Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine vs Jura E6 Automatic Coffee Machine

One-touch milk drinks with a ceramic grinder and a brew unit you can actually take out

Scores higher on cleaning & upkeep, grinder & grind control, value for money.

The JURA that adds milk drinks, sitting between the black-coffee E4 and the E8

Scores higher on drinks & milk system, capacity & refills, ease of use.

• +$399.50 against a $1,049 median, the least expensive bean-to-cup here
• +A ceramic burr grinder, which Bosch says grinds without overheating the beans
• +One-touch espresso, cappuccino and latte macchiato with an adjustable auto frother
• +A front-access removable brew unit, so the part that gets dirtiest can actually be cleaned

• −A 1.33 litre tank, small for a machine meant to run without attention
• −No pump pressure, wattage or weight is published
• −No warranty term is published

• +Eleven drinks including cappuccino, espresso macchiato and a portion of milk foam.
• +Ten programmable coffee strength levels, where the E4 gives three.
• +A variable brewing unit that doses 5 to 16g, the same range as the dearer JURA machines.
• +CLEARYL Smart+ with automatic filter detection, which JURA says removes the need to descale.
• +Zero watt standby and a 16 serving grounds container.

• −Wi-Fi Connect is not included. The machine is app compatible and the dongle costs $75 extra.
• −JURA publishes no price on its own product page; its shop lists $1,899.
• −The warranty is two years or 6,000 brews, whichever comes first.
• −JURA does not publish the number of grind settings anywhere on the machine's page.