Nespresso EN550.B Lattissima Touch Automatic Coffee Machine,1 cup, Black

I discovered years ago the speed and convenience of Nespresso machines, and the wonderful coffee they make. But until now I've put up with a primitive stove top maker, assuming that convenience comes at a (prohibitive) price! The luxury branding as a premium, top-end product reinforced this impression, and for years I've set aside 5 minutes each morning for a routine which ends in washing coffee grounds from my hands. Then a few weeks ago an accountant friend who is obsessively careful with his own money, dropped into a lunchtime conversation that he had bought himself a Nespresso machine, and was now saving money hand over fist by spending less in coffee shops. Our highly paid IT contractor friend and I protested in a superior manner that our stove tops were cheaper to run, representing a more traditional and somehow "purer" approach to making coffee. But the seeds of doubt were sown. By coincidence shortly after that conversation I spent four nights in a hotel in which Nespresso machines and a small range of free capsules were provided to guests. The penny soon dropped that - although Nespresso coffee is twice as expensive by weight as the best ground coffee sold loose in supermarkets, the machines are so efficient that only half the coffee is required for the same strength as a cup from a stove top. And highly-reviewed reusable steel capsules available on Amazon give Nespresso owners the freedom to use loose coffee in any case! Anyway, back to the Lattissima Touch... Not sure if other reviewers have mentioned it but the machine is made in Italy, where manufacturing standards are amazingly high nowadays. Apart from the satisfaction of buying a European-made product, the design and build quality of this one are simply awesome. It is such a great feature to be able to remove the milk container from the front of the machine straight to the fridge, without even pressing a button. The machine is stylish, fuss-free, works beautifully and is great value. It also has the immense advantage over perhaps every other machime in this price range of making a cappuccino or lungo with a single button press. I simply can't fault it. Sampling the 16 different capsules is also huge fun, and they are all flavoursome and diverse - I expect to be placing copious orders in the coming year!

Firstly, the packaging is outstanding, easy to open, easy to lift the machine out the box, easy to setup, if you get one you'll understand what I'm on about. Started out on a high note, that's why I mention it. Setup was easy, just read the first few pages of the manual, test your water with the included tester, flush it, your done. Now I am a decaf drinker, even for us poor souls, lol, there are four different varieties of official Nespresso capsules, way more than other machines, not to mention lots more compatible capsules from other manufacturers. For regular coffee drinkers there are lots, lots more. The machine comes with I think 18 different pods included. Handy for me when friends visit. I also ordered all four types of decaf from a supplier on Amazon and a stand to keep them in. I tried the decaf Lungo and right away my first words were, "OMG, That's a good coffee", I can see me knocking a few of those back during the day, delicious. The other three were just as good and of varying intensity. Delicious. Now for the milk frother, finally!!!, someone has mastered no mess froth. The froth was thick and the milk hot and delicious, exactly what I'd hoped for and a million miles away from my previous Senseo Latte Select machine. Super easy to clean, just one button push. Your ready for the next cup. The jug is easy to fit and remove and it fits in the fridge drawer. It does need a full clean every two days by hand or in the top shelf of the dishwasher. Easy peasy, I got the latte I was expecting with very little noise compared to the steam whistle of my old machine, lol. Early days, but I'm loving it's looks, simplicity, ease of cleaning, six coffee styles and above all the taste and quality over my old Senseo and my Tassimo, this is definitely better than both.

I love my Starbucks and Costa latte's and thought this would be the answer to creating a similar drink at home. I have previously owned a Dolce Gusto but didn't like the milk pod approach. The machine has three main faults in my eyes: - This is mentioned all over the internet but the drink is just not warm enough. My workaround was to preheat the mug with boiling water, preheat the coffee process with two blank Lungo shots and preheat the milk side with two milk cleans. Seems to help a bit. - The milk texture control is useless. You know that feeling at a coffee shop when you are handed your large drink and the cup feels light because it's full of froth, well unfortunately that is what this machine delivers. My workaround was to to dispense my drink, spoon off about half a cup worth of foam then re-dispense more milk. - The third fault is the cleaning process. You will be forever dismantling the milk jug and cleaning it. I also found that after just a few dishwasher cycles, the components didn't go back together as well as originally. I would question the long term robustness of the milk side of things. The whole process to get my ideal latte was just too convoluted for me and I returned it after a month for a full refund. Great customer service from Amazon by the way. The actual Nespresso coffee impressed me so much that I have subsequently purchased a Creatista Plus by Sage. Good discounts are about and the machine is superb. You can customise temperature and milk froth to your hearts delight. The cleaning of the machine is also just a quick wipe of the steam wand and a rinse of the stainless milk jug. My latte sorted.

Great machine Easy to use and easy to clean I am loving it!!!

PRIMO IMPATTO: L’avevo provata ospite di un’amica e avevo trovato estremamente interessante il monta latte, sia per il risultato sia per la praticità. Ritornato a casa l’ho comprata subito e devo dire che da allora non è passata mattina senza utilizzarla. Esteticamente è molto compatta e carina, si inserisce benissimo in ogni cucina. Ha un design quadrato e essenziale che la rende molto facile da pulire, basta passare un panno. L’accensione è molto veloce e basta collegare il bricco del latte che può essere conservato in frigo e in brevissimo tempo realizza il capuccino o il latte macchiato preferito. Le quantità di caffe o latte e addirittura della schiuma sono regolabili ma io, trovato un settaggio che mi aggradi, non li ho più modificati. L’ho provata anche con il latte di Kamut, di Soya, di Avena e di Farro e ha sempre dato risultato soddisfacenti montandoli come fosse latte vaccino. Per il caffelatte consiglio le cialde di caffè lungo, altrimenti il gusto è troppo delicato. Al termine della preparazione c’è un pulsante che permette di ripulire con il vapore il beccuccio del latte, mentre i restanti componenti del montalatte devono essere lavati a parte perché se non ripuliti il latte che va in acido può alterare i successivi caffelatte. Sul sito della nNespresso ci sono poi moltissime ricette anche fredde per sfruttare al massimo la macchina. PRO: - Estremamente pratica e facile da usare - Design compatto ed elegante, è visivamente molto bella - Grande varietà di gusti e aromi, con possibilità di un enorme numero di ricette - Ci sono anche altre marche di caffè compatibili con la macchina CONTRO: - Per una cura ottimale bisognerebbe lavare dopo ogni utilizzo i componenti del montalatte in lavastoviglie. Io li lavo a mano e circa una volta a settimana li passo in lavastoviglie CONCLUSIONE: Come macchina del caffè è molto valida e comoda, consentendo di proporre ad esempio agli ospiti differenti gusti e opzioni, ma il suo valore aggiunto è nei prodotti con il latte, come il cappuccino e il latte macchiato che sono buonissimi e veloci da preparare. Mi ha risolto la colazione.

Prima Maschine. Habe sie jetzt seit fast 2 Monaten. Bin seeehr zufrieden. Allerdings hatte ich sie im Angebot bzw eine mit beschädigte Verpackung, also vermutlich einen Rückläufer für 129 Euro gekauft. Einfache Handhabung. Leicht zu reinigen. Ich selber trinke keinen Kaffee, ist nur für Besuch. Und die waren bis jetzt alle begeistert. Vor allem Capuchino und Milchkaffee erfreut sich dank des sehr tollen festen Milchschaums an der Maschine. Man kann die wohl auch programmieren, aber die Voreinstellung passt absolut. Es gibt normalen Kaffee, Expresso und so einen Miniexpresso (kenn mich da nicht so aus). Dann gibt es Milchkaffee, Capuchino und nur Milch. Es gibt noch ein stufenlosen Drehknopf, womit man die den Milchschaum variieren kann. Also gar nicht geschäumt oder eben sehr aufgeschäumt. Das Teil, auf das man die Tasse stellt kann man reinschieben, sodass auch größere Tassen daruntergeschoben werden können. Sie nimmt nicht viel Platz weg und sieht auch ganz gut aus. Das reinigen geht super einfach. Knopf drücken und es reinigt sich. Ich mach schon mal (stilles) Wasser in den Milchtank und drücke auf "nur Milch". Den Milchtank spüle ich entweder und der Leitung aus oder stell ihn mit in die Spülmaschine. Man kann ihn sehr leicht the auseinander nehmen. Den Schlauch, den Schaumknopf, den kleinen Milchkran, Behälter und "Deckel" kann man einzeln spülen bzw in die Spülmaschine stellen. Da sie nicht so häufig benutzt wird, nehme ich nur stilles Wasser und kein Wasser aus dem Hahn, in der Hoffnung, dass er vor Kalk schützt. Ein klitzekleines Manko: es könnte etwas heißer sein. Kann aber auch ein subjektives Empfinden meinerseits sein, da ich gerne seeehr heiß meine Milch oder Kakao trinke. Mein Besuch hat sich noch nicht beschwert. Wenn ich was vergessen haben oder Ihr noch Fragen habt, schreibt einfach. Kann die Maschine nur empfehlen. Update nach 3 Monaten. Immer noch pure Begeisterung. Läuft super. Der favorite aller ist Latte Macchiato. Der Milchschaum ist der Hammer. Ich lese hier schon mal, dass es nach einiger Zeit keinen Milchschaum mehr gibt, sondern nur heiße Milch. Bei mir ist es bis jetzt nicht der Fall. Sie läuft nicht so häufig bei mir. Wie ich Anfangs schon sagte, trinke ich keinen Kaffee, mach mir aber schon mal einen Kakao. Es gibt ja den "nur-milch-knopf". Könnte mir aber vorstellen, dass es nach einer Zeit passieren kann. Im Büro haben wir eine über 1000 Euro Maschine stehen, und die läuft pausenlos. Da passiert es es auch so 1 mal im Jahr. Da tauschen wir den "Deckel" von dem Milchcontainer. Kann man überall günstig nachbestellen. Nichts hält ewig. Ich würde sie wieder kaufen.

Excellent coffee machine, we are thrilled that we decided to invest a little more, well worth the difference. Easy to use and highly versatile with great results in your cup.

Fue un regalo y acertamos plenamente. La cafetera Lattisima Touch es la tradicional Nespresso para usar con las capsulas de esta marca, solo que además incorpora un depósito de leche que permite hacer café con leche y capuccino de forma rápida y fácil. Y he de decir que queda buenísimo. Al ser el modelo Touch, los botones no sobresalen, de manera que son tipo vitrocerámica, de pulsar en la zona. Tiene varios tamaños de taza (espresso/café corto, taza grande y café con leche ...). Cuando optas por el café con leche/capuccino, rellenas el depósito con leche y automáticamente añade leche con espuma según el tamaño de taza elegido. Al terminar es necesario limpiar el depósito y el tubo por el que sube la leche pero es rápido y fácil. Además, tiene un botón "clean" que lanza agua del depósito normal de Nespresso al depósito de leche por el tubo, para facilitar la limpieza de este último. De tamaño, muy correcto y compacto. Buena cafetera, de calidad y hace un café buenísimo!