Philips Series 5400 LatteGo Black Coffee Machine

Description

The Philips Series 5400 LatteGo grinds fresh beans with a 12-setting ceramic grinder and makes twelve hot drinks, from ristretto and espresso lungo to americano, cappuccino, latte macchiato, flat white, café au lait and a travel mug, plus hot water. The two-part LatteGo milk system froths milk without tubes and rinses clean under the tap. You run it from a TFT touchscreen and keep your own settings in four user profiles, plus a guest profile. The AquaClean filter puts off descaling for up to 5,000 cups if you replace it when the machine asks. The water tank holds 1.8 litres, the bean container 275 grams.

Pros & cons

• +Pro: Four user profiles and a guest profile keep everyone's strength, quantity and milk foam.
• +Pro: The LatteGo milk system has two parts and no tubes, and rinses clean in seconds.
• −Con: The milk jug holds 260 ml, so several milk drinks in a row mean frequent refills.
• −Con: There is no iced coffee on the menu: all twelve drinks are hot.