Melitta Caffeo F 750 coffee machine test: take a cup and pour again!

Melitta CaffeO Barista TS participated in a comparative independent test of coffee machines, published in “BT” № 15 of 2013-2014, and received the highest marks for ergonomics, ease of operation and care, quality of drinks and design. But the main advantage of this appliance is the widest choice of drinks and the ability to adjust the brewing parameters to suit individual preferences. Sophisticated design, unique functions and ease of use are harmoniously combined in a fully automatic Melitta Caffeo Barista TS Melitta Caffeo F 750 . Modern innovations of Touch&Slide display, familiar to you from the latest smartphone models, and the possibility of preparing 18 milk-coffee drinks according to original Italian recipes will give you an unforgettable coffee enjoyment.

POWER: 1400 watts. Pressure: 15 bar.

DIMENSIONS: 365x255x465 mm.

WARRANTY: 2 years or 15 000 cycles.

COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURER: Portugal.

YOUR HEIGHT

The coffee outlet, which is adjustable from 8.5 to 14 cm in height, ensures that every precious drop of your beverage reaches your cup – be it a tiny espresso cup, a classic cappuccino cup or a tall latte macchiato glass.

FOR ANY KITCHEN

The Melitta CaffeO Barista TS allows easy repositioning of the milk system: It can be installed on the right or on the left side, depending on the kitchen design or just the comfort and habits of the user.

AROMA KEEPER

Aromasafe® preserves the aroma of the coffee beans in the bean container. This allows you to pour as many beans as you like and not worry that unused beans will lose their flavor.

ALWAYS HOT AND DELICIOUS COFFEE

Professional baristas only pour coffee into warmed cups: this preserves the harmonious taste of the beverage and prevents a thin film of coffee oils from forming on its surface. They rise to the surface of the beverage poured into cold cups, and can give it an undesirable sour taste.

In addition, classic espresso and ristretto servings are very small, and if the cup is cold, all the heat, which is an important part of coffee enjoyment, will be given to the cup and not to you. To ensure that you always enjoy hot and delicious coffee, on top of the Melitta Caffeo Barista TS there is a special grate that stays hot when the machine is on. Simply place upside down cups on top of the bean hopper – they are heated up and will maintain the correct temperature and taste of freshly brewed coffee for you.

IN ACCESSORY ZONE

Removable brewing unit considerably simplifies care of the coffee machine. The possibility of mechanical cleaning and the hygiene of the appliance are particularly important when the owners are going out of town and the machine is not in use for some time.

The fact is that humidity and darkness are excellent conditions for the emergence of pathogenic microflora inside the block. Mechanical cleaning and drying of the brewing unit ensures that this does not happen even after a long period of use. Moreover, the careful maintenance of the machine will prolong its lifetime.

A VARIETY OF COFFEE ENJOYMENT

An important feature is the double espresso bean container Bean Select and the specially adapted grinder. So it is possible to use two different sorts of coffee, because the preferences can differ even within one family: one likes a 100% Arabica, another prefers a blend of Arabica and a bitter Robusta, some like dark roasted Italian coffee and some enjoy medium or even light Nordic roasted coffee.

This bean container structure also allows coffee aficionados, who may be against caffeine, to use decaffeinated coffee beans in addition to the regular varieties.

YOUR FAVORITE VARIETY FOR YOUR FAVORITE COFFEE

Depending on the recipe, the machine will select beans from the appropriate compartment of the bean container. For espresso, for example, dark roasted beans for cream coffee, medium roasted beans. In addition to automatic switching between the compartments, there is a possibility to control this function manually, when the user chooses the type of beans he wants. The brewing button is disabled if the bean hopper is empty. In addition, the espresso machine tells you when it is almost full beforehand, not when half of a cup is ready, so no more frustration and no more wasted coffee.

You can also use ground coffee in the machine it has to be put in a separate shaft , but we have not tested this function.

STANDARD RECIPES – UNIQUE POSSIBILITIES

In the second case it is the other way around: milk and milk froth and only then espresso. By the way, part of the name of this coffee drink – “macchiato” – means the 2 coffee dots left on top of the milk foam. Different serving ingredients for cappuccino and latte macchiato, resulting in completely different flavors of milk and coffee cocktails.

The standard recipes that can be selected with a light touch on the iconic, touch-sensitive buttons are: espresso, cappuccino coffee+milk foam , latte macchiato milk+milk foam+coffee , milk foam, hot water. It is interesting that this machine’s cappuccino and latte macchiato algorithms correspond to the original Italian recipes. In the first case, coffee is poured into the cup first, followed by milk foam.

The user can adjust the volume of the beverage, the quantity of foam, milk or hot water in ml independently by choosing one of these recipes. The user can adjust the desired coffee strength: extra mild no pre-infusion , mild, normal, strong, very strong with pre-infusion. But that’s not all – the temperature of the beverage can also be selected: low 87 ° C , normal 90 ° C , high 93 ° C .

If you make a mistake with the settings or just change your mind, you can change the parameters before or during the brewing process – using the slider on the control panel.

VARIATIONS ON A THEME

Inside the main recipe menu, there is a submenu that allows you to choose from 18 coffee specialties based on one of the standard recipes. The ESPRESSO submenu contains recipes for a 30 ml Ristretto, 60 ml Lungo, 80 ml Double espresso where a normal espresso is 40 ml , 60 ml Double Ristretto.

The submenu COFFEE CREAM includes the algorithms for double creme 120 ml coffee, while regular creme is 60 ml , Americano 120 ml water, 30 ml coffee , extra shot Americano 150 ml water, 60 ml coffee , long black 100 ml water, 80 ml coffee . The submenu Cappuccino shows the Espresso Machiato 30 ml coffee, 20 ml milk , Latte 70 ml coffee, 110 ml milk , Coffee with milk 100 ml coffee, 50 ml milk .

The submenu LATTE MACIATO includes such recipes as latte macchiato extra shot 120 ml of milk and 80 ml of coffee, while the regular one has 70 ml , latte macchiato triple shot 90 ml of coffee , Flat White 60 ml of coffee and 30 ml of milk .

WHAT IS IN MY NAME?? – RECIPE!

The programmable memory of the coffee machine allows 4 different user profiles to be stored: by default they are called Barista 1, 2, 3 and 4. But thanks to the American keyboard which is shown on the display , it is possible to enter up to 4 names.

Up to 4 drinks can be added to the memory of each account and each brew parameter volume, strength, quantity of foam can be changed according to the user preferences. After you have finished entering the recipes into the memory, only 2 buttons are needed to select your personal beverage: “My coffee” and the desired beverage. Of course, the created “account” can be easily deleted or returned to the factory settings.

DOUBLE PLEASURE

The preparation of two cups is provided for standard drinks: espresso, cappuccino, coffee creamer, latte macchiato.

Turning on the function is elementary: just press 2-cup button on the control panel and select a drink. We made cappuccino: the machine pours coffee carefully, a couple of ideal cups are ready in a minute.

COMMUNICATION OF SUCCESS

The machine informs the user about all the necessary actions with the corresponding inscriptions: “No coffee in tank”, “Drip tray full, need to clean drip tray”, “Easy rinse”, “Connect tube to drip tray”, “No water in tank”, etc.p.

The only thing we missed was the lack of a signal that the milk container was not connected to the tube that connects it to the coffee machine. So, once we forgot to move the tube from the drip tray back to the milk container after a light rinse, chose a latte macchiato and were surprised by the complete absence of milk in the drink.

FOR TRUE COFFEE GOURMETS

The taste of coffee drinks is regulated not only by the volume and the ratio of coffee, water, milk and milk foam. It is also influenced by the way the coffee is extracted, which also directly affects the amount of caffeine in a serving. These are the reasons for the wide variety of speciality coffees and milk-based coffee drinks. Each recipe has its own history and is especially popular in certain parts of the world.

For example, a ristretto is a highly concentrated version of an espresso, with always more caffeine, while a double ristretto consists of two ristrettoes brewed one after the other, giving it a strong bitter taste and giving it the same amount of caffeine as a normal ristretto.

A lungo is an espresso made with twice the amount of water, which makes it milder in taste. Coffee cream is a traditional Swiss beverage, brewed on the principle of espresso, but with special light-roasted beans, which guarantees a more delicate taste. An Americano is an espresso much diluted with hot water, and for all its variations extra shot, long black the order of adding ingredients is important: water and only then espresso, to create the crema.

It is worth noting that there are a great many options for the ratio of foam, milk and coffee in cappuccino and latte macchiato. The only guarantee of a properly brewed drink can be a real barista, a professional who knows all the subtleties of coffee-making skill, or such an intelligent coffee machine in which 18 different recipes are already built in, meticulously observing the proportions of hot water and milk foam.

For example, a classic latte macchiato consists of 70 ml of espresso and 120 ml of milk foam, a latte macchiato extra shot consists of 2 portions of espresso 2×40 ml and 120 ml of milk foam, while the triple shot variation consists of 3×30 ml of espresso and 120 ml of milk foam. Coffee au Lait is 100 ml of coffee cream and 50 ml of milk, and Flat White is a double espresso 2×30 ml and 30 ml of milk foam. And if you add 150 ml of hot water to a double espresso instead of milk foam, you get an extra shot Americano – all these and a lot of other subtleties the Melitta CaffeO Barista TS knows.

18 recipes with the possibility of adjusting the strength, quantity of water, foam and milk, memory for 4 users, the ability to change the settings at any time, the possibility of using two varieties of coffee.

If you have a few beans of coffee left in the grinder container enough for one drink , the machine “doesn’t see” them and says that the grinder is empty.