The front of the Philips lattego machine is little lights for each choice of drink that you make. In addition, if you see the setting for beans in the machine, the machine will grind for use. Plus, depending on the function, these are supplemented with a three-step illuminated scale icon. Philips LatteGo Display Panel

A testing strip comes with this; put your water in a glass, dip it, and then leave it for a few minutes to sit out of the water. It calls how t machine for the degree of hardness your water has, and it is a one-time setting. Philips 3200 lattego setup Filter With its two-part milk frothing system, the Philips 3200 LatteGo scores well when it comes to cleaning, though in other respects, it’s on par with other good competitor products. Knowing that the freshest cup of espresso comes from a freshly ground coffee bean, a ceramic flat burr grinderwith 12 grind sizes automatically portions out the perfect amount of coffee needed for your espresso drink. The Brew Group, accessible by removing the water tank, needs weekly cleaning with a rinse under the tap, but it should also be lubricated with the included Grease tube every two months to ensure that all the many moving parts continue to move smoothly. First there is clearly a trade off; convenience vs quality. A semi-auto might give you a 8-9 quality coffee but the convenience is maybe a 5-6. Where a super auto will give you a 7-8 quality with convenience of 10.

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As with the coffee, the steamed milk was good, but not great. It held its form well, but wasn’t as dense as we’d had from other milk frothers. “Milk foam is ‘ok’ at best,” commented one colleague. Philips 3200 Espresso Machine review: Verdict This post is not to take away from people who love the art of making coffee. It’s more towards people who are on the fence about super-autos and are considering making the change from a semi.

The espresso is also a very good temperature and a well-rounded, robust affair — as you’d expect from a perfectly roasted Robusta. I struggled with the photo-heavy first steps that came with rinsing the machine, activating the AquaClean water filter and setting the water hardness with the included water hardness test strip. Your results influence how often you will have to descale your machine. but once we got past those steps, I was ready to start experimenting with all the different coffee beverages. It takes up to 5 brews for the machine to self-adjust to the right coffee to serving ratio. The first cups were definitely a little weaker, but have since evolved into a rich, creamy brew.

You adjust the grind settings — as is pretty standard — via a wheel located inside the bean container, but only when operating the machine. As always for espresso, I used the finest grind setting possible.