bean to cup coffee machine

ceewash · 12 July at 4:44PM

Looking to buy a bean to cup coffee machine at a reasonable price. Definitely less than £200. Can anyone recommend one? Are they worth it or is it better to buy grinder and machine separate. Advice welcome.
My nespresso has started to leak that I had for about 4yrs. Would like to move away from using pods.

Ayr_Rage · 12 July at 5:00PM

Do you want espresso or drip coffee?

For a decent bean to cup espresso machine your budget is woefully inadequate.

ceewash · 12 July at 5:01PM

How about the drip coffee machine?

Dazed_and_C0nfused · 12 July at 5:04PM

Ayr_Rage said:

Do you want espresso or drip coffee?

For a decent bean to cup espresso machine your budget is woefully inadequate.

I know it's not for everyone but if you are willing to spend the time looking and wait for a suitable Warehouse offer (or whatever it's called now) to come up you can get some bean to cup bargains on Amazon.

ceewash · 12 July at 5:21PM

Yes I have looked on Amazon and there's one for about £100 but don't know if it would be any good at the cheaper end
This one is £100
lakeland Bean to Cup Filter Coffee Machine Touchscreen Takes Beans Ground Coffee

lakeland Bean to Cup Filter Coffee Machine Touchscreen Takes Beans Ground Coffee

MattMattMattUK · 12 July at 5:42PM

I have one of these Philips Series 2200 which I bought for the office, it is really good, proper coffee, decent creama. They are currently £320 on Amazon but were £199 (£239 with a tick box voucher for another £40 off, I bought one for my mum) during the Prime sale a few days ago, currently £269 from Philips directly. They drop to £250 ish every few months though, either on Amazon or John Lewis. Slightly above your budget, but very good value for money.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-Automatic-Specialties-EP2220-10/dp/B09MD69Z35?th=1
https://www.home-appliances.philips/gb/en/p/EP2220_10

Voyager2002 · 12 July at 9:24PM

ceewash said:

Looking to buy a bean to cup coffee machine at a reasonable price. Definitely less than £200. Can anyone recommend one? Are they worth it or is it better to buy grinder and machine separate. Advice welcome.
My nespresso has started to leak that I had for about 4yrs. Would like to move away from using pods.

I suggest buying separately....

I did have a bean to cup machine, but the grinder was of poor quality and did not do a satisfactory job. And in any case I like to see exactly how much ground coffee I am using.

You can buy a pretty good grinder for a bit over £50, while a satisfactory drip coffee machine would start at £30. And if you have a separate grinder, you could also use it with an espresso machine if you bought one later...

MaterialGirl* · 13 July at 9:31AM

I have a DeLonghi bean to cup and paid £170 for it a few years ago. I’m very happy with it.

ceewash · 13 July at 1:28PM

Voyager2002 said:

ceewash said:

Looking to buy a bean to cup coffee machine at a reasonable price. Definitely less than £200. Can anyone recommend one? Are they worth it or is it better to buy grinder and machine separate. Advice welcome.
My nespresso has started to leak that I had for about 4yrs. Would like to move away from using pods.

I suggest buying separately....

I did have a bean to cup machine, but the grinder was of poor quality and did not do a satisfactory job. And in any case I like to see exactly how much ground coffee I am using.

You can buy a pretty good grinder for a bit over £50, while a satisfactory drip coffee machine would start at £30. And if you have a separate grinder, you could also use it with an espresso machine if you bought one later...

Yes I think I might do that. can you recommend which grinder?

BlueonBlue · 16 July at 9:42PM

The question isnt which grinder .....its how much do you want to spend ?
Also how long do you expect it to last if buying cheap...meaning your going to have to buy another sooner .