Siemens TQ518GB3 EQ500 Bean to Cup Coffee Machine
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About this product
Prepare fresh coffee exactly how you like it with the Siemens TQ518GB3 EQ500 Bean to Cup Coffee Machine. The intuitive touch display lets you select from nine coffee options including cappuccino, flat white and espresso with a single press. Ceramic grinders process beans to the ideal size for full flavour extraction, while the iAroma system provides consistently rich results.
The clear control panel shows all drink options with simple strength and size adjustments to suit your preference. The integrated milk system creates creamy foam for lattes and cappuccinos without extra steps. A 270 g bean container lets you enjoy multiple drinks before refilling.
- Coffee options include: cappuccino, latte, americano, lungo, flat white, doppio, latte macchiato, and Espresso.
- Hot water option.
- No hot chocolate option.
- Can be used with ground coffee or coffee beans.
- Integrated burr grinder with 6 settings.
- Strength selector - to tailor the strength of the coffee to your taste.
- Integrated automatic , .
- Removeable milk container.
- 1.5 bar pump pressure.
- Water capacity 1.9 litres.
- Water level gauge.
- Transparent removable water tank.
- Maximum cup stand dimensions14 (cm).
- Removable drip tray.
- Auto shut-off after 30 minutes.
- LCD display.
- Descale warning feature.
- Automatic cleaning and descaling.
- Dishwasher safe parts for effortless cleaning.
- Box contents: machine, milk container, water hardness test strip, Brita Intenza Water Filter & welcome box including manuals and warranty information.
General information
- Model number: TQ518GB3.
- Size H37.3, W31.8, D44.8cm.
- 1500 watts.
- Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.
- EAN: 4242003930199.
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5 reviews
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Recommended this product
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Quality Machine.
I've had this 3 weeks now and no problems. It's my first Bean to Cup and couldn't be easier to use.
Marc, 45 - 54, Nottingham
Great
Works perfectly well
Rb123456789
A great coffee, every time
I like the consistency, the only thing that changes is the flavour if I change the beans I use. Apart from that, I get whichever drink I request, in the size I've selected, and nothing has gone wrong so far.
Charlie, 35 - 44
Nice Machine But Two Major Flaws
Okay, so I've had this machine for a few weeks now, and we have used pods for many years. The main factors for moving to a bean-to-cup machine were the cost savings and the reduced environmental impact of not using pods. My first impression is that it takes about 20 minutes to set up. You need to wash parts and prep the water filter after testing the water hardness with the included kit. Once all of this is done, you can then run through the pretty easy one-time setup menu on the screen. If you have the home connect, as this model does, you can connect directly to the coffee machine on its own SSID. After you share your Wi-Fi info with it, you can jump back onto your own Wi-Fi to connect to it from that point forward. The menu is pretty in-depth, with abilities to tune options like power saving, coffee strength, cup warmer, etc. It's a nice set of functions, and I especially like the number of different cup sizes you can select, so you always know it will be a full cup no matter what size you use. If you want to make hot chocolate, then there is a function for just hot water as well as just milk frothing, so the kids love that. It comes with a default cleaning mode after being powered on or coming out of standby. This involves pumping water through the machine and depositing it into the drip tray. It's easy to empty the drip tray by opening the front and sliding it out. The drip tray also includes the coffee bean refuse cup, so both can be done at the same time. Every part is easily accessible and so easy to clean. If you have set up the app to connect to the machine, any notices on the display will also pop up on your phone, such as the front door being open or the drip tray needing to be emptied. It's all very intuitive and user-friendly. The coffee produced is of good quality. We tried several different beans, and they all tasted good. The additional feature I like is that you can produce two cups at the same time. All the functions, like cup quantity, size, etc., have their own dedicated buttons on the top, so you don't have to hunt through menus for the most used functions. I haven't used it, but you can also start your coffee production from the app. So, if you are in bed and leave cups in the right place on the drip tray the night before, you can have a nice cup of coffee waiting for you. The only precursor to this is that you need to make sure you have switched off the clean function, or you will get a quarter of a cup of machine-clean water in the bottom of your mug before it produces the coffee. All of this is great and pretty impressive, but there are two major issues: 1. The coffee is not hot! My other half loves really hot coffee, and I just go with default out of our pod machine. This does not provide either. I saw other reviews mentioning this and breezed over their observations, stating that the coffee was not piping hot, but it was not even hot. With the pod machine, I'd generally leave my drink for five or so minutes before drinking it. You know... enough time to go to the loo or take a phone call, etc. If you do that with this machine, you will have lukewarm coffee. You need to drink your coffee straight away! There is a cup warmer on top of the machine which is a metal plate you can switch on in the menu. The issue with the cup warmer is: A) You would need to leave your cup on there for some time, so there is no bringing your cup from your desk to refill straight away, as it would need a significant amount of time on the warmer. B) The cup warmer doesn't warm cups effectively. You can place your hand on it and there would be absolutely no chance of getting a burnt or even warm hand (I've tried it!). Yes, the machine has temperature settings, but even on the hottest setting, the produced coffee is still lukewarm. Siemens is a solid brand, and I simply cannot understand how they would produce and sell a machine that makes coffee at this low temperature. 2. The coffee bean issue. If the machine runs out of beans during preparation—particularly when making a latte—it only notifies you to refill the beans after it has already dispensed the milk into the cup. However, once the beans have been refilled, it does not resume the preparation process to complete the cup of coffee. This results in a cup of wasted milk, as the machine doesn't add the coffee afterward. It's incredibly frustrating and wasteful. Surely, it should detect that beans are low before starting the process or pause and resume where it left off after refilling. Final thoughts: As much as I like everything else about this machine (and I got it at an excellent price in the sale), I really wanted to love it. However, these issues are deal breakers, and it is shameful that Siemens would produce a machine with these obvious shortcomings.
TechReviews, 45 - 54
Great features!
I bought the product 3 weeks ago and I am very very happy with it. I can recommend it.
Selly, 35 - 44, Gosport
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