Fantastic bean to cup machine for this price range.
5/5
I have had this machine for a week now and so far I am very happy with it. It definitely is an improvement on my previous well known brand pod machine. The coffee tastes fantastic however it does take a while to figure out the coffee strength/water ratios to your own taste. Top tip: if you want a longer coffee put hot water into a mug using the frother and then top up with 2 espressos. Using the large cup size setting on a bean to cup machine does extract the coffee a lot more which might not be to everyone's taste.
The milk frother works very well and suits the occasional milky coffee drinker. Just ensure that it is rinsed through after each use. This brings me onto maintenance which is a lot more than my pod machine. The manual advises rinsing the brewing unit weekly, personally I do it more often and also clean out the inside of the machine where the unit is stored. Once coffee starts getting into the inner workings of the machine itself you are shortening its lifespan. Ensure you also buy the cleaning tablets, milk system cleaner as well.
For the price of this machine it really is excellent and that is why I am giving it 5 stars, yes there are better machines but not for this price.
Martin Bird