Kitchenaid Kf8 Automatic Coffee Maker Kitchenaid Color: Cast Iron

KitchenAid KF8 Automatic Coffee Maker (5KES8558)

Fully automatic espresso machine with grinder, built-in milk system, and color touchscreen display. Prepares espresso, black coffees, and milk-based drinks, as well as dispensing hot water and frothing plant-based drinks.

• Over forty preset drink programs and separate user profiles allow you to save your settings and play your favorite drinks without readjusting.

• Coffee strength, brewing temperature, body, milk-to-froth ratio, water amount, and the order of adding coffee and milk can be adjusted, ensuring consistent brewing.

• The brewing group is removed by tilting the housing and turning a lever, so ongoing maintenance requires no tools.

• Single-coil heating reduces waiting time and maintains a stable temperature throughout the brewing cycle, while the one-piece design is less susceptible to leaks.

• The removable bean container with a tight-fitting lid preserves coffee freshness and simplifies cleaning the interior of the machine.

• Hidden wheels in the base allow the coffee machine to be moved across a countertop or pulled out of a cabinet for service.

• The plant-based beverage frothing mode expands the range of dairy beverages you can prepare beyond cow's milk.

• Features include a cup warmer, brewing area illumination, brew pause, auto shut-off, water filter with hardness setting and cleaning notifications.

• Espresso, Espresso Lungo, Ristretto, coffee and Americano

• Milk drinks: cappuccino, Caffè Latte, Latte Macchiato, Flat White, Cortado, Macchiato, coffee with milk

• Frothed and warm milk and plant-based drinks

• Hot water, including the green tea program

Material and technology

• Body made of 430SS stainless steel and ABS plastic - the metal housing covers the device from all sides, which allows it to be placed also on a kitchen island.

About the series

• This model belongs to the KitchenAid Espresso collection, developed and manufactured in Switzerland.

• KESMC milk container

• Milk hose

• Measuring cup / filter mounting bracket

• KESWF water filter

• KESCT8 brew group cleaning tablets

• Type: Automatic espresso machine

• Capacity of removable water tank: 2.2L

• Capacity Bean container weight: 270 g

• Milk container capacity: 780 ml

• Power: 1450 W

• Voltage: 220 - 240 V

• Frequency: 50/60 Hz

• Cord length: 110 cm

• Body material: 430SS stainless steel and ABS plastic

• Product dimensions (H x W x D): 36.3 x 26 x 47.3 cm

• Packaging dimensions (H x W x D): 54 x 58.4 x 38.1 cm

• Net weight: 12.7 kg

• Gross weight: 16.8 kg

• Pump pressure: 15 Bar

• Heating technology: Single thermocoil

• Heating ready time: less than 40 s

• Number of grinding degree settings: 7

• Size of the brewing unit: 7 - 14 g

• Brewing temperature adjustment: low - medium - high

• Number of preset programs: over 40

• Number of user profiles: 6

• Number of menu languages: 12

• Display: color, touchscreen, 5 inches/12.7 cm

• Certificates and awards: Quiet Mark, Red Dot Design 2024

• Country of origin: Switzerland

Use and maintenance

• The brewing group should be removed and washed periodically - the device will automatically signal when cleaning is needed.

• Dedicated KESCT8 tablets are used to clean the brewing group.

• It is worth setting the water hardness in the menu according to local conditions and using a water filter.

• Pre-ground coffee can be brewed in a separate mode, without using the grinder.

Who is it for

A solution for household members who want to prepare café-style drinks at home and have full control over them, and at the same time want quiet operation and an appliance that looks good left on the counter.