When the machine is switched off: press and hold the coffee quantity icon until the lights in this icon go on.
Press the on/off button to switch off the machine. It’s possible to make your drinks hotter or cooler, even if your machine doesn’t have a visible heat setting.
How to adjust heat settings on Philips 3200 espresso maker There are markings on the milk container to guide how much milk to use for each drink but you can add more or less as you wish. It actually came out more like a small latte. My fist cappuccino was a bit lackluster, since it was mostly milk and hardly any foam. I was actually really impressed with the overall quality of the espresso. The espresso came out hot and creamy with a nice crema on top. The espresso was great the shots brewed up pretty fast and I loved that the double shots were perfect doubles, not just double long shots. When you turn the machine on it will heat up and automatically rinse the machine without you needing to press any more buttons (my Jura requires this rinse to be manually executed). Double espressos were my daily go-to but I also tried a Latte and a cappuccino. I tried making a few different drinks on the Philips 3200.
The control panel is actually pretty easy to understand and adapt to and gives you everything you need to know at a glance, including notifications when the grinder bin is full and needs to be emptied or when you’re out of water or beans. You can customize your drink too… if you do want a longer shot, you can tell the machine to add more water you can also adjust the strength of the brew too, and the amount of milk in your drink. If you want a double, just tap the double shot option and it will make two individual shots, unlike some machines which just use the same amount of beans but with twice the water. To brew one shot of espresso from start to finish it takes about a minute. The machine will grind the beans, and make your espresso shot on the spot. To make a drink, choose your beverage from the control panel and press start. The machine makes Black Coffee, Espresso, Americano, Cappuccino and Latte macchiato. Philips 3200 makes 5 espresso drinksĬoffee lovers have their favoutites and the Philips 3200 LatteGo is designed to make the core beverages at the touch of a button. While I wouldn’t call my milk distribution ‘splash free’ most of the time, it does work quite well. I was actually quite surprised at how easy this was to use, to clean and how well it worked. You can rinse it under hot water for a quick clean, or toss it in the dishwasher. The container is just two parts a lid and the cup, and Philips said it’s designed with minimal tubes and small parts to make it easy to clean.
The LatteGo frother mixes milk and air at high speed in the chamber, then pours a splash free creamy milk froth layer into your cup at just the right temperature, promises Philips. The ‘system’ is basically just a special container that you fill with milk, clip to the steam wand, and then let it do its work. I’ll get to the details on the espresso in just a sec, but first I want to touch on one of the key components of this machine and that’s the LatteGo milk system.
That price difference alone made me wonder if a machine like the Philips could possibly hold a candle to those other premium machines. The Philips 3200 LatteGo EP3241 by comparison is about $999CAD. The Jura lineup will set you back about $2000.
Many automatic espresso machines will also have some kind of milk heating and frothing ability some use a traditional wand steamer while others have containers and tubes that do it automatically.Īs I noted, these machines can be expensive. The machines don’t use pods or plastic cups you get fresh ground espresso from exactly the beans you want, made fresh at the moment. It takes all the work out of enjoying espresso and espresso-based drinks. They will also clean themselves and give you automatic feedback and instructions.
The prospect of the Philips 3200 LatteGo EP3241 is a fully automatic machine at a more affordable price, so I was interested to see if it can deliver the goods for my snobby sipping preferences.Īutomatic espresso machines handle all the work of making espresso for you: they grind the beans, tamp the grounds, heat the water and extract the espresso under high pressure. Review: Philips 3200 LatteGo automatic espresso machine While machines like Rancillio’s Silvia mean you have to do everything yourself and it definitely takes practise to get your coffees right, fully automatic machines like the Jura line will do everything for you, but they can be prohibitively expensive. So when I had the opportunity to try out a Philips 3200 LatteGo EP3241 I was pretty excited.
I’ve tried a lot of machines to get the prefect espresso, including manual machines like a Rancillio, as well as fully automatic machines like a Jura. I have at least one double espresso every single morning, and usually one mid-morning or after lunch.