I also own the Royal Kaffeevollautomaten HD8930 / 01 Saeco in silver. Thus, the initial set-up was not a problem for me. But even if you'd never had a coffee machine, the initial set-up with the help of the manual is very simple. From the manual in PDF format, I'm not so excited because there a few operating errors there are (in the manual is for example one should press the OK button and is available in PDF manual, you should press the ESC key, which means that you have a Coffee makes instead the machine to flush).
You can cook with this machine a lot of drinks. An espresso, latte macchiato, coffee, long, American coffee, tea and even chocolate or hot milk. However, that does not work here with a single push of a button as with the silver Kaffeevollaoutomat (HD8930 / 01), which I find much better, however, because you can produce his drink so individually. Just as you want it. For a Latte Macchiato keeping eg a large glass under the cappuccino maker and put the hose, turn on the cappuccino maker into the milk carton. Then, pressing the steam nozzle and already fills the glass with milk froth. Is the glass almost full, it stops the output of milk foam with pressure on the ESC key. Then place the glass under the dispensing nozzle and press the button for the espresso and the latte macchiato is already finished. Above white milk foam, in the middle of the coffee and the hot milk down. For a cappuccino filling a cup with espresso and then fills them with milk foam.
For an espresso coffee or American coffee touch of a button. If you want to have cocoa, simply makes 2-3 teaspoons of cocoa powder in a glass and filled it with milk foam at the (very tasty). Should any of coffee, espresso or any other coffee drink is too strong, then you just fill some hot water from the steam wand so. All very simple, very easy to customize as you like and very very tasty.
When I had first Milchaufschäumer problems and did not get it out that the milk has been frothed. Then I noticed that at the end of the hose to the cappuccino maker (ie the end what comes in the Cappuccinatore) are 2 small grooves and a small hole and on the other side, ie the Cappuccinatore (where the hose comes in) and a small groove. If one now on the wheel "hole" (hole in the hose wheel and groove on the cappuccinatore have to stand against), then comes out only hot milk. If one is on a groove is less milk foam, it provides it to the other groove is more milk foam. It is now not so easy to explain but if you look at that, you know what I mean. Described Nowhere is what surprises me very but it really works. Milk, light foam, more foam. Just try it. :)
Cleaning is self-explanatory, because one appears the next step constantly on display. The following cleaning is necessary to carry out ...
- Daily cleaning of the Cappuccinatore. Just keep the tube in a beaker with water, press the steam nozzle run short and cancel with ESC. (I like it better than the Silver, since it is easier here) the water tank to clean once a day and fill it with fresh water. And then of course cleaning the drip tray and container for coffee pods.
- Weekly: cleaning the brewing unit. Take brewing unit out, hold under running water and rinse and then dry thoroughly. The bowl, which sits under the brew group clean, reinsert it, and then slide the brew group back inside.
- Monthly: Cleaning the Cappuccinatore with Cleaning Powder of Saeco, cleaning the brewing unit with a coffee Clean trays by Saeco and lubricate the brew group with silicone grease
- Every few months, reports the machine and would like to be decalcified.
That sounds all worse at than it is and with the time it's just still routine. What I find unfortunate is that this machine detergents are. The you have to buy separately. (War in the Saeco HD8930 / 01 not so. As a complete cleaning was there). So please remember that you still buy it. Must not be the same but not later than one month after purchase and use of the machine.
The color of the coffee automaton like it very much. Looks classy in matte black. However, the cleaning is not so pleasant. Remove the drip tray and the containers in which the pressed coffee tabs are landing from the inside so ... how shall I say ... dry rough. That and that the two parts are in black complicates a cleaning and also does not feel comfortable at when drying the container with the dishtowel and black by the color does not recognize you the dirt that accumulates there. It would have been useful if these two parts would have been smooth from the inside. From the outside, the machine is also rough. But I do not feel as bad.
Compared to the coffee machine HD8930 / 01 in silver it feels also as if the drip tray and the container for the coffee pods are slightly thinner. Not much, but something. The overall picture, however me this coffee machine like it very much. Especially the amount of different beverages that you can do, and that you have as full in the manufacture of beverages freedom makes me happy. Whether strong or weak coffee, single or double espresso, tea, milk or cocoa. With this machine, all that is possible. Just as you want it. 4 good star has this Kaffeevollautomat earned on any case and I can highly recommend it.
