Bean to Cup Coffee Machine, Barista TS SMART Model F85/0-102, 1450 Watts, 1.8 Litres, Black

Firstly, forget about the Bluetooth connectivity as this is an unreliable gimmick, but the Melitta App is highly useful for the maintenance and cleaning of the machine. Each part of the cleaning process is explained in the simplest way, a must have if trying to see the instructions on the machines screen is hard for you. Ok, on to the machine itself. Unpacking the machine is easy enough, but you do need to read the instructions carefully to ensure you have the hardness of your water and other information as and when needed. On first use I did an extra 2 coffees to flush the machine before actually drinking what it makes to ensure that it is only coffee you’ll be drinking and not lubricants. For drink preparation the machine can make 4 coffee variations from the front panel, but there are many more available from the menu system on the machine. The ability to save your favourites by person is useful to a certain extent and is extensive in the options for each coffee type but is limited to 1 setting per person per coffee option. To use a mycoffee option, you first press the mycoffee icon then select cappuccino or latte and the machine starts straight away. I mostly use this due to a set coffee cup size and bean settings for latte and cappuccinos. The grinder is not silent but it is quiet enough not to be annoying, the bean hoppers hold enough for 15 - 20 cups in a single coffee dose setting and the machine is conservative in warning you about the hopper being empty and on swapping brands or strengths you do get a mix of beans for a couple of cups. As far as cleaning, the machine rinses itself on startup and shutdown and after each brew it asks to easy clean which sterilises the milk tube and milk system. The biggest thing that you do need to do every day is to empty the drip tray, I find this fills up after only a few cups have been made, else water will spill over and onto your counter top. For the cleaning of the machine and brew components it is easy to do and I do it every 10 to 12 days, it says a weeks interval but the machine doesn’t get that dirty inside. My conclusion with owning the Melitta Barista TS Smart is that if coffee is an important treat that you want to enjoy at home, this is the Bean to Cup machine for you. I am very pleased with the speed of warm up to coffee production is mere seconds and the taste of the coffee it produces. The coffee is hot enough to drink shortly after being made but hot enough not to go cold straight away. The cost and maintenance needed to actually own one of these machines should be considered, as pod machines can give close to bean to cup performance as a better price point. But this machine is a good balance of value for money and the production of great coffee at home.

Ok, let's get the bad stuff out of the way first. 1) It's massive. Even in our generously sized kitchen it looms out of the counter, it is not an inconspicuous item. 2) It's hard to keep looking clean. The gloss black plastic and chrome elements are a magnet for fingerprints and oils. 3) The consumables and waste bins and frustratingly small for such a large machine. Only 1.8 litres of water (a considerable amount of which is used to the regular rinse/clean cycles) means you're going to be filling it up on a daily basis. The bean hopper and the grounds waste are also smaller than you'll find on many similar or smaller machines. 4) The drip tray is the most annoying design I've ever come across, it's shallow with an internal divider that acts like a dam and suddenly over-spills when you're pouring it out, it is almost impossible to empty it without sloshing it and spilling brown watery dregs somewhere. 5) If you're not going to use two different types of beans, the dual hopper with 'auto-bean-select' is the most annoying thing in the world as it means one side of the hopper empties and has to be refilled much sooner than the other, I wish it were possible to just remove the separator and have one big hopper. You can sort of work around this by making your most popular coffee choices pull beans from different sides, however you'll always run out on one side before the other and be shouting "JUST USE THE BEANS FROM THE OTHER SIDE!!" at the machine as it tells you to 'Fill Hopper 1' again. 6) It's quite slow! It seems to spend a lot of time 'warming up' and making myriad internal noises before it actually extracts the coffee. Much slower than the old Delonghi we had. 7) The menu system is extensive but cumbersome, taking a long time to navigate and the text is tiny considering the generous size of the screen. 8) The Bluetooth ‘Smart’ app feature is a gimmick at best and you won’t use it more than a handful of times (once you realise you can pair any of your favourite recipes to the ‘one touch’ buttons on the machine). That’s quite a list of negatives... but I've still given it 5 stars. Why? BECAUSE IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE COFFEE. All design faults are forgiven when you sample a rich espresso, perfectly layered macchiato or balanced Café Crème. The milk system is amazing and the advanced cleaning cycle means you never have to worry about hygiene. Using the same beans, the taste of our coffee went from a 7 using the Delonghi to a straight 10 using the Melitta. It really managed to extract the best from every single bean. For pure coffee indulgence I simply can’t fault it. If you love coffee, this is the machine to buy.

La macchina è fantastica, materiali premium (sia alla vista che al tatto - è "bella" anche vista da dietro), silenziosa, caffè veramente ottimo (avevo un vecchia delonghi autentica S e *con lo stesso caffè* si sente un salto incredibile), buona la schiuma di latte. La personalizzazione non è solo sulla quantità e ordine di montaggio di caffè-latte ma anche su aspetti importanti come la quantità di caffè, temperatura dell'acqua, aroma (non ho ancora capito cosa cambi). Vengo da una superautomatica delonghi: ero diffidente e l'ho comperata solo perchè avevo la garanzia del reso Amazon. Ora me la tengo stretta. Immagino vorrreste una recensione più completa con tutti i pregi ma preferisco dedicare il tempo a bermi una tazza di caffè. Sui pregi potrei andare avanti per ore. Ve lo riassumo con un " non avrei mai pensato che una macchina del caffè tedesca fosse così top" ma forse può essere più utile se mi soffermo sui difetti: - è per persone che non litigano con la tecnologia, soprattutto il setup delle varie ricette non è idiot-proof. - le impostazioni di default sono tutte da cambiare per noi italiani: giusto per darvi un esempio, l'espresso è impostato a 70ml: una bestemmia da Bolzano (inclusa) in giù. - Il limite minimo è comunque di 25ml sia per caffè che latte: il più piccolo espresso macchiato è riempie al limite una normale tazzina. Per me va bene ma per i più esigenti potrebbe essere troppo. - La app ogni tanto si inceppa e va resettata. Anche se è totalmente inutile far partire il caffè dallo smartphone è comunque utile per la personalizzazione dei programmi e delle ricette. - Il contenitore del latte per quanto bello (in acciaio inox spazzolato) e facilmente lavabile, non fa vedere la qta di latte all'interno. - Il contenitore del caffè è molto isolante (contrariamente alla mia vecchia delonghi) ma è relativamente piccolo. Il meccanismo della doppia miscela ha impatti anche sulle ricette (cosa che personalmente non approvo: se ci metto un caffè decaffeinato, vorrei le stesse ricette) - Ho un po' di paura per la cannettina del latte per quando si romperà (non sembra indistruttibile) e dove troverò il ricambio. - La navigazione nei menù è macchinosa: Melitta dovrebbe mettere due pulsanti per "menù" e "ok", non assieme. - Dalle foto sembra gigante, e confermo che non è piccola. Con le forme arrotondat, una volta posizionata non sembra neanche così grossa. Comunque mi raccomando di valutare bene gli ingombi per capire se ci stà.

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Leider hatte ich zuvor für eine andere Maschine entschieden. Die ging aber im ersten Jahr der Garantie kaputt. Nach langem suchen kam ich auf die Melitta Maschine . Mein eigenes Budgetlimit lag bei 1000 € . Schon beim ersten durchlesen der bereits hinterlegten Kundenbewertungen kam wieder der Webeslogan von "damals" in meine Gedanken Melitta macht Kaffee zum genuss. Eine absolut gelungene Maschine. Die Bohnen werden relativ leise gemahlen, 2 Bohnen behälter stehen zur Verfügung mit einer schönen Abdeckund. Der Wassertank übertrifft alles was ich bis dahin im dem Preissegment gesehen habe. Einfache und parktische Entnahme mit großem stabilen Griff. Nach den ersten 2-. 3 Kaffees fällt auf das die Maschine doch mit sehr viel Wasser spült. Das ist auch gut so, damit alles gut gereingt wird. Tropfschale ist öfters voll , aber auch hier wurde mitgedacht: einfach nach vorne ziehen und im Spülbecken ausleere. Auuch die gesamte Reinigung stellt kein Problem da. Brühergruppe im Ganzen komplatt entnehmbar und leicht zu reinigen. Auch hohe Tassen ( Kaffeepötte ) passen problemlos unter den verstellbaren Auslauf . Der extra Milchbehälter hat auch eine gute Größe und kann nach Gebrauch in den Kühlschrank gestellt werden. Der Milchschaum ist ok aber kein Highlight. 3-4 Sterne. Den Milchschlauch zieht man einfach ab, verbindet man mit der Tropschale und die Maschine spült alles nachdem man im Display bestätigt hat vollautomatisch. Eine Entkalkung habe ich noch nicht durchgeführt. Ein absolutes Highligt ist die einfache Bluetooth Anbindung und die Slider Schieber im Frontbereich. Hier kann man noch während das Mahlens die Kaffeestärke und die Wassermenge verstellen. Per Handy kann man Personen mit Namen hinzufügen und individuell den Kaffeewunsch oder die Spezialität fest einstellen. Ein kleiner Nachteil ist maximal Wassermenge von 230 ml. Aber auch hier kann man sich behelfen indem man einfach auf 180 stellt und dann 2 x drückt. Dann hat man auch wirklich 360 ml oder max halt 460 ml Kaffeegenuss. Alles individuell und relativ leicht verständlich einstellbar. Menüführung auch gut durchdacht und eigentlich selbst erklärend. DAS WICHTIGSTE: DER KAFFEEGESCHMACK. Kommt ja auf die Sorte an. Ich habe Feine Milde von Tchibo und auch edlen teuren Kaffee getestet. Mein Geschmack ist getroffen. Das kann man auch schlecht beschreiben. Auf jeden Fall hat man guten heißen Kaffee. Gesamtbewertung von mir 5 Sterne da es absolut passt Preis / Leistung scheint mir hier zu stimmen und Melitta versteht es Kunden glücklich zu machen.

J'avoue avoir un peu hésité, après lecture des avis très divergents sur ce produit. J'ai donc sauté sur une "super offre" et plongé. Craintes fort probablement infondées. J'ai préféré attendre deux mois avant de rédiger mon commentaire. Une fois correctement réglée et surtout une fois trouvés les grains adéquats selon votre goût (il m'en aura fallu quatre ou cinq différents), les résultats sont excellents, la machine est simple d'emploi et avertit très clairement lors des (fréquentes!) interventions d'entretien. Je n'ai rencontré aucun problème avec l'application Bluetooth, bien conçue. Je m'en sers à environ 9 mètres de la machine, tous les matins (iOS). Minimes bémols: - la machine est assez lente. Cela peut déranger les anciens utilisateurs de machines à capsules, surtout au début. - la consommation d'eau tient du délire. Je ne vois pas d'autre mot. Cela rend l'usage de cartouches de filtration quasi obligatoire. Elles ne sont pas gratuites... Enfin on peut certes regretter qu'il soit possible de programmer l'extinction... mais pas l'allumage! Un petit effort, Melitta!

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