A:AnswerI live in Florida and have no problems connecting it to the regular house outlet. Not sure where you got that information but 230 volts that sounds like a different outlet. Obviously it’s not a problem using it in the states. As you can see from the picture.
A:AnswerYes you can have regular beans in the hopper and you separate hole for ground coffee. Carafe is removable so you can easily keeping it in refrigerator.