Is the Baristina Plus a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?

The Baristina Plus is a portafilter machine.

Does the Baristina Plus have a built-in grinder?

Yes, the Baristina Plus grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.

How does the Baristina Plus froth milk?

The Baristina Plus froths milk: it does not.

How wide is the Baristina Plus?

The Baristina Plus is 18.4 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.

How much water does the Baristina Plus hold?

The Baristina Plus's water tank holds 1.2 litres.

What is the Baristina Plus's model number?

The model number is BAR500/00. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

Philips

Baristina Plus

Name: Philips Baristina Plus
Brand: Philips
SKU: BAR500/00
Availability: InStock

The Baristina in stainless steel, with iced coffee

€397.00

Price verdict from 5 Dec

We have measured this price since 5 November (5 days). Lowest measured: €397.00 on 10 November. A price verdict follows on 5 December at the earliest, and only after 2 more readings.

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The Baristina Plus works like every Baristina: you pick a coffee, push the handle to the right, and the machine grinds, tamps and brews. The difference is the body, which Philips says is stainless steel, and a third button for iced coffee. You brew that onto ice cubes in the glass; Philips says the machine starts hot, then cools down and runs more slowly.

There is no milk system, so it sticks to espresso, lungo and iced coffee. It is 18.4 centimetres wide, and a cup platform for small cups is in the box. Anyone who needs neither steel nor iced coffee gets the same way of brewing in the plain Baristina.

Who for: Anyone who drinks black and iced coffee from fresh beans and wants a machine that looks the part in steel.

Compared with similar machines

Against 22 other manual espresso machines between €299.99 and €579.00, on the specifications the maker publishes.

Bean hopper: 170 g, smaller than most (usually 250 g)
Width: 18.4 cm, narrower than most (usually 28.5 cm)
Water tank: 1.2 l, smaller than most (usually 1.9 l)
Weight: 5.8 kg, lighter than most (usually 6.8 kg)

Specifications

Making coffee

Type: Portafilter
Grinder: Built in
Milk system: None
Drinks: 3 recipes
Burrs: Ceramic burrs

Capacity

Water tank: 1.2 litres
Bean hopper: 170 g

Dimensions

Width: 18.4 cm
Depth x height: 38.1 x 35.2 cm
Weight: 5.8 kg
Cord length: 80 cm

Technical

Pump pressure: 16 bar

Model

Material: Stainless steel
Warranty: 2 years
Made in: Romania
Model number: BAR500/00

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.

Descaler: Not stated; The machine says when with its Calc light. Philips recommends its own CA6700, half a bottle each time, and 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 Baristina Plus

Is the Baristina Plus a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?: The Baristina Plus is a portafilter machine.
Does the Baristina Plus have a built-in grinder?: Yes, the Baristina Plus grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.
How does the Baristina Plus froth milk?: The Baristina Plus froths milk: it does not.
How wide is the Baristina Plus?: The Baristina Plus is 18.4 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.
How much water does the Baristina Plus hold?: The Baristina Plus's water tank holds 1.2 litres.
What is the Baristina Plus's model number?: The model number is BAR500/00. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

Drinks it makes

Espresso
Lungo
Iced coffee

In the box

Cup platform
Drip tray
Drip tray cover

As the manufacturer states it. What a shop ships may differ.

Accessories that fit this machine

Picked on what this machine does and does not do itself

Maintenance

Essential

Descaler

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

Go to bol

Brewing

Recommended

Knock box

The puck has to go somewhere, and the bin clogs with wet coffee within a week. A box with a rubber bar is quieter than it sounds.

€21.95

Go to bol

Brewing

Can wait

Coffee scale

Dosing by eye is why the same machine tastes better on one day than the next. A scale accurate to a tenth of a gram, with a timer, turns pulling espresso into something repeatable.

€44.95

Go to bol

Beans 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.

Segafredo

Segafredo Intermezzo

€16.49per kilo

Lowest price we have seen

€16.49 · 1 kg bag

A blend with robusta, made for the Italian bar. Full and bittersweet, and the kind of bean a bean-to-cup grinder gets through without complaint.

Blend with robusta
Blend

Segafredo

Segafredo Espresso Casa

€18.45per kilo

Lowest price we have seen

€18.45 · 1 kg bag

Segafredo’s house blend, for anyone who also drinks their espresso with milk.

Blend with robusta
Blend

Lavazza

Lavazza Crema e Aroma

€19.99per kilo

Keenly priced

€19.99 · 1 kg bag

The classic Italian bar blend: arabica with a good deal of robusta, which is where the thick crema espresso is known for comes from. Robusta is a cheaper bean than arabica, and that usually shows in the price per kilo.