Krups EA8178 Silver

Product information

Key specs

Milk specialty preparation method

Manually with steam wand

Milk frothing method

Steam wand

Amount of maintenance

Much effort

Sturdiness

Basic

Makes 2 milk specialties in one go

Milk specialty preparation method	Manually with steam wand
Milk frothing method	Steam wand
Amount of maintenance	Much effort
Sturdiness	Basic
Makes 2 milk specialties in one go
Hot water function
Adjustable coffee strength
Adjustable water temperature

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Pros and cons

According to our Fully automatic espresso machine expert

• Via the text display, the appliance guides you through a menu of options while you brew coffee.
• You can adjust the intensity, amount, and grind size of your coffee.
• Thanks to the small size, it takes up less space on your countertop than other fully automatic coffee machines.
• You froth milk manually with the steam wand, so a cappuccino takes more time and effort to make.
• The coffee machine makes more noise than other fully automatic coffee machines with 70.5dB.

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Description

The Krups EA8178 Silver has a text display with push buttons for useful controls. You can adjust the settings on the LCD screen. There are 3 different intensities or settings for the grind size. Store your favorite recipe, like a strong espresso or mild coffee. With the steam wand, you can finish your espresso with milk foam for a homemade cappuccino. Fill the pitcher with milk and place it under the steam wand. The steam turn the milk into milk foam. Does the machine need maintenance? You'll get an automatic signal. Compared to other fully automatic coffee machines, this one isn't that large. It doesn't take up a lot of space on the counter.

The Krups EA8178 Silver has a text display with push buttons for useful controls. You can adjust the settings on the LCD screen. There are 3 different intensities or settings for the grind size. Store your favorite recipe, like a strong espresso or mild coffee. With the steam wand, you can finish your espresso with milk foam for a homemade cappuccino. Fill the pitcher with milk and place it under the steam wand. The steam turn the milk into milk foam. Does the machine need maintenance? You'll get an automatic signal. Compared to other fully automatic coffee machines, this one isn't that large. It doesn't take up a lot of space on the counter.

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Tips for using this product

Tips for using this product

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Included by default

• Manual (2.68 MB)
• Descaler
• Cleaning tablets (x2)
• Cleaning needle for the steam circuit

Included by default

• Manual (2.68 MB)
• Descaler
• Cleaning tablets (x2)
• Cleaning needle for the steam circuit

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Key specs

Milk specialty preparation method

Manually with steam wand

Milk frothing method

Steam wand

Amount of maintenance

Much effort

Sturdiness

Basic

Makes 2 milk specialties in one go

Milk specialty preparation method	Manually with steam wand
Milk frothing method	Steam wand
Amount of maintenance	Much effort
Sturdiness	Basic
Makes 2 milk specialties in one go
Hot water function
Adjustable coffee strength
Adjustable water temperature

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Reviews

534 reviews

8,6/10 (534 reviews)

Rating

204 reviews with 5 stars

5 stars 0 reviews

287 reviews with 4 stars

4 stars 0 reviews

34 reviews with 3 stars

3 stars 0 reviews

8 reviews with 2 stars

2 stars 0 reviews

1 reviews with 1 star

1 star 0 reviews

Rating per section

Cleaning

8,0

Taste

8,4

Design

8,7

Customer images

Most helpful reviews

7,2/10

Great machine but with a dangerous part

• PLEASE NOTE THE CLEANING TABLETS

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• Stoffer
• 25 March 2020
• Written for: Krups EA8150 Black
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,0/10

Great espresso for a decent price

• Great espresso
• Solid construction
• Complains smoothly about full waste compartment

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• Siccob80
• 5 January 2019
• Written for: Krups EA8110
• Automatically translated from Dutch

7,6/10

A delicious cup of coffee, but technically just bad!

• Very good cup of coffee
• Easy operation
• In 2 years already 2x return due to leakage with this specific device.

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• Hans dickerscheid
• 17 December 2016
• Written for: Krups EA8150 Black
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

Good price quality ratio!

• sleek design
• Nice compact
• Sound, but that's because of the plastic body, that's what the price is!

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• Stefan donkerbroek
• 15 July 2016
• Written for: Krups EA8150 Black
• Automatically translated from Dutch

6,8/10

Mediocre product

• Good coffee
• Milk foam after 3 weeks just milk

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• A.t. van der laan
• 5 April 2021
• Written for: Krups EA819E Quattro Force
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

Compact, graceful machine; delicious coffee!

• design
• Memory function

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• Chris magré
• 4 February 2018
• Written for: Krups EA8150 Black
• Automatically translated from Dutch

6,8/10

Worn out too quickly

• Leakage

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• Jet
• 1 September 2016
• Written for: Krups EA8150 Black
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

Compact easy to operate device.

• Easy to operate
• Quick to clean
• Sound while grinding the beans is quite loud

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• Mark van gennip
• 13 January 2019
• Written for: Krups EA8110
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,4/10

The best coffee machine I've had so far!!

• format
• maintenance
• sound

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• Aad wagner
• 14 March 2020
• Written for: Krups EA819E Quattro Force
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

A coffee machine that does exactly what it's supposed to do.

• Many possibilities
• clear settings screen
• not discovered

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• N.j. kroneman
• 22 February 2021
• Written for: Krups EA8150 Black
• Automatically translated from Dutch

7,2/10

Great machine but with a dangerous part

• PLEASE NOTE THE CLEANING TABLETS

Coffee machine is fine to use, but beware!
At cleaning moment "K" it turned out that the original cleaning tablet got stuck in the opening. When I had unscrewed everything, it turned out that there were still 3 tablets in the guide. We've had the device for almost 2 years, so who knows what happened to the previous tablets, did they end up completely in the cleaning or maybe come loose during the regular coffee process?!
Check it and if you put a tablet in the guide, push it through. It then falls on the filter/compression chamber where it is included in the correct cleaning path.

• Stoffer
• 25 March 2020
• Written for: Krups EA8150 Black
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,0/10

Great espresso for a decent price

• Great espresso
• Solid construction
• Easy to set up
• Complains smoothly about full waste compartment

When the alarm goes off in the early morning, I need motivation to throw my legs over the edge of the bed. As far as I'm concerned, a good espresso is what eases getting up. Nespresso has done this in recent years, and not without merit, but still: the freshly ground beans, adjust the strength yourself, more control... And the cups are not exactly cheap either. I have had this Krups at home for a week now to test whether this machine will make me stop using the Nespresso.

The installation is simple. However, keep in mind that the device will be flushed the first time. This is accompanied by a lot of water through the machine and the steam nozzle. Of course I hadn't read the manual and I was surprised by the fact that water was coming out of all its ends. Just mop up and move on...

After refilling the water, the beans in it (do yourself a favor and buy good espresso beans at a specialty store), grind setting on fine and the wheel on 30ml coffee it was a press of the "give me a strong espresso" button and go... The machine does everything else itself: heats up, grinds the beans (that does make noise, but the beans are hard), and then the water is pressed through the ground espresso and the espresso cup fills up nicely. The coffee is hot, the cream layer lies nicely and the remaining shuffleboard disc falls into the waste bin after a click. The device does what you expect and knows how to produce a powerful, beautiful espresso. As an extra feature, there is a thorough cleaning program that rinses everything nicely and of course the steam nozzle which is removable for convenient cleaning. Milk in the coffee is a shame, but it works fine. I think Krups has created an affordable fully automatic machine with this machine. No fuss, fancy displays or extreme setting options, but a great device for anyone who wants a little more than nespresso or (brrrrr) coffee pads.

• Siccob80
• 5 January 2019
• Written for: Krups EA8110
• Automatically translated from Dutch

7,6/10

A delicious cup of coffee, but technically just bad!

• Very good cup of coffee
• Easy operation
• In 2 years already 2x return due to leakage with this specific device.

Despite a delicious cup of coffee, Krups is not recommended. The system will leak far too quickly, which is a technical problem and inherent in the coffee brewing system itself. I've had several of these Krups devices, all of which started leaking after a few months. They are always replaced within warranty, which also leaked or repaired, but which you always have problems with.

• Hans dickerscheid
• 17 December 2016
• Written for: Krups EA8150 Black
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product number

902831

Manufacturer code

EA817810

Brand

Krups

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Via Coolblue

Old product returned for free

General properties

Type of coffee machine

Fully automatic espresso machine

Type of coffee/filling

Coffee beans

Bean hopper capacity

250 g

Double bean container

Water tank capacity

1,7 l

Way of detaching water reservoir

Lift

Hot water function

Standby mode

Coffee preparation

Preprogrammed coffee varieties

Doppio, Espresso, Lungo, Ristretto

Cold brew

Espresso extraction process

Uniform pressure

Number of cups per brew

2

Adjustable coffee strength

Adjustable coffee volume

Adjustable water temperature

Milk preparation

Suitable for frothing milk

Milk specialty preparation method

Manually with steam wand

Milk frothing method

Steam wand

Adjustable milk volume

Makes 2 milk specialties in one go

User-friendliness

Cup warmer

Controls

Buttons, Display

Adjustable user profiles

Number of adjustable user profiles

2

Coffee machine controllable via app

Not possible

Maintenance

Help with maintenance

Average help

Rinse machine after use

Automatic

Type of descaling program

Notification and support

Descaling duration

30 min

How often to descale it with water filter

Once per quarter

Brew group maintenance

Start cleaning program

Dishwasher-safe parts

None

Physical properties

Sturdiness

Basic

Casing material

Plastic

Finish

Glossy

Color

Black, Silver

Height

36,5 cm

Width

24,5 cm

Depth

33 cm

Weight

7,2 kg

Technical properties

Material water pipe

Silicon

Grinding discs' material

Stainless steel

Coffee heating system

Thermoblock

Pump pressure

15 bar

Power

1450 W

Awards

Best tested

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