The Incanto dominated the popular products such as espresso, cappuccino or latte macchiato automatically. Also, hot water (eg for tea), the use of ground coffee, or manually frothed milk on integrated Dampfausgabedüse no problem. It is particularly pleasing that the machine compared to other models is still rather quietly in their work. Somewhat annoying is when the dairy products only that the milk can is not completely emptied and remains a rest. Goes in the preparation of the milk, the milk output and filthy, unfortunately injected the front panel. The machine does not recognize that he only sucks air.
Each product can be individually set with his coffee strength, temperature and quantity determined. A special feature of this model is the 3-stage adjustable milk froth consistency. Individual and variable, it does not get much. And who wants to can have his cups Preheat on top of the device. However, I have never needed this function because I am very satisfied with the output temperature of coffee and milk.
Once all parameters have on the personal taste and the cup size adjusted convince all coffee products in terms of taste, temperature, milk froth consistency and crema.
One tip: For all dairy products like Cappuccino we use (fridge cold) lactose-free milk, which has the advantage that they themselves already tastes slightly sweet. So we do not need extra sugar more.
While the machine automatically rinses the coffee cycle when starting and switching off the machine and the milk carafe is cleaned shortly after each use, but the manual cleaning required as with all coffee machine is not to be underestimated: Every day should the grounds container, the drip tray, the milk jug and the coffee spout are cleaned under warm running water. In addition, the brewing unit serviced weekly and after 500 runs should be lubricated. The milk carafe should disassembled week and the items to be cleaned thoroughly. And that's not all: Depending on water hardness, the appliance must be descaled regularly. So if you At length a coffee machine, should know that a lot of work comes to him! For first-time buyers, I recommend a preliminary look at the handbook on the Philips website.
In this model, water and coffee beans are introduced from above while you arrive at the Brew Group, the grounds container and the drip tray by opening the front door. This has the advantage that the floor space does not have to be kept free on the right and left of the machine.
Important: on the Amazon website speaks of "dishwasher-safe milk carafe". But this will not be confirmed through the manual, so I safe side always completely rinse the milk carafe by hand.
The operation of the machine is simple and intuitive. About the color TFT display with its dynamic images is immediately evident, making the machine or what action the user is required. Common products such as espresso or cappuccino have their own keys, so you quickly to the goal. Unlike other machines with a touch screen, there are "right" buttons with good tactile feedback at the Incanto.
Conclusion: We do not want to miss the fully automatic machines. Even if the cleaning effort is high, you will be adequately compensated by a very good coffee.
