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Philips 3200 Series LatteGo Automatic Espresso Machine + 10% Back w/ Prime Card
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I got one of these 3200 LatteGo machines last year when they had the $230 certified refurb deals.
It makes ok espresso. Definitely gotta put good decent beans in. Not garbage lavazza from amazon that are usually several months old. Go to Costco or Sams Club and find something with a recent date. Or local coffee shop beans. But the grouphead is plastic so it's only going to be so good.
It's a low maintenance machine. You can make 15 or so shots before you have clean the bottom drip pan or refill the hopper.
You definitely want to take the unit out the side every 2 months and clean the automatic assembly.
Otherwise if you just want basic espresso and don't want fuss it's fine. I got it because I have 3 kids and haven't had time to mess with my Breville 860XL as much as I'd like. It went into storage.
Having a milk frother is a good hack for making fluffy hot chocolate, which my daughter loves. You can make frothed milk with this machine if you hit the latte button and then press and hold the bean button for "add my own beans" and don't add any. Then make a latte and it'll steam the milk and you can take the cup away before it tries brewing.
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I got one of these 3200 LatteGo machines last year when they had the $230 certified refurb deals.
It makes ok espresso. Definitely gotta put good decent beans in. Not garbage lavazza from amazon that are usually several months old. Go to Costco or Sams Club and find something with a recent date. Or local coffee shop beans. But the grouphead is plastic so it's only going to be so good.
It's a low maintenance machine. You can make 15 or so shots before you have clean the bottom drip pan or refill the hopper.
You definitely want to take the unit out the side every 2 months and clean the automatic assembly.
Otherwise if you just want basic espresso and don't want fuss it's fine. I got it because I have 3 kids and haven't had time to mess with my Breville 860XL as much as I'd like. It went into storage.
Having a milk frother is a good hack for making fluffy hot chocolate, which my daughter loves. You can make frothed milk with this machine if you hit the latte button and then press and hold the bean button for "add my own beans" and don't add any. Then make a latte and it'll steam the milk and you can take the cup away before it tries brewing.
Also, don't wait for Amazon Resale's sale of this at $200 again, since a significant number of folks who received their supposed return/refurbished units came back to complain about the state of machines received. Anything less with this machine's experience, even at half the cost, would likely make your purchase an absolute failure.
Then use a spoon and mash the milk into the cocoa to make a paste. It'll be thick like toothpaste consistency. But you won't have clumps.
Then I just make a latte with the latte button with milk in the frother and press and hold the bean button to disable grinding beans and have the milk go into the cup with the cocoa and stir to mix. Once you've made the paste it'll readily mix with the frothed milk.
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