Tassimo My Way – Bosch: You can choose the temperature, volume and intensity of every single drink, that’s why they call it the personal one. While the Vivy 2 neither stands out for better or worse, the Way 2’s built-in Brita filter should allow you to go longer without having to descale it. Large water tanks are also one of the features of the high-end models as well as comes with water filters that fits into its tank.

There are various kinds of coffee machines and they would usually differ in shape, sizes, colour and of course – functionality. Most Tassimo machines are simple. While there are those with complex operations, apart from brewing the regular coffee you are accustomed to. Regardless, Tassimo coffee maker with its Tassimo Pods, will remain to be one of the best machines there is in the market. Once you are finally decided to own a Bosch Tassimo, here are some of the tips and advices that may help you:The control panel has touch-sensitive icons for coffee strength (one to three beans) and cup size (third of a cup, half a cup or full cup), as well as the temperature icon and numbers 1-4 for programmable settings. On top of all these, there are also additional buttons which would enable you to modify the length of your brew duration. Aside from this, it also goes with an efficient cable storage solution that can help in keeping most wires out of sight.

Adjustable drinks as each Tassimo pod comes with a barcode that tells the machine how much water to use for that drink. Though the more expensive models will allow you to manually adjust your drink’s size.The other reason to choose the My Way 2 is the built-in Brita filter. Not only does this improve the taste of drinks, it means you don’t have to filter water beforehand. That said, it’s worth bearing in mind that the filter takes up room in the tank, meaning its 1.3L capacity is reduced to just 1L. The machine also stops you from running water through the same pod twice unless you open the brewing unit and close it again – another example of an automatic safety/quality measure. Like all Tassimo’s machines, it features the Intellibrew barcode technology – essentially a tiny scanner inside the unit that will read the code on your chosen pod and automatically adjust brewing time, water and temperature levels. The machine is always aware which type of pod it is extracting and doesn’t allow for nonsensical adjustments like tweaking coffee strength on a cup of milk. If you want to stray outside the brand’s own classic range, there’s also a healthy selection of third-party options available from well-known brands such as Dualit and Lavazza, as well as smaller independent roasters. Once again, if you’re plumping for anything in the Vertuo range, you should note that there aren’t many third-party Vertuo options currently available. The control panel also includes the descale alert and “fill water tank” symbols, which will light up when either of those actions is necessary. In the middle of the panel, the lemon-shaped icon can be pressed to start the extraction process. However, this can only be done when a pod or the orange cleaning disk is inserted. Like the Suny and Vivy 2, it’s a fairly compact machine and will deliver all the standard size drinks. You can stop brewing early for a shorter drink or add extra water while brewing is in progress, but there are no other options. As it’s on the smaller side, the water tank is only 700ml, and it’s situated at the side, meaning you can’t refill in situ if water is running low. We also found it a tad awkward to get the tank in and out. That said, auto-shutoff after one minute and easy operation make this affordable machine an appealing buy.