SIEMENS EQ6 plus S300, Fully Automatic Bean to Cup Espresso Coffee Machine with Cappuccinatore milk system, 10 coffee beverages, 2 user profiles - TE653M11GB, Titanium

I bought this as a replacement for a Melitta T-Smart machine, which was nice but began to fail down to one simple bearing when it was 2.5 to 3 years old. I could not simply source this bearing anywhere or even the whole motor drive component containing the bearing, maybe a Brexit thing but some of the prices I did find were off the scale of an economic repair. I didn't get much help from Melitta, other than sending it to their approved repairers, that starts to become expensive. I am able to repair it but without the spares, I was drifting along that well travelled creek! They did offer to push the matter along to another department but I never heard from them - so if any Melitta folk are reading this & are offended.......After that I tried a Melitta Solo, that broke very quickly & was soon returned.I will include a few comparisons within my review.So I put my researching hat on & opted for a brand change. I've had the machine for coming up two months & I am impressed, it is simple to use, simple to adjust the plethora of drink options but retains the last used within any types of the drinks served. I only drink black coffee (hence trying the Solo) but I get 3 options, you can easily adjust the strength & size of each drink. I read some reviews regarding the milk temperature & initially tried warming the milk for 30 seconds in the microwave but after a spell the milk drinkers in the house stopped bothering & are happy with the finished article.Overall I feel the unit makes a good brew, it is easier to keep clean on it's insides when the brew unit has been removed. The water tank is of a good capacity, takes a little care to avoid spillages as it is wide & narrow, the filters last for 2 months & there is a nifty little slider on the water tank numbered 1 to 12 which you can move as & when the filter is changed. The water tank is on the left side of the machine so placement in your kitchen maybe a consideration.Overall size is similar to others out there, it only has rubber feet so you really need to lift it to move in order to clean around machine. Comparing this Siemens machine with the Melitta T-Smart had wheels on the back so you only need to left the front up too move it about, to get around this I had ordered a Coolina (Premium Sliding Board Glider for Fully Automatic Coffee Machine - Suitable for Siemens EQ Series - Made of Acrylic Anthracite) board from Amazon to sit beneath the machine, not the cheapest but one-off purchases are sometimes like that & they are quality products.**** EDIT - THE BOARD THAT ARRIVED WAS AS SMALLER ONE FOR A THERMOMIX & NOT AS STATED IN THE BLURB, THEREFORE I RETURNED THAT BOARD, THE CORRECT ONE IS OUT OF STOCK AND THE RETURN IS TO THE EU & IT LOOKS LIKE COOLINA DO NOT SHIP DIRECTLY TO THE UK, SO I'LL BE SCRATCHING MY HEAD ON THAT ONE FOR A WHILE. ****Water tank capacity is similar to the T-Smart but the the Solo was only small & you end up filling every other brew.The bean hopper is huge but only holds one type of bean, whereas the T-Smart holds 2 types so you can have mild / full-flavoured or normal / decaffeinated. However the ground coffee option, using a little pull out drawer on the side works better than the Melitta method but you do have to remember to use the bean strength button to select the ground coffee option, there is even a scoop slotted into the machine if you don't have one.I've given up drinking instant coffee, the cafetiere / French press option is fine for nice flavoured coffees but leaves you with a bit of a cleaning up faffage with all the wet grounds, not best to just pour them down your kitchen sink as they can collect in nooks & crannies, spread them around the garden yes but apparently they can be acidic towards some plants & on occasion it may just rain in the UK.Yes I am a coffee snob, I love buying a coffee whilst I am out & about from independent providers but I also like to drink nice coffee at home & I recommend this machine. I cannot comment on it's life expectancy but for now It is doing just fine, is fit for purpose & I am happy with the price I paid.

Water temperature not as hot as a kettle, good looking and very nice product.

Firstly, this is a good coffee machine. I'm not an expert, by any means, but for my purposes this is completely ideal. It's quite easy to use, easy to keep clean and produces very good coffee drinks of a variety of types.Some have commented that the drinks are too cold. But that's not the whole story. The espresso is nice and hot. Too hot for me to drink staight away (which is fine). I don't know if it does any heating of milk but if it does then that's the thing that makes cappucinos and the like cooler.Your mileage may vary. Using milk straight from the fridge results in cappucino at the ideal temperature for immediate drinking (for me). But if you want your milky coffee warmer than that you will need to heat the milk yourself (in a microwave oven, perhaps).The worst thing about the machine is the manual. It's terrible. Truly dreadful. This is the second Siemens product I have purchased recently and both machines have manuals which make the devices seem way more complex than they actually are.Also, the machine does come with a water filter and a testing strip so you can check your water hardness and set the machine up accordingly. If you need the water filter to soften your water then you have to install the filter in the water container. Best of luck :( The instuctions are opaque and I tried AND TRIED to get the filter to install and stay put (instead of floating around in the water container).Thankfully we don't have hard water here and I eventually removed the filter. You need to set the machine for "no filter" mode in one of the menus.

What's not to like..??It looks great, so you don't mind it taking up a fair bit of kitchen surface real estate...The touch screen makes it an absolute doddle to use...Spends a lot of time cleaning itself, so easy to look after...Best of all it makes excellent coffee..... I realise this is of course a lot to do with the beans and we are lucky to have a very good roastery local to us. But despite this my French mother in law rates the expresso as one of the best she has had, and it makes the best flat white I have had anywhere.....Recommended!!

Got this on black Friday sale great coffee machines all in 1 self cleaning , coffee is at the right temperature to drink when ready

I was really looking forward to using this machine. It makes decent but luke warm coffee (despite heating the cups 1st).However it leaks, maybe I am unlucky. But the drip tray was constantly needing emptying according to the machine. It goes through a cleaning and run through cycle every time you switch on when it switches off. Despite putting a glass underneath the spouts to catch the water the drip tray ‘warning’ kept asking for it to be emptied even when there was little or no water in there. Water leaking onto the worktop was a constant issue & as a consequence the water needs constantly topping up. returned after 2 weeks for a refund. Disappointed this is not normal Siemens quality.

Really glad I bought this machine does everything it is supposed to. I was nervous about spending out on a coffee machine having read reviews saying coffee too cold, but I found it exactly right the water is hot enough to make tea and great hot chocolate.I would say if you put milk in from the fridge, I use almond milk, warm it first, and it’s great.It is also straight forward to clean, a little tip rather than reading the instructions which are a little bit of a chore go on line and watch a video.All in all I have had this machine for two weeks and couldn’t be happier with it.Ten stars

a good machine and i would have give 4 stars but i cant get a nice crema - its too bubbly and weak - supprised as i would have expected a german made machine to be more precise and smooth