A video with every drink on the Philips 5400! Nothing else!

Let's have a look at every drink on the Philips 5400. Nothing else, no review, just the drinks and how to make them.

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[sirramsay]

Thank you for taking the time to show us all the drinks this machine can make. I really appreciate it! :D

[timheiberger]

I just purchased the 4300 lattego series. I brewed several shots of espresso through it for starters then turned the grinder a notch to finer every 5 espressos until i reached the 3rd notch. The pucks came out perfect and the espresso is awesome. I turned the espresso shot down to the second lowest water setting otherwise it would be watery and sour. This machine is phenomenal. I love it! The milk drinks are all excellent. I use the Illy medium roast ground and dunkin donuts medium roast for beans. I highly recommend this machine. Im going to hook a waterline and a float inside of the tank so it will automatically refill. Great video thanks.

[whatitfeels.]

Bought this machine and i be using it for 1 years no issues this thing is really great and easy i would reccomend

[jurgenniklaus]

Thank you! That helped me a lot and i just bought it Greetings Form Germany
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[jefflimp]

Just bought this. Thanks so much for the in depth review and the walk through of every drink. It helped me make the decision the buy this machine!

[Gago]

I been using mine for a week, it's best thing I bought this year

[thetruedigitalpigeon]

Hey thank you for this video! You actually inspired me to buy one. Something I noticed is that regardless of all settings (Aroma strength, grind size, etc) every espresso shot pulls in about 11 seconds, which in a manual machine would be too fast. How long are you seeing the espresso pulls taking on your device? Also, do you know what the device is technically doing based on the "Aroma Strength" setting? Is it change flow rate? Dosage weight? According to the manual it just seems to be some magic setting! Thanks!

[dennisargall]

Very useful video. I have been using a manual machine for a long time, therefore in excessive maturity I’m exploring for a geriatric aid. A manual machine with a good grinder and good beans is excellent for learning. But it takes time. And mistakes!

Some comments. A number of people are surprised by the small volume. By definition an espresso in Italy should mean best coffee extracted shortest time with minimum water, maximum pressure. Thus you get less caffeine, max flavour, can drink it all day without jitters. Try it before reverting to Nescafé normal.
Other commenters are concerned about temperature. Coffee is damaged by boiling water, so a good coffee is made at milder temperature. Save the boiling water for tea.

In Italy a big breakfast is not normal. You enter the bar on the corner, say hello to the person on the register and pay your money, take your little receipt (ricevutino) along, find a space to stand at the bar, put the ricevutino in front of you… and if you are known the barista will have your coffee, exactly as you like it, waiting. You swig the coffee, say goodbye to everyone, they sing out goodbye to you…and out the door to work. You want the coffee at the temperature to be able to drink just like that.

Your approach to macchiato was interesting. Macchiato in Italian means smudged, so by definition only the smallest amount of milk.

Caffe latte (literally coffee milk) sounds funny when people just say I’ll have a latte because that means just milk.
Flat white is a creature from Australia from before people knew about caffe latte and as the label spreads people define it as this or that, but it began as just cappuccino sized with the milk froth held back. Flat white desired here in Oz initially especially by those of us with beard or moustache, or I suppose lipstick, a revolt from the cappuccino with froth and chocolate. Only thing worse in this situation is trying to eat gelato when you haven’t trimmed the beard.

Cafe au lait is just coffee with milk in French. I suppose if you pronounced it the same way but spelt it as café olé you might be expected to add Tequila, but um, no. Not together.

Thanks again for such an excellent review of the flexibility of the machine. And now I see this top model is not sold in Australia, I will check out the 4300 which is sold here.

[waynegarrett]

do you have a video about dialing in the coffee grinder?

[sigridvangalen]

Hi, which one do you prefer, the philips 5400 or the delonghi magnifica plus?

[photographiezautrement]

Caffè Macchiato (Ital) = Café "Taché" (litteral french translation, but we use italian) = "Stained" Cafe (english) : Milk with a stain of cafe. So milk first
Café au Lait (french) = Cafe with milk. So Cafe first.

[waltercm]

Thank you for showing the different drinks…..some I did not know; I am now coffee smart.

[waseemullahkhan]

Thank you great review, I bought the machine, quick question I am getting small coffee particles in my coffee? Do advise on the coffee grinder setting for black coffee drinks - Thanks,

[zzzwinWin]

I bought 4300, trying to replace my breville 870. I tried all setting, manitience but It will never get a good quality expresso in a rich body and complex flavours like sweetness and fruity taste like Breville or other semi-auto machine. 4300 could make coffee taste better than an instant coffee but far away from any cafe quality, I will say it is not a great extracting like the grinder setting is not fine enough even though it's already the finest in the machine. Grinder approx Philipss 1 = 6 in Breville. please let know If you guys can make great coffee even close to the semi- auto machine with fully auto machine, or just my 4300 having some problems, or which brand and series you are using thanks.

[ogedayrokzan]

Which kind of coffe doing on the Travel mug mode?

[BerkeHitay]

What a wonderful video! Just the kind to help prospective buyers. Thank you.

I do wonder though what kind of coffee it makes for travel mug feature? Simply Americano?

[laurentmondry]

Just received it today but the quantity of liquid advertised and dispensed is not the same. For example I tried a latte maciatto with 40ml coffee and 200ml milk but I only received around the half of it (sorry for the units, european here). Does anyone experienced the same thing ?

[Atljeepboy]

How do you get more milk to come out? I like latte's and am trying different settings for the Cafe Latte but cant get more milk to come out like in your videos.

[mellaytnerauthor]

Finally! a practical review. Two questions: (1) Is there a way to program a "coffee" or "Americano" 7-8 oz drink and automatically add some steamed milk? I know this question borders on obscenity to some purists, but I confess to liking a splash of milk in my coffee. (2) Does the machine have an auto start function to turn it on at a programmed hour in the morning?

[kyliekempster]

Thank you so much. Can you change the cup size?