Philips 1200-Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine w/Milk Frother (EP1220/04)

I LOVE this machine!! If I thought I was addicted to coffee before I had this thing, now it's out of control. Espresso at the touch of a button. It did take some tweaking in the beginning to get the grind size correct for the beans I use. I find that a dark Italian espresso with a little bit of Colombian blended in gives the perfect flavor. The water in Central Texas is way too hard so I've been using bottled spring water to fill it up. I still have to decalcify it from time to time when it gives the alert. I don't use the Philips tablets for decalcification though, I just used two tablespoons of citric acid mixed with distilled water up to the decalcification fill line and follow the instructions on their YouTube channel. I've also used a degreasing tablet once and will continue to use those every few months, again following the YouTube channel instructions. Cleaning it is pretty simple, I don't use soap and just run underwater and use paper towels to remove whatever gunk is on there and let it air dry. Just rely on the occasional degreasing procedure and the daily wage rpurge to keep the lines clean. This this is crazy simple to use, and requires just a little "getting to know it" to get perfect coffee and keep the machine maintained. The convenience of getting freshly ground coffee in 60 seconds from turning it on (and maybe 20-30 seconds if it's already on and purged it's line) is a huge luxury. I like making a double espresso shot into two ice cubes, then add 36grams store bought carmal macchiato creamer. Blend for a perfect morning carmal macchiato. I have 2-3 of those every day 😅

Relación costo - beneficio muy recomendable para iniciadores. Muy intuitiva y fácil de operar y con resultados de cafe buenos y agradables. Mantenimiento muy fácil de operar sin complicaciones todo esto por muy buen precio.

Excelente cafetera, mucha gente dice que les llega usada, podría ser porque en el instructivo se dice que la philips utiliza granos de café y café molido para probarla.

I’ve had many different espresso machines. This one is by far the best I’ve had. Makes great espressos and coffees. I like that you can use grounds and beans. Easy to clean. Easy to use. Makes the espressos/coffees pretty quickly. I have had no problems thus far

We had a Jura brand machine before this one. $900 for the entry level version. I had to buy a special key to take it apart to clean the working parts. Took about 2 hours start to finish. This Philips machine has more functions, and costs about half of what we paid for the Jura. To clean the working parts I just open a door and pull them out, easy peezy. We have had our Philips for about 2 years now and we really like it. This machine is completely functional. There is an annoyance that I want to mention though. I have family members that are coffee fiends like us they have $3600 Jura machines . What we all have noticed with our different machines is when you are using oily beans, they don’t slide down the bean shoot easily. You have to be vigilant and swish them towards the grinder, or you might get a very weak cup of coffee