
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
Go to bol
Siemens
Two bean hoppers each with its own grinder, and a cup warmer
€2,104.00
Price verdict from 5 DecWe have measured this price since 5 November (5 days). Lowest measured: €2,034.00 on 8 November. A price verdict follows on 5 December at the earliest, and only after 2 more readings.
Updated on 10 November 2026Updated on 10 November 2026
Last 6 days
| Date | Lowest price that day |
|---|---|
| 10 November 2026 | €2,104.00 |
| 9 November 2026 | €2,104.00 |
| 8 November 2026 | €2,034.00 |
| 7 November 2026 | €2,034.00 |
| 6 November 2026 | €2,034.00 |
| 5 November 2026 | €2,054.00 |
Price alert
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The TQ927E03 is the EQ.900 iAroma with two bean hoppers, each with its own grinder, so you can use, say, an espresso bean and a decaf side by side. It also has a 6.8 inch touchscreen, a baristaMode in which you set the brew parameters yourself, a 0.7 litre milk reservoir in the machine and an active cup warmer.
The difference from the EQ.900 plus is the upkeep: that one descales and cleans automatically with cartridges, this one you start with calc’nClean when the machine asks. Anyone who drinks only one bean looks at the TQ923E09 with a single hopper.
Who for: Anyone who drinks two beans side by side and is happy to start the descaling themselves.
Against 13 other bean-to-cups between €1,459.00 and €2,752.19, on the specifications the maker publishes.
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.
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.
The maker states no maintenance intervals for this machine that we have been able to read.
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.
6.57 kilos a year at 9 grams a cup: €108.34 with the cheapest kilo in our catalog, €445.45 with the dearest.
Picked on what this machine does and does not do itself

Maintenance
EssentialLimescale 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
Maintenance
RecommendedThe filter Siemens and Bosch share. It stretches the descaling interval and takes the off-notes out of hard tap water.
€24.99
Go to CoolblueEvery 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
€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.

Lavazza
€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.

De Koffiejongens
€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.

illy
€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.

Siemens · TQ927FZ3
Two bean hoppers each with its own grinder, and automatic descaling
€2,499.00
Price verdict from 17 NovW 31.5 x H 39.2 cm · 2.3 l tank
With essential accessories€2,514.90
machine + descaler

Siemens · TQ923E09
The EQ.900 with one large bean hopper and a 6.8 inch screen
€1,749.00
Price verdict from 5 DecW 31.5 x H 39.2 cm · 2.3 l tank
With essential accessories€1,764.90
machine + descaler