PHILIPS 5400 Series Bean to Cup Coffee Machine – 12 Coffee Varieties, LatteGo Milk Frother, Fastest-to-Clean, Ceramic Grinder, Fully Automatic Espresso & Cappuccino maker – Black, Silver (EP5446/70)

I’ve been extremely pleased with this Philips 5400 Series coffee machine. It offers a great range of coffee options, and once dialled in, it produces excellent coffee at the touch of a button. One thing I’d mention to new owners is that, like several other reviewers have noted, the first few cups were not particularly impressive. The machine needs a little time to settle in, and the grinder seems to improve after some use. I’d recommend using a less expensive coffee bean initially while you run a number of coffees through the machine and adjust the settings to your taste. Once everything was properly set up, the quality of the coffee improved significantly. The variety of drinks available is fantastic, and it’s easy to customise strength and volume preferences. A feature I particularly love is the LatteGo milk system. It’s simple to use, easy to clean, and I really appreciate that the milk container can go straight into the fridge when not in use. Such a small thing, but it makes daily use much more convenient and reduces waste. Overall, this is a well-designed bean-to-cup machine that delivers great coffee and has become a much-loved part of my daily routine. Highly recommended, especially if you’re willing to be a little patient during the initial setup period.

Best ever purchase after using the pod machine for years and spending a small fortune on coffee pods. Easy to use, economical, bag of beans lasts for a month, all you need is milk. Coffee is quality of a Costa, hot, tasty , as much as you like. Very chuffed with it

We purchased a bean-to-cup machine due to the ongoing expense of our Nespresso pod machine. When I discovered we were spending nearly £1000 a year on pods, the large upfront cost of a bean-to-cup machine seemed worthwhile, considering the much cheaper per-cup price. I did some calculations and deduced that we would break even in the first year of owning this machine, so we decided to buy it. When comparing this machine to our previous Nespresso machine, two key points stand out. This machine produces vastly superior coffee (once you've dialed it in correctly - I'll discuss that further on) but it requires more maintenance. Regular TLC is necessary to keep it in good shape, but it's entirely manageable and, in my opinion, worth it for the superior coffee. Initially, I was a bit underwhelmed after making the first few cups of coffee with this machine. The coffee tasted somewhat watery, but it still surpassed the Nespresso machine. However, it wasn't matching the standard I'd expect from a good coffee shop, which I was somewhat expecting given the price. As a novice, I knew nothing about dialing in grinder settings. Once I tweaked these settings, the coffee quality transformed from just okay to fantastic. I gradually adjusted the grinder until I found a setting that tasted best (3 with my current beans), which made a significant difference. Be prepared to experiment with this (please note, you can only change the setting while it's grinding, which can be a bit irksome). I considered a few other well-reviewed bean-to-cup machines, but what attracted me to the Philips was its simplicity. We appreciated the convenience of a pod machine, so a bean-to-cup that offered a similar setup was ideal for us. This machine is incredibly easy to use and allows you to customize each coffee. You can adjust the strength, add less or more water, and save your preferences to a profile, so each family member can have their own preferred settings. I love this feature. My wife and I primarily enjoy straight-up coffee, so we weren't concerned about some reviews noting the mediocre performance of the milk frother. If you're interested in making milky coffees, it should suffice. A proper steam wand might yield better results, but learning to use it requires an extra investment of time and energy. There are cheaper Philips machines with a steam wand instead of the latte-go, so that could be an option if you prefer that. We chose this particular model (5400) because it was on sale, but I expect the other models in the range to produce equally good coffee, albeit without some of the additional features. There are a few things I don't particularly like. The 'latte-go' milk holder feels somewhat cheap, and I fear a fall onto a hard floor could end it's life quite quickly. There's also a piece of plastic that slots into the drip tray and acts as the machine's front fascia, which scratches easily. The machine rinses itself when turned on and off, which can lead to stale coffee water contaminating your clean cup if you forget about it. Also, the machine doesn't recognize when the coffee grounds container has been emptied while the machine is off. It can be slightly annoying, but it's manageable once you're aware. Lastly, be sure to keep an eye on the water tank, as the machine doesn't recognize when the water level is too low to make the selected drink. This isn't a major issue as the machine will prompt you to refill the tank and let you continue with your drink, but it can be inconvenient if you've set your coffee to brew and left the room for a few minutes. Cleaning the machine is fairly straightforward. Every week, access the side panel found behind the water tank, remove the 'group set' or 'group head' (which is the core part of the machine and has group in it's name), and rinse it under the tap to remove any coffee grounds. Let it air dry overnight. Be sure to heed the instructions that warn against using a cloth or anything that might leave fibers in the mechanisms. You'll also need to clean the now empty area from which you removed the group set, as coffee grounds find their way everywhere. A slightly more challenging task is lubricating the group set/head. I've seen varying advice, even from Philips, on how often this should be done - it ranges from once a month, to once every 500 coffees, to once every four months if you drink 1-5 cups a day (more frequently if you consume more). I chose the once every four months option. It was a bit tricky due to the difficulty in seeing how much lubricant I was applying to the black plastic, but I think I managed. I haven't had to descale the machine yet, so I can't comment on that process, but I will update my review if it proves to be troublesome. Despite some minor flaws, I can't justify deducting a star because the machine excels in all the important areas. The profiles and customization options are easy to use; the main challenge is figuring out the best settings for you. My final piece of advice is to invest in a decent bag of coffee beans. We tried some cheap ones, and the coffee was horribly bitter. If this is your first machine of this type, you might blame the machine instead of the beans. But if you choose to buy this machine, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

The bean to cup Philips 5400 series is undoubtedly the best coffee machine we’ve ever purchased it’s so easy to choose the coffee and add the extra coffee, milk, froth you require also it saves your favorite type of coffee and any extras you want it to have with it. We found that the best coffee beans for us are the Italian roast it’s so good and great with any of the selections you choose. Enjoy.

Bought this to replace an old, and finally broken, deLonghi with the 5500, mostly because of the comments on it being quieter than the 5400 - and because they were a similar price. I guess the main thing is that we like the coffee - but there are a few niggles. It would be nice if you could choose which of your favourite drinks appeared on the main screen. As it happens, our favourite factory-set drink is cafe au lait, which is several (seven) presses into the 'more drinks' menu (but which incidentally is on the 5400 home screen). Yes, you can re-program one of the home screen icons but the parameters are not always infinitely variable, depending on which drink style you want. And the temperature control is system wide rather than by profile - not so useful if different users prefer different temperatures. Although it advertises a 1.8L water capacity, it stops feeding when there is still about 250ml in the tank - so actually there is only just over1.5l available to use. This seems to be a common issue which means you have to fill it more frequently than you might expect, and also that about a third of your descaling solution gets wasted. The drip tray fills quite quickly even if we use an empty mug under the spouts to catch most of the rinsing water, so there must be a fair amount of overspill water coming from elsewhere into the drip tray. Beware also, that if you use a mug as described, it will hide the pop-up float in the drip tray so you might not know just how much water there is actually in there. The milk system is simpler than the previous machine but the quick clean is not totally effective. It may clean all the internal milk pathways but it doesn't fully clean the spout which ends up with bits of dried milk around it. Overall it is a good machine if you can get it for the right price.

Don't go with this seller Versuni! Their customer service is at the non-existent level! Got my address wrong, refused to post it to the correct address, had the parcel at the collection point longer than it was meant to be refused to request the parcel return. Refused to issue a refund before then. All their replies were " we can't do this, we can't do that". Completely incompetent, with no customer service skills! Moreover, they deducted £1 out of my refund due to the end of promotion. As for the machine, it works like a dream, makes amazing coffee, solid build, does not produce much noise. Philips is a great manufacturer. It's a pity that they have someone like Versuni selling their products and creating a bad name for them. You can get this machine from other outlets. My advice: avoid Versuni!

After having this machine for a week, I can wholeheartedly recommend it. It is a bit loud but I keep mine in the cupboard. We got cafe Nero beans to try it with and the coffee really tastes and looks like from a coffee shop! Love it! I would recommend getting some cheap beans to set the grinder right, because even tho the producer says the medium setting is good enough, we did adjust it slightly, and you should only do it while the machine is grinding. We binned 10 first coffees before we set it up properly, but that's was our choice. Also, the first coffee machine had to be sent back as it was leaking inside. Now, the user manual does not require checking the inside brewing compartment, it's not in the set up, and the YouTube video that we watched before we order it, said there's no need to touch anything BUT the part was not put inside properly. After checking the part with Amazon technician we wiggle a bit more with it and the leak has stopped. The next machine we got we knew we needed to take the compartment out and put it in again with a click sound to avoid the same thing happening. So if your waste bin is full of water, I would just take the brewing part out and put it in again properly. Do a few coffees to give the machine time to catch up to new adjustments before you give up. I think it's absolutely worth the effort as it's great quality coffee machine, easy to clean, that makes great selection of coffees.

A really great addition to our kitchen which is very easy to use and has little or no fuss in achieving a lovely range of coffees. We had reviewed lots of other coffee makers before deciding on the Philips but this one fitted our needs best. No mess, no banging out coffee grinds ect. Simple maintenance and occasional oiling is all that's required

Heerlijke koffie

Incredible amazing product. Thank you Amazon

Kompaktowy i piękny design. Chyba nie widziałem ładniejszego ekspresu automatycznego ostatnimi czasy. Znacznie usprawniono pracę młynka - jest stosunkowo cicho. Opcja kaw mrożonych do miły dodatek, jednak nadal są one podgrzewane przez termoobieg, tylko do niższej temperatury. Trzeba dodać kostki lodu bo inaczej to nie ma sensu. Ekspres bardzo prosty w samodzielnej naprawie i banalny w czyszczeniu (system lattego) - dlatego od lat jest to mój wybór.

Ok

Excellent coffee machine