PHILIPS 5500 Series Bean to Cup Coffee Machine, LatteGo, 20 Hot/Iced Drinks

Fabulous coffee machine. Yes it is on the expensive side, but it does make a great coffee with a lot of options. Personal profiles are great as you can tweak them to your individual taste. Internals are easy to get out to clean but it's not easy to actually clean them well as the coffee grounds stick to the greased parts, so unless you clean the grease off at the same time and regrease.. This can be a chore and time consuming. All in all, I love it.

I have been really enjoying the daily use of my Philips 5500 Bean to Cup machine. Two months in, still loving using this every day and maintenance so far has been minimal. The machine will let you know when it is time to empty the grounds, or the drip tray, or add more water.The container at the top seems reasonably air-tight to me, the beans smell fresh a couple of weeks after adding them.There is a bypass chute which is very handy if you want to use pre-ground coffee e.g. Someone may want some decaff, or a different type of coffee than the beans that are in the machine.I have enjoyed a hot coffee every time without having to worry about pre-heating the cup or the milk.The ability to fine-tune how much coffee is used, how much water or milk is added really allows a bespoke preference for anyone using this machine.There are 4 user profiles that can be saved for each of the 20 drink types. Very handy if there is more than one main coffee drinker using this. A 5th profile for guest users which allows for different people to drop by and have their own taste.The milk jug is great, enough for perhaps two milky drinks. It is small enough to be kept in the fridge if there is any left and because of the way milk gets sucked through, there is hardly any risk of spilling the milk.The machine comes with one AquaClean filter already provided. This slots into the bottom of the water jug. Very easy to install that and it says it may be around 5000 cups later before that needs changing. This helps keep the water fresh and clean, so no need to change the water daily.One small downside is that the machine asks to add more water even if there is visibly a reasonable amount left in the jug. A tiny quibble for an otherwise excellent machine.

Over the course of six months of infrequent use, there were constant problems. The grinder kept jamming and suggesting we add more beans, even though it was full. We sent it in under warranty, but after a month the same problem recurred. My wife and I lost patience and asked for a refund. Amazon refunded the money without any fuss. We then bought a De’Longhi Magnifica Evo Next, and it froths milk brilliantly; the coffee is better and warmer because the frothed milk is the right temperature. NEVER AGAIN WITH THE PHILIPS 5500.

Great quality espresso machine, large selection of coffees, froths milk perfectly into thick foam, starts very quickly and works quietly.

Birthday gift for partner and wow! Best husband ever!This coffee machine offers plenty of customizable settings and an intuitive touch display that’s easy to read and understand. The coffee dispenser spout adjusts for different cup and mug sizes, though it doesn’t raise quite high enough to fit my travel mug—my larger mugs just about fit. Unfortunately, removing the drip tray isn’t an option since it collects used coffee grounds and excess water.The coffee temperature is hot but not boiling—perfect for immediate enjoyment. A large latte takes around three minutes to brew, with other drinks varying in preparation time. Cleaning requires some effort, as many parts can be removed. The milk container, in particular, was frustrating during setup since I kept dropping the lid.Setup itself was simple enough, though the QR code for the Philips app didn’t work, and the instructions weren’t great—I ended up watching a quick guide online instead. The water container is convenient, holding a large amount and sliding in and out from the front for easy refilling. The jug includes an AquaClean filter and a water hardness test strip, helping the machine notify you when it’s time to descale.Be aware that this machine is quite large and requires ample counter space. While it claims to be quiet, it’s actually quite loud—similar to other models. One handy feature is the removable milk container, which can be stored in the fridge when not in use.I made the switch from my pod machine (which is much smaller) because the ongoing cost of coffee and milk pods wasn’t worth it. Right now, my favorite drink is a large latte, but there are plenty of variations to explore.

Ordered this despite reading some reviews saying the drink isn't hot (I have two commercial bean to cup machines and am used to hearing customers moan about temperatures) so thought, the ones moaning are probably the same people to expect coffee to be boiling like from a kettle.This machine on it's hot setting is the correct temperature, a Caffè latte, cappuccino etc should be between 55°c and 65°c, then the coffee isn't burned, then milk not scorched, and you can drink it straight away, and actually taste it.This machine does that.The first few drinks weren't quite right and the coffee grounds pucks were soggy. About 10 grinds in, the pucks were solid and drier, the coffee excellent.Factory settings produce a great coffee, customising to produce a bigger cup also yielded great results.My only minor gripe, on maximum volumes for espresso, water milk, you can't quite get a 12oz drink, more like 10oz.It's a small machine, so the grounds bin and drip tray need emptying very often, not a bad thing, stops you being lazy and leaving the grounds in for days and letting them rot. Being used to commercial machines, I'm pleased with the build quality, many domestics feel cheap, the milk jug fitment seemed a bit flimsy but, it's actually fairly solid once in place.Very pleased with it and my concerns about temperature were as I thought, people wanting a boiling coffee. If you want your drink too hot, don't buy this, buy one with a steam wand.

Machine is okay. Nothing extra ordinary. Very big down is that coffee is not as hot as I would like it to be, even worse with milk. It is just my preference and persinal opinion. I woild rther buy basic coffee machine with less drinks and save some money. All coffees are very similar to each other (f.e. americano and filtered coffee)

Bought this to replace an old, and finally broken, deLonghi with the 5500, mostly because of the comments on it being quieter than the 5400 - and because they were a similar price.I guess the main thing is that we like the coffee - but there are a few niggles. It would be nice if you could choose which of your favourite drinks appeared on the main screen. As it happens, our favourite factory-set drink is cafe au lait, which is several (seven) presses into the 'more drinks' menu (but which incidentally is on the 5400 home screen). Yes, you can re-program one of the home screen icons but the parameters are not always infinitely variable, depending on which drink style you want. And the temperature control is system wide rather than by profile - not so useful if different users prefer different temperatures. Although it advertises a 1.8L water capacity, it stops feeding when there is still about 250ml in the tank - so actually there is only just over1.5l available to use. This seems to be a common issue which means you have to fill it more frequently than you might expect, and also that about a third of your descaling solution gets wasted.The drip tray fills quite quickly even if we use an empty mug under the spouts to catch most of the rinsing water, so there must be a fair amount of overspill water coming from elsewhere into the drip tray. Beware also, that if you use a mug as described, it will hide the pop-up float in the drip tray so you might not know just how much water there is actually in there.The milk system is simpler than the previous machine but the quick clean is not totally effective. It may clean all the internal milk pathways but it doesn't fully clean the spout which ends up with bits of dried milk around it.Overall it is a good machine if you can get it for the right price.

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Excellent coffee machine

Die LatteGo hatte eine 7,5 Jarhe alte Picobarista ersetzt, die nach 8,5 Jahren wegen Displayausfalls ersetzt wurde. Für die alte Maschine gab es über Philips einfach Ersatzteile (im Wesentlichen die Mechanik vom Milchkännchen). Ich hoffe, das bleibt so. Die LatteGo ist leicht zu bedienen. Änderungen wie Wassermenge,... sind einfach zu programmieren. Das Display täuscht auf den Produktbildern ein wenig. Das eigentliche Display ist ungefähr so groß wie eine Packung Streichhölzer. Der Rest sind "nur" Sensortasten. Das bedeutet, dass die diversen Zusatzprogramme in den Menüs mit den Cursortasten gesucht werden müssen. Das geht aber recht schnell. Der Schaum könnte etwas länger halten. Das war bei der alten Maschine aber auch nicht anders. Das Milchkännchen kann nur wenig Milch (oder auch Hafermilch) fassen. Je nach programmierter Menge vielleicht für 2 Tassen Latte Macchiato.Dafür ist die ganze Maschine viel pflegeleichter als die alte. Das Milchkännchen wird auseinandergeclippt und bis auf den Deckel in die Spülmaschine gegeben. Kein Schlauch, den man von innen nicht wirklich sauber bekommt, nichts weiter. Die Milchkanne wird nicht mehr wie früher entfettet. (Das war laut, nervtötend und langwierig.) Der Vorratsbehälte für Wasser wird nach vorne gezogen. Das macht es unter Küchenschränken einfacher. (Die Bohnen kommen trotzdem von oben.) Das Wasser im Boden schwappt nicht mehr so leicht über beim Transport zur Spüle. Der Kaffee schmeckt uns. Die Maschine ist deutlich leiser als die alte.

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