3300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine with integrated milk frother and grinder, 5 Hot & Iced Coffee Pre-Sets, 40% Quieter SilentBrew, 15-Bar Pressure, Glossy Black (EP3326/90)

This is my fourth super automatic espresso machine. The first one started leaking and the espresso was so-so, not great. The second one was a bit too limited, but easy to use. It had technical problems as did the third. Each of them lasted 2-3 years, but even factoring the cost of the machine I was saving a lot of money over going to that green coffee place multiple times a day. The Philips 3300 is very easy to set up. As with all superautomatics, the first few cycles are weak and the used pucks more like mush. This one only needed about 10 cycles to settle into what I would call normal operation. There is adjustability for the finesse of the grind, the amount of coffee ground, amount of water used per cycle, and the temperature. Each adjustment has just three settings except grind fineness which has 7-10. Making the adjustments is very easy with this machine. I found that I had to get the manual out to adjust the others because they had procedures like press and hold the espresso button and then press the clean button to adjust the "aroma" (amount of beans ground). Very convoluted. The Philips 3300 has dedicated buttons for each adjustment. The other machines made it a chore to add water or beans. Adding one or the other required you to move the machine to access the water tank or bean hopper and one I even need to turn the machine to empty the grounds bucket and drip tray. On the Philips both the water tank and drip tray/grounds hopper pull out from the front. You may have to pull the machine out a bit to add beans to the grinder area and adjust the fineness of the grind. The Philips 3300 is the quietest machine I have owned yet. This is important for me because I am an early riser and a couple of my previous machines were quite loud either grinding or the noise from the water pump or both. The espresso is great! There is a decent amount of crema and the extraction is very good yielding shots with minimal bitterness. And, it produces the same quality of espresso consistently. I have a separate milk frother for making lattes and cappuccinos so I did not buy the model with that features a built-in milk heater/frother (Latte Go system). Others have mentioned that it is easy to use and clean. This machine is somewhat easier to clean that other similar machines. I've noticed that it does not produce excess ground beans that end up in the drip tray or scattered in the brew group and brew group chamber. That is probably due to little to no gap between the grinder and brew group. This indicates better engineering in the design to me. I highly recommend the Philips 3300. I have experience with a few other brands. This is my first Philips product, and I couldn't be happier with the ease of use, quality of espresso, and ease of cleanup.

Was put off by some of the negitive reviews but happy I bought it. Home run. Espresso tastes great, the design is very good, easy to operate. Super silent. I've had two previous Saeco's over the past 15 years. This are now owned by Philips. Philips borrowed much of the internal design from Saeco. One of the reasons I went with Philips is that being it was similar internally, maintenance would be easier for me. Also, I had few issues with my Saeco machines, so figured why not given other top brands have about the same ratings. What you'll notice is this machine has the same internal brew system as my old Saeco from 8 years ago. But they changed about everything else ...for the better. Drop trey no longer has any wires in it, or se sort, no faulty false sensor events. Also the water is now just a pull out drawer. No more top loading or filling. Easy slick. Love it. I was resistant to get the carafe. After my fordt Saeco that was fully automatic, and every expensive, started to give me problems after a few years, all those issues were with the brother, carafe, pump systems related to it. I wanted to pair down the range of internal components that could go wrong. Well the Latte Go doesn't really have any additional internal components for this just the carafe using the built in brother pump (smae internals without the Go carafe) so I did it. The machine is super quiet. Espresso comes out HOT (big improvement from last generation). It's also very good. I don't know why people say it comes out watery. My first cup sort of did but then I adjusted the grind and the amount of water used per pull and BAM. Spot on. Maybe the very few negitive reviews just haven't found their sweet spot..and i like mine as strong as it gets...still it's smooth, strong, not harsh. Here is one negitive thing but also a silver lining. The Latte Go carafe broke on first attempted use. So much for that "fewer things to break" theory. The carafe is a genius concept but the carafe design itself is perhaps some of the worst design execution I've seen. Has a frame where you insert the container, the container has a hole at the bottom and will leak unless you clip the container into the frame just right. The hole at the bottom is suppressed by pressure. There is no functional reason to have a hole at the bottom, none. Anyhow, the plastic clip broke right off when slotting it in. I called philips support. Zero wait time, zero hassle, they were super nice and sending me a new one. I'm really hesitant about the carafe design or if it will hold up fkr a week nevermind years. However at least it's external and support appears to be stellar if it does.

If you are like me search the plethora of super automatic espresso makers, this one certainly will make the list. At least it made mine (sort of). I mean what is not to like? It is feature packed, small compared to other super automatics and it does make a pretty good cup. However, out of the box and brewing your first up, it’s certainly not going to be what you hoped for. For example as stated in the instructions you need to run a large number of brews through it before everything breaks in. And so I did. In fact, you can see the progress of how well it’s brewing due to the packedness and look of the brewed coffee pucks. Brewing a cup is easy, it’s pretty fast compared to others and it’s quiet too. I guess the previous model made. It more noise grinding. Here, it’s very quiet yet you still have the robotic whirring of the mechanics switching and preparing each puck. Although the love affair was short lived. This was not due to the quality of the beverage made but the result of the mess the machine made. As others reported for the 3200 model, it leaks. In fact water pours out the bottom onto the counter top and if you are not wise to this, the water lands on the floor. Now the leaking is not because the water tray is full, clogged or what have you. Rather it is from the inside of the unit during the brew cycle. And the funny thing is, the water never goes in the tray. In other words it’s coming from something further back in the unit (not the water tank either as the leaked water feels “very warm”). Lastly, the unit was not more than three weeks old, I have now returned it for a refund. I really wanted to like this, I really did. For the price point, size and beverage quality it was spot in. But to have a failure this new in its life cycle, I was not looking to risk further failures later down the road. It’s sad and hopefully this design flaw is addressed as I believe it will be a great product….. someday. If you are thinking like I did and see this as a great beverage maker, just beware of the leak because over time it seems to get worse. Yet, maybe yours will run flawlessly; who knows.

This is an excellent machine that makes tasty coffee but it wasn’t what I wanted. There is no “big cup” of coffee with this machine. It’s made for the espresso and cappuccino crowd that wants a small cup of coffee. It does take a lot more maintenance than I want to perform also. With emptying the water catcher and cleaning the internals it is just too much effort for someone like me who just wants a cup of coffee with milk. I would keep it though if I had an office to put this thing in and had other users who would be willing to help keep the bottom water catcher from flowing over. The machine did struggle with using ground coffee. It would either go fine or it would just dump the grounds. If you want a small cup of coffee with or without frothed milk, then this is your machine. If you want a big cup of coffee in the morning then this won’t give you that.

I have worked with coffee for over 15 years of my life. In that time I've used all brands of manual and super automatic machines. The Philips 3300 is a great at home option that delivers a solid tasting shot of espresso in a timely manner. I broke the machine in by grinding through 2-3# of coffee on the first day. Positive observations: - The Philips 3300 pulls me a great tasting shot in about 15-20 seconds. The machine produces a flavorful shot that has a solid body, and nice crema. - There are 6 options: Espresso Shot, Long Shot, Coffee, Iced Coffee, Steam and Hot Water. Each of the coffee options can be pulled 1X or 2X. - Grind can be adjusted manually. - Dose, water, and temp can be adjusted individually from 3 options: Low, Medium, High. This allowed me to dial in my preferred taste. This allows up to 27 different types of shots. I enjoy a high dose, medium water, and high heat. It's the closest that I can get to a solo espresso shot on a commercial machine. In my opinion, high water has yielded a weak espresso shot every single time. It's a lot of water. - The steam wand produces a nice velvety milk foam for hot beverages. - It has a small footprint, and doesn't require much space above the machine, so it's great for being under low cabinets. What could be better: - Bean hopper is OK. I understand it's designed in a manner to keep the machine low profile, but it has opportunities when I'm pulling several shots. The beans don't always move towards the grinder, and often times I am required to push the whole beans towards the grinder. I need to do this every 4-5 grinds. - Espresso shot is good for at home, but the body and crema go dark incredibly quick. Almost immediately, so be prepared to mix/drink the espresso shots immediately. The more flavorful beverages that I have made are approx 5-6 oz total liquid (including the 1.5oz-ish shot). - The steam wand is fair and gets the milk hot at a reasonable pace, but it is finicky. I've learned two things: Steam the milk first, as you can't steam and pull shots at the same time, and once you hit the "steam" button, make sure your wand is breaking the surface of the milk, and leave it. It will take anywhere from 30-50 seconds to start steaming. Leave it, it will eventually turn on and start steaming. - Dispensed hot water comes from the steam wand, and it is a strong, narrow stream of hot water. I should have read the manual, because that one was a surprise. I was expecting it to come out of the spout. - A single serving of espresso, long shot, coffee, or ice coffee will grind and pull one time. If you select a double serving, it will complete the same process, two times, one after another. So, grind, pull and dump followed by another grind, pull and dump. - With Brewed Coffee at max water, 1 serving will yield about 6 ounces. Max dose and water has yielded a satisfying cup of coffee for me. - The espresso machine primes a bit of hot water out of the pour spout before each shot. If I'm not paying attention to it, I'll get a splash of water into my cup before the machine pulls a shot. - The discarded pucks are pretty dry, have a consistent grind, are well extracted, and have solid water saturation throughout. The machine is efficient at extracting shots. Overall, for the price it's a very solid at-home machine. I'm ok with what could be better because the machine does produce great tasting espresso/coffee. If it holds up with the regular use in my household, it will pay for itself in about 2 months. Very pleased with the purchase.

This is the best adult money I have ever spent! I bought this for my office at work but I CRAVE coffee from this machine when I'm off! SETUP:10/10. USE:10/10. CLEANING:10/10. COFFEE QUALITY: 100/10. This machine does it all and without any mess! I researched several other machines before going with this brand and model. I have made all of the drinks it offers. Even the milk steamer is so thoughtfully designed, clean up is a breeze. I am very picky about mechanical design and I have only found 1 thing I would change. You can't fit a 20 oz travel cup under the dispenser without slanting it back toward the machine so you have to stand there and hold it while it brews.

I had a high end Swiss coffee maker that I had bought 2nd hand and loved. When it died I immediately looked to buy a new one as used ones are very rarely sold online. The cheapest I found was a refurbished machine for $1,800. - a little salty for my budget. Looking around I landed on this machine. It makes “coffee” and also expresso which all I need, it also makes iced coffee and it’s easy enough for my wife to use. She wouldn’t use the previous machine as it intimidated her. With this one it’s very simple and straightforward how to make iced coffee and to use her course pre-ground decaf coffee. The controls are straight forward also with leds that light up based on your choice - such as brew size. It will do 2 of any brew except iced coffee as well. The machine does 6 different types but we only use 3, on a very rare occasion my wife will ask for a latte and the frother looks very simple here and I have confidence that it will work well. So that’s the good. The not so good IMO are - small water reservoir which constantly needs refilled. The grounds reservoir is the same - too small. I’ll make 2 coffees and 2 espresso’s in the morning and I need to empty the grounds and empty the drip tray. Not a deal breaker but annoying. The last thing that’s annoying us is that the grinder makes loud noise. It would be nice if they had found a way to dampen the noise. So if your kitchen is near someone’s bedroom be aware it may wake them. At the end of the day it’s a super machine for the price range. Again, if I was looking to spend $3,000 on a machine I’d not be looking at this one. However for what I paid I’m delighted overall.

When our hard-working Saeco got so old that parts are hard to come by or impossible to get, we needed to find another dependable automatic machine. Saeco is now a part of Philips, so that influenced our decision as our Saeco machines have been long-lasting. The various machines that Philips offers have different variety of drinks - we wanted a simpler one that offered great-tasting coffee, tea, espresso, and hot water and no fancy drinks. The Philips 3300 machine had just want we wanted. We did not want the milk container that is available with several of the Philips machines, only the frother stick, so this fit the bill. The water capacity is 1.8 liters, which is adequate for several cups and the container is easy to refill. You can use either ground beans or coffee beans as this machine has a ceramic grinder. It is simple to adjust the bean strength and the size of your drink, and this would be a good machine for those who do not want to fuss a lot to make a good cup of coffee or espresso. This machine is very easy to clean, and water filter replacements and the cleaning items (for coffee oils and gunk) are readily available online. The Philips 3300 is definitely worth your consideration!

In short, this coffee machine has exceeded my expectations. I deliberately waited some time to try different drinks, test various coffee beans to find the optimal ones, and finally write a less emotional and more objective review. The advantages of the Philips 3300 that matter most to me: • It’s a Fully Automatic Espresso Machine, meaning the brewing process takes just 2 clicks and less than a minute. • Since I enjoy lattes, cappuccinos, and various mixed drinks, having a milk frother is essential. The LatteGo Milk System froths milk very well. I tried milk from different brands and with different fat content – all turned out very well. • The coffee tastes smooth and aromatic (of course, much depends on the beans. I tried 100% Arabica medium roast and 100% Arabica strong roast – both types produce great flavor). I also use an additional water filter before filling the tank, although the machine has its own built-in filter. • The machine is super easy to clean and intuitive to maintain — the milk frother detaches and rinses under water effortlessly, and the coffee grounds container and water tank are also quick and simple to service. This saves me a lot of time. • Regarding noise – before purchasing, I read some comments claiming the machine is loud, which made me look for video reviews with decibel measurements. It turned out that the Philips 3300 is actually significantly quieter than similar models and not noisy at all. Obviously, the grinding process is mechanical, so some sound is naturally produced, and the same goes for frothing milk at up to 15 bars of pressure. However, it is much quieter than I expected and doesn’t bother me at all. Compared to its competitors in the same price range, this model is noticeably quieter (based on my observations and comparisons). • The design is also very appealing – I like the digital menu, the classic style and compact in size. I also use like to create my own mixes and add rum or liqueur for a personalized taste. As for reliability – I haven’t had the machine long enough to test its long-term durability, but everything works properly so far, and I’m satisfied. I hope it stays that way. Disadvantages: So far, I don’t have any. I had been considering switching to the Philips 3300 for several years, and I’m very pleased with the experience. In my opinion, the machine is worth the price if you appreciate good-tasting coffee and don’t plan on buying a professional machine for home use. In my opinion, it’s the optimal choice in terms of price, quality, functionality, and design.

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Wir sind mit dem Philips Kaffeevollautomaten Serie 3300 rundum zufrieden. Die Maschine überzeugt durch eine sehr einfache Bedienung, ein modernes Design und vor allem durch die große Getränkeauswahl. Mit nur wenigen Klicks lassen sich Kaffee, Espresso, Cappuccino, Latte Macchiato, Eiskaffee sowie heißes Wasser zubereiten – perfekt für jeden Geschmack und jede Tageszeit. Der Kaffee schmeckt hervorragend, das Aroma ist intensiv und die Getränke sind angenehm heiß. Besonders positiv ist das LatteGo-Milchsystem: Es funktioniert zuverlässig, ist leicht zu reinigen und macht richtig guten Milchschaum. Auch die Lautstärke beim Mahlen ist angenehm und nicht störend, also besonders hervorzuheben. Die Maschine wirkt hochwertig verarbeitet, lässt sich gut reinigen und erklärt sich im Alltag fast von selbst. Einstellungen wie Kaffeestärke, Milchschaum- oder Wassermenge können individuell angepasst werden, was wir sehr schätzen. Insgesamt ein sehr durchdachter, leistungsstarker Kaffeevollautomat, der im Alltag viel Freude macht. Klare Kaufempfehlung!

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Es la primera vez que compro una máquina como esta, ya tengo un mes de uso diario y la verdad es que me encanta, pero hay varios detalles que vale la pena tener en cuenta antes de comprarla; la máquina tiene muchos ajustes para cada bebida y yo me tardé casi dos semanas en llegar a la configuración que me dio el café como me gusta, también es cierto que con el tiempo el sabor y la extracción del café va mejorando, al principio los cafés tenían un sabor aguado y con el tiempo han sido mucho mejor, así que no te desesperes se tiene que tener paciencia, es cuestión de tiempo para que la máquina mejore la extracción y encuentres la configuración que te gusta, otro punto impórtente es que tipo de café usas, yo al inicio empecé con café del súper, y ahora uso uno que compró por internet más específico para este tipo de máquinas, leí en muchos blog que café de especialidad tueste medio, y el sabor mejoró demasiado, así que mucho del rendimiento de esta máquina es por el café que le pongas, y por último la limpieza, la verdad es que es fácil, no tiene mucho detalle y no te quita más 5 min por semana.