Bosch Tassimo TAS5542GB Multi Hot Drinks Machine, Black

This is the best £69.99 I've spent. When I was thinking about buying the Tassimo, I seriously nearly didn't buy it as I couldn't stand coffee & I was only going to get it for the chocolate drinks & nearly every hot chocolate drink that I've got out of a hot water vending machine either taste vile, or to watery, but damn since I've got this, I've found a new love for coffee the dinks are beautiful with a nice creamy froth on top & the Cadbury's Hot Chocolate is nice, frothy, smooth & chocolatey. I can't taste the difference between the caramel & the Costa Latte, but to honest both of them are gorgeous, so I'm not really bothered lol i would i ignore some of the reviews online about some of drinks & try them i.e. The milk creamer, as I don't like milk on its own as it makes me sick, but I've had the creamer in the Latte & the caramel drink & it's fantastic. Everyone's Taste is different, so I would advise that you try them & make your own mind up.It's extremely easy to use just pop the T disc in the Sensor reads the Bar Code & tells Tassimo what drink it's making, so it knows the exact amount of water to use & what temperature it should be & all the brewing is done in the T Disc, so there is no mess & it automatically cleans its self. The only downside is that the T Disc are expensive & don't be fooled by Tassimo offer of registering your machine & getting £20 in vouchers. You get 2 £10 Vouchers.1 you have to spend over £25.00 before you can order anything off Tassimo's website.2. You can only spend 1 £10 voucher per a order.3 . They say spend over £25.00 to get free delivery, I spent over £25.00 & they still charged me the del feeSo be careful & I would advise once you have used your vouchers go elsewhere to get you Tassimo's T Discs, but I thoroughly recommend getting this Bosh Tassimo Brewer. You will not be disappointed.

This is one of my best purchases ever. The machine is easy to use , though I have seen better setting up instructions. My favourite coffee is Costa and this was a major factor in selecting my choice of machine. I also picked the version with the water filter as I am aware of the hard water in my area and didn't want my coffee machine furring up like my kettle.I like the fact that you can also add extra or less water to a coffee according to taste which is an added bonus if you have a lot of people in the house who like coffee. I had a little problem at first removing the cup stand to put in a latte glass with a handle but once I'd worked it out it the stand comes out easily.One weird fact is that a Costa caramel latte fits in a 250ml glass but the ordinary latte overflowsOn the whole I am very pleased with the T pods. Costa caramel latte tastes just like in the shop. I find the Costa cappucino tastes good but I need two milk pods to one coffee as I find the milk portion quite miserly. I can also make a decaff version with the cafe noire version which although quite acceptable is not as good as the decaff Costa version. Costa / Tassimo please note, bring out a decaff Costa t pod version.I have also made a good mocha by adding a cadbury chocolate t pod to my cappuccino. The only downside to the pods is that some of the portions can be a bit stingy and the cost is a bit more expensive than some of other coffee pod types. Although more supermarkets are now stocking the t pods some can only be bought on line, particularly the decaff versions.

The best coffee machine I've ever owned.I've had the Dolce Gusto and the Nespresso and the Tassimo wins for me. The Dolce was a pain in the butt to constantly clean and maintain it. The Nespresso was expensive to use. This Tassimo is good value for money and so easy to clean I sometime think I have't done it properly because it was that easy.Our machine is used at least 4 times a day. Twice in the morning by my Wife and me with a Kenco Americano XL pod that fills up our 16oz travel mugs with space for milk. It's then used in the evening for a our lovely Cadbury's Hot Chocolates. On day's off it's used even more for Lattes'.We used to buy Starbucks or Costa every morning at the cost of around £3 a coffee, now we use this and buy the Pods in bulk, it works out at just 18p a coffee.I've own this for about 8 weeks and each week I use the included cleaning pud. I pull out the nozzle and clean that and put it all back together. Take about 10 minutes to do. Today I replaced the water filter and used Tassimo descaler tablets. Very little effort required and didn't take too long.My only criticism is the included manual. It's a picture book basically with no instruction text. I gave up on it and found videos on YouTube.