Jura E8 (NAC) vs Miele CM 6360 MilkPerfection

A household that wants seventeen one-touch drinks, espresso to latte macchiato, with no barista skill at all

Scores higher on grinder & grind control, ease of use, capacity & refills.

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.

• +17 one-touch specialities, from 2 x espresso and 2 x coffee to cortado, flat white and latte macchiato.
• +Automatic one-touch cleaning of the milk system, which is the part of bean-to-cup machines people most often neglect.
• +A powder chute for ground coffee, so you can make a decaf without emptying the beans.
• +CLEARYL Smart+ filter with an RFID chip that tells the machine when the filter is used up.
• +10 coffee strength levels and 7 grind settings, made in Portugal.

• −Jura publishes no price on its own page, and at $2,599.00 from a dealer it costs well over twice the Philips 4300 LatteGo on this site.
• −Cup clearance tops out at 111 mm, so tall latte glasses may not fit under the spout.
• −A 280 g bean container and 1.9 l tank mean frequent refills in a busy household.
• −The dealer lists a plastic housing, which is ordinary at this price in bean-to-cup machines but worth knowing.

• +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.