Krups Intuition Preference: colour touch screen

Drinks and personalisation

Eleven customisable drinks are listed, with an integrated One Touch Cappuccino system for milk froth. Up to eight personalised recipes can be saved, so a household can keep a strong americano for one person and a mild latte for another.

Krups also mentions Quattro Force technology for coffee and milk drinks, its name for the way the machine grinds, tamps and brews.

Light indicators and controls

Alongside the colour screen, light indicators guide you through daily use, according to Krups. The control panel is angled, which should make it easier to read when standing over the machine.

Cleaning and access

The coffee grounds container and drip tray are reached from the front, so the machine does not need to be pulled out from the wall for daily emptying. Krups says the automatic maintenance needs no manual intervention inside the machine and only about three cleaning tablets a year.

A 15-year repairability commitment is listed, backed by a network of around 6,200 repairers.

Capacity and what is missing

The specification table gives a capacity of 3 litres and power of 1,450 W. The bean hopper size, number of grind settings and the dimensions are not stated on this listing, so check the space you have before ordering.

A larger stated capacity is helpful for households that make several drinks in a row, but because the listing does not say whether the 3 litre figure refers to the water tank, confirm it with Krups before relying on it.

Intuition or Evidence

The Krups Evidence EA8918 offers 12 coffee drinks plus three tea specialities and a stated 2.3 L tank, with an OLED panel rather than a colour touch screen. The Krups Evidence ECOdesign has eight presets and recycled plastic. The Intuition Preference is the pick for saved profiles and the nicest screen.