Jura E8
The E8 is the sweet spot of Jura's range and, for our money, of the entire super-automatic category.
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Jura Coffee Machines: The Complete Guide
Switzerland · Founded 1931 · The luxury benchmark for super-automatic espresso.
Jura builds only super-automatic machines — and it shows. The Swiss brand's Professional Aroma Grinder, Pulse Extraction Process (P.E.P.) and one-touch milk systems produce the best fully automatic espresso we've tested. Machines like the E8 and Z10 are genuinely comparable to café drinks. You pay for it: Juras start around $1,000 and the flagship Z10 tops $4,000.
Brand strengths
- Best-in-class automatic shot quality
- Cold brew extraction on newer models (Z10, J10)
- Superb build quality and quiet grinders
- Automated cleaning programs that actually work
Considerations
- Premium pricing
- Brew group is not user-removable (factory-service design)
- Proprietary filters and cleaning tablets add running cost
Jura models we've tested
Jura Z10
The Z10 is the most capable coffee machine ever sold for a kitchen counter: hot and genuine cold-brew extraction from one machine, a Product Recognising Grinder that re-adjusts electrically per drink, and 32 specialties from ristretto to cold brew latte.
Jura ENA 4
The ENA 4 is Jura distilled to espresso essentials: the same Professional Aroma Grinder and P.E.P.