The Philips Senseo HD7860 Coffee Maker

This newest Philips Senseo HD7860/60 is not accurately a Bean to Cup Coffee Machine, but is one of a new cohort of tremendously user friendly machines that give fresh coffee at the push of a button from coffee pads. Upon opening the box to peek at your new HD7860/60, you are likely to be very impressed by its looks. The sales blurb describes it as being intended for people who favor cubes to spheres. And it definitely has a very fresh, sleek design.It comes in either white or black, and measures about 25 cm high, 22 cm deep and 17 cm wide.

The most crucial considerations in reviewing the HD7860 are the ease of use and quality of the coffee it brews.

It has two spouts, so you can produce either one or two cups at any one time. And has a height variable base for the cups, so different cup / mug sizes can straightforwardly be used. The height varies from 97 to 117 mm.It takes just about 30 seconds to brew one cup, or 50 seconds for two.

The water tank holds 1.2 litres, sufficient for at least 8 cups, very generous. Each cup is 120ml.

The HD7860 has an automatic shut-off element after 30 minutes, which is very useful.

The coffee pads are a good deal better value than the coffee pods that have been traditionally used in such machines. Although the Senseo ones are about 15p each, you can find other ones much cheaper, and being pads there shouldn’t in general be a compatibility issue. Any coffee pads need to be round to put in the Philips Senseo HD7860.We have used original and substitute coffee pads and the coffee produced by each has been first-rate.

This is a remarkable coffee maker. Its unique selling point is its looks. The HD7860 will look exceptionally good in a modern kitchen with darker worktops – much better, we judge than the conventional, more curvy machines

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