Thanks Shelly!!

Thanks! I’m glad it was helpful.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I'm so glad!

Thanks for saying that. This was only my second video ever so I still didn’t really know what I was doing or even how to edit well, but I’m glad you found it helpful.

I did not. I honestly haven’t had any issues with the machine since we got it.

You can store it in the container. We do it all the time. It will leave a line around the container where the top of the milk is, but that washes right off.

No it doesn't

So glad you found it helpful! Thanks!!

I don’t really use the function as the spout doesn’t raise up enough to get a travel mug under it so I’m not positive. It’s one downside to the machine.

We don’t drink a lot of plain coffee, but with the few we’ve made, I’ve found it decent. It’s not quite as good as our Nespresso, but good enough to go down to one machine. It does depend on the beans. We usually use Lavazza Super Crema and it’s a good coffee and espresso drink bean. Good luck!

Just making Americano with it it'll be better than regular coffee anyways and its the same idea

to add other coffee, like decaf for ex

It’s for ground coffee.

Preground coffee that you would buy from any store such as Folgers , Maxwell House , Dunkin Donuts....you add your favorite preground coffee in there and it bypasses the bean hopper and is directly dumped into the brew chamber where the coffee is made.

The milk doesn’t get super hot, but the coffee is so the drinks are hot enough in my opinion. You do get a decent amount of foam, but it’s no different than say a latte from your local barista.

I’ve had this machine and got rid of it because I didn’t think the milk or espresso shot was hot, even with adjusting the settings and calling Philips for troubleshooting. You can adjust how much or less foam you want.

@@tiffany5071 what was your replacement? How was it

@@zuest696 I ended up going a completely different direction in the world of coffee. I quickly learned from this machine I wanted a more hands on approach.

Thanks for the tip. When I post the video of the drink recipe, I’ll make the comparison.

When I made the video, they were less than $1000, but have gone up significantly in the last 18 months.

16oz and smaller

I’m not at the maker at the moment, but can tell you that the amount of water is one of the adjustments.

I’ve never seen one. Good luck!

No.

@@lifeshodgepodge3963 That is unfortunate. Since it is a Dutch product I reckon it is more focused on our normal size of travel mugs, which contain normally 0.5 liter.

I guess you could hold it at an angle?

From what I understand, the machine does a self cleaning cycle before each use. That may have been it. Try reading the instructions manual.

Haven’t used the 4300, but can tell you that with the 5400, it takes multiple runs of Espresso to get it to a consistent result that you are looking for. It’s like this with all the superautomatics.

@@uramalakia Yes, I have the 5400 model and every time you open the machine and turn it off, it dispenses some hot water for cleaning. Also please be patient with the first 10-12 coffees will go to waste. The pucks will be watery. After 12 drinks, you can get really good quality espresso, americano, coffee, etc. I suggest you to watch KZfaq videos or read the manual for 4300. My wife and I love our 5400. It was one of the best purchases we made in the last couple of years.

​@ so is it only first time of use or do you need to make daily 12 cups of coffe to make it good ?

​@@ivosentinella45yes every 13th coffee is okay 😂

Super easy. Just remove the inner piece and rinse it off weekly. Grease the inner piece about every three months. Run a tablet through it once a month. Descale every sixish months. This sounds like a lot, but I spend maybe five minutes a week cleaning it.

@@lifeshodgepodge3963 can you just froth milk with it say for a tea latte or hot chocolate or do you need to brew a coffee as well?

Not that I’m aware of.

@@lifeshodgepodge3963 You can simply froth milk alone, by "tricking" the machine into believing you're using ground coffee (but you don't actually add any). This eliminates the grinder coming into play, and any of the Philips LatteGo machines will happily froth milk for you this way. ... EDIT TO ADD: Looking at my own 5400 menu, in the "More Drinks" tab, there is a selection for "Milk Froth". I haven't tried it yet, but I'm betting that will eliminate the need for my suggested hack, at least on the 5400. Cheers!

Thanks for letting me know!

I’m so glad you decided to pick one up. I think you’ll enjoy it. The latte setting sold me too. I’ve never tried to make a Breve, but might have to try.

Not yet. I’m hoping to do an update video soon. I’m glad you liked it.

@@lifeshodgepodge3963 Okay, Randy, this original video was done over a year ago, and my reply was over a month ago...So please, let's work on that updated video, okay? THANKS! A little less eating and a little more coffee! LOL

Thanks!!

We like Super Crema. They sell it at Amazon in 2 lb packs at a decent price and it’s the best mass market bean in our opinion. We also like some smaller roasters, but Super Crema is definitely our go to. Hope you enjoy it!

I might if I can get to it. I can tell you that it will be pretty uneventful as you simply push the button and it does the rest then you enjoy and it makes a great cappuccino. I’d highly encourage you to try it.

It depends on the unit. I think it stacks up well to those under $1500, but when you get over that price there are just too many good units.

@@lifeshodgepodge3963 yeah I understand. I was thinking units such as Jura E8, Delonghi primadonna and other equivalents

I honestly hadn’t looked at pricing since we bought ours last January (2022). We got it at Williams Sonoma for $899. I had no idea they were up to $1100 now. That’s an amazing price increase. I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think my wife would have bought it at $1100 before we used it because it would have been above that $1000 which was probably her price ceiling, but after having it for a year, she would have bought it for $1100 in an instant. It’s been an excellent machine. I haven’t weighed it against the other units above $1k, but I’m going to assume the other units have also gone up so I’m pretty confident this is going to be competitive in that price range as well. It’s an amazing machine and super easy to maintain which is what we wanted and honestly isn’t that common with super automatic machines.

@@lifeshodgepodge3963 Paid 999 from trusted seller just now thanks for the help

So glad to hear it. I hope you love it as much as we do.

It might be, but it also retails for $1500. This review was based on machines under $1000. And, remember, this is just my opinion.

The Cadona Prestige does look like a nice unit, but it also looks almost identical to the 5600. I’d say the interface on the 5600 looks nicer.

Oh no. Keep your eyes open at Williams Sonoma for the 5400 to restock.

Most of the places don't have it due to philips having shortage on parts

@@bulletkeddy That stinks. Good luck and keep looking. It’s worth it.

We ordered it on November 22, 2022 from Williams & Sonoma and we received it on December 5th. At first it said the shipping was postponed till January but the next day it said it is arriving on December 6th. We have received it one day earlier. I think it is the best automatic espresso machine under $1500. I have been using it for a month with my wife. The cleaning and maintenance is super easy. I like all milk and non-milk based options it does have. It has 2+3 years warranty from Phillips USA (3 years come if you register your device with Phillips within 90 days of your purchase). I heard that Jura does not have a way to clean the internal unit (a.k.a brew unit) which seems like an important thing for cleaning and maintaining even though I saw one owner say Jura did not need any maintenance for the 8 years he had owned the machine.

Thanks!