A luxurious coffee machine. Enthusiastic “oohs and sighs” of the guests are assured. She looks great, and she knows how to do a lot of things. Impressive number of possible drinks. I must admit, I heard a lot of names for the first time at the presentation of this model. Other important features include the bean container, divided into two compartments. The possibility of changing the coffee variety so easily and quickly was presented only in this model during the test. Cappuccino and latte macchiato differentiates in this model by the consistency of milk/milk foam and coffee. In general, the manufacturer is not unreasonably proud of this new product. The machine is indeed very interesting and functional.
Fully automatic coffee machine
CHARACTERISTICS
CONTROL: touch screen, display size 6×4 cm, d 7 cm, espresso, cappuccino, latte macchiato, milk foam, hot water, 2 cups, 2 slicers to set the volume of the drink and coffee strength, button for personalizing My coffee settings, “+” “-” buttons, backlighting for active buttons in each mode, 2 types of pressing – short press to select the function, longer than 2 seconds to select 2 functions, greeting signs “Hello!”
ADDITIONAL FACILITIES: Cappuccino and espresso drinks. Automatic switch off after 9/30 min, language selection, time setting, automatic switch off after the set time., 1/4/8 hour or at the exact time the hour and min.Liquids milk pipe and espresso machine , energy-saving mode, total brews, number of brews, descaling cycles, progress bar shows the remaining number of brews before the machine requests the cleaning or descaling the milk pipe can be connected on the left or right side of the outlet.
CONSTRUCTION: grounds container, divided into 2 compartments of 135gr, 2 different types of coffee can be used, removable water tank 1.8 l, height-adjustable coffee spout from 8,5 to 14 cm unit for ground coffee, drip grid, container for used coffee, milk foaming system.
ACCESSORIES: water filter, water hardness indicator strip, plastic milk container, coffee spoon with screwing device for the water filter, cleaning brush, coffee system cleaner, milk system cleaner, descaler.
POWER: 1400 Watt.
pressure: 15 bar.
DIMENSIONS: 36.5×25.5×46.5 cm.
WEIGHT: 10.1 kg.
WARRANTY: 2 years. WORK LIFE: 15,000 cycles.
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURER: Portugal.
PRICE: 67 000 Dollars.
Water container
DRINKS
Standard coffee: espresso, cappuccino coffee + milk , latte macchiato milk + milk foam + coffee , milk foam, warm milk.
Preparation of recipes: ristretto, lungo, double espresso, double ristretto, double caffè-cream, americano, americano extra shot, long black, espresso macchiato, latte, coffee and milk, latte macchiato extra shot, latte macchiato triple shot, flute ukite.
Varying settings
Changing the volume – from 30 to 220 ml, in 5 ml steps.
Adjustable quantity of foam, milk, hot water in ml.
Adjustment of coffee strength – extra mild without pre-moistening function , mild, normal, strong, very strong – with pre-moistening function.
Temperature – low 87°C , normal 90°C , high 93°C .
Adjustment of coffee strength immediately before and during beverage preparation – with the slider on the operating panel.
Two cups of espresso, cappuccino, coffee cream, latte macchiato.
Ground coffee compartment
Two compartments in bean hopper for different types of coffee
ASSESS THE BEVERAGES
Great choice of beverage variations.
In addition to the standard types that any coffee machine offers, this model is able to prepare very exotic variants of coffee-based drinks.
True, all standard drinks are set at the touch of a button on the control panel, while the recipe selection requires either entering the menu and searching for the desired recipe, or pressing a certain combination of buttons, which you program yourself. But if you want to try and treat your friends to exotic coffee – no problem.
Another specialty is the wide range of espresso drinks.
This allows you to make coffee for several people at once, if necessary. Practically analogous to the “coffee pot” function found in some premium coffee machines.
The tube can be inserted either to the left or right when making cappuccino. True, this requires a number of manipulations to be done once .
Plastic container with milk can be stored in the refrigerator. You don’t need any container at all, you can put the tube in a bag or in a bottle with milk.
Note an important feature of this model: this machine has different algorithms for cappuccino and latte macchiato, the sequence of milk and coffee drinks corresponds to the Italian recipes. First, you pour the coffee into the cup, and then the milk. Vice versa in the second case. This allows you to get really different tastes.
PROGRAMMING
My coffee
Up to 4 user profiles can be used: there is a American keyboard for names. Up to 4 drinks can be programmed for each user.
You can change all the settings in every recipe.
All you have to do is actuate just two buttons to select your personal beverage: My coffee and the desired beverage.
COFFEE MAKER
Very interesting in this model! Thanks to the two-chamber container, it is possible to use two different types of coffee the first cup may contain traces of the previous grind when changing the type, it is important to know this when using decaffeinated coffee .
Depending on the drink you choose and how you programmed the machine, it will select beans from the desired container when making coffee itself. It is also possible to switch between the containers manually using the touch button on the display.
Recipes
The menu at
Selection of drinks
CONTROL
Very modern. The coffee machine makes an impressive impression when the panel is switched on. Looks very technological. The control panel is almost the entire front of the machine. The sliders for selecting the strength and volume of the beverage are especially handy.
All touch keys illuminated. Color display shows “Good afternoon” message when machine is switched on!”
The display shows the brew indicator during the brewing process.
When Energy Saving mode is activated the touch buttons are disabled, you press the menu button and then choose what to brew.
The only thing that we personally did not like was the fact that the machine asks for confirmation of each command, this is primarily due to the service. This is a little annoying: in the morning, when everyone is on the run, you’ll have to press OK again to start the Easy Clean program after making a cappuccino. I would like the machine to take care of these routine matters automatically.
LOVE
Automatic program of rinsing when switching the appliance on and off.
Easy cleaning program – to rinse the milk system – after every milk drink. We also recommend regularly cleaning the milk system, the milk pipe and the milk container.
Automatic rinsing of the coffee system.
Manually cleaning the brewing unit once a week.
Program Cleaning of the milk system – on average once a week 3 minutes , depends on the frequency of use.
Programme Coffee system cleaning 15 min . with original cleaning tablets – every 2 months on average, depending on frequency of use.
Descaling program every three months or at the request of the machine.
For light cleaning, the tube is inserted into a special hole in the tray. It’s very convenient – no containers to put in front of you and no water splashing out.
Empty bean hopper
Access to the brewing unit
Brilliant design, huge number of recipes, two grinder compartments.
No automatic switch-on at a pre-set time.
What specific features or options make the Melitta CaffeO Barista TS stand out as having the widest selection of drinks?
What are the specific features and options offered by the Melitta CaffeO Barista TS that make it stand out from other coffee machines?
The Melitta CaffeO Barista TS seems to have an extensive variety of drinks to choose from. Can you provide more information on the selection? What specific types of drinks are included in the wide range?