Nescafe Lattissima Review: Milky Magnificence
Coffee has a magnificent way of bringing people together- – in good times and bad – either as a celebratory drink or a consoling one. In the same breath, coffee can also cause a divide; albeit a shallow divide – it is undeniable.
The two main schools of coffee drinks (in my opinion) are those who enjoy straight-up, hair raisingly strong coffee, and then there are those who enjoy a lighter, fluffier and creamier drink.
Obviously, there are those who fall into both categories- and bless them for being on both sides of the fence!
If you fall into the category of people who enjoy their coffee a little milkier, a little sweeter and easier on the taste buds might be about to fall in love with this magnificent little machine – the Nescafe Lattisima.
Nescafe Lattissima Overview
Drink options fromyour Lattissima include:
- Cappuccinos
- Latte Macchiatos
- Espressos
- Ristrettos
- Lungos
- Frothy warm milk
All of these can be prepared “ with a single touch of one of the six preset buttons, while all of the drinks settings can be modified.”
If you like to read between the lines (like me) – you’ll see that the benefits of the Lattissimo are that they: a) will satisfy even the fussiest hard-core coffee drinker you know, by preparing world class Espresso’s and Lungo’s – as well as Ristretto’s.
Similarly, it will feed the craving for milky deliciousness at their fingertips by preparing Latte’s, Cappuccino’s and Latte Macchiato’s.
Nescafe Lattissima – Pro’s and Con’s
Trusted Reviews provided us with this nifty little breakdown on the Lattissima:
Pros
- Good value for a milk and pod machine
- Fresh milk foam
- One-touch drinks
Cons
- Tricky to fill water tank
- Regular cleaning needed for milk unit
- Restricted to compatible pods
To me, the biggest “downfall” is that you are making use of a limited availability of coffee pods, and that they – in themselves – do not offer the absolute freshest easy of preparing coffee.
That is counteracted very quickly with the introduction of a fresh milk frothing system, meaning no taste of weirdly favoured powdered milk and no clogging!
Nescafe Lattissima Specifications
The techy, nitty-gritty that we so often leave for last:
- Weight: 4,5kg
- Rated voltage/Frequency (V~Hz):220-240 V / 50-60 Hz
- Input power (W):1400
- Auto shut-off: Yes
- Milk system: Automatic
- Used capsule container: 10 capsules
- Auto clean function: Yes
- Controls: Soft touch
- External dimensions (wxdxh) (mm): 173x320x258
- Flow stop: Yes
- Milk Carafe Capacity: 350ml
- Memory function for Cappuccino, Latte, Macchiato, Espresso, Long Coffee, Hot milk and hot water: Yes
- Pre-set functions: Cappuccino, Espresso, Latte Macchiato, Long, Ristretto, Warm milk froth
- Programmable water hardness: Yes
- Pump pressure (bar): 19
- Removable drip tray: Yes
- Water container capacity: 900ml
- Body material: Plastic
Nescafe Lattissima Price
Shop around, but you can expect this home coffee machine to set you back in the region of $ 400.00
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