Automatic machines · review
A lever-operated machine that grinds, tamps and brews in under sixty seconds at sixteen bar, with three shot styles and no milk system.
Where we land on it Grinds, tamps and brews in under sixty seconds from a swipe of a handle, at a sixteen-bar pump — and it is the only machine on this shelf that publishes an energy label. No milk system of any kind, which is the whole trade.
Grinding and tamping are what separate an espresso machine from a kettle, and on this shelf only four machines do both for you. Three of them cost considerably more than this.
What this one never does is milk. Not badly, not slowly — at all. That is the trade the price represents, and the listing is entirely open about it.
This is the only machine here that puts a time on going from beans to a cup: under sixty seconds.
Everything else on this shelf leaves it unsaid, including both super-automatic Philips machines from the same maker.
No grind setting count, no tank, no warranty, and no descaling interval — which its own stablemates publish as 5,000 cups. The two claims that are qualified, the energy label and the recycled content, are the most carefully worded statements on the whole shelf.
Read on the day this page was built: $225 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
At $225, it is the 1 cheapest of the 5 models in this category published here.
| Type | Automatic grind-tamp-brew, lever operated |
|---|---|
| Pump pressure | 16 bar |
| Bean to cup | Under 60 seconds |
| Shot styles | 3: espresso, lungo, extra intense |
| Milk system | None |
| Materials | Over 50% recycled plastics, excluding parts in contact with water and coffee |
| Energy | A+ energy label, Swiss standards |
| Grind settings | Not stated by the maker |
| Water tank | Not stated by the maker |
| Warranty | Not stated by the maker |
| Amazon reference | B0F29NZ1LZ |
| EAN | 0196592000846 |
No. There is no steam wand and no milk carafe in this listing. On this shelf, four machines automate milk and one gives you nothing — this is the one. If milk matters, this page is the wrong one.
The listing describes swiping the handle and letting the machine grind, tamp and brew, bean to cup in under sixty seconds. It is a trigger, not a lever press: nothing here says you control extraction with it.
It is published with its qualification — A+ under Swiss standards — and the recycled-plastics figure carries its own, excluding parts touching water and coffee. Both are stated carefully, and both are unique on this shelf, which has nothing else to compare them against.
These coffee machines share the category and the price bracket. Only what each one states is shown; an incomplete column would mislead.
| Model | Price | Type | Pump pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIPS Baristina BAR300 | $225 | Automatic grind-tamp-brew, lever operated | 16 bar |
| EUHOMY Super-Automatic CM004 | $340 | Fully automatic, bean to cup | 20 bar |
| PHILIPS 3300 Series EP3341 | $550 | Fully automatic, bean to cup | Not stated by the maker |
| PHILIPS 2300 Series EP2330 | $700 | Fully automatic, bean to cup | Not stated by the maker |
Details checked on October 30, 2026.
A black-coffee household that wants ground-to-order espresso and will never make a latte
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for coffee equipment and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
13-step steel burr · manual or LatteCrema wand
The machine most people should start with. The grinder is ordinary and the coffee is good rather than great — but the brew unit pops out in two seconds, and that single design decision is why these are still running after eight years.
Best for: Someone moving off capsules who wants fresh coffee without a hobby attached.
Pulse Extraction · sealed brew unit · 17 drinks
The best espresso an automatic machine makes, from a company that will not let you clean the part that brews it. Extraordinary in the cup, uncomfortable as a ten-year purchase — and you should know both before spending this much.
Best for: Someone who drinks short black coffee daily, values the cup over the repair bill, and will pay for it.
12-step ceramic burr · 20 drinks · 2-part milk system
LatteGo is the only automatic milk system we do not resent cleaning: two parts, no tubes, both dishwasher-safe. Combined with ceramic burrs that will outlast the machine, it makes this the sensible middle of the super-automatic market.
Best for: A household where two or three people each drink something different, with milk.
