The mentioned model of Saeco is equipped for example with an outer skin of stainless steel. The Krups contrast almost exclusively used plastic, only the holding and cup holder grill are made of stainless steel. In the Saeco milk leading system is installed inside, while the milk in the Krups is transported via an externally extending hose system of milk container for dispensing. The Saeco is a total of more extensive and allows z. B. to fill more coffee beans. Equally, unlike the Krups a compartment for use of instant coffee available. The programming functions are extensive, the display is designed partly as a touchscreen u. Ä. M. Such differences, of which I have on the site a few called love, which account for price differences. But if you look at the basic functions, as are the fully automatic, or shall we say the docked with milk system, but very close. Thus, I know machines this function category're all able to prepare various coffee specialties with or without milk, heat the coffee at a satisfactory temperature what I think especially for espresso important produce a Crema like the professionals and if necessary a creamy milk froth. The difference may then lie in hot just like the coffee is heated, whether and to what extent the milk foam can be set and what range of options will be provided in the forms of preparation.
I can say about the bar pressing fully automatic Krups after the previous use: The core functionality of the machine is convincing. The heating works surprisingly quickly, so that the desired espresso, coffee or cappuccino is at no time available. The coffee temperature can be regulated in three stages, even at the factory-set middle stage an exceptionally hot coffee output. Even the grind of the coffee can be adjusted via an adjusting wheel to your needs. In addition, the amounts of brewed coffee and possibly. The milk can be individually adjusted via the programming or during of preparing. Thus, the optimal capacity for different cup sizes without any problems. Thus, the basic conditions are in place in order to achieve satisfactory and in daily use easily actionable results for me.
Other positive features of this model, I want to mention:
******* Several automated washing cycles make the cleaning relatively easily. That the machine performs an automatic flushing after switching or when required and also the lines of milk leading system be flushed out at your fingertips with steam, I know even from my second fully automatic. However, this function is not self-evident and makes daily use enormously.
******* The container for the pressed coffee is quite deep and the unit does not beat the same alarm when three or four pads have accumulated therein. Too frequent removal is therefore not necessary. The corresponding component can be pulled out easily if required on the left and reinserted.
******* The menu system by a combined rotary / Drücknopfes and a Display of menu items associated with the four function keys is designed quite clear and makes operation after some getting very light. The option choice works while on the turning and pressing the central menu button. So the various coffees can be selected directly, and about even more individual settings for the preparation and basic settings of the device are possible. One Touch as mentioned in the model name, which is not really, but it's simple and largely intuitive to handle.
******* Very handy is the ability to choose not only a default value z. B. for filling in certain forms of preparation, but adjust this amount each individually. This can be adapted even during processing by operation of the knob.
******* For users who typically use a regular coffee, is the option Double Coffee as a preset program function for two cascaded grinding and brewing cycles, that very useful for filling a high coffee cup, or even the possibility of carrying two-time actuation of the push button to cause two cycles for two different small cups.
About the basic functionality and the highlights mentioned going out I know, however, some elements of improvement, which are solved better on my second machine. As less convincing I see:
******* The unit is disproportionately loud during milling and when the liquid output.
******* The removable drip tray and the water tank adapt m. E. too wobbly or too easy to move into the unit. And I would like to see a more solid construction.
******* It is unfortunate that the available amount is not sufficient to fill z. B. a higher glass as it is often used for Macchiato Latte. The preparation of a Latte Macchiato, even if it is not provided in the menu, whether considered individually possible by in our cappuccino just the subset of milk over the espresso increased, but at the vessel you can not go beyond the level of a large coffee cup ,
******* Maybe I'm spoiled by my Saeco machine in the regard. But the solution of milk leadership of an external tube, I find not ideal. A problem with the wearing out of the compound, as reported by some reviewers, so far I could not find though. Nevertheless, the tube is squeezed slightly but at higher cups or glasses, what the long-term durability harm safely. A built inside the machine and a milk leadership outside easily dockable milk container I find the clearly more coherent and user-friendly solution.
******* The system language can indeed be set to German. Although the vocabulary used but certainly not very extensive, it has not managed to integrate an error-free German. For the operation which is not a hindrance, in a product that is made for the international market, but I think it's somewhat embarrassing.
******* In the hierarchical menus, I find a solution antiquated the Exit option to return to the next higher menu level. Perhaps here would be a real touch display with a history Back button as at about Android systems common user-friendly alternative.
******* The pictogram manual could m. E. supplementation with textual explanation tolerated. Although I had no great understanding and orientation difficulties even at the initial operation. But if anyone has any experience with comparable fully automatic, which can be more difficult. A more detailed guide with text can be indeed downloaded from the Krups site. That this is not provided in printed form as a guide, is incomprehensible. Also, the downloadable manual does not refer to this model, but the model called EA829. Apparently, the site is not up to date.
The rating of three out of five stars may seem harsh at first glance. In fact, I would classify the unit at 3.5, have in the case but rounded, since the number worthy improvement points but summed. Nonetheless, I believe that this compact fully automatic machine in its price class and also in terms of the relatively low cleaning effort for quite a convenient solution, especially for users who focus on making coffee without milk froth. The preparations are milk (macchiato no direct selection for bar z. B., no shortage of options for the milk foam) because of the not so comfortable docking and the limited preparation alternatives in this area certainly not the strong point of this machine.
