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Although it isn’t a Bean to Cup Coffee Machine, the Philips Senseo HD7860 is the latest incarnation of easy to use, relatively instantaneous real coffee makers, using coffee pads.
We have reviewed the model. First impressions are ….well …. impressive. It’s described as a machine for people who prefer straight lines to curves. It does have one or two curves, as it happens, but is a very good looking, yet compact machine (standing around 17 cm wide, 22 cm deep and 25 cm high). It comes in black or white.
The most important considerations in reviewing the HD7860 are the ease of use and quality of the coffee it produces.
The model comes with two nozzlesand so can produce two cups at one time as well as just one. And has a height adjustable base for the cups, so different cup / mug sizes can easily be used. The height varies from 97 to 117 mm.In less than a minute, it will have 2 cups ready. In just thirty seconds it willmake 1 cup.
The water tank holds 1.2 litres, enough for at least 8 cups, very generous. Each cup is 120ml.
The HD7860 has an automatic shut-off feature after 30 minutes, which is very useful.
The coffee pads are much better value than the coffee pods that have been traditionally used in such machines. Although the Senseo ones are about 15p each, you can get other ones much cheaper, and being pads there shouldn’t generally be a compatibility issue. You’ll need to get round ones.We’ve tried both and the quality of the coffee has been superb.
The striking appearance of the HD7860 is the most notable feature of this coffee maker - combined, perhaps with the outstanding quality of the coffee it makes!. The HD7860 will look particularly good in a modern kitchen with darker worktop - much better, we think than the traditional, more curvy machines.
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