"After much research, we chose the right machine..." star star star star star At first glance the build quality disappointed, with a lot of touch controls rather than buttons to press and a lot of plastic, even if there were also many more coffee options than our much loved de Longhi Prima Donna. Now, a few weeks on, that seems a dinosaur. The Melitta TS Smart is superb: it really does make the sort of coffee you get in the best coffee bars and it does so much more: we design coffee to suit our tastes. The dual bean hopper is a real plus. Negatives? Perhaps the automatic washing out that leaves a tray of water to clear rather frequently. Well worth the £950 price.
"I love this machine!" star star star star star I purchased my coffee maker in January and I’m so pleased with it! I use the phone app with mine - it advises how to clean the machine and how often you need to do each area eg milk system, descaling etc. I must point out one problem with the machine LED instructions in relation to the cleaning of the milk system. It says to put 50ml of the solution into the milk container, but doesn’t say to add 450ml of tap water to it, whereas the app does - you need to add the water so that it cleans properly. The coffee it produces is excellent and you can customise drinks using the touch screen.