Philips Senseo HD7814 Black Coffee Machine

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Philips Senseo HD7814 Black Coffee Machine

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

Product Features

Innovative and stylish coffee machine
Makes delicious coffee with a full, smooth taste and perfect crema layer
One cup, two cups or one mug of great coffee brewed in under a minute
Water tank capacity of 750 ml, enough for 5 generous cups of coffee
Very simple to use and easy to clean

Customer Reviews

I bought one of these machines after visiting my friend in Germany who has one and thinking the coffee it made was great.
Reading the other reviews on here the only thing I can add of any use is make sure you put the milk in the cup and stick it in the microwave for 20 seconds then make the coffee, this affects the final taste of the coffee and also stops the final result being maybe not hot enough for some people if you use milk.
Also, my German friend went through a lot of different pods before settling on a real good one, I don't think you can get them here but they come in little black/bronze coloured tubes with about 20 pods in, 'Amaroy Premium Kaffe Pads - Unser Bester', maybe Aldi do them, not sure. They are so cheap over there compared to here (£1 for 20 pads) that I will be bringing a box back on my next visit
In the meantime the Tesco's finest range of pods are excellent albeit a bit expensive, can't speak for the Dowe Egberts ones as I've never tried them.
Cleaning the machine couldn't be easier, rinse the pod holder under the tap and then give the dispenser a rinse, takes about 10 seconds if that.
I give it 5 stars for ease of use and once you find a coffee you are happy with it simply makes great coffee.

Quite tasty coffee from a neat little machine.
The coffee it produces isn't very hot which may disappoint some and you'll soon find senseo pods aren't well stocked in many shops.
I highly HIGHLY advise you purchase an Eco Pad. Eco Pad's are small plastic pods which you can fill with whatever coffee you like. They're about £3 and last ages. I just bought a pair and I really think they should come with the Senseo machine, as they are "must have". A site called Coffeo does them as well as some other sites.