Tassimo Bosch My Way 2 TAS6503GB Coffee Machine, 1500 Watt, 1.3 Litre - Red

This replace exactly the same model which failed after seven years of fairly intensive use. I had no hesitation in purchasing another machine.It has been slightly upgraded and now includes a water filter which I am in two minds about. I can see the sense to prevent limescale build upcausing problems however I use filtered water in any case. The problem being is that the filter takes up valuable space in the water container and slows downrefilling the unit considerably. I will probably end up removing the filter.Tassimo provide an excellent range of coffee's to suit most tastes. I use the Americano Grande pods which fills a large mug to the top. The machine is quiet andhas a number of presets to suit strength, water temperature and fill amount. It also looks very good on the work surface.I would highly recommend this machine.

Been living with this for getting on for six months now so thought it’s about time to write a review.Starting with looks then it‘a a very pleasing product on the eye and particularly pleased that I plumbed for the red version as sometimes black can look a bit plain and dull in the kitchen. Depth/width wise then it’s on the right side of the all important key numbers meaning it’s pretty easy to accommodate in any reasonably sized kitchen without robbing you of space for your other essentials.Set up was reasonably straight forward, although I found myself referring to the various You Tube videos that are available rather than the supplied instructions which at times to me felt a little confused.Easy machine to use and the onboard user interface panel is a as easy as abc.Ultimately the only thing that lets this machine down are the quality of the pods currently sold by Tassimo, particularly the milk which are so skimpy on volume that a standard Latte can taste quite watery especially if you’re selecting the large cup option.I would certainly recommend this machine if you’re looking to have a bit more control over the coffee of your choice, but sadly I don’t think it will ever reach its true potential because of something beyond its control; so come on Tassimo go back to producing milk pods which will do any brew justice…Edit: I’ve recently found that the cup symbols that are available to select from (small, medium, or large) possibly indicate flavour strength strength rather than volume. So, on that basis I’ve found that selecting a small cup for a Latte sized mug gives a much better flavour than selecting a large size cup. Volume wise than there is no difference.

Looks very nice indeed. I love the colour scheme (I have the red one) and overall look of this.The water tank is a decent size, compared to other Tassimo machines, and it is fairly straightforward to use.The drip tray come out when making lattés, and slides in again with no trouble. There are also two other slots for it, dependant on what size cup/mug you are using. I find it a wee bit fiddly to put the tray into the slots, but maybe I will improve with practice. I'm not counting this as a negative as it all works fine with the drip-tray on the bottom.There is not on/off switch. Plug it in and open the pod compartment and it comes on.There is a process to go through to set it up and install the Britta filter that comes with it. The usual faffing around, but not too bad (I suppose - I'm a man!)There are options on the front to choose strength and cup size. I'm not certain this makes much of a difference. I'm wondering how using the same pod, the machine can 'brew' the coffee stronger or weaker. I'm also not entirely certain that the different cup size settings make any difference. I've tried a few combinations thereof, and - well, I'm not yet convinced.There are four programme 'buttons' that can be chosen for different settings - e.g. you can choose your preferred number of coffee beans (strength) and a cup size, then long press one of the 1-4 buttons. From now on your just choose that if it isn't the default setting for your pod.The machine reads the bar-code and automatically chooses the strength and cup size. you can press the 'leaf' button (that's what I think it looks like) and away you go. Or, you can adjust the cup and strength then press go.Overall, this is a great machine. I may be convinced that the different settings make a significant difference, but at the moment I'm on the fence.It's not too noisy. Much the same as the Tassimo Suny machine I had previously.Finally, It's a shame that the red water light doesn't come on when you put the pod in, if there is not enough water in the tank for that pod. That would be very helpful. Instead of - as happened to me the other day - having an espresso even although I had put in a Morning Coffee pod, as there was not enough water left. The light came on after the machine had brewed the coffee.So, it's nice, looks good, works well. A couple of things I'm not entirely happy with (hence the one star off); but I'd recommend it.

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Very sturdy size just nice on top of the kitchen units lovely colour,quick spcuppa great value only thing I don't thick it gets hot enough if you use milk of a bottle, no trouble in cleaning it. Setting up different settings is a breeze , I thought it would be a lot harder.

One of the best coffee machines I have ever perched used everyday love it