The new Solis Ultra One Touch Cappuccino is a machine in its own class.  Featuring the easiest possible preparation of an array of coffee drinks like lattes, cafe mochas, espresso, coffee, and of course cappuccino, the Ultra One Touch is the choice for a professional grade coffee center in your home, office, or small cafe. A stunning feature of this model is the fully automated milk frothing system that will have you serving perfect cappuccinos in seconds. 

Designed and built in Switzerland, the Ultra One Touch is a marvel of Swiss engineering. While most folks purchase this model for home and office use, it is well suited for light commercial use in a small café or sandwich shop. The One Touch Ultra features a "button to coffee" approach to brewing espresso, cappuccino, and coffee drinks in seconds; just press a button for espresso or coffee. An easy-to-read, backlit digital display will guide you completely through the process. The control panel also gives you unprecedented control over the machine. You can adjust the quantity of coffee and water for each cup and the coffee temperature too. You can have a coffee bar in your home or office without taking up a lot of counter space because the One Touch Ultra is compact and it easily tucks under most overhead cabinets. 

With the advanced features of this model you can: follow prompts on the digital message screen, program coffee strength and ounces to be brewed per cup, switch between espresso or coffee options instantly, change coffee temperature, use pre-ground coffee in addition to whole coffee beans, adjust the built-in coffee grinder for fine tuning your espresso/coffee, program the special pre-brew coffee conditioning system, view messages in multiple languages, view the cup counter, program the energy saving mode and timer, adjust the water hardness setting, and more. 

Also enjoy a cup warming feature, swivel base for better access to the side and back of the machine, comprehensive automatic cleaning and descaling features, removable internal brewing system for simple cleanup, accessories for maintaining your new Solis machine, and unlimited toll free telephone support and advice. Solis offers a one year parts and labor warranty. 

Detailed Product Features: 

Completely Automatic Espresso & Coffee Brewing 

Love espresso but have a busy schedule? Hate to clean up? This is your machine. Just press the button and the One Touch Ultra will automatically grind your coffee beans, and dispense freshly brewed, rich and flavorful coffee into your cup. Press the brew button once for a single espresso or coffee. Utilize the enormous flexibility of this machine's programming options by varying the water volume up to 12 ounces and the ability to select up to 16 grams of ground coffee per brewing cycle. By experimenting with the water volume and grams of ground coffee you can fine-tune your coffee and easily program these parameters into the memory. Take it one step further by programming the coffee temperature for the ultimate cup of coffee. However, feel free to utilize the factory settings as well if you wish. 

Fully Automated Milk Frothing System 

The One Touch Ultra is one of the few coffee and espresso centers that features a built-in automatic milk frothing system for making textbook cappuccinos.  It works by drawing milk out of the milk cooler, combines the milk with steam, and then froths the milk which then is deposited right into your coffee mug, perfect foam for a perfect cappuccino.

One push of a button is enough - you'll never again have to froth milk by hand - thanks to the integrated milk-frother the Ultra "One Touch Cappuccino" deals with everything easily.

The fresh, cold milk is kept hygienically and impeccably in a mini-fridge (optional) or cold storage container positioned next to the Ultra "One Touch Cappuccino" and connected through a tube directly to the milk-frother. When you are not using the container, simply store it in the refrigerator.

Multi-Function Digital Screen 

It's good to keep tabs on your machine. With a quick glance at the digital screen, you'll see all the functions and options. Do you want to brew one cup or two? Is your machine in the automatic rinsing or cleaning cycle? Is it grinding or brewing? It's all on the readout display. This versatile machine is also multilingual and can be programmed in 14 languages.

4 Pre-Set Buttons for Cup Size Selection 

Getting a great cup of your favorite coffee is as easy as one, two, three. Press a button for a single or double shot of espresso. You can brew a small, medium, or large cup of coffee and vary the strength to your taste. Just press the button and within 30-40 seconds you will be enjoying a perfect beverage. If you want a perfect cappuccino, simply press the cappuccino button.  The machine will automatically froth the milk and then combine it with freshly brewed espresso!

Pre-Ground Coffee Funnel 

This option allows you to pour pre-ground coffee into a funnel that is accessed by lifting a small lid on top of the machine. This feature is perfect when there is someone in the crowd who wants a decaffeinated espresso and there are only caffeinated espresso beans in the machine, or if you wish to sample other blends of coffee. After making a cup of coffee with the pre-ground option, the machine automatically resets back to the beans held in the machine. It's all up to taster's choice. 

Special Pre-infusion Brew System Cycle 

Pre-infusion allows you to get maximum flavor from the brewing process. This advanced system takes the newly ground coffee beans from the internal One Touch Ultra coffee grinder and correctly tamps the coffee. Next comes "pre-infusion." To optimize the flavor extraction, a special step injects a little hot water into the freshly ground coffee, in order to soak it and let it swell up. This is done just before the actual brew cycle commences. The grounds are pre-soaked and then brewed before being discarded automatically into the internal dump box. The machine then resets itself for the next brewing cycle. 

Additional Product Features, Maintenance & Information: 

Professional Quality Coffee Grinder 

Proper grinding is at the core of excellent coffee production. The One Touch Ultra has a built-in, commercial-grade coffee grinder, the same type used by the professionals. Pushing the brew button sets the cycle in motion with the grinder measuring out the correct amount of beans for the selection made and then grinding it to specifications. 

Built-in 2.4 Liter Water Tank 

The One Touch Ultra water reservoir can easily be refilled by removing it with the easy-grip handle and filling it at the kitchen tap. When the water runs low, the digital display will remind you when to refill it. 

For Perfect Coffee Extraction - a Powerful Pump 

Delivering a maximum pressure of 16 bars, this on board water pump pulls the maximum flavor from the coffee beans. 

Coffee Bean Storage Hopper & Internal Dump Box 

Keeping ½ pounds of beans fresh and ready for grinding is the built in, lidded coffee bean hopper. This large capacity allows up to 24 cups of coffee to be prepared before refilling is needed. When the coffee grounds are spent, the machine delivers them to the internal dump box, which can hold up to 24 expended coffee portions. It's easy to remove and clean. 

Stainless Steal Dual Boiler Heavy Duty Heating System 

One of the reasons that the One Touch Ultra is great for anything from small commercial settings to home or office use, is its durable dual heating system. It provides for continuous use or a lot of servings over a short time period 

Adjustable Beverage Dispensing Nozzle 

This coffee dispensing nozzle moves up or down to accept cup sizes up to 4 inches high. 

Heated Cup Stacking Surface 

Located on the top of this machine is a heated surface made of non-stick metal that allows you to stack up those espresso cups and keep them toasty. Using the on-screen functions, you can turn this feature on or off. 

Swivel Base 

Getting into your espresso machine for cleaning and maintenance is important for the long life of your machine. The swivel base makes it easy to access all sides of your machine to remove the water tank and open the side service door. 

Cleaning & Maintenance of Components 

In order to keep the inside of your machine healthy, your machine must be cleaned periodically. Scale buildup from naturally occurring minerals in your water can build up on sensitive components like the inside of the boiler, which if left unchecked can cause considerable damage to the machine. By descaling your machine every two-three months, your machine will last for many trouble-free years. Solis espresso machine cleaner can be purchased from us or by calling the support number in your user guide. 

The machine will tell you when it's time to activate the self-clean system by displaying a message on the digital screen. After adding our cleaner, just press the clean button. The machine will take it from there. Descaling and general cleaning is important even if you have a sophisticated water filter system, and especially if you use well water. 

Used coffee grounds are collected in the grounds dump box, which can hold up to 24 spent portions of coffee before emptying is required, and a message will appear on screen to let you know it needs to be emptied. Waste water left over from the rinsing cycles is stored in the removable drip tray that simply pulls out from the machine and reinserts in seconds. All components such as the used grounds container, drip tray, and water tank can be hand washed with regular soap and water. 

Removable Internal Brew System - Cleanup Is Easy 

The patented removable internal brewing system (brew group) has been tested millions of times throughout the world. It only takes a simple gesture for it to be quickly and easily removed from the machine and cleaned. Just rinse it under running water to remove all traces of dirt and coffee residues, which when left inside the machine, change the flavor of the coffee and interfere with the correct functioning of the brew group. This way, the quality of the finest espresso never alters. 

Installation & Accessories 

The Solis Palazzo fully automatic espresso and coffee center is one of the most feature-rich machines on the market for the money. This Swiss work of art makes perfect espresso or coffee in about 30 seconds at the press of a button. The key feature of this machine is speed. Enjoy fully automated features that will have you making perfect espresso, coffee, lattes, café mochas, cappuccino, and other great coffeehouse drinks in the blink of an eye. You can have a coffee bar in your home or office without taking a lot of counter space because the Palazzo is compact and tucks easily under most overhead cabinets.  

Advanced features include programmable brewing options, adjustable coffee strength, the ability to use pre-ground coffee of your choice in addition to coffee beans (useful if you have decaffeinated beans in the hopper, but want a regular espresso/coffee), rapid switching between brewing and steaming functions, adjustable coffee grinder for fine tuning your espresso/coffee, special pre-brew coffee conditioning system and an automated cleaning system.  

Detailed Product Features:  

Automatic Espresso & Coffee Brewing - Easy To Operate  

The Palazzo was designed so that anyone, regardless of their experience could easily master the art of making great coffeehouse drinks. When the coffee button is pressed, the machine will grind just the right amount of coffee beans, place the grounds into the brewing system, extract your coffee or espresso, and clean up after itself in one complete step. The control panel has just 5 buttons, which include two programmable buttons for brewing (small coffee or espresso and a large coffee or espresso), steam/hot water activation button, and cleaning button. The knob on the side of the machine controls the flow of steam or instant hot water depending on what mode it is in. A series of lights show machine functions and modes.  

Rapid Steam System  

The Palazzo is equipped with a steam wand and milk-frothing tip that insures loads of foam for lattes and cappuccino. You can also remove the frothing tip and use the standard steam wand if you prefer to have more control over the consistency of the foam. The steam wand is conveniently located and swivels to accommodate frothing pitchers ranging from 12 oz. to 20 oz. in size.  

Within 10 seconds of turning on the steam knob, the Palazzo will be steaming at full power, and continue to produce steam as long as the water tank is full thanks to its advanced continuous steam boiler. As soon as the steam function is turned off, you can brew espresso or coffee without the normal cool down requirement common with other machines.  

The Palazzo is equipped with an instant hot water feature; by turning the steam/hot water knob on the right side of the machine, hot water will dispense from the steam wand. Use this feature for tea, Americano, and pre-warming or rinsing your cup.  

2 Programmable Buttons for Cup Selection  

Just two buttons control coffee brewing. One is for brewing a small cup of coffee or espresso and one is for larger cups of coffee or long espresso (known as a lungo). You can also program the volume of coffee that the machine will brew for each coffee button. This program will remain until it is changed, even if the power is turned off. By pressing the brew button once, the machine will make one espresso or coffee and if pressed twice, two shots of espresso or larger cup of coffee.  

Espresso, Cafe Crème or Coffee?    

The machine can do it so why try making a Café Créme!  It's simple with the Solis Palazzo's ability to adjust for the coarseness of the ground, allowing you to brew a Café Créme, often referred to as Swiss brewed coffee for the country that made it popular. Here's the difference. Espresso uses a finer ground bean to create a dense pack that restricts the water flow through the grounds, hence the very strong, intense flavor. It also takes a little longer to brew, anywhere between 15 to 20 seconds for 1.5 ounces.  

For a Café Créme, (or crema coffee) a courser ground is needed, a simple adjustment on this great machine. This coarser ground allows for more water to pass through faster, resulting in a frothy layer of coffee that floats on the top, the crema.  Aromatic and rich, it is not as intense a coffee as the espresso but equally delicious. Most people gracefully retire their drip coffee maker after they try café crème coffee from a super automatic espresso/coffee machine. This feature also makes the Palazzo a natural replacement for traditional coffee makers   

Utilize the enormous flexibility of the this machine's programming options by varying the water volume up to 7 ounces and the ability to use up to 9 grams of ground coffee per brewing cycle. By experimenting with the water volume and grams of ground coffee you can fine-tune your coffee and easily program these parameters into the memory.  

Pre-ground Coffee Option  

As if enjoying coffee brewed from freshly ground coffee beans wasn't good enough, Solis added a feature to the Palazzo that permits you to add pre-ground coffee to a special funnel on top of the machine. If you want a decaffeinated cup of espresso or coffee and the machine only has regular beans in the hopper, simply pour in pre-ground coffee and then push the coffee brew button. The Palazzo will "bypass" the coffee grinding step and use the coffee you poured in instead. By having the by-pass feature you can sample other pre-ground espresso and flavored blends.  

Coffee Strength Function  

You can also adjust the dosage of ground coffee that the machine uses each time it makes a cup of coffee from 6-9 grams. The average shot of espresso uses about 7 grams of ground coffee.  

Pre-infusion Brew System  

Aroma and maximum flavor extraction is insured thanks to the pre-brew system. The two-step pre-infusion cycle moistens and conditions the ground coffee, which maximizes flavor extraction to increase the thick crema on your espresso. The Solis Palazzo accomplishes this by infusing (or presoaking) the fresh coffee grounds with a dash of hot water for 2 seconds. Thereafter, it completes the brewing process by infusing the remainder of the predetermined water through the coffee grounds. The result is a superior cup of espresso or coffee.  

Additional Product Features, Maintenance & Information  

Professional Quality Adjustable Coffee Grinder  

All Solis super automatic coffee machines feature a high quality coffee grinder. Residing just below the coffee bean hopper, when activated it draws coffee beans into its Swiss made, hardened steel cutting wheels. The main cutting wheel is (or what is called a conical, (cone shaped), burr grinding wheel. Conical burr grinders are ideal for coffee grinding because they are relatively quiet, powerful, and tough and virtually maintenance free when used in super automatic espresso machines.  The grinder has 18 settings so you can fine tune the setting based on your coffee blend.  

Built in 2 Quart Water Tank  

The Palazzo has a large 2 quart water reservoir that can be removed for refilling.  It sits on the back side of the machine and it can be removed easily, even under limited height overhead cabinets.  

For Great Flavor Extraction; A Powerful Pump  

This 15 BAR pump delivers more than enough pressure to pull the maximum flavor and aroma from the coffee beans.  

Coffee Bean Storage & Internal Dump Box  

The coffee bean hopper holds up to ½ pounds of coffee beans. The machine can brew up to 15 cups of coffee or espresso before the internal coffee grounds waste box must be emptied. The dump box slides out the front of the machine.  

Heavy Duty Heating System  

The Palazzo comes with a durable 1250-watt boiler. Once it is warmed up, provides for continuous use or a lot of servings over a short time period.  

Adjustable Beverage Dispensing Nozzle  

What's more, the spout where the coffee is dispensed is adjustable between 3 and 4 inches to accommodate small and large coffee cups.  

Heated Cup Stacking Surface  

The Palazzo has a very helpful feature. It is important to always serve your espresso in warm cups. Espresso is subject to room temperatures and quickly cools once it is brewed. The cup-warming shelf on top of the machine keeps your espresso cups warm and ready to go.  

Automated Self-Clean System & Maintenance  

In order to keep the inside of your machine healthy, the Palazzo features an automated computer controlled cleaning and descaling program. Scale buildup from naturally occurring minerals in your water can build up on sensitive components like the inside of the boiler, which left unchecked can cause considerable damage to the machine. By descaling your machine every two-three months, your machine will last for many trouble-free years.  

The Palazzo will tell you when cleaning is needed. After 250 cups of coffee have been made, a light will illuminate to signal that it's time to activate the self-clean system. After adding our cleaner, just press the clean button. The machine will take it from there. Descaling and general cleaning is important even if you have a sophisticated water filter system, and especially if you use well water.

General maintenance is simple. Weekly rinsing of the internal brewing system; which removes in just a few seconds and rinses under the faucet, descaling 3-4 times per year and occasional emptying of the drip pan that slides from the front of the machine are all it takes to keep your Palazzo running smooth.  

Installation & Accessories  

The Palazzo comes completely self-contained to make all of your favorite drinks. A cleaning brush, cleaning tablets, water hardness test kit, brew system maintenance tool, and detailed step-by-step instructions are also included.  

Service & Support  

All Solis products are offered with an unlimited toll free technical support service. If you have any questions or need help, just call us at the number provided in your help guide. We offer a limited one-year parts and labor warranty for home or office use.