We had previously had a Krups Toscana Edition (very similar to the Saeco Vienna Edition) without LCD display, flushing / descaling u. Other frills. Due to a defect, we have now gained us this coffee machine (but much cheaper on offer). While you could adjust the amount of water per cup on the old machine using the knob (sadly lacking in most current models), you have to adjust differently the amount here. By the missing LCD screen (usually only more expensive machines) this is u. O are a little difficult, other initial settings (eg temperature level, waiting time for autom. Cut-off). At least used to. The amount for large / normal cups u. Smaller cups (espresso o. Normal cups, is poured into the milk added) can be adjusted. If you press the button by mistake for the big cup, the broth can be terminated prematurely by pressing the same button. The water hardness can be adjusted as well. This is a very useful function, because on other devices the descaling appears regardless of the water hardness after a certain number of brewed cups. A result, the display appears too soon or too often, if softer water (possibly from a water filter) is used. In the case of descaling is wasted. This can be avoided in this machine. In addition, the broths is not locked in the cleaning / descaling, as was the case with another device of an acquaintance. This would be in the morning before work o. During the visit more than a nuisance. Of course empfohen, immediately perform cleaning / descaling, but in one way o. Other cup more is irrelevant safe. The water tank is well placed so that you can easily fill it with the side of a pot. The tank can also be found u. Fill under the tap. The case design is quite respectable (front glossy black), but the bulge under the coffee spout disturbs something if wider cups are used. It is, however, still. In contrast to the old machine, this model flushes when engaging and. Off briefly. This is transition and current at fully automatic. Were to allow the water line by drying coffee residues will not clog u. Do not accumulate bacteria. While other machines have to undergo about 1/4 cup of water, it's just a "sip" here. If one decides, o drinking after turning no coffee. To use only hot water for tea, flushing deleted when switching off. Thus, water is saved. Therefore, I can the statement "Cleaning World Champion" in the other review does not confirm, but those for whom only the filter, pad, capsule machines o. Old fully automatic machines were known in advance, this will happen so. If that were not the catch basin must be emptied regularly, you can in the short rinsing a used cup o. Put a glass under the spout. The device is ready quite fast compared to other fully automatic after switching on. This is probably due to, inter alia, the also meaningful 3-stage temperature setting. Everyone knows that the coffee is so hot after brewing in the rule that you burn easily. So why waste stream to heat the water as much when you have to leave the coffee to cool, so that you can drink it sensibly? For coffee without milk, I recommend the low u. May also have to test the middle tier. Who pours cold milk added, should rather mean o. But possibly choose the high level. Nor of course is a removable brewing unit, which is very important to us. In the event that the mechanism is blocked by coffee residues u. So that the unit can be cleaned for reasons of hygiene times, they can be found u. Rinse under a tap. To get to the grounds container, you have to pull out the catch basin in front. On the one hand this is a little more complicated, because in other machines the container can be pulled out separately, but it also has an advantage. Runs the container over time (if the alarm has cleared him earlier example u. Therefore, is not functioning properly), the wet powder falls on the catch basin, which can be easily cleaned under the tap. To clean the shaft of the container in the old machine was quite cumbersome. Last but not least we come to the coffee flavor, which is of course primarily determined by the type of bean. The grind u. The coffee strength can be adjusted. As is customary with fully automatic, also here a Crema is generated that coffee connoisseurs is very important. If you want a cappuccino, so this can be used to Aufschäumfunktion. Conclusion: All in all, it is a solid, well thought-fully automatic machines with which we are very pleased so far. Had the case under the coffee spout a concavity o. Just a straight face, instead of the bulge u. Would some settings, but you rarely changes, more feasible, I would give the machine 5 Stars.
