There are also three separate grinding levels, so that you can find the perfect method of brewing for your espressos.Easy clean unitThe Caffeo Solo makes it easy to keep things clean and in good working condition it even informs you when to clean and descale.The brewing unit is removable and can be washed under running water, while the interior is easy to wipe clean with a damp cloth. However, this only works if you don’t substitute rubbish supermarket coffee for proper beans. The Melitta Caffeo Solo may look smart, but it’s no magician. In terms of its dimensions, the Melitta Caffeo Solo has a width of 200 millimeters, a depth of 455 millimeters, and a height of 325 millimeters. This compact size allows for easier placement and storage in various kitchen spaces. The left-hand knob regulates the amount of coffee brewed, ranging from between 30 milliliters and 220 milliliters (1 ounce and 7.43 ounces), while the right-hand knob is the power switch. In between, there are buttons for single-cup brewing, double-cup brewing and to set the strength of coffee to be brewed. Once done, you can slip the hose into your milk and turn on the machine. The results aren’t great, though: hot frothy milk is poured at a great rate into the cup, resulting in a bubbly finish rather than fine microfoam.

Melitta Caffeo Solo е изработен от висококачествени материали, които се обгърнати в най-елегантната и футуристична технология Melitta. С ширина от само 20 см, този кафеавтомат пасва идеална дори в тесни пространства. The Melitta Caffeo Solo is a coffee maker with a capacity of 2 cups, making it suitable for smaller households or individuals. As an espresso machine, it is designed to produce both coffee and espresso beverages. I can’t stress this enough: the water tank, drip tray and grounds container really should be cleaned between uses.

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. One thing that some people may have to get used to is how there’s no need to make settings adjustments with each use. Once you programme in your desired parameters, the coffee machine will brew coffee and espresso using these exact settings until you change them.

That said, if you find this cost prohibitive or simply inconvenient, you’ll have to decide which style of coffee you want to wake up to each morning. Miss the Frothed Milk? A Few Suggestions for Cappuccinos & Latte Macchiatos 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? This is the exact same process and technology on all three options. So this bit is applicable to all models. It is a simple and easy to use machine for producing an espresso. Product guarantees Melitta's conscious environment conduct. Read more: https://www.international.melitta.de/ecocare_en.htmlUnfortunately, this way of thinking is misguided, as we must never forget that a fully automatic coffee machine and a filter coffee machine have two completely different preparation principles. The small Krups EA811K040 (UK) / Krups EA8150 (USA), which I chose as a sparring partner for the Melitta Caffeo Solo during my first review in 2016, is more proof of how many compromises you have to make to design an affordable fully automatic coffee machine that wants to be able to do everything at once. See for yourself in the comparison video: ‘A Comparison of Fully Automatic Coffee Machines — Krups EA8108 or Melitta Caffeo Solo’. Note: This video is in the German language.

The cleaning programme is just as pared down as the machine itself but also just as intent on doing a proper job of cleaning. A short rinse with water through the coffee spout starts automatically, but you have to activate the longer programme for a thorough rinse. The cleaning cycle can be initiated by pushing the dispense coffee and on/off buttons simultaneously. Don’t skip over this step when choosing which machine is best for you. Yeah, it is not as exciting as looking at the technology, and dreaming about the coffees you could be making. But it is a vital part of owning any bean to cup machine. But that will be enough for a lot of people, and means it is capable of producing a much better cup of coffee than a mug of instant.Melitta is a name you can trust, in fact they’ve been making high quality domestic machinery, with an emphasis on coffee, since 1908, so that’s more than a century of helping householders get the coffee that they love, when they want it. The price is the main thing that attracts attention, but even then the Melitta Caffeo Solo & Perfect Milk left us wanting more. With slightly weak espresso and over-excited milk frothing, the quality of the drink isn’t as good as I’d hoped. Maintenance is a bit of a pain with this machine. For example, the Cappuccinatore doesn’t have an automatic cleaning mode. Instead, you need to remove it and wash it manually. With it removed, it’s worth running a bit of steam through the machine just to give it a clean out. The Melitta Caffeo Solo & Perfect Milk does at least rinse itself on power-up and shut down, which is nice. You can also adjust the amount of coffee you get up to 220ml, and with the option of brewing two cups at the same time. You can fill a large mug How Big is the Melitta Caffeo Solo?