Maintenance
EssentialDescaler
Limescale is what most machines die of, and vinegar attacks the seals. A liquid descaler declared suitable for espresso machines does the same job as the maker’s own branded fluid, usually for less.
€15.90
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Melitta
Barista Smart T
Two bean hoppers and an app, from the filter-paper company
€659.00 in Black
Ordinary priceUsually between €629.00 and €729.00 (the middle half of every price we measured)
Where to buy
Updated on 10 November 2026Updated on 10 November 2026
Daily price history
Last 31 days
Lowest €629.00Now €659.00
11 Oct21 Oct31 Oct10 Nov
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| Date | Lowest price that day |
|---|---|
| 10 November 2026 | €659.00 |
| 9 November 2026 | €659.00 |
| 8 November 2026 | €659.00 |
| 7 November 2026 | €659.00 |
| 6 November 2026 | €659.00 |
| 5 November 2026 | €754.00 |
| 4 November 2026 | €744.00 |
| 3 November 2026 | €729.00 |
| 2 November 2026 | €725.00 |
| 1 November 2026 | €729.00 |
| 31 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 30 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 29 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 28 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 27 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 26 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 25 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 24 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 23 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 22 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 21 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 20 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 19 October 2026 | €629.00 |
| 18 October 2026 | €729.00 |
| 17 October 2026 | €729.00 |
| 16 October 2026 | €729.00 |
| 15 October 2026 | €729.00 |
| 14 October 2026 | €729.00 |
| 13 October 2026 | €729.00 |
| 12 October 2026 | €729.00 |
| 11 October 2026 | €729.00 |
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When the Barista Smart T drops
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Melitta is known in the Netherlands mostly for filter coffee and has been making bean-to-cup machines for years that few people have on their radar. The Barista Smart T has two bean containers and lets you save recipes per user through an app.
The milk system works with a hose into a separate carafe. That froths well and asks for discipline: rinse it after use, or it is the part that gives up first.
Who for: Anyone who wants two kinds of beans and likes adjustability.
Compared with similar machines
Against 46 other bean-to-cups between €449.00 and €949.00, on the specifications the maker publishes.
- Weight: 10.4 kg, heavier than most (usually 8.7 kg)
Specifications
Making coffee
- Type
- Bean-to-cup
- Grinder
- Built in
- Milk system
- Milk tube into a carton or container
- A tube into the supplied milk container, or into a carton. A rinse after every milk drink (Easy Cleaning), and the cleaning programme with Melitta milk cleaner every week.
- Drinks
- 15 recipes
- Burrs
- Conical steel burrs
- Grind settings
- 5
Capacity
- Water tank
- 1.8 litres
- Bean hopper
- 270 g
Dimensions
- Width
- 25.5 cm
- Depth x height
- 46.5 x 36.5 cm
- Weight
- 10.4 kg
Technical
- Pump pressure
- 15 bar
- Power
- 1450 watt
Model
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Model number
- F830-102
This is what we know for certain. Dimensions and capacities the manufacturer or the shop does not state are left out rather than estimated. A measurement or a tank volume that is not there is one we do not have.
What does it cost a year to maintain?
A worked example, not a specification: 2 cups a day (730 a year), the intervals from the maker's manual, with the water filter the maker recommends, and the lowest price in our catalog today.
- Milk cleaner · 52 a year
- Not in our catalog
- Melitta: the milk system cleaning programme every week. Melitta requires its own milk cleaner, which our catalog does not carry.
- Cleaning tablets · 6 a year
- Not in our catalog
- Melitta: the cleaning programme with a tablet every 2 months. Melitta requires its own tablets, which our catalog does not carry.
- Descaler · 4 a year
- Not in our catalog
- Melitta: descale every 3 months, at least once a year with a Melitta filter. Melitta requires its own descaler, which our catalog does not carry.
- Water filter
- Not stated
- The machine says when. Melitta gives no interval.
We cannot price anything for this machine: what the maker requires is not in our catalog, or the maker gives no interval.
How often you descale depends on your water hardness. Where the maker gives no interval for it, we leave it out rather than estimate it.
Beans, counted separately
6.57 kilos a year at 9 grams a cup: €108.34 with the cheapest kilo in our catalog, €445.45 with the dearest.
Frequently asked about the Barista Smart T
- Is the Barista Smart T a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?
- The Barista Smart T is a bean-to-cup machine.
- Does the Barista Smart T have a built-in grinder?
- Yes, the Barista Smart T grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.
- How does the Barista Smart T froth milk?
- The Barista Smart T froths milk: with a tube into a carton or container.
- How wide is the Barista Smart T?
- The Barista Smart T is 25.5 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.
- How much water does the Barista Smart T hold?
- The Barista Smart T's water tank holds 1.8 litres.
- What is the Barista Smart T's model number?
- The model number is F830-102. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.
Accessories that fit this machine
Picked on what this machine does and does not do itself
Maintenance
RecommendedPerfect Clean cleaning tablets (Melitta)
The tablets Melitta prescribes for the cleaning programme of its bean-to-cups. Its manual allows no other tablets.
€5.95
Go to bolBeans for this machine
Every bean fits every machine. What differs is the order: on a bean-to-cup the 100% arabica beans come first, because dark-roasted blends carrying robusta give off more oil and that clogs a built-in grinder sooner.
Lavazza
Lavazza Espresso Italiano Classico
€23.99per kilo
Keenly priced€23.99 · 1 kg bag
All arabica as well, like the Oro. The middle path between the soft arabica blends and the firm bar blends.
- 100% arabica
- Blend
Lavazza
Lavazza Qualità Oro
€24.26per kilo
Keenly priced€24.26 · 1 kg bag
All arabica, and so softer and more acidic than the blends carrying robusta. Anyone who finds espresso too harsh often starts here.
- 100% arabica
- Blend
De Koffiejongens
De Koffiejongens Medium Roast
€29.99per kilo
Ordinary price€29.99 · 1 kg bag
Certified organic and medium roasted. Compare the price per kilo with the branded blends: organic need not cost more.
- 100% arabica
- Blend
- Organic
illy
illy Classico
€46.00per kilo
Lowest price we have seen€11.50 · 250 g tin
A blend of nine arabicas, and per kilo a bean from the top end. The 250 g tin looks cheap and per kilo is nothing of the sort.
- 100% arabica
- Blend
What differs
Often compared with
€590.00 in Pebble Grey
Dearer than usualW 24.5 x H 38.5 cm · 1.4 l tank
With essential accessories€605.90
machine + descaler
€592.00
Ordinary priceW 24.6 x H 37.7 cm · 1.8 l tank
With essential accessories€607.90
machine + descaler