PHILIPS BaristaBrew SemiAutomatic Espresso Machine, 250g Bean Container | Single or double espresso plus Americano, calibrated tamping, intuitive guidance, stainless steel milk jug (PSA3218/10)

Had this for a week now, first time buyer so can’t compare to other machines. Easy to unpack and set up, choice of expresso, double expresso or americano, with a milk frother allowing you to make several types of coffee. We used Costco beans in the integrated grinder which is also easy to understand and use. Takes a few goes to set up grinding volume, fineness of the grind and getting the tamper right. We set the temperature to maximum also but tastes as good as if not better than a shop made coffee in our opinion. Expect that aficionados can find fault but we can’t. One thing to note we bought this on Black Friday at a very good price and it then took 3 months to arrive and only then because I threatened to sue Amazon. This involved multiple calls to them, exposing their support staff as liars and refusing the offered refund as the machine would have cost us a lot more elsewhere.

This machine is great as a first entry into esspresso machines. Is it the best machine on the market? No Does it have the greatest variety of felxibility and customisation on the market? No Does it make great coffee and give you a BRILLIANT entry into the wonderful world of esspresso and coffe? YES YES YES YES The hopper holds a very good ammount of beans that does 5+ coffees per fill. The multiple baskets that it comes with are great for dialling in your espresso and make it nearly impossible to make bad coffee. The calibrated tamper makes it easy to get the correct pressure for your puck and if youre a fan of milk drinks, the inbuilt frother gives great pressure and the accompanying milk jug allows for easy pouring. Overall this is a brilliant "First" esspresso machine that blends great coffee with ease of use and flexible settings whilst also being very hard to get wrong. As a final note, I had a small issue with the hopper after about 4 weeks of near constant use, and all it took was 5 minutes and 3 small screws to get the whole thing apart, fix and put back together. I really cannot reccoment this machine enough.

The Philips machine is perfect in terms of quality. We tried several types of coffee and quickly figured out how to adjust it. The only thing we didn't like was that the coffee was very strong. There is an option for single coffee but the filter is very large and to make coffee normally you need to put in at least 12g of coffee. For us, this coffee is super strong. It's like you're constantly drinking double coffee. This machine can't make coffee with 9g of coffee. That's the only drawback!

Bought this at a great price, had read reviews where the grinder wasn’t great & was messy. Still ordered as it was great value. Got to say though that I haven’t had any major problems. No static with the grinder at all. It took me a while experimenting to get the ideal settings but I was soon grinding, tamping & hitting the optimal pressure using the single walled basket. Similarly with the milk wand. After a day or 2 I now froth great milk. I’ve found the machine to be excellent, the coffee is fantastic & if you’re willing to be patient & learn the necessary skills it’s very rewarding & they don’t take that long to master.

We've owned this machine less than 6 months and it has stopped working twice - we''re struggling to get it fixed at the moment. The first breakdown turned out to be a blockage in the machine which caused the steam wand to stop working; the second has yet to be diagnosed but the machine has lost all pressure and so no longer brews a shot of coffee. It's a lot of money for such a temperamental machine that seems to break down every couple of months.

Partner really likes it. I can’t hear it so must be quite quiet. Says it tastes amazing and does it quite quickly. It looks like it’s a lot of effort to clean and keep clean but it is good quality and for him the money is probably worth it. For me.. an non coffee drinker surely there’s a cheaper option

Great coffee machine, apart form some of the scratchy materials after a while. Loved it, but sadly didn't make a year before failing. Amazon were brilliant and offered a refund. Shame I really loved it.

This easy to set up and easy to clean coffee machine was great value for money. It has preset options as well as DIY options.

excellent products, works perfect