Well, that and Melitta’s promotion of the Purista has caused the Caffeo Solo to be put on clearance pretty much everywhere.

Your fully automatic coffee machine informs you on the display when it needs to be cleaned or descaled. That said, the Solo’s variations of 87, 90 and 93 degrees Celsius (187, 194 and 199 degrees Fahrenheit) for coffee and espresso are completely ridiculous anyway. Once the coffee and water reservoirs are filled and the machine is powered up it carries out a purge cycle (I found that it needed two operations before it was ready). Illuminated coffee beans will alert you to the strength of the coffee you are programming in — for espresso, I like to use the strongest setting. To enrich your coffee experience, why not invest in a set of double walled coffee glasses, or perhaps some stylish stoneware mugs, or maybe even a Bodum coffee travel mug for journey to and from the office.

One thing that some people may have to get used to is how there’s no need to make settings adjustments with each use. People have been poking fun at how this fully automatic coffee machine doesn’t have a milk frother on board, and I see why. Take your coffee personalisation to the next level with the Melitta® Connect App, a selection of our bean to cup coffee machines offer app connectivity.

Once you’ve set your grind level (hint : go for the finest setting), you will then need to choose how strong you like your espresso shot?Based on a 120 ml cup 6 cups a day and changing the filter 6 times according to the appliance specifications. There are also three separate grinding levels, so that you can find the perfect method of brewing for your espressos. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report.

The Solo is a true bean-to-cup coffee machine, not a pre-ground shortcut maker that has lost all flavor. Keeping your bean to cup coffee machine clean has never been easier with our automatic cleaning and descaling programmes. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.It’s a company that believes in functionality and innovation, and one that actually invented the coffee filter. To be fair our one got blocked up inside with oil and grinds, easyish to remove back and side panel to clean but one you take the mill apart you can not get it to grind properly once back togeather (it was blocked up inside the mill - cleaning programs don't do anything with that just the wet parts) My parents one started leaking on the none removalable panel side. I can’t stress this enough: the water tank, drip tray and grounds container really should be cleaned between uses. Contemporary energy efficiency: In addition to a programmable energy-saving mode, Melitta® fully automatic coffee machines have a practical Auto-OFF feature. So, of course, the question remains as to whether the Melitta Caffeo Solo could replace your classic filter coffee machine?

This option gives you more opportunities to personalise your at home coffee experience and test and try multiple bean types to find which you prefer. What does this mean, not much to the average coffee drinker, but for more experienced baristas it means the Crema was a little thin and dissipated quite quickly. Furthermore, you can adjust the grinding degree and coffee strength in three stages to get your ideal taste. If you’ve never used a bean to coffee machine before you’ll be amazed at how simple it is to use, and at the quality of drink that it provides. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.It is a very attractive machine with a narrow footprint, it also feels very well made and makes excellent coffee. The two very similar Melitta Solo coffee machine variations offer great features along with great value for money.