Melitta Bean to Cup Machine, With Adjustable Coffee Intensity, Adjustable Double Outlet for One or Two Cups, Cup Warming Function, Self-Cleaning Option, SOLO, Sandy-Grey, E950-877

Product Information

There’s a single dial to adjust coffee volume, which goes from 30ml to 120ml. Unfortunately, the dial isn’t marked in millilitres, so getting the right amount of coffee involves a degree of trial and error. Dispensing coffee is managed by hitting the coffee cup button, with a double-press dispensing two drinks. You can adjust coffee strength, too, with three settings available. That’s why the Melitta Caffeo Solo is perfect for individuals who live alone or who simply don’t need the luxury of frothed milk.

Adjust for one or two cups, mugs or latte macchiato glasses - the coffee spout can be adjusted to a height of 135 mm. You’ll spare yourself a few quid and bar user error, you will be able to make some sensational foam. It’s also easy to clean, and you can stow it in the cupboard when not in use. The minimum water quantity for espresso or coffee is 25 milliliters instead of 30 milliliters (0.85 ounces to 1 ounce).Let’s move on to one of the elephants in the room: the question of whether this light version of a fully automatic coffee machine can deliver excellent espresso in your cup? If it doesn’t, this category of machine makes no sense at all. Everyone is different and everyone has slightly different preferences when it comes to how they like their coffee to taste. The Melitta Caffeo Solo has you all covered, with its range of customisation options. Bean Grinding

The whole process is shown on a narrow, minimalistic display, and the menu and display leave no room for doubt about the meaning of any symbols. You can adjust the Melitta Caffeo Solo in just a few presses of a button, even if you have never seen a fully automatic coffee machine up close.The coffee bean lid is a bit dodgy, very much like the water tank lid I previously mentioned. Here, you can definitely see that costs had to be cut in the manufacturing process to achieve the low price. That said, it’s best to be gentle with these lids when cleaning. Espresso & Coffee From the Melitta Caffeo Solo: A Better Version of the ‘Coffee Machine’? The spout height is fairly standard at a maximum of 13.5 centimetres (5.31 inches). No need to worry, though, practically all of your cups will fit under the coffee nozzles without a problem. Let’s face it: when it comes down to it, there really aren’t discontinued models in the fully automatic coffee machine world. To make sure everything is clear, the display uses bean symbols and scales that even complete beginners could understand. Even though the size of the display is fine for most, some of you might want to fetch your readers first thing in the morning. The Scope of Delivery, Spout Height & Bean Hopper

So, if you happen to come across a Melitta Caffeo Solo at a good price in a factory outlet, for example, it’s just as good today as when it first launched. Just keep in perspective that the Melitta Purista really does deliver better results. Though I’m sure we’ll be saying similar things about the Purista’ss successor when it hits the market as well. Like I mentioned before, there are ‘special’ cleaning tablets that Melitta sells under the name ‘Perfect Clean’. Still, my opinion on this remains unchanged: as long as the composition is right, you can clean your coffee machine with whatever you like. The same applies to the descaler you want to use. Alternatives to the Caffeo Solo: Which Other Fully Automatic Coffee Machines Are Cheap and Good? One great thing about the Melitta Caffeo Solo is that even beginners will have no problem getting great results out of the machine. Whereas other machines have to include a whole encyclopaedia to explain how to use them, the operating instructions for the Solo are user-friendly. An Overview

Indulgence without compromise: you choose your coffee strength and the temperature. Added to that, one single rotation is all it takes to adjust the amount of coffee to the preferred cup size. Having the grind adjustment lever situated behind the service panel definitely detracts from the idea of being so small and compact that the machine can be placed anywhere. However, keep in mind that you only have to set the grinder to the finest setting once and most likely will never mess with it again. For occasional use, the system is alright, but at this price Melitta might have been better going for a traditional steamer wand, letting the user steam milk in a jug. When prompted, you need to run the cleaning and descaling programmes on the Melitta Caffeo Solo & Perfect Milk, too. They’re a bit involved, so make sure you keep the manual to hand so that you can follow the instructions easily. Why buy the Melitta Caffeo Solo & Perfect Milk?