When Find that pad or capsule system will be for me the most suitable, I went to the exclusion procedure:
Tassimo Pads I know from my father and do not taste me
Nescafe Dolce Gusto capsules and a DeLonghi Circolo machine had only my favorite, but then gave further works that taste good but nothing comes close to Nespresso
In addition, I wanted a machine that can also process fresh milk to milk foam
I looked at so the Nespresso machines live on and could try at a friend of both the Umilk and from the Lattissima + a latte macchiato.
When Umilk convinced of significantly firmer milk foam and automatic capsule ejection.
The Lattissima + could with less effort in preparing the latte due to the integrated milk system points.
Ultimately, I decided due to the better milk froth, the automatic capsule ejection and lower price for Umilk.
Packaging and delivery:
Generally come Nespresso machines therefore in plain black boxes. In it are well and securely packed in Umilk the machine, the Aeroccino and all small parts. Removing and unpacking all components gets easier and without much effort.
The machine and the Aeroccino reported with me on any visual defects.
The package includes 16 different capsules to try a black and elegant book, stuck in the three booklets incl. The manual. Unlike previous models Aeroccino he has now only one whorl, from which you have to deduct the milk foam spiral, if you want to produce only hot slightly frothed milk.
Installation and first time operation:
After reading the manual (which you should always do, no matter how technically gifted one to keep) I put on the machine. Thanks to the sliding zweifüßigem base element of the water tank and the Aeroccino can see the machine actually everywhere are bringing.
After three rinse the machine by three times to start the brewing process and can go through, and the washing of Aeroccino I could make the first preparation of a latte macchiato.
Use example Latte macchiato:
To a nice latte macchiato without much effort spells, you should use a slightly higher glass. For small glasses you get the different layers down not so good.
The Aeroccino has two "max." Markings. The lower one has to keep in mind when you want to produce milk foam, the top if you want only hot milk. It is therefore due to their own foolishness when one can observe in the end that the milk from overflowing.
In the manual, the use of long-life milk is recommended low-fat. Since I do not drink like long-life milk, I use fresh milk with 1.5% fat.
So you filled milk to the lower max. Labelling in the Aeroccino, sets the top down and presses the power button into it briefly. If you hold the power button longer, you get frothed milk cold.
During Aeroccino works quietly, can ever open the capsule shaft, which brings the machine to heat up.
If the Aeroccino finished hears the power button to light up. It raises him from the foot, takes off the lid and fill the milk froth and hot milk into the glass. Those who wonder why not complete filled milk is transformed into milk foam, should think about it, resulting in a latte macchiato is: Hot milk, espresso and milk froth.
The glass, you can now put under the coffee-spout of the machine, place a capsule into the shaft, the desired variation by touch surface Select (Ristretto, Espresso or Lungo) and close the manhole cover. The brewing process will start automatically. If you want to leave a little more water through the capsule than the preset amount for the different variations, you can again press one of three buttons immediately after the end of the brewing process. To end the prolonged brewing process, then you have to press again on the last key pressed.
When the brewing process finishes, the machine automatically ejects the capsule down into the collection container below which conveniently is still a drip tray. This should be every now and again to keep in mind, so they will not eventually overflows.
Important After using the Aeroccino is to always wipe it immediately afterwards with water, a little dishwashing liquid and a cloth, otherwise a layer slightly burnt milk may form on the floor with multiple uses. But it's really not a big deal if you macchiato latte or two would prepare two Cappucino, the Aeroccino intervening briefly to clean.
Conclusion and recommendation:
I use the Umilk now for over a week and am now fully satisfied with it. Now I hope that the 80 Nespresso Club assets are quickly credited to my club account by the spring action, so I can stock up with 200 capsules.
Whether one chooses to Umilk or Lattissima +, depends on what compromises you want to go. I wanted really good foamed milk and a comfortable end of the brewing process. Who does not want it, quasi manually establish the Aeroccino milk foam, should rather resort to Lattissima + that automatically extracts the milk from the milk tank and turned into hot milk and milk foam and forwards into the glass.
Place Technically Umilk is also more compact and easier to set up.
