed with this little machine. Gorgeous addition to my kitchen.
Ana-Maria –
This coffee machine is sooo cute and makes such a great espresso.I am working in a coffee shop and I can say it make such a good espresso and for this price is bargain.
Totally recomanded!!!!
Also for those who said the water pump is not working I need to mention that there is a little rubber lid that needs to be taken of from the bottom of the water tang to be able to circulate the water in the machine.First I thought the same why is not wirking but look a bit ,you’ll figure it out.Very simple to use 😍😍😍
KH –
An excellent product.
Makes nice coffee and looks good too.
It has large footprint if space is an issue.
mandy c davies –
Fantastic price.
Really great product
bourgelas –
Première utilisation : l’eau ne s’écoule pas. La pompe ne semble pas fonctionner. Perte de temps.
Amazon Customer –
Recommended!
April Pu –
The media could not be loaded.
Elle mignonne assez facile d’utilisation il m’a fallut du temps pour le mousseur que je n’utilise plus car trop contraignant.
De plus elle fait un bruit monstre .
Il lui manque un broyeur cela la rendrait à mon sens plus complète vu le prix . Lidl fait exactement la même pour 70 euros !!!!
CANDI –
The media could not be loaded.
Very beautiful and good packaging but sadly not working the item comes damaged water is not pumping out at all. Very sad.