Gaggia Cadorna Prestige vs Miele CM 6360 MilkPerfection

Home users wanting a fully automatic bean-to-cup machine with integrated milk carafe and multi-beverage capability

Scores higher on grinder & grind control, value for money, kitchen fit & noise.

Miele's mid-range machine: 14 coffee and milk drinks, two at a time, eight user profiles and app control

Scores higher on cleaning & upkeep, build quality & warranty.

• +An integrated milk carafe with an automatic cleaning cycle that froths twice and then removes itself for the fridge
• +A 100% ceramic grinder with 10 settings, and pre-brewing pause before extraction
• +Made in Italy, with a Quick Heat boiler and a 1.5 litre tank

• −$1,049, and $50 more than the Philips 4300 LatteGo
• −Black ABS bodywork on a machine at this price
• −One-year warranty, where Breville and Philips publish two

• +The brew unit comes out to be rinsed by hand.
• +Two coffees or two milk drinks at once, with OneTouch for Two.
• +Eight user profiles, and app control over Wi-Fi as standard.
• +Milk flask, milk pipework and siphon are dishwasher-safe.

• −$2,999 for 14 coffee and milk drinks; a Philips 4300 does the basics for a third of that.
• −Only five grind settings.
• −Miele's own documents give two different milk flask sizes, 0.5 and 0.7 litres.