BoschTassimo Joy TAS4502NGB Coffee Machine, 1300 Watt, Black, 1.4 Litre

OK, our faithful old Bosch Tassimo from around 2018 popped its clogs so, I had to replace it.That wasn't as easy as I'd have liked, as there are quite a few Models, many no longer the latest, or in stock, or being sold by Amazon as the Seller. So quite a few other Sellers selling off older Models.To try and save you this hassle, I am writing this to advise why I chose this Model, and then what my first impressions are.In a nutshell, it has a bigger 1.4 Litre Tank, which was the main decider, plus it's a current Model, and built with a combination of plastic and steel. There were less expensive units, but their Tanks were half the size, and the same as our old Tassimo.In the flesh it's slightly larger than our old Tassimo, which had failed as the Barcode Reader had contrived to get moisture inside of it, so was no longer able to reliably read Pod Barcodes.I have included a few images, showing both Old and New Tassimos, to show the size and Tank compartison.Main points to note are:Pod Mechanism requires a firm press to close, but test that without a Pod first, to see how it works. Basically, just make sure the Pod is properly aligned, and go for it.The area for cups narrows at the base, so large cups only fit when the drainer stand is fitted, so not a problem unless you have large tall cups.The BRITA Filter Unit is an insert into the main Tank, so a Tank within the main Tank, so this can all be removed. You do NOT need to use this. I took ours out.A BOSCH Blender Container fits perfectly with the Drainer Stand removed, so ideal if making Bulletproof Coffee with Butter (we went Carnivore a couple of years ago)!The Hot Water Pod is different to the older Model, as the Barcode Reader is at the front on the new Tassimo whereas it's on the side on the old one, so no need to keep the old Hot Water Pod, as it's no use.The Water Tank goes in and out better than on the old Tassimo, albeit it is at the rear, so you may need to consider that depending on where you will be using it. You will need easy access to the rear for example.Seems to make coffee as well as the older one so, I'm happy with that.The bigger Water Tank is definitely a huge improvement. So it looks like a good investment, and even better if you can buy it on a Deal Day.

Great value and quality

I love my machine there is plenty of flavors to choose from and the machine is very easy to use and cleaning is easy. You can have a lovely brew with in 30 seconds. Value for money and leakproof and very compact to store in my kitchen. Only gripe is the price of the pods but that’s why the machine is cheap I suppose

I've just received this today to replace my old 2ltr Tassimo machine. Easy to set up. Not too keen on the fact that the water tank doesn't have a removable lid to fill it up in situ, so you have to faff around pulling out the machine to remove the water tank. Pod lid is quite stiff but will hopefully loosen up in time. Overall, a nice addition to my kitchen.

Love this I can now have a nice hot chocolate when ever I want and just like the ones you go pay a fortune for. Hubby likes coffee so his happy to be having a nice cup of coffee without having to go out. We will be happy saving money now.

I had the very same model previously and got great service from it. Till the pods started to explode however as it was so easy to work I went for another one and I’m very happy with it.

Perfect machineEase of useNot noisyCompact

Excellent machine highly recommend