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By the Espresso Rated editors · Published Nov 12, 2026 · Updated Nov 13, 2026
The E8 sits in the middle of Jura's range: 17 drinks, the P.A.G.2 grinder and an automatic milk system fed by a hose. The praise is for the coffee and for how little the machine asks of you. The complaints are about money, the sealed brew unit and the milk temperature.
Thick crema and no bitter edge, with one critic who wants more body8.9/10
The espresso is the reason to buy the E8, and it is consistently praised. Coffeeness describes it as "full-bodied with a thick, dark crema" and free of bitter notes.1 Longer coffees keep their body instead of tasting watered down, and the cup stays the same when several drinks are made in a row.
“I really like the espresso of the machine. I don't think I've had a fully automatic machine that make such nice espresso.”
All 17 drinks can be adjusted for strength, volume and temperature, and the settings are saved. The hot water for an americano comes from a separate spout, so it does not run through the coffee.
The dissent comes from Tom's Coffee Corner, who found the espresso short on depth and the body "just a little bit weak", and blamed a grind that is not very fine.2 ECS Coffee tasted a pleasant but very mild cup. The plain hot water and the lighter brew setting both run cooler than some want.
Creamy foam with no texture setting, very warm or a little cool6.7/10
The milk system divides opinion, and the argument is not about the foam itself. That is fine and creamy, with what Faema Canada calls "not those big soapy bubbles".3 It works with dairy, oat and almond milk, though each froths to a different volume.
Temperature is where accounts split. Maxhug.com describes the foam as "very warm, fine, creamy and comes out quickly".4 Tom's Coffee Corner measured it on the low side and wished his cappuccino were hotter.5
Control is limited. You can set how much milk goes into the cup but not its texture, and an older E8 had a dial for this that the current one dropped.6 The machine makes a single milk drink at a time, with a short pause between coffee and milk.
The hardware around the hose is bare. No milk container comes in the box, and the hose has nowhere to rest when it is not in use. One long-term user had the frother clog partway: "it wouldn't actually produce milk".7 A full strip-down and clean was the fix.
Six buttons beside a clear screen, with one saved recipe per drink6.6/10
Day-to-day use is simple, though the workflow as a whole suits some households better than others. The color display is bright and easy to navigate, and it is flanked by physical buttons, not a touchscreen.8 The machine heats quickly, and strength or volume can be changed while a drink is being made without altering the saved setting.
The limits show when two people share it. Each drink holds a single saved setting, so a couple who like the same coffee at different strengths cannot both keep theirs.9 There are no user profiles and no way to create a recipe of your own.
The menus have rough spots too. There is no back button, so scrolling past a drink means going all the way round again.10 Several drinks are not explained on the screen or in the manual, and the first week involves learning what each name means.
Two practical points. Beans load from the top, which is awkward under low cabinets, while the 64 oz / 1.9 l tank comes out easily. App control needs a Wi-Fi adapter that Jura sells separately.
It rinses itself and skips descaling, around a brew unit you cannot reach8.2/10
Upkeep is widely liked, because the machine does most of it. It rinses the milk path after every milk drink, the deeper milk clean is a single button press, and the screen guides you through each cycle. With a Jura filter in the tank, descaling is rarely or never needed.11
The catch is the brew unit, which is built in. Tom's Coffee Corner raises it straight away: there is no way to take it out and rinse it.12 Home Coffee Expert answers with an account of a Jura opened up after a year of daily use and found spotless inside, but you are trusting the automatic cycles.
Some hand work remains. The milk parts need a rinse every day, and the drip tray and grounds container cannot go in the dishwasher. The deep clean uses Jura's own tablets, which cost more than generic ones.
Solid and smooth-closing, in plastic that only looks like chrome7.5/10
The E8 feels well made, and build is widely liked. The tank and drip tray slide home smoothly, and the P.A.G.2 grinder is credited with being faster and gentler on its burrs than the one before. Home Coffee Expert goes as far as saying a Jura "might just be the last coffee machine you ever buy".13
The complaints are small and specific. The chrome finish is plastic, not metal, and the drip tray feels a little flimsy. Lift the machine by its body and not by the tray, which can crack under the weight.
Noise is unsettled. Coffeeness measured the current E8 as quieter than the older one, and others call it quiet for an automatic. Tom's Coffee Corner disagrees flatly: "it's very loud".14 At 11 in × 13.8 in × 17.6 in it also takes a fair share of counter, so measure first.
Jura's top brewing at $2,599, before the filters, tablets and milk container4.6/10
Value divides opinion more than anything else about the E8. The case for it is that the machine has the same core brewing technology as Jura's most expensive models, which maxhug.com considers excellent value for money.15 Coffeeness agrees that it is not overpriced for what it does.
The case against starts at $2,599 and continues afterwards. Finer Brew sums it up: the E8 is costly to buy and "an expensive machine to maintain".16 The filters that spare you descaling need replacing regularly, and they and the cleaning tablets are Jura's own.
Then there is what the box leaves out. ECS Coffee objects to supplying your own milk container on a machine at this price, and the Wi-Fi adapter is a separate purchase as well.17 If you want to dial in shots by hand, or the budget is tight, cheaper machines offer more for the money.
Within Jura's range, the extra over the cheaper E6 buys more milk drinks and easier navigation, not dramatically better espresso. It earns its price in a household where several people want different drinks through the day.
Our verdict
Buy the E8 if the household wants good espresso and a range of milk drinks from a machine that needs almost no learning and largely cleans itself. Skip it if you drink mostly black coffee, want access to the brew unit, or will resent the running cost of Jura's filters and tablets. Add a milk container to the order and count a year of filters into the price. In the shop, ask for a cappuccino and check whether the milk is hot enough for you.
11 sources quoted in this story (17 notes)
- 1coffeeness.de · written review “Not only is the Jura espresso full-bodied with a thick, dark crema, but there are no undesirable bitter notes.”
- 2Tom's Coffee Corner · 6:39 “Espresso is not bad. Missing a bit in the depth of flavor. I got um a tinge of chocolate notes. The body is just a little bit weak.”
- 3Faema Canada · 3:40 “makes perfect Lattis in cappuccino that really micro steam where you're getting almost like a creamy texture not those big soapy bubbles”
- 4maxhug.com · written review “The foam it makes is very warm, fine, creamy and comes out quickly.”
- 5Tom's Coffee Corner · 11:56 “I do wish it was a little hotter. Like 5° C hotter would be nice. But all in all, pretty good cappuccino.”
- 6Finer Brew · 9:04 “You can change how much milk you want to have in your cup, but not the texture.”
- 7Suzuki RG500 · 7:00 “it was just hissing uh it wouldn't actually produce milk it did clog up”
- 8Golf Sky · 3:48 “The color display is bright, responsive, and surprisingly easy to navigate. Even first-time users won't spend long figuring out the menu system.”
- 9Nurse Dave's Shaving World · 4:30 “this machine just has one memory setting for each type of drink so if my wife and I liked say a cafe Barista at a little bit different strengths you couldn't say both of them here”
- 10ECS COFFEE Espresso & Coffee Gear · 9:37 “Now, if you go too far, you kind of have to like scroll all the way back. You don't have You can't Yeah, you don't have a back button.”
- 11craftcoffeespot.com · written review “As long as you use Jura filters, you won’t need to descale, which is impressive.”
- 12Tom's Coffee Corner · 4:57 “So, the automations are nice, but there is a negative point to mention right away with the URA, and that is there is no access to the brew group.”
- 13homecoffeeexpert.com · written review “Style over substance is not something that Jura coffee machines really do. Everything they make works seamlessly and lasts too – a Jura might just be the last coffee machine you ever buy.”
- 14Tom's Coffee Corner · 5:22 “One more thing I wanted to mention about this machine, it's very loud.”
- 15maxhug.com · written review “The value for money is outstanding as the Jura E8 has all the necessary technology for great coffee of the highest end Jura Models.”
- 16Finer Brew · 14:31 “So, the Jura is not only an expensive machine to buy, but also an expensive machine to maintain.”
- 17ECS COFFEE Espresso & Coffee Gear · 8:35 “If I'm spending $3,000 on an espresso machine, I would really love a nicer-looking milk tube or to not have to supply my own container for my milk.”
