Salter EK4368 Bean to Jug Coffee Machine – Electric Coffee Grinder, 750ml Filter Coffee Maker with Reusable Filter, Digital Display with Programmable Timer, Keep Warm and Auto-Shut Off Function, Black

My husband wanted a coffee maker with a jug that would make enough coffee to fill his coffee mug, he saw this one and we ordered it. It is just what he wanted, it’s easy to use and also easy to clean, he is very happy with his new coffee maker

Small machine that doesn’t need much space looks good sat on kitchen counter,works equally well with beans or ground ideal for 2 people makes coffee in 2 minutes but best to leave for 5 or 6 to let it drip.very happy with purchase

Perfect for our needs. Bean grinder a bit loud so if people have bedrooms near the kitchen may not want to use that feature early in the morning. Having said that it isn’t really any louder than other bean to cup machines I’ve had in the past. It’s just smaller and takes up less space. All in all it’s perfect for us and we love it!

Ordered this as we didn’t want to spend a lot and needed enough for 2 cups of fresh coffee on the morning that didn’t take up a lot of space. This is fabulous, you can time your morning coffee, easy to use, easy to clean. Great for coffee lovers on a. Low budget. Even blends the beans for you!

Only had this coffee machine 6 months and already it is not working right. After filling with water it only half fills the jug with coffee so I don't know where the water is going but not coming through as coffee. There is no water under the machine so I can only think it goes out as steam. It doesn't matter how much or how little coffee beans I use I still only get out about half of what I put in. So in the end I only get one mug of coffee and that's not enough for me in the morning too get me going.

I liked the fact that it can grind beans which was instrumental in my choice to purchase. It's also a nice size for one person as it gives me one large cup in the morning and fills my 500ml flask to take to work. The keep warm function is also handy, although I'd like it to keep the carafe warm for a little longer. At the time, I also liked the reusable mesh filter which does a reasonable job at making the coffee smooth. Sometimes with such filters, you get a grittiness at the end of your brew. There is some with this machine, bit it's more than acceptable.So why is it 'meh'?1) It's a pig to clean. The mesh is double walled and you get the remnants of coffee grinds between the two. Any amount of rinsing and scrubbing with a brush will not remove all of it. It's also not dishwasher safe - both the plastic and glass parts2) It could do with a slight redesign to allow paper fillers to be used. This could be achieved by simply having a removable grinding blade.3) It's woeful at grinding beans. I always select fine grind and never overload it with beans. However, there are always entire beans left over, where the grind never got to them. It's so wasteful.4) You can't remove the carafe without a splash of coffee spilling into the hot plate. This happens with a sizzle and the burning on of coffee to the hot plate. This can be mitigated slightly by removing the plastic internals before the carafe, but it doesn't always eliminate drips of water sizzling into the hotplate instead.When I've used all of my coffee beans, I'll give ground coffee a go, although if it works better, I may end up buying a coffee grinder as I prefer the freshness that you can only get doing it this way.

For £55 this makes just as good coffee as a DeLongi one a girl I know has which cost her nearly £1k. Buy a milk frother with stand from China at £2 (it all comes out of the same factory), microwave your milk for 30 seconds then froth it.... Feel smug as you drink top level coffee made fresh for you automatically at a time of your choosing, while having saved yourself nearly £1k over the fools who need to have an aspirational brand. Nice!

We were using a pod machine before purchasing this, the diffence between fresh bean to pod is night and day, could never go back to pods now, is smaller than I expected, but excellent little machine.