With Philips 1200 Series enjoy the delicious taste and aroma of coffee from fresh beans at the perfect temperature.Filter type:Reusable
Classic Milk Frother System: Dispenses steam, allowing you to easily prepare silky smooth milk froth for your cappuccino
Intuitive Touch Display: Select the perfect coffee for your mood with just one touch
My Coffee Choice Menu: Adjust the strength and quantity of your beverage and choose from three different settings to suit your preferences. The Aroma Extract system intelligently strikes the optimum balance between brewing temperature and aroma extraction by keeping the water temperature between 90 and 98°C
Powerful Filter and Easy Maintenance: Thanks to the AquaClean, enjoy clear and purified water – by changing the filter after being prompted by the machine, you will not need to descale your machine for up to 5000 cups
We were replacing a KRUPS machine that was making great coffee until it finally died, so some of this review will reference the KRUPS.
When you first get this machine the first 5-10 cups are going to be very weak but eventually the machine will calibrate and you’ll figure out your favorite options, grind density.
The good: – easily removable water tank (easier than krups) it slides out forward so don’t have to move the machine ever – makes a variety of coffee sizes and grind types. There is a knob inside the coffee bean area with 12 grind settings. – aroma seal top for the coffee beans holder plus it works with ground coffee too if you get those on accident. – milk steamer is very strong and easy to clean – this design is better than Krups. The steamer can be stopped when you want to so milk doesn’t overflow. – the coffee is really good once you get used to the settings – though not as good as Krups…
The OK – startup is a bit lengthy – the first part of the video – the machine shuts down after about 10-15 minutes fully. – it cleans every time so that small amount of water after startup always gets dumped, don’t put your cup there and leave cause you might forget to dump it 🙂
Overall it’s a very good mid range full service machine, easy to clean and maintain and the water tank doesn’t have small areas that will grow mold – this was a problem on the Krups.
Hope this helps! Overall I probably would have gotten a Krups because I was used to it but since it’s not sold in the US anymore this one is a very good replacement.
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★★★★★
Ana B. –
El producto llegó incompleto; falto la rejilla donde se pone la taza, el filtro donde pones el agua y el tubo para calentar el agua. Philips no absorbe responsabilidad ante este tema.
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★★★★★
Francisco Gerling –
Con esta cafetera automática se obtienen bebidas con muy buen sabor, pues se aprovecha la frescura de un café recién molido sin las complicaciones de hacerlo de forma manual. Una vez que entiendes el mecanismo y funcionamiento de la máquina, puedes ver la practicidad y facilidad de limpieza de la máquina. Aunque el espumador sea mecánico, es muy fácil preparar cualquier bebida que otros modelos mucho más caros hacen automáticamente, pero por la diferencia de precio, definitivamente esta es una muy buena opción. Mi pedido incluía un filtro Aquaclean de regalo, ya que el modelo adquirido no lo incluía en la descripción, así que eso quizás sea cuestión de suerte. Aún así, no he necesitado usarlo, pues solo uso agua filtrada y el nivel de dureza es prácticamente nulo. La máquina viene con una tirita para medir el nivel de dureza del agua antes de operar el aparato, pero si recomiendo usar solamente agua filtrada para evitar gastar en filtros. Adquirí esta cafetera automática aprovechando un gran descuento del sitio así que si lo están dudando, ya con una oferta así, pueden estar seguros de que obtendrán un gran valor por su dinero.
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★★★★★
andrea furby –
Love this machine. Have had it for about a year now and works great. Easy to clean. Easy to use. Makes the best iced lattes. Overall quiet. Perfect size for counter top! No issues whatsoever. Only down side is the steaming feature is less than great doesn’t foam the milk well at all but I don’t do hot drinks anyway so doesn’t bother me!
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★★★★★
PJM –
In writing this review I was conflicted in whether to give a one or five star rating. In the end, unfortunately, I must give it a one star.
First, some of the nice things about the machine. If you have a Keurig, and drink coffee from that, you are going to LOVE the Philips machine. On its worst day, the Philips makes way better coffee than you will ever get out of your Keurig. Also, since this machine usus whole beans your cost per cup will be way less. With this, the machine will pay for itself over a Keurig in no times, since those little coffee pods are so expensive.
For me, this is my fifth super-automatic coffee maker. Day in and day out, I use a traditional Rocket Espresso machine to make my morning cappuccino. A machine like the rocket produces the ultimate drinks, and so I like to start my day out with one of those. However, it takes a little effort to use the machine, so I got the Philips to get quick easy coffees throughout the day.
When the machine arrived, I was pretty impressed. It was fairly compact, easy to add beans, water, dump the pucks and clean the drip tray.
The first serious issue with this machine was I simply could not dial in a proper espresso. When the machine makes a coffee, it is very weak and watery. In watching it press the coffee out, almost immediately the stream turns clear, and almost no rich golden color. It appears to use a very small volume of coffee to make a cup, leading to a very weak coffee. Compounding the problem, it never forms a proper puck. When i look in the drip tray, I do not see anything resembling a puck, but just see a pile of coffee ground sludge. The instructions and online forums says this is an issue to start with, but be patient as it will dial itself in. So, I decided to go ahead and make lots of coffee and just pour it out to let the machine calibrate. I made 30 cups, and yet the machine could not produce a proper puck, and still made weak coffee. Made 15 more cups, and still same thing. Also I should note at some point in the process I adjusted the bean grind to finer and finer levels, trying to get a good puck and a good strong coffee. I did not find success. What I observed is, that even setting my grinder on the finest setting, it produced grounds about like grocery store drip coffee. It did not produce fine powder like you expect from an espresso grind. For a machine like this, if you are not producing a powder like coffee, you simply will not get a strong cup of coffee. To try and get at least a drinkable coffee what I found is I needed to set grinder on finest grind setting possible. Set the coffee bean amount on the largest setting possible, set the water amount on the smallest possible, and then follow the instructions to set the temperature to the maximum brew temperature. At this point I could sort of get a drinkable coffee.
At about the time that I got a drinkable coffee setting dialed in, the machine malfunctioned. In pressing the go button, the machine would malfunction and the three error lights would come on. In looking at the troubleshooting manual, I tried the suggestions, but did not work. It said if the suggestions did not work to contact Philips.
The malfunction appeared to be that a bean had become jammed in the grinder, and the motor did not have enough power to begin grinding due to the stuck bean. I could tell because when the machine malfunctioned you could hear the motor hum, and the machine immediately shut down. I live in East Africa, so simply no possible way to ship the machine back to Philips for repairs, so I decided to try and repair myself. In looking in the coffee hopper, I found that Philips had used though odd star shaped screws, meaning it was going to be next to impossible to remove the cover to get to the jammed grinder. I finally had to modify a philips head screw driver with a grinder, and I was able to get into the machine. By clearing the beans out of the grinder, putting it back together, it worked again. Unfortunately, I anticipate this will happen again, since the motor appears to be underpowered to have enough start up torque to hand the situation of a stuck bean. To be honest, it was so hard to take the machine apart, I will not undertake that effort again. Next time the machine jams, I will simply have to toss the machine out.
So, the issue with this machine, fundamentally is, the grinder motor is not powerful enough to dislodge a stuck bean. Secondly, the grinder is not able to provide the fine coffee grind needed for a proper espresso. Thirdly, even on hottest setting, the brew termperature provides coffee that is not piping hot.
Really wanted to love the machine, but unfortunately it appears to have some fundamental design errors.
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★★★★★
Rubens H –
Tuve una cafetera Saeco que duró muchos y felices años; ahora que tocaba renovarla, me enteré de que la marca fue adquirida por Philips así que busqué la marca. No me decepcionó, es el mismo sistema con muchas mejoras, un precio justo y lo más importante: Un mejor café.
Lo único que no me gustó tanto es la ceremonia de apretar varios botones (en los modelos anteriores sólo oprimías el de Inicio y ¡listo!). Aquí hay más pasos pero bueno… te aprendes rápido la secuencia.
Pedí la más sencilla porque no me gusta la leche y no tomo capuchinos, así que esta sólo viene con un espumador sencillo; sin embargo, tuve visitas y espumé un par. El resultado fue excelente. Estoy contento con mi compra.
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★★★★★
Amazon Customer –
I could not be happier with this automatic espresso machine. It grinds well, makes excellent espresso, and notifies you when things need to be cleaned, filled, and empty. Really good value for the price and super functional. Also incredibly simple. It seems to work best with light/medium roast espresso — and gets the temperature pretty much perfect.
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★★★★★
Javier –
Agarre esta máquina en promoción y creo que fue una buena opción. Al principio vi videos que recomiendan poner el nivel de molido en el más fino y ajustar la temperatura. Recomiendo checar videos de cómo hacerlo en Internet porque sí ayuda mucho al sabor. De ahí en adelante, siento que es fácil de usar y de limpiar. Lo único molesto que veo es que luego tengo que ajustar el tanque de agua porque detecta que no lo tiene. También es molesto que, aunque el tanque tenga la mitad de agua, a veces te pide que lo llenes más y entonces realmente siempre debes mantenerlo arriba de la mitad. De ahi en fuera siento que es una máquina buena y más si la compras en promoción.
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★★★★★
Julio Treviño –
Una excelente opción si no te quieres meter de lleno en el mundo del café espresso si no mas bien quieres algo practico que te haga tu café en menos de 2 minutos y con un rico sabor. Lleva su ajuste inicial para saber que tan molido y que tanta proporción de aguay café te da, pero una vez establecido esto ya es solo de picarle a dos botones y tienes tu café. El espumador no podría hablar de el porque igual uso un espumador automático de otra marca.
nitamay –
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We were replacing a KRUPS machine that was making great coffee until it finally died, so some of this review will reference the KRUPS.
When you first get this machine the first 5-10 cups are going to be very weak but eventually the machine will calibrate and you’ll figure out your favorite options, grind density.
The good:
– easily removable water tank (easier than krups) it slides out forward so don’t have to move the machine ever
– makes a variety of coffee sizes and grind types.
There is a knob inside the coffee bean area with 12 grind settings.
– aroma seal top for the coffee beans holder plus it works with ground coffee too if you get those on accident.
– milk steamer is very strong and easy to clean – this design is better than Krups. The steamer can be stopped when you want to so milk doesn’t overflow.
– the coffee is really good once you get used to the settings – though not as good as Krups…
The OK
– startup is a bit lengthy – the first part of the video – the machine shuts down after about 10-15 minutes fully.
– it cleans every time so that small amount of water after startup always gets dumped, don’t put your cup there and leave cause you might forget to dump it 🙂
Overall it’s a very good mid range full service machine, easy to clean and maintain and the water tank doesn’t have small areas that will grow mold – this was a problem on the Krups.
Hope this helps! Overall I probably would have gotten a Krups because I was used to it but since it’s not sold in the US anymore this one is a very good replacement.
Ana B. –
El producto llegó incompleto; falto la rejilla donde se pone la taza, el filtro donde pones el agua y el tubo para calentar el agua. Philips no absorbe responsabilidad ante este tema.
Francisco Gerling –
Con esta cafetera automática se obtienen bebidas con muy buen sabor, pues se aprovecha la frescura de un café recién molido sin las complicaciones de hacerlo de forma manual. Una vez que entiendes el mecanismo y funcionamiento de la máquina, puedes ver la practicidad y facilidad de limpieza de la máquina. Aunque el espumador sea mecánico, es muy fácil preparar cualquier bebida que otros modelos mucho más caros hacen automáticamente, pero por la diferencia de precio, definitivamente esta es una muy buena opción. Mi pedido incluía un filtro Aquaclean de regalo, ya que el modelo adquirido no lo incluía en la descripción, así que eso quizás sea cuestión de suerte. Aún así, no he necesitado usarlo, pues solo uso agua filtrada y el nivel de dureza es prácticamente nulo. La máquina viene con una tirita para medir el nivel de dureza del agua antes de operar el aparato, pero si recomiendo usar solamente agua filtrada para evitar gastar en filtros.
Adquirí esta cafetera automática aprovechando un gran descuento del sitio así que si lo están dudando, ya con una oferta así, pueden estar seguros de que obtendrán un gran valor por su dinero.
andrea furby –
Love this machine. Have had it for about a year now and works great. Easy to clean. Easy to use. Makes the best iced lattes. Overall quiet. Perfect size for counter top! No issues whatsoever. Only down side is the steaming feature is less than great doesn’t foam the milk well at all but I don’t do hot drinks anyway so doesn’t bother me!
PJM –
In writing this review I was conflicted in whether to give a one or five star rating. In the end, unfortunately, I must give it a one star.
First, some of the nice things about the machine. If you have a Keurig, and drink coffee from that, you are going to LOVE the Philips machine. On its worst day, the Philips makes way better coffee than you will ever get out of your Keurig. Also, since this machine usus whole beans your cost per cup will be way less. With this, the machine will pay for itself over a Keurig in no times, since those little coffee pods are so expensive.
For me, this is my fifth super-automatic coffee maker. Day in and day out, I use a traditional Rocket Espresso machine to make my morning cappuccino. A machine like the rocket produces the ultimate drinks, and so I like to start my day out with one of those. However, it takes a little effort to use the machine, so I got the Philips to get quick easy coffees throughout the day.
When the machine arrived, I was pretty impressed. It was fairly compact, easy to add beans, water, dump the pucks and clean the drip tray.
The first serious issue with this machine was I simply could not dial in a proper espresso. When the machine makes a coffee, it is very weak and watery. In watching it press the coffee out, almost immediately the stream turns clear, and almost no rich golden color. It appears to use a very small volume of coffee to make a cup, leading to a very weak coffee. Compounding the problem, it never forms a proper puck. When i look in the drip tray, I do not see anything resembling a puck, but just see a pile of coffee ground sludge. The instructions and online forums says this is an issue to start with, but be patient as it will dial itself in. So, I decided to go ahead and make lots of coffee and just pour it out to let the machine calibrate. I made 30 cups, and yet the machine could not produce a proper puck, and still made weak coffee. Made 15 more cups, and still same thing. Also I should note at some point in the process I adjusted the bean grind to finer and finer levels, trying to get a good puck and a good strong coffee. I did not find success. What I observed is, that even setting my grinder on the finest setting, it produced grounds about like grocery store drip coffee. It did not produce fine powder like you expect from an espresso grind. For a machine like this, if you are not producing a powder like coffee, you simply will not get a strong cup of coffee. To try and get at least a drinkable coffee what I found is I needed to set grinder on finest grind setting possible. Set the coffee bean amount on the largest setting possible, set the water amount on the smallest possible, and then follow the instructions to set the temperature to the maximum brew temperature. At this point I could sort of get a drinkable coffee.
At about the time that I got a drinkable coffee setting dialed in, the machine malfunctioned. In pressing the go button, the machine would malfunction and the three error lights would come on. In looking at the troubleshooting manual, I tried the suggestions, but did not work. It said if the suggestions did not work to contact Philips.
The malfunction appeared to be that a bean had become jammed in the grinder, and the motor did not have enough power to begin grinding due to the stuck bean. I could tell because when the machine malfunctioned you could hear the motor hum, and the machine immediately shut down. I live in East Africa, so simply no possible way to ship the machine back to Philips for repairs, so I decided to try and repair myself. In looking in the coffee hopper, I found that Philips had used though odd star shaped screws, meaning it was going to be next to impossible to remove the cover to get to the jammed grinder. I finally had to modify a philips head screw driver with a grinder, and I was able to get into the machine. By clearing the beans out of the grinder, putting it back together, it worked again. Unfortunately, I anticipate this will happen again, since the motor appears to be underpowered to have enough start up torque to hand the situation of a stuck bean. To be honest, it was so hard to take the machine apart, I will not undertake that effort again. Next time the machine jams, I will simply have to toss the machine out.
So, the issue with this machine, fundamentally is, the grinder motor is not powerful enough to dislodge a stuck bean. Secondly, the grinder is not able to provide the fine coffee grind needed for a proper espresso. Thirdly, even on hottest setting, the brew termperature provides coffee that is not piping hot.
Really wanted to love the machine, but unfortunately it appears to have some fundamental design errors.
Rubens H –
Tuve una cafetera Saeco que duró muchos y felices años; ahora que tocaba renovarla, me enteré de que la marca fue adquirida por Philips así que busqué la marca. No me decepcionó, es el mismo sistema con muchas mejoras, un precio justo y lo más importante: Un mejor café.
Lo único que no me gustó tanto es la ceremonia de apretar varios botones (en los modelos anteriores sólo oprimías el de Inicio y ¡listo!). Aquí hay más pasos pero bueno… te aprendes rápido la secuencia.
Pedí la más sencilla porque no me gusta la leche y no tomo capuchinos, así que esta sólo viene con un espumador sencillo; sin embargo, tuve visitas y espumé un par. El resultado fue excelente. Estoy contento con mi compra.
Amazon Customer –
I could not be happier with this automatic espresso machine. It grinds well, makes excellent espresso, and notifies you when things need to be cleaned, filled, and empty. Really good value for the price and super functional. Also incredibly simple. It seems to work best with light/medium roast espresso — and gets the temperature pretty much perfect.
Javier –
Agarre esta máquina en promoción y creo que fue una buena opción. Al principio vi videos que recomiendan poner el nivel de molido en el más fino y ajustar la temperatura. Recomiendo checar videos de cómo hacerlo en Internet porque sí ayuda mucho al sabor. De ahí en adelante, siento que es fácil de usar y de limpiar. Lo único molesto que veo es que luego tengo que ajustar el tanque de agua porque detecta que no lo tiene. También es molesto que, aunque el tanque tenga la mitad de agua, a veces te pide que lo llenes más y entonces realmente siempre debes mantenerlo arriba de la mitad. De ahi en fuera siento que es una máquina buena y más si la compras en promoción.
Julio Treviño –
Una excelente opción si no te quieres meter de lleno en el mundo del café espresso si no mas bien quieres algo practico que te haga tu café en menos de 2 minutos y con un rico sabor. Lleva su ajuste inicial para saber que tan molido y que tanta proporción de aguay café te da, pero una vez establecido esto ya es solo de picarle a dos botones y tienes tu café. El espumador no podría hablar de el porque igual uso un espumador automático de otra marca.