Philips 3300 EP3341/50 LatteGo

I find the Philips EP3341/50 a user-friendly machine. It is immediately clear how the device works and I clean all parts easily. In addition, I tailor a cup of coffee exactly to how I like to drink it. The milk foam is a bit on the thin side.

Get started I take the machine out of the box, fill the water reservoir and set the water filter. After I have also filled the machine with coffee beans, I immediately make a cup of coffee. The color display clearly shows how I can make the cup of coffee I want. I choose from a number of different options, from a double espresso to a café latte.

LatteGo milk system With the special milk system I can make a cappuccino at the touch of a button. The warm milk immediately comes into the cup. I notice that the foam is on the thin side. When I have made the cappuccino, I remove the LatteGo system from the machine. I immediately rinse it under the tap and attach the system back to the machine. I find that very useful, because this way I don't have to spend a lot of time cleaning.

Adjust coffee to your own taste I can easily adjust the coffee strength and quantity on the display. I also set the amount of milk myself. For a cappuccino I set the aroma strength slightly higher. For an espresso I turn it down a little. This way I tailor every cup of coffee exactly to how I like to drink it.

Also decaf option When I feel like having a cup of coffee in the evening, I like to drink decaf. This is not a problem thanks to the ground coffee compartment on top of the machine.

Maintenance Just like the LatteGo milk system, I can also easily clean the rest of the machine. Thanks to the water filter, I only descale the machine after a year and a half. In addition, the machine rinses automatically after use. I do have to grease the brew group so that the machine continues to do its job properly.

Coffee machine has been in use for a few days now. It's nice that there are various options in strength and amount of coffee and milk foam. Foam looks fine. The machine makes a lot of noise when frothing milk and also quite a bit of noise when making coffee, so I walk out of the kitchen. Quite a bit of maintenance, clean the milk reservoir immediately after every use (putting it in the dishwasher is not convenient if you want a second cup of coffee). Clean the base, etc. and the brew group every week. Then lubricate the brew group every month. All in all, happy with it, but still looking for the most convenient way to use it.

Excellent coffee and no hassle with cups, we used the latter in the Compartment for pre-ground coffee