SIEMENSTI351209GB EQ.300 Bean to Cup Fully Automatic Freestanding Coffee Machine - Black

The Siemens TF301G19 EQ300 Bean to Cup Fully Automatic Espresso Coffee Machine has truly transformed my morning routine. With its sleek design, intuitive features, and exceptional performance, it's no wonder this machine has become a staple in my kitchen.Let's start with the basics. The TF301G19 offers a wide range of coffee options, including espresso, cappuccino, latte, and macchiato, allowing me to indulge in my favorite coffee beverages without ever leaving the comfort of my home. With just the touch of a button, I can customize my drink preferences, selecting from three coffee strengths to suit my taste perfectly.One of the standout features of this machine is its milk frother, which effortlessly creates velvety smooth foam for lattes and cappuccinos. The frother's magnetic design ensures easy attachment and removal, making cleanup a breeze. However, I did encounter an issue with the magnet on the frother breaking initially. Fortunately, Siemens' customer service promptly resolved the issue, providing me with a replacement frother. Since then, I've had no further problems, and the machine has performed flawlessly.In terms of performance, the TF301G19 delivers consistently delicious coffee with every brew. The built-in grinder ensures that each cup is made with freshly ground beans, resulting in a rich and aromatic flavor profile that rivals my favorite coffee shop. Plus, the machine's compact size and sleek black finish make it a stylish addition to any kitchen countertop.Maintenance is also a breeze thanks to the machine's self-cleaning function, which automatically rinses the brewing unit and milk system after each use. This not only ensures optimal hygiene but also extends the lifespan of the machine, allowing me to enjoy delicious coffee for years to come.Overall, I couldn't be happier with my Siemens TF301G19 EQ300 Coffee Machine. Despite encountering a minor issue with the frother magnet initially, the exceptional performance and customer service have more than made up for it. If you're in the market for a high-quality bean-to-cup coffee machine that delivers cafe-quality drinks at home, look no further than the Siemens TF301G19. It's truly the best machine I've ever owned

Makes really good coffe

This machine makes pretty good coffee - I also own a delonghi bean to cup machine (Ecam 21.110) which is fine and so much more customisable but the actual coffee is not quite as good as this.Just to add my 5 cents to the intermittent frothing problem this machine has - its super important to clean the additional small hole near the top of the detachable frothing spout it can literally get blocked after making one frothed milk. The hole is tiny and you may not even spot it if its already blocked - but it is there. I blow down the top of the main tube with my finger over the bottom of the tube to ensure air is escaping from the small hole near the top of the tube (see photo).**Update - Where the frother tube mates with the main machine is also a troublespot which will prevent the frother working properly. Eventually crustated milk will form at this point and will need to be removed - I used a cheap toothbrush to scrub off the milk and everything worked fine again.As far as the complaints about the coffee temperature - If you are adding frothed milk you can extend the frothing time so that your beverage is more than hot enough.

Great coffee machine, simple to clean and descale and makes great espresso.

bought in october 2021, nice stylish easy to use bean to cup machine, with a menu of latte, cappuchino, espresso and cafe crema, all with 3 strength settings, but here's the rub.. 3 months in brewing unit failled, 7 months in brewing unit failed again, 10 months in brewing unit failed for a 3rd time and after 18 months the brewing unit and pump failed, that as they say is when we said our farewells. i'll find another way to make coffee. soory but I cannot recomment this bean to cup at all.

I've been looking for a decent bean-to-cup machine for a while now, to replace my pod machine. Not wanting to pay full price, I've bought through Amazon Warehouse - and in the past had a disappointing result with two Delonghi Eletta machines (both were faulty). So when I saw one of the these machines come up for a good price, I thought it was time to try again.Firstly, when you look at this machine you don't initially think it does a one-touch latte - but it does. The milk frother is right in the middle, on the front, and slides down into the milk in your cup (check Youtube for videos). Once that's done, a single press selects your milk-based coffee drink and it froths-away, then grinds & 'pours' the coffee. The frother is easily removed, cleaned, and put back on again afterwards.In fact, I prefer this frothing method to the old one on my pod machine (which had a tank of milk that you had to keep in the fridge). I no longer need fridge-space for it, nor do I have to worry about the milk going off, nor do I need to clean it - since this machine doesn't need one. So what you think is a down-side to this machine (since you expect there to be a milk tank) is actually a big benefit. Also, I no longer need to pre-heat my coffee cup - the frother does a good job of heating the milk as well, provided you don't add too much cold milk in the first place.The (faulty) Eletta machines I tried (first one didn't pump water, second didn't clear itself of previous coffee pucks!) were bigger and noisier than this one - so I'm kind of pleased that they had to go back. Internally, they had mechanisms that moved the grinder up & down the machine - this one doesn't (it remains stationary). So I guess that means higher reliability for this machine as there's less to go wrong.Overall, after 2 weeks of owning and using this machine every day I'm very pleased with my purchase. I've made the switch from pods!Edit: Unit still going strong, but sometimes I found it difficult to get decent frothed milk (from semi-skimmed). Only when I noticed that this coincided with organic milk did I realise that this was the problem. Apparently the pasteurisation process for organic milk affects the proteins that are needed for a decent froth. As soon as I switch back to non-organic, a decent froth was restored!Edit 2: MORE FROTH ADVICE!My froth started getting worse and even non-existent at time, but after investigating I eventually found out why - and it's all due to the need for the frothing system to pull-in air to mix with the steam. There were two reasons for that air to fail to be mixed:1) Where the frothing nozzle rubber 'plugs into' the unit's plastic plug, it's possible for scale/milk residue to accumulate in a small groove on the right-hand side of that plug. Once that's blocked, your froth can suffer or even disappear completely as that's where the air is sucked in. So keep that groove unblocked (and I don't think this is covered in the manual!).2) If the frothing nozzle rubber makes too tight a fit at the top of that plug, then again it seems like this restricts the air that can come in to be mixed with the steam. Again, I think this is down to scale/milk residue building up over time.