KitchenAid KF6 Fully Automatic Coffee Machine | KitchenAid Australia Stainless Steel

First and foremost I really really want to give this a five star, and I can’t because there were just a couple of things that prevented it. The positives(More than listed I’m sure): Truly a good quality and well built machine. It is so easy to use and makes amazing espresso and other coffees. The components come apart easily for cleaning mostly. Water and bean filling is easy and the removable bean tray allows for swapping beans easily if not everyone can agree on the beans. The puck clean out tray works very well and is simple to rinse. The automated cleaning is very convenient. Literally using it every morning and love it more each day. The constructive feedback (I know this is being picky but this is honestly feedback on where improvements can be made): The ... MoreFirst and foremost I really really want to give this a five star, and I can’t because there were just a couple of things that prevented it. The positives(More than listed I’m sure): Truly a good quality and well built machine. It is so easy to use and makes amazing espresso and other coffees. The components come apart easily for cleaning mostly. Water and bean filling is easy and the removable bean tray allows for swapping beans easily if not everyone can agree on the beans. The puck clean out tray works very well and is simple to rinse. The automated cleaning is very convenient. Literally using it every morning and love it more each day. The constructive feedback (I know this is being picky but this is honestly feedback on where improvements can be made): The instruction manual shows that there should be two ends on the milk hose so my wife and I though we were missing pieces for a while and looked through the box, but I concluded that it was likely a rev. change for lower complexity and lower cost which I whole heartedly agree with, the user manual just needs an update. There isn’t much warning when the start up rinse is going to kick in. It would be better if there was a hold mechanism in the program logic that asked if you are ready to rinse so you can get a cup under it. We resorted to always just leaving a cup under it. The handle one the water tank makes it nearly impossible for anyone with larger hands to get into it for cleaning. I would recommend eliminating the swivel handle and doing a cut out on the outlet panel and slight recess in the tank to grip, or maybe just two molded in handles on the two skinnier side which this change should be tool safe and not require new molds just modified existing molds. The pour spout on the drip tray is not effective. It is centered in the back of the tray and to get all the liquid out of the tray it requires a counter clockwise tilt so a more natural pour spout location would be the left corner this could be achieved adding a slight lip around the rim save for that left area to help prevent over spill. The stainless catch tray I would add finger half circle intent on each side of the grate for easier removal. I currently just pinch the middle grates which works but not really ideal for end user experience. When we got the machine it was set to the finest grind possible which led to a poor initial experience because the grind was so fine that it wouldn’t allow for saturation and through flow of the water and most of it would end up in the catch tray. It also cause a very consistent low beans alert even when the beans were full. I would highly recommend the stock position be the most course then allow the end user to adjust as desired. I found the middle setting is my perfect grind. Bottom line, life IS better with this product in it the few opportunities for improvement are just that to an already good product.

This KitchenAid Fully Automatic Espresso Machine is amazing! All you have to do is put the coffee/espresso beans or ground coffee in, fill the water tank and press a button! It’s perfect for those that enjoy specialty coffee drinks without all of the work! Strength, temperature, volume, body, grind size, and number of shots can all be adjusted to your personal liking. It is capable of saving up to four different profiles so each person can save their favorite drink preferences! I love the self cleaning/rinsing features and the machine will remind you to do them when needed. There is a whole menu dedicated just to the several types of self cleanings! A box of essentials is included which contains a milk tube, water filter, cleaning tablets, a coffee scoop/filter ... MoreThis KitchenAid Fully Automatic Espresso Machine is amazing! All you have to do is put the coffee/espresso beans or ground coffee in, fill the water tank and press a button! It’s perfect for those that enjoy specialty coffee drinks without all of the work! Strength, temperature, volume, body, grind size, and number of shots can all be adjusted to your personal liking. It is capable of saving up to four different profiles so each person can save their favorite drink preferences! I love the self cleaning/rinsing features and the machine will remind you to do them when needed. There is a whole menu dedicated just to the several types of self cleanings! A box of essentials is included which contains a milk tube, water filter, cleaning tablets, a coffee scoop/filter installer, easy to follow instruction booklet, quick start guide and a recipe book! The on screen menu offers a one button touch for espresso, cappuccino, caffe latte, Americano, coffee, macchiato, latte macchiato, warm milk and hot water. I could go on and on, but basically every feature you could ever want, this machine has (and then some!) It’s perfect for anyone from beginners to experts. The loudest sound it makes is during grinding, but even that is not terribly loud. It is a heavy, very well made machine. I highly recommend it!

I’ve had this item for about 4 days now and have been playing with it everyday and sometimes several times a day. It’s a high quality, beautifully simplistic peace of machinery. Much larger and heavier than I was expecting. Has plenty of caffeinated drink options along with a green tea, hot water, hot milk options. Has plenty of settings such as how hot you want you drink, how strong you want the coffee to be, what type of milk whether dairy or plant-based, milk first or coffee first and some other options I can’t remember at the moment. It isn’t entirely noiseless but not super noisy either. Also, I have noticed that when using pre-ground coffee, the flavor of it isn’t as strong and tastes slightly watered down as when using the freshly ground coffee beans the ... MoreI’ve had this item for about 4 days now and have been playing with it everyday and sometimes several times a day. It’s a high quality, beautifully simplistic peace of machinery. Much larger and heavier than I was expecting. Has plenty of caffeinated drink options along with a green tea, hot water, hot milk options. Has plenty of settings such as how hot you want you drink, how strong you want the coffee to be, what type of milk whether dairy or plant-based, milk first or coffee first and some other options I can’t remember at the moment. It isn’t entirely noiseless but not super noisy either. Also, I have noticed that when using pre-ground coffee, the flavor of it isn’t as strong and tastes slightly watered down as when using the freshly ground coffee beans the taste of black coffee is stronger. However, I do love that you have the 2 options of using coffee beans or pre-ground coffee. It grounds the coffee beans for you too! I absolutely LOVE that there’s options u can use to set the machine to clean itself and to auto shut off when not in use anywhere from 8 minutes to 8 hours. Right before it shuts off it does a quick clean cycle and drips out the water when cleaning itself right into the drip try. This machine is definitely hassle free in that respect. When using coffee beans, the aroma is so deliciously aromatic. Any coffee lover would be obsessed! LOVED, that there’s also an option to add PROFILES! Thought that was pretty cool! (FYI, KF6 can add 4 profiles, but CAN’T personalize them ~meaning naming them~, KF7 can add 4 profiles, and CAN personalize them, KF8 can add 6 profiles, and CAN personalize them). I think the only real complaint (if you want to even call it that) is that I wish you can add a larger option to the size of the drink. For example, I had a cappuccino the other day but it was only about an xtra small/small cup worth. I understand a lot of these aren’t normally full size cups of coffee but I would have liked it for it to have that type of option. All in all, we love this espresso machine here at home!

drink a ridiculous amount of coffee every day. Morning until night. We've tried every kind of preparation method, and for the past few years we've been happy with a drip coffee machine that makes pretty good brewed coffee, but it at all the same as going to a coffee shop, although it does the job of making coffee. In addition to that machine, we recently got one of the coffee machines that makes coffee from pods. That was an improvement in a lot of ways over the drip coffee machine. Easy to clean and quick when making just one cup of coffee, vs 12 cups. We thought those were pretty good coffee makes, until we discovered the KF6!!! It's a game changer!!! Literally like having a coffee shop in your house, without the high cost or having to wait in line. I made my wife ... Moredrink a ridiculous amount of coffee every day. Morning until night. We've tried every kind of preparation method, and for the past few years we've been happy with a drip coffee machine that makes pretty good brewed coffee, but it at all the same as going to a coffee shop, although it does the job of making coffee. In addition to that machine, we recently got one of the coffee machines that makes coffee from pods. That was an improvement in a lot of ways over the drip coffee machine. Easy to clean and quick when making just one cup of coffee, vs 12 cups. We thought those were pretty good coffee makes, until we discovered the KF6!!! It's a game changer!!! Literally like having a coffee shop in your house, without the high cost or having to wait in line. I made my wife a cup of coffee with it when we got it so she could compare it to our regular coffee, and it's not even in the same league. The coffee from the KF6 is so flavorful, we can never go back to the old drip coffee maker or the pod coffee maker. It's incredible what it does in such a compact, easy to use and beautiful machine. Aside from the delicious taste, I love that you don't have to constantly fill it with water, like you do other coffee makers. You also don't have to put in beans every time. It's amazing!! You pour beans into the top of the machine and the machine automatically grinds the coffee for whatever kind of coffee you want to make. It makes espresso, Americanos, Macchiatos, Cappuccinos, Lattes and even just hot water. As far as waste, it's so easy and clean!!! Occasionally there'll be a message on the screen to pull out the front tray and empty out the spent ground coffee that collects in neat little clusters in the tray. It's so easy!!!! You can easily customize how you like your coffee and it saves the information. For example, it lets you choose how strong you like your espresso and save it. As far as looks, it a beautiful addition to the kitchen. It's so compact and sleek, and for what it does it's so compact. It replaces a coffee grinder too! With our old coffee maker I'd have to wait for the coffee to grind, get coffee grounds all over the place and waste time measuring scoops of coffee into the coffee maker, and make more waste emptying the basket and risk getting the wet grounds on the floor. The KF6 makes all of that a thing of the past. It's so quiet too. My old coffee grinder was very loud and slow. The KF6 makes the perfect cup of coffee literally with the push of a button. It's very well build, with a beautiful, hi tech display. It's so user-friendly, a child could make a perfect latte, and in fact, by 8 year old now makes me coffee, which would never happen with my old coffee maker, because there were so many steps, and the risk of spilling hot coffee on herself pouring it from the carafe to a cup. I just can't say enough about how incredible this coffee maker is!!

First I want to talk about this of course is coming from a brand with a great reputation. It is glass very heavy duty large screen for coffee. Love the metal in a beautiful brushed stainless finish with a solid commercial grade port’s filter, not only gives it a sleek look, but also ensures its durability. It's actually better than other coffee makers on the market. And here is some information just in case you might don’t know: this machine includes removable bean hopper, illuminated dispenser, cup clearance ( 3.5” to 5.4” ( 89-137mm) , 11 drink types, 4 user profiles, cappuccinatore and 2.4” color display ! The machine is easy to operate, easy to maintain. This product has an easy to use color display and is easily adjustable to your preferences. As for the noise, ... MoreFirst I want to talk about this of course is coming from a brand with a great reputation. It is glass very heavy duty large screen for coffee. Love the metal in a beautiful brushed stainless finish with a solid commercial grade port’s filter, not only gives it a sleek look, but also ensures its durability. It's actually better than other coffee makers on the market. And here is some information just in case you might don’t know: this machine includes removable bean hopper, illuminated dispenser, cup clearance ( 3.5” to 5.4” ( 89-137mm) , 11 drink types, 4 user profiles, cappuccinatore and 2.4” color display ! The machine is easy to operate, easy to maintain. This product has an easy to use color display and is easily adjustable to your preferences. As for the noise, it really doesn't make much noise, it's really quiet. There are a lot of people who don't like the noise of the machine and the coffee, but I like that noise and the scent, the aroma of coffee every morning when I'm only half awake and this coffee machine makes the other half of me awake. That’s how my day starts !!!!!! It also does well cleaning itself and giving you clear directions when something needs to be filled or emptied. Its a great machine! I love having one machine that will do it all! You just have to read the directions . After some adjustments got the coffee to taste the way I like it. It works so well and makes delicious espresso. It’s easy to use even on those early mornings when you can barely open one eye. and I have absolutely no complaints about it. And don't worry if you don't know how to make coffee. because they give you a recipe book for that. So, if you're an espresso lover like me, this machine is a must-have!

Compact, user friendly and shick.

I had a different brand of superautomatic before this Kitchen aid and there are a lot of things to really like about the Kitchenaid. First, I am only an espresso or coffee drinker so I do not care about milk and frothing. My wife however, can't stand an esperas and wants flat white, cappuccino or latte all day long. Most of my opinions are in contrast with my previous brand. This has an easily accessible water tank with an obvious sightglass to see water level from the left side. The coffee ground puck container and the drip tray are considerably larger and we can go a couple of days without needing to empty them. The default settings make a perfect espresso so I have not had to mess with changing it, but the options are there if you require something different. ... MoreI had a different brand of superautomatic before this Kitchen aid and there are a lot of things to really like about the Kitchenaid. First, I am only an espresso or coffee drinker so I do not care about milk and frothing. My wife however, can't stand an esperas and wants flat white, cappuccino or latte all day long. Most of my opinions are in contrast with my previous brand. This has an easily accessible water tank with an obvious sightglass to see water level from the left side. The coffee ground puck container and the drip tray are considerably larger and we can go a couple of days without needing to empty them. The default settings make a perfect espresso so I have not had to mess with changing it, but the options are there if you require something different. This machine has little rollers that help you move it around the countertop, which is necessary for me to access the right side.This is a top-of-the-line machine in many respects but it is so easy to use and makes wonderful coffee as easily as pushing just 2 buttons! The speed and the sound of grinder is awesome too. My wife thinks th milk based drinks are better than expensive cafes.

Exceedes your expectations

I decided to buy this KF6 because I couldn't afford the two higher models from kitchenaid. I wanted larger display and 2 milk based drinks at once option, but I settled on the KF6.When I received the unit ( in 4 business days in a great condition from Coffee Warehouse ), I wasn't expecting such good quality from an entry model. The screen is actually not that small. I can read and see the icons easily. I thought the screen is going to be very small and minimal but it is very nice and readable. The settings are very easy to change( I kept most of the settings the way there were) I just changed the temperature to high.It grinds very fast and it's very quiet. The espresso tastes, smooth, rich and the crema on top is very silky.I am still discovering and making the ... MoreI decided to buy this KF6 because I couldn't afford the two higher models from kitchenaid. I wanted larger display and 2 milk based drinks at once option, but I settled on the KF6.When I received the unit ( in 4 business days in a great condition from Coffee Warehouse ), I wasn't expecting such good quality from an entry model. The screen is actually not that small. I can read and see the icons easily. I thought the screen is going to be very small and minimal but it is very nice and readable. The settings are very easy to change( I kept most of the settings the way there were) I just changed the temperature to high.It grinds very fast and it's very quiet. The espresso tastes, smooth, rich and the crema on top is very silky.I am still discovering and making the drinks that I never had before. Will put another review in upcoming months for sure.The only downside is that there is no milk glass included in the box. You need to put the milk tube( is included) into a milk jar or directly to a milk carton.The cleaning is also very easy and quick. The unit rinses itself automatically.The grinder is removable for deep cleaning. The bean hopper is also removable for fast swap of different beans that is very smart.I love it and highly recommend it.

Great coffee making machine

It was my first time using a kitchenaid coffee machine. And honestly, it makes a really good impression not only from the outside but also what it has to offer. The coffee machine is really elegant, you can feel that it is something more than a standard coffee machine. Since we mainly drink coffee with milk, I can mainly assess this issue. I like the great coffee pouring tray which is easy to use, the water container is large enough and the drip tray itself is large. A big advantage for me is that after turning the machine on and off, it performs rinsing cycles, so there is no risk of the pipes getting clogged with coffee sediment. The coffee machine is very easy to use, two clicks and we have our favorite drink. Latte or cappuccino, just the way we like it. We can ... MoreIt was my first time using a kitchenaid coffee machine. And honestly, it makes a really good impression not only from the outside but also what it has to offer. The coffee machine is really elegant, you can feel that it is something more than a standard coffee machine. Since we mainly drink coffee with milk, I can mainly assess this issue. I like the great coffee pouring tray which is easy to use, the water container is large enough and the drip tray itself is large. A big advantage for me is that after turning the machine on and off, it performs rinsing cycles, so there is no risk of the pipes getting clogged with coffee sediment. The coffee machine is very easy to use, two clicks and we have our favorite drink. Latte or cappuccino, just the way we like it. We can set the number of beans at Darłowo, here we only have a maximum of 3 to choose from. You can set the proportions of your favorite coffee yourself, we have several options, so everyone will find something for themselves. Thanks to the milk container next to it, you can make two coffees at the same time, which helps with various events. Great coffee machine, I highly recommend it.

Homerun for Kitchenaid!

I had a different brand of superautomatic before this and there are a lot of things to really like about the Kitchenaid. First, I am only an espresso or coffee drinker so I do not care about milk and frothing. Most of my opinions are in contrast with my previous brand. This has an easily accessible water tank with an obvious sightglass to see water level from the left side. The coffee ground puck container and the drip tray are considerably larger and I can go a week without needing to empty them( I am the only one using the machine). The default settings make a perfect espresso so I have not had to mess with changing it, but the options are there if you require something different. This machine has little rollers that help you move it around the countertop, which ... MoreI had a different brand of superautomatic before this and there are a lot of things to really like about the Kitchenaid. First, I am only an espresso or coffee drinker so I do not care about milk and frothing. Most of my opinions are in contrast with my previous brand. This has an easily accessible water tank with an obvious sightglass to see water level from the left side. The coffee ground puck container and the drip tray are considerably larger and I can go a week without needing to empty them( I am the only one using the machine). The default settings make a perfect espresso so I have not had to mess with changing it, but the options are there if you require something different. This machine has little rollers that help you move it around the countertop, which is necessary for me to access the right side. YMMV.What not to like? Only two small issues, so far. The manual is one of the worst I have had for explaining everything, especially what kind of messages I might receive and what to do about them. Apparently this machine is too new to have generic cleaning tablets available so I am stuck paying Kitchenaid prices for their tabs, but that could change in the future.This is a top-of-the-line machine in many respects but it is so easy to use and makes wonderful coffee as easily as pushing just 2 buttons!

It's worth the investment and easy to use

Great functionality and intelligence go into the espresso machine. The ease of setup and usage is astounding. It requires very little work and cleans itself. ideal for people who want a real espresso drink but are on the run. Filling the water is quite easy, and the LCD alerts you when it runs low. Has the ability to be filled to the brim with beans, and it grinds them as it brews the desired beverage. You can also incorporate ground beans. Water and coffee grounds can be easily disposed of, and cleaning is made simple by the removable tray. Before and after brewing, it performs a self-cleaning function. The choice is rather straightforward: you indicate your preference for a single or double shot, the strength, the heat preference , and the type of drink. Grind and ... MoreGreat functionality and intelligence go into the espresso machine. The ease of setup and usage is astounding. It requires very little work and cleans itself. ideal for people who want a real espresso drink but are on the run. Filling the water is quite easy, and the LCD alerts you when it runs low. Has the ability to be filled to the brim with beans, and it grinds them as it brews the desired beverage. You can also incorporate ground beans. Water and coffee grounds can be easily disposed of, and cleaning is made simple by the removable tray. Before and after brewing, it performs a self-cleaning function. The choice is rather straightforward: you indicate your preference for a single or double shot, the strength, the heat preference , and the type of drink. Grind and brew time is really short, and you may decide whether to use the milk function or simply make your own beverage. My buddies immediately asked for drinks after seeing the beautifully constructed machine. This is an excellent resource to help you avoid buying Starbucks. As I have already done, I will undoubtedly continue to brew at home.