A Review of the Philips Senseo HD7860
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.
Upon opening the box to look at your new HD7860/60, you’re likely to be very impressed by its looks. The sales blurb describes it as being designed for people who prefer cubes to spheres. And it certainly has a very modern, sleek design.It comes in either white or black, and measures approximately 25 cm high, 22 cm deep and 17 cm wide.
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, unlike some previous models, the height of the base where the cups sit can be varied, enabling larger cup or mugs to be used if you prefer.. Mugs or cups up to 115 mm high can readily be accommodated..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 Philips HD7860/60 shuts itself off after thirty minutes - an invaluable feature I found!
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.
This is a great coffee machine. Its unique selling point is its looks. We think that the HD7860 comes into its own when placed in a relatively modern kitchen or one with dark work tops - it will generally fit in better than the more traditional machines. And it produces great coffee!.