Very good alternative to the test winner

The machine is discussed plentiful and I agree with the good to very good reviews. We were looking for a pad machine because bothers us in other systems of the capsule garbage, or the high purchase price and the regularly high maintenance costs and fully automatic. "Milk foam unit" was my wish, "great crema" my husband. The purchase of the WMF 10 (2 months ago good) was a very good decision.

Here for the seeker maybe some decision-making tools:

++ Crema: The WMF10 has vs. the winner of Stiftung Warentest (Senseo) a really significantly better crema, you realize that she is working with more pressure. While you have to be fast in the Senseo, to bring the "beautiful" coffee in front of the guest, the crema keeps in WMF10 long.

++ Temperature: Whatever bothered me in the Senseo was the only borderline hot coffee, wants to be drunk immediately. Again, the WMF is clearly ahead: the coffee is much hotter, as it should be.

++ Frothy milk: works just fine, great, durable foam with little effort. Quick cleaning also helps. However, now triumphs with me comfort: foam there in visiting, on the fly, the milk usually comes back as from the bag.

+ Cleaning: This is in my view not expensive (when using milk of course a bit more, but that's logical) and technically well prepared, all the relevant parts are easily accessible. Especially our machine does not even have spilled in two months from the drawer. It seems to me here WMF has reworked (perhaps not in the WMF5? Stiftung Warentest has criticized). If you forget to lock on the knob above the drawer (happens ...), just happened: nothing. It supports over the empty cup, locked and presses with the same pad (still completely dry!) ​​Again on the button.

+ Variable coffee strength: a nice advantage is the ease of programming of the correct amount of water. The standard we were too weak short program (easy!) And now it fits nicely.

The taste: It is important (probably in all machines) to experiment with the pads until you get the coffee, the personal tastes best one. I was amazed at how far because the range is - regardless of the price of each pad.

On an after some time a little more thorough cleaning to maintain the quality I set myself. If water hardness 3 one is used the.

From my side after 2 months using a strong buy recommendation, we are glad that we have not yet decided to return for a Senseo.