High-quality coffee machine with a few details for improvement

To put it straight to the point at which EQ.5 Siemens is certainly (other than the identical "VeroBar Latte" Bosch) to the most elaborate coffee machine in this price range, which is additionally present on the cutting edge of technology is.

Particularly noteworthy are the following positive striking points:

- The operation is on the three buttons and two knobs and the display is intuitive even for a novice in the field Kaffeevollautomaten and quick and easy to learn.
- Also the neuralgic many Kaffeevollautomaten point of cleaning is achieved excellent at EQ.5 it has nevertheless both an automatic cleaning and automatic descaling, which can be combined optionally also white. Furthermore, it has a separate program for cleaning the Milchaufschäumereinheit which takes about thirty seconds can be therefore carried out after each use of Milchaufschäumereinheit problems and should especially as the entire remains Milchaufschäumereinheit really clean with the help of this program. Since it seems almost useless that Milchaufschäumereinheit can be additionally expanded to clean them by hand or in the dishwasher.
Furthermore, and that's really a huge selling point, the brewing unit with two handles from or be reinstalled after they have been cleaned under running water by hand. In most other coffee machines this is not possible, so they must to the necessary cleaning of the brewing unit at regular intervals for service.
- The coffee spout can be adjusted as with any other machine to such an extent at the level that even large Lattemachiattogläser fit easily under.
- The machine and in particular the grinder are the quietest ever!
- Now comes the point but the taste of the coffee (which is added subjectively), my wife and I both agree that there is no coffee machine (also not höhreren price segments) such a great tasting coffee brews as EQ.5. Zumahl the coffee strength can be adjusted in five levels from weak to doubleshot and therefore should be something for everyone really, for both heart disease godmother and for the caffeine addicted coffee junkie.
- Even the milk foam can (even with milk from the refrigerator) nothing to be desired, but it is very creamy and firm, just as from the espresso bar around the corner.

However, there are also one or the other point for improvement:

- So the Double Shot feature is not in the two-cup mode possible (ie only in individual portions) as well as in a small espresso but only with a double espresso and all Cafe Crema variants, which then serve as the basis for cappuccino and latte variations.
- Sometimes you will be prompted to empty the drip tray even though it is not even half full. Since the cup is emptied every day not a problem, only if you have guests disturb the display somewhat, especially since these prompts do not always too early to empty but just partially.
- A device in this price range a scale filter in the delivery would have been desirable. Unfortunately, this has to be ordered separately, while sister unit EQ.5 macchiato plus this is already included

Conclusion:
If these above criticisms are improved or eliminated, the EQ5. the perfect coffee machine and deserves five stars, but even so it is pretty damn close to it, that's why four stars and absolute buy recommendation.

Differences to EQ.5 macciatoPlus, well worth the higher price of a macchiato plus?

The EQ.5 different from the much more expensive EQ.5 macchiato plus only in 3 major ways:
- The milk nozzle is integrated into the coffee spout, which is why the option is equal to pressing a button triggers LatteMacciato produce in EQ.5 lacking this button and you have to push the cup from the milk frother for coffee spout.
- The cup base is lit (no practical function but serves only the optics)
- Said first scale filter is included.
However, I believe that these three points not justify the extra cost compared to the EQ.5