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Siemens EQ900 iAroma: 10 profiles, 2.3 L tank
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The Siemens EQ900 iAroma (TQ927G03) is a flagship bean-to-cup machine for a busy household or small office where many people share one machine. Its headline is the capacity for up to ten individual profiles, combined with beanIdent, which the listing says automatically optimises brewing for the beans you load.
- Water tank
- 2.3 L
- User profiles
- Up to 10
- Two cups at once
- Not stated
- Bean storage
- Not stated
- Milk
- Not stated
In its favour
- Up to 10 individual profiles let each person save favourite drinks.
- The extra-large 6.8 inch touch display is easy for anyone to navigate.
- baristaMode fine-tunes up to six brewing parameters, and beanIdent optimises for the beans in use.
Good to know
- The listing does not describe the milk system or bean hopper size.
- It is the most expensive machine in this guide by a wide margin.
Our take
baristaMode and beanIdent
In baristaMode you can fine-tune up to six brewing parameters, according to Siemens. The spec table names strength, grind, temperature and cup size among the settings that can be adjusted at a touch. beanIdent is pitched as the automatic counterpart: instead of tweaking by hand, the machine adapts to the beans.
The spec table also mentions a dual bean container, which pairs neatly with beanIdent if two different coffees are kept loaded. The listing does not say whether each side has its own grinder.
Display, menu and profiles
Navigation happens on a 6.8 inch full colour touch screen, the largest in this group. Siemens says the machine makes more than 40 coffees, including an XL size for travel mugs. Up to ten profiles store each person's favourite drinks, which in an office setting saves a queue of people fiddling with settings.
Milk, tank and maintenance
A milk container is listed among the included components, but the listing gives no detail on how milk is frothed or cleaned. For an office buyer, that is worth confirming because milk hygiene is the main daily chore with any shared machine.
The water tank holds 2.3 litres, the machine is rated at 1500 watts and parts are listed as dishwasher safe. It measures 47 cm deep, 31.5 cm wide and 39.2 cm high and weighs 13.3 kg, so it needs a deep, sturdy counter. A 2 year manufacturer warranty is stated.
Against other small office choices
The Siemens EQ700 with 10 favourites has a slightly larger 2.4 litre tank and a cappuccinatore with autoMilk Clean, in a smaller body with a 5 inch screen. The Siemens EQ500 is described as making two milk drinks at once, which may matter more for a queue at 9am than personalisation. The EQ900 earns its place when many people want their own saved drink.
Verdict
Pick the Siemens EQ900 iAroma for a shared kitchen or small office where up to ten people want their own drink saved and someone enjoys fine-tuning. If speed during a rush matters more, the Siemens EQ500 is the better office choice, and if you want clearly documented milk cleaning, consider the Siemens EQ700 with 10 favourites.
Compared with alternatives in: Best bean-to-cup machines for a small office
Amazon listing title: SIEMENS EQ900 iAroma Bean to Cup Coffee Machine, TQ927G03, Inox