Hi Tara, I'm a coffee machine engineer, if I may offer some advice ? Before you place the portafilter into the machine, just gently wipe off the excess coffee grounds from the rim, this will help the handle lock into place and prevent excessive wear on the rubber group seal. Great video, thanks !
@HughFran102 жыл бұрын
I won one of these machines at a Christmas raffle at work. This video really helped me in working out how to use it so thank you!
@ilkaymehmet61183 жыл бұрын
Hello Tara. I just bought one from Currys for £149.00 and in the colour I wanted (Black & Chrome) - ordered it on Wednesday, 23 December '20 and it was delivered today, Thursday, 24 December via DPD. I made my first cappuccino using Lidls own brand, Bellarom Gold 100% Arabica ground beans and it tastes fabulous! So far so good and it's a great machine. Thanks for your review which was a great help! Happy Christmas & A Healthy Prosperous New Year!
@marcing4287 Жыл бұрын
Hey, what can you say after 2 years of using it ?
@yardz8769 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tutorial! I just received this as a Christmas gift and wanted to get stuck in without reading the instructions.
@valentinamd91813 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the presentation. I bought it too and I can say that it is great and not so noisy compared to others coffe machines. I recommend 👌
@sterjs3 жыл бұрын
This a great espresso machine for the price. I bought one 2 years ago but as the Mr Coffee brand and still runs great!
@michaelhills35342 жыл бұрын
Cheers for the review, watched this before I picked up one from Amazon warehouse for £108. Brand new just not in a box. So nice to have a proper brewed coffee in the morning.
@PaulFellows Жыл бұрын
Hello, Tara, I am just about to buy this machine and watching your video i am sold. Your video has great visual, and sound and you answer all questions needed and giving a full demo of making a cupa helps greatly. Thumbs up. Paul.
@marcing4287 Жыл бұрын
Did you buy it ? If so, what is your feedback after 3 months ?
@PaulFellows Жыл бұрын
@@marcing4287 Yes i did and yes i am enjoying it, my daughter is now wanting the same machine, i have now gone for a full bodied bold roast ground for a bit more flavour. and enjoy using the custom buttons for coffee strength and froth. I like how you can clean the milk spout at a touch and place the milk into the fridge. thumbs up and recommended. 👍☕
@marcing4287 Жыл бұрын
@@PaulFellows After over a month using it, I must say it is great machine. I just lost a milk container tube and cannot find anywhere on the internet.
@cathymadegwa8769Ай бұрын
Great video love coffee so much love 😻
@silka26silka813 жыл бұрын
I got this one yesterday. That great review helped me massively to deal with that machine. Thank you so so so much ❤❤❤
@sulaimanuae4510 Жыл бұрын
Thanks you for this explanation.
@callumfriend25233 жыл бұрын
Brilliant review! I bought one in the Black Friday sale too but haven’t used it yet as I move home next week. Excited to try it now!
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
I hope you love it as much as I do Callum! Good luck with the house move 😁
@callumfriend25233 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 I’m sure I will and thank you!
@PumpkinssNailStation3 жыл бұрын
Who doesn’t love a coffee machine x
@piyafey51742 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this review!
@aarh28853 жыл бұрын
many many thanks for yr review Iam planning to buy one fr my husband these days as a gift , its not just the coffe machine that I like even your hair colour sooooo beautifull xxxx may I know which colour is it !!!
@kayboot9130 Жыл бұрын
Hi Tara, I have just purchased one of these and you said in your video that it is a hot, but ours makes the milk that hot that it is unable to drink, would you say the same, as I am looking to return mine, after burning my mouth on the first I made.
@iharper7628 күн бұрын
Was thinking of buying this coffee machine Great video Tara 👍 My wife loves hot chocolate Woukd i be able to put ground chocolate in this also as well as the coffee ? Or is there a machine that does both ?
@robinbanks183 Жыл бұрын
Great review
@theorangetriangle73162 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video thank you 👍
@veedubgeezer2 жыл бұрын
Great review. I love my Dolce Gusto Genio+ machine, but as you mentioned it can get expensive. I also dislike all the plastic waste I'm creating. Perhaps this is the next move for me.
@veedubgeezer2 жыл бұрын
Is this also able to make a cortado? Is it only tall drinks like latte and cappuccino?
@RockerEmilio3 жыл бұрын
Hey Tara 😊 How is the machine behaving now? Is it still making yummy coffees? 😂 I am thinking of getting one. Its on offer again for £149 😊
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi! It certainly is. I've actually warmed to it a lot more too. It's a lot less of a 'faff' once you get used to it. I definitely recommend it, especially if it's on offer again!
@RockerEmilio3 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 Thanks Tara 😊
@wmagc23053 жыл бұрын
Hey Tara, do Costa Coffee Sponsor your channel ?? I'm guessing they supplied the cups for you, right ?
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi, no they do not sponsor me. I am not sponsored by anyone. My videos are my own true view of the products and not bias due to any sponsors 😊 The Costa glasses I bought in a Costa gift hamper a while back 😊
@skedwin302010 ай бұрын
Have you still got this machine? We're really tempted to buy one
@shelbyhilton29933 жыл бұрын
Amazing review
@fleurlewis Жыл бұрын
Those grinds look quite course is that packet for espresso machine..? The finer the grinds the more intense the flavour
@silkroad17623 жыл бұрын
thank's Tara for this video :)
@elenamis44183 жыл бұрын
Hi! Can you keep the milk in the reservoir? I use oat milk so it’s plant based. Thank you!
@rosemaryplatts16513 жыл бұрын
Hi Tara, thank you so much for a great instruction video, I now love my new espresso machine & it makes fantastic coffee. Do you have a tip for emptying the grounds from the porta-filter when you're making more than one cup? Is it ok to just knock out the coffee grounds or should it have a proper wash out? Thanks & kind regards :)
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi Rosemary, I'm glad you love the machine! Yes we just knock the used grounds out of the holder (hubby usually misses and gets more on the floor though!) and we give it a wash every now and again. 😄
@kris69273 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you for sharing. Do you know how I can make a black coffee with this machine ? I usually do a double shot espresso but it doesn’t fill my mug all the way up. Could you help me with this ?
@tss71083 жыл бұрын
Do a double espresso shot and then press the button below where it says custom this will top the water up.
@kris69273 жыл бұрын
@@tss7108 Awesome. Thank you for that
@mali5591 Жыл бұрын
which machine do you think is worth getting? Was going to buy this from Argos, prefer something to use, cant be borthered with long things, what do you suggest?
@raketfuel6037 Жыл бұрын
Hi you say there are some easier coffee machines than this one. Could you say which ones you meant?
@waynebarrett5252 Жыл бұрын
Hi, I live in Ireland, & thinking about buying one of them, how easy is it to buy the coffee, I have a different type of coffee machine, it takes pods, & it's very hard to get the type of coffee pods I like, so that's why I'm looking to buy a new coffee machine.
@barbaras.3783 Жыл бұрын
super prezentacja
@simmybooo33 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for the video as I’m thinking of purchasing it. Do you know if I could make mochas with it? Thanks 🙏
@LadySoniaReacts7 ай бұрын
Hi Tara, I have washed with soapy water the tools needed as per instructions but my water doesnt look very clear. 😮Any idea why?
@littlemisskate42543 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your video my coffee machine arrived today from CurrysPCW and I used your video to do the first clean. When it says on the front of it pre-programmed does that mean that you’re programmed a certain coffee you like for the machine to make for you? The instructions are not very clear.
@Tar2908913 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@nickn82342 жыл бұрын
Hi! Thank you for your tutorial. I actually have a bit strange question. Could you please let me know if your unit has an o-ring on the frother connection joint (main unit side)? I have a problem that milk doesn’t go in the cup, only steam. So I suspect that the o-ring is missing there.
@davidgroves8629 Жыл бұрын
You haven't done what I did have you and left the plastic tube out of the milk dispenser?
@HYPE-SMAGIQUE3 жыл бұрын
Good evening, I was wondering if you could help me. I’ve seen people reviewing on the Breville website about this particular machine (as I received for Christmas)and they made Mochas/hot chocolates with their machines and I can’t find online anywhere how they’ve managed to do that, is a special chocolate milk they’ve used. Thank you and merry Christmas.
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi Shaun, the only way they have probably made them is just simply using the hot milk and adding the chocolate powder. There are separate buttons for milk and for hot water/coffee on the right side of the machine (so you don't have to just use the pre-set buttons.) So you would press the button to begin it and press again to stop. Then just mix in your chocolate powder! I hope this helps, and you enjoy your mochas and hot chocolates! 😀
@thomasince1987 Жыл бұрын
Just wondering why you didn't use the clean button?
@luc1ferblack11 ай бұрын
Coffee pods £1 per cup. Ground coffee 10p a cup. 2 people drinking 2 cups of coffee a day will spend £1460 a year on pods or £146 on pods so really the machine is not more expensive in any way as even if it only lasted a year you would save £1314. The cost of the machine at £150 which is £120 more than the pod machine means you still save £1194 then take off the cost of the milk and its still worth it
@Стас-т7ж3 жыл бұрын
Hi. Thanks for response. But what difference between version BREVILLe latte and BREVILLe latte 2?
@littlemisskate42543 жыл бұрын
Can you make Americano Coffee with this machine?
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Yes you can 😄
@kris69273 жыл бұрын
How do you make it ?
@CrayCrayLindsey Жыл бұрын
Have you got a video of a cappuccino? I tried 1 tonight, I normally do lattes but it barely even filled the cup and was down the hatch in 1 gulp 🤣 surely I must be doing something wrong. I might just stick to lattes
@marcing4287 Жыл бұрын
Did you sort it out ? I watched other video and it was exactly the same
@CrayCrayLindsey Жыл бұрын
@@marcing4287 no didn't sort it out. I've just stuck to making lattes
@marcing4287 Жыл бұрын
@@CrayCrayLindsey how do you rate this machine after sometime using it ? Worth or you would buy something else ?
@CrayCrayLindsey Жыл бұрын
@Marcin G I love the machine. I do prefer lattes anyway 😁
@danielgaffney32433 жыл бұрын
Hi Tara, great video. just bought this, am trying to prime it but no water is coming out? The pump sounds like it is working but wondered how long it takes for the water to start coming out?
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hmm that's odd! It should start coming out near enough straight away. Have you taken the labels off the water dispenser? There are a few different labels to take off, some are quite hidden!
@danielgaffney32433 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 thanks will have a look
@schaturvedi792 жыл бұрын
Hi Tara, is it VCF107 or VCF145
@Scrubber89 Жыл бұрын
Hi do you still use this? Do you recommend it?
@twickenhammrc3 жыл бұрын
Is there any issue if the water/milk runs out during a sequence. Would it damage the machine. I had one for a Xmas present 3 years ago and not used it yet! Think I should !!
@nidarahman2305 Жыл бұрын
is there a way the milk can froth with right consistency for some latte art?
@jyotikumar64073 жыл бұрын
Hi Tara, thanks so much for this review. May I know how high is your latte glass? I know you took the tray away to accommodate the size and I may need to do the same! Also, I wondered if you've tried this with plant-based milk? I'm hoping it will still produce a decent amount of froth on the highest setting. Thanks.
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi Jyoti, the glass I used is just over 14cm high. We now have some shorter latte glasses that fit in the machine! No we havn't tried any plant based milks unfortunately. I'd hope it would still be nice and frothy though. X
@jyotikumar64073 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 Thank you for your reply Tara, best wishes X
@rickymchugh4272 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 hi I know this is an old vid but what glass did you buy for it please?
@soneyliston79022 жыл бұрын
I am getting way too much froth, it's spilling all over, I will have to turn it right down and try again tomorrow
@stephenrout90253 жыл бұрын
why buy pods when its so much cheaper to buy ground and so many out there and taste so much better
@neilpennells2989 ай бұрын
How do you use the pods
@marcing4287 Жыл бұрын
Hi Tara, do you still use that machine ? What can you say after longer time of using it ?
@tarasreviews4525 Жыл бұрын
Hi, yes I still use it! Still works great 👍
@rosemaryplatts16513 жыл бұрын
I loved using mine for 6 weeks until it suddenly stopped working. I’m so disappointed, I spent ages researching which coffee machine to buy and the only place this one was available was eBay as a factory second with a 30 day warranty!! I can’t get my money back but I would like to buy another one, do you know where I can get one from please?
@marcing4287 Жыл бұрын
did you fix it ? Any feedback ?
@katiesheehan82503 жыл бұрын
Hi, what millimetre portafilter does this take. My partner ruined mine in the dishwasher
@kodiac42312 жыл бұрын
Could you use instant coffee?
@glasgowjatt6353 жыл бұрын
I wanted to buy same coffee machine from pc curry’s but I’m confused 🏴🇬🇧
@gregreed873 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Couple of questions. Can you just add in hot milk if you were wanting to make a hot chocolate? Also, do you need to wait long to take the coffee handle off after making a drink before you can fill it with more coffee to make another?
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi, Yes you can just do hot milk for hot chocolates. There are custom buttons for both the coffee and milk, so they can be done separately and started/stopped when you what them to. And no you don't have to wait until you can empty the used coffee grounds, you can just discard the used ones straight away and reload :) Hope that helps!
@myblackvanity3 жыл бұрын
Link to purchase? Is this available in the US?
@crazytard1052 жыл бұрын
How hot dose it water get
@TranceHeed2 жыл бұрын
That was a regular latte in a huge glass and it nearly filled it. How big a large one
@sandramcnally44742 жыл бұрын
I am think get breville one touch think good
@glendamaningas35433 жыл бұрын
Can i make americano from this? I mean does this dispense extra water? Thanks
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi Glenda, yes you can. The button on the top right let's you add extra water or milk 🙂
@XXHAYZ9XX3 жыл бұрын
Do you have to the clean before use? Or every time before use?
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi, you have to clean it before the first use, not every time its used. Obviously its a good idea to clean it every once in a while though.
@XXHAYZ9XX3 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 ok great thank you so much 😊
@warmonkey96 Жыл бұрын
Anyone else had issues with the froth primer not stopping?
@sonnybyrne66043 жыл бұрын
How many times can you use a cap of grounded coffee ?
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Only once really, unless you don't mind a really weak coffee!
@ahmedsaeed99082 жыл бұрын
What is the dimensions of its packing?
@craigrisk76283 жыл бұрын
Hi are these easy to clean and how?
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi Craig, yes they are really easy to clean! I was surprised actually as these types of machine can be a pain to clean. But you can just take off the tanks and all of the spouts etc come off and can be put in the dishwasher. The machine can also go through a clean cycle just as I've shown in the video :)
@craigrisk76283 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 brilliant! I've just ordered one 👍
@tonypritchard13213 жыл бұрын
can you use whole bean ?
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi Tony, it has to be ground. We buy whole beans and just grind them ourselves :)
@dreamgirl-uu4cj3 жыл бұрын
Hi can we use pods too ?
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Hi, it only takes the easy serve coffee pods (like tea bags, but with coffee in basically!) They don't take the plastic pods like other machines.
@dreamgirl-uu4cj3 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 ah okay so it made from paper I'm wondering which coffee pods is best coffee? Also at currys this coffee machine comes back to normal price 299 I'll wait for sale price again my husband is coffee lover .
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
@@dreamgirl-uu4cj yes I'd definitely recommend waiting for the price to go down, or looking elsewhere to see if you can get it cheaper. I've the Illy coffee pods, they are nice. They do quite a few different ones on Amazon too :)
@dreamgirl-uu4cj3 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 thank you dear so helpful xx
@themonsterintheattic3 жыл бұрын
Do you know if this works with pods?
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not :(
@themonsterintheattic3 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 that’s alright! Just ordered one now for Christmas, will have start researching the beans, thanks for the information!
@SteveSmith-ze8fl3 жыл бұрын
Says it takes pods on the one I have brought
@tarasreviews45253 жыл бұрын
@@SteveSmith-ze8fl yes it takes the easy serve coffee ground pods, have you tried them? I've bought some to have for Christmas (less mess!) But haven't tried them yet..
@SteveSmith-ze8fl3 жыл бұрын
@@tarasreviews4525 No not yet brought it for my wife for xmas day .
@AA-kf7uf2 жыл бұрын
service cost 555, yes, $555.00....this unit has never made great coffee and now their service people talked me through an issue I was having which resulted in the screw in the descaling mode to become stripped.....into the garbage it goes, I am not spending 555...that will buy me many other brand new machines that make GREAT coffee.....never buying Breville product again!