The digital contols are entirely on the top-front of the machine. The are on a washable touch pad that cannot be permeated with water. The shot contols are digital, but completely customizable. The machine produces an incredible amount of steam pressure. The Solis produces the pressure levels found in professional machines.
Most purists use only double filter-baskets.
The Simplicity of the Master 5000 Control Panel. Press one button, and a single, freshly-ground, freshly brewed cup of coffee is made. This machine excels at brewing single cups of coffee between 5-8 oz. The cup has extraordinary body, a rich tan crema on the surface, called a Cafe Suisse or Cafe Crema in Northern Europe. But we have found for using the Master 5000 in our shop that all the bins are of adequate size that they do not demand much attention.