Optic / Design: The coffee machine with stainless steel looks pleasing and elegant. It does not affect clunky due to the smaller pot and the sleek machine. The stainless steel, however, attracts fingerprints and drops stains magically, so that we may schedule regular cleaning after use.
Water: not removable, but by a sufficiently large flap closure (made of plastic, a little shaky attachment) to fill well. The only negative is that the large filling area is on the machine right behind that Wasserstandsanziege located but the front left and is thus poorly visible when filling. The scale begins only at 3 cups and is for small amounts of coffee rather impractical. The machine is designed for 10 cups; if you want the full advantage, you have to 1 - 2 mm square until reaching the overflow opening on the water tank (s disadvantage serving.). Furthermore, it must be noted that each of the first use of the day from eingefüllrten water in the tank about 1 cup is absorbed by the water filter. So if you lt 10 cups. Display has introduced, the state then sinks in water tank within about 1 minute to 9 cups. Thus must be either refilled or less ground coffee will be considered.
Filter field: By pressing the push button the entire filter holder swings fast and far to the right outside. The holder itself is relatively heavy and robust and is hooked by 2 brackets in removable IR cut filter. If you want to remove the coffee filter directly or shortly after brewing and therefore operates the push button, when swinging several drops are distributed to the underlying thermos and next to the machine and you have appropriate cleaning supplies. Excluding "dry" the coffee grounds a few minutes alone, this problem can be avoided.
Brewing: The coffee is brewed relatively quickly and is then very hot. For larger quantities of coffee we had the impression that the coffee is even hotter than eg in only 4 cups. Towards the end of the brewing process makes the Braun Sommelier some noise, but really like any other coffee machines also. At the beginning it is in our opinion significantly quieter than the previously used Melitta Look Therm de Lux.
Serving / warm function: Contrary to other reviews here, the pot has remained absolutely drip-free with us. Also we had no coffee grounds in the pot and the kettle were also no problems completely empty (but also had years of practice by the Melitta Look Therm). If the pot but until it stops (= 10 cups) is filled, there is when you remove the jug from the machine a problem: as well as the capacity of the can is then maximum maxed out, some coffee runs due to the slightly inclined posture from the pot and gathers be. on the hot plate In the first two cups einzuschenkenden you sopllte be careful because even coffee liquid from the inlet connection can then run in the middle of the lid. But if the pot is not too far tilts, one has also to fear no drip stains because the escaping liquid runs down the drain. Anyone who wants to avoid the "Overflow Problem", is limited to the cooking of 9 or 9.5 cups. This is not a Thermoskannse with screw cap and glass bulb, but a stainless steel jug with lifting the tilting lid. Even 90 minutes after brewing the coffee was very hot in the pot. But since we not make coffee in stock, I can not conclusively assess how long the coffee in the pot "to drink" remains. It should be noted that the pot of soil can remain yourself cold outside, but hot. But under the pot three feet are attached, a direct parking at the table is possible.
Machine: includes Brita water filter, which we also used as our drinking water is relatively strong calcareous. We had the impression that the coffee aroma was more intense than our old machine. A flavor selector switch has not Brown, however. At the top on the machine, a rotary knob, in which you can set manually, when you have the filter used (collapsed Shut eg May the month of June is shown on the knob even with, ie in July must / should a new filter can be used) , Very nice gimmick, but not mandatory. It was only 1 filter in the supply there. A pack of 4 Ersatzfltern costs around 25th
Overall, we are very pleased with the machine and can recommend it. When we have visitors, we are now often asked directly whether there is coffee. Even people who drink sporadically coffee, which want to have and drink mostly 2 cups. However, the EIA is completely covered by 149.99. I wanted at Amazon at a price of 108 - to buy, but I canceled again because I other offers on the Internet in the range of 83 - have found 99 (plus shipping and handling.) (Original, not used). This price is acceptable, and promises to be a good price-performance ratio. Let's hope that us this machine as long as the old coffee enjoyment prepares Melitta.
