Beko CEG5311X Bean to Cup Automatic Espresso Machine with Steam Wand, Nozzle, One touch LCD control, 19 bar pressure, Removable 1.6L Water Tank - Stainless Steel

This little fully automatic coffee machine is fantastic. We cannot get rid of trying new coffee beans every time we are in the supermarket because of how good it is. Functionality: 1- Grinding adjustments can be made based on your own preference. 2- Milk frother is LOUDER than expected; however, efficient. 3- Water tank capacity is OK. They could have made it bigger, but I assume it will ruin the machine's aesthetics. 4- We have a relatively small-medium kitchen, the slim design of the machine makes it the perfect fit, and it also looks elegant and easy on the eyes. 5- Although it will show you that it requires DEEP cleaning after some time, I recommend cleaning it weekly. 6- Lastly, our only complaint is that the ground coffee bin should have been larger as it fills quite quickly. Overall, top-notch coffee machine!

I bought this two times and both were defective. I spend so much time to try to make it work. The water wont come out and I wrote that other people also had this issue.

My siemens just stopped working. Ordered this for the value for money and it surprised me alot. The coffee temperature is much warmer then my siemens was

Delivers good coffee, relatively quite and compact in size when copare to other bean-to-cup machines I tried. Easy to operate no programing needed yet is possible and easy as well. The reason for the missing star is that the waste tray has no indicator and the coffe container is not transparent.

Not at my first machine, I'd certainly recommend this one.

Received my Beko bean to cup in open condition. The box was damaged which shows if wasn’t stored safely and had been abused. On closer inspection saw multiple labels that this item was returned by other buyer before. Did not expect this.

The machine is very unstable and high maintenance and very loud

With scratches on the top, coffee stains and ground coffee inside of the machine! Definitely disappointed, especially that this is fulfilled by Amazon.

Easily the best coffee machine out there for the price paid, I was originally unsure about going for a brand which typically make fridges and washing machines but after watching a few review videos I decided to give it a go and I’m glad I did, it’s easy to use, grinds well and looks really smart. The espresso tastes great and produces a good créma and once you play with the water settings you can have it make americanos too. You’ve also got the option to use the hot water feed to make tea/americano as well and the milk frother is simple to use too. Like other reviews it’s really hard to find any negatives about the machine however I will mention that you will need to keep the tank topped up with water as the machine does like to self clean upon every start up and shut down, even then that’s not a negative because it’s constantly clean! Others have complained about this feature and if it really is a big deal you still have the option to turn this off on settings. 100% would recommend this machine.

From the word go this coffee maker was hard work. You turn it on and it flushes through a small amount of water, you turn it off and it does the same. If you leave it on it flushes through a small amount of water intermittently. Before you know it the drip tray is overflowing. And as a consequence the water supply is depleted far quicker than it needs to be. It also demands you clean the grounds out even though there were no grounds in the tray. In the end it just insisted on this after every cup of coffee and then just insisted on it all the time and refused to make any coffee at all. Really not impressed. Returned item and invested in a slightly more expensive but serviceable machine. To be fair, the coffee didn't taste at all bad but only the beans we used can take credit for that, not the machine.

I bought the Beko 8814253200 in June this year. I wanted to give it a few months of hard labour before leaving a review. I previously owned a Swan Retro One Touch which packed up in less than six months. It's like switching from a horse and cart to an Aston Martin. (No disrespect to the horse.) This machine is diddy-proof. It makes delicious espresso with a good, thick crema, from bean to cup, in less than 30 seconds and takes just over one minute in total from switching on to filling your cup. It retains that slightly oily, lip-smacking texture you get from good, artisan, freshly ground coffee. (I recommend organic beans and filtered water.) Operation is so easy. The buttons are digital, just like a microwave. Hot water. Steam. Large coffee. Espresso coffee. Simple. When the Beko needs cleaning, more water, or the granules lifted, an orange light flashes and until you get to know your machine, you can just cross-reference that particular warning with the handbook. It looks fantastic. Genuine stainless steel, plastic has been kept to a minimum, the grey and black looks really sharp and clean. Beko have also designed the 8814253200 to be self-cleaning, meaning that when you depress the power on/off button, it runs water through the nosel. When you press the machine on, the steam wand for milk ejects water too, before use. All this is handy and well-thought out, as is the water filter, which has a sturdy handle for removal and refilling. Beko have really upped their game here. If you want coffee at home which tastes better than what you can get elsewhere (I'm always disappointed now) I thoroughly recommend this machine. Seriously. It saves you so much time and delivers a great coffee. For cappuccino or latte just use the Beko's wand under the surface of a small amount of milk in your jug. Jug and any extra utensils are not included.

It's a shame, I really loved this machine but 12 days outside of the 12 month warranty period it's started leaking around the dispensing nozzle, seems as if something is blocking the nozzle, tried a self clean, and poking a pin up the nozzle and blowing through the nozzle all to no avail, tried the Beko help desk, they couldn't suggest anything else, and basically said bummer, nothing we can do, bit disappointed but can't really do much about it, so its fornthe tip. My review after 6 months is below. Actually a pretty good machine, I waited for it to come up half price which it does regularly. The only real downside to this machine that I've found is that the coffee it makes isn't the hottest, for me it's drinkable immediately it's made, I drink coffee with a splash of milk, if you like milky coffee then you'll need to add hot milk for which the steam wand is excellent or microwave the milk. The settings are a bit fiddly until you get the hang of them as are the selection buttons which are touch sensitive areas below each illuminated icon, there's a knack to pressing the right place, not difficult but bit fiddly at first. You can set the large expresso to whatever amount of water you want and then it remembers the last setting, so I have it set to give me a 3/4 mug of black coffee. I've ended up getting a 9/10 Lavazza expresso bean so the coffee taste is not too diluted, a 1 kilo bag lasts me about 3 months and I drink 2 or 3 cups a day. The machine cleans the dispensing nozzle on start up and before shut down, I wrongly assumed it would tell me when the drip tray was full but it doesn't, so I just tip it out every day, it fills up quickly, especially if you leave it a while between drinks since it auto shuts off after about 10mins, so it self cleans on start up, on auto shutdown, after I turn it on again and again when it auto shuts off lol, at the same time I refill the water. Used the steam wand and that's pretty good, bought a 330ml stainless steel jug to do this. It also dispenses hot water which I've never needed or used. I empty the used grindings when it tells me to, the only other thing which has caught me out is if it's half way through dispensing a drink and then it senses something needs emptying, it pauses, but then as soon as you've rectified the issue is carries on dispensing, so if you run out of water half way through a cup, keep the mug in place when you start refilling. Bottom line, if this machine ever breaks down I'd definitely get another one to replace it.

This mechine is easy to use quick to start up and easy to maintain. My only gripe would be the steaming wand on the version that has this attachment. The steaming wand is not the best, it does not offer any real control and will shut itself off which is a little anyoying. My recommendation for those who want a good latte or cappuccino is get the cheaper version with no steaming wand and buy a stand alone milk frother.