AEG PE8039M

We bought this machine 4 years ago and its been great. Always makes great coffee and the steam wand is great for frothing milk for latte's and hot chocolate. You need to use good beans and store them well, along with fresh water to get good crema on your coffee. Takes a bit of practice at first to get best out of machine but some barista training clips on you tube are helpful. Ours has the accessory drawer underneath to store the cups and hold the tray for the used grounds. We tend to use ours at weekends and holidays as a treat as its quicker to make tea on weekdays!

Machine finish is good and (touchwood) no problems to report. Go on - treat yourselves to proper coffee at home.

I totally agree with previous reviewer, the coffee dispensed is really as good as Costa. I love the steam spout element of this machine too, the kids love making hot chocolate with it. Like mentioned already takes a bit of time to get used to

This is not the easiest of machines to use, when used correctly it dispenses a perfect cuppa. Make sure enough coffee beans and water are in the tanks. Running machine on low or empty totally messes it up like running a car with no engine oil or water!

at the time it cost me just short of £1000 to buy, first one failed within 2 months, engineer did not seem to have a clue, normal practice was for him to come (a day of work for me) guess what part he thinks it needs, go away and order it, two weeks later return (a day of work for me) fit it go away, then somthing els failed, same thing again me having several days lost pay, eventualy went back to BQ had a big spit the dummy with the main kitchen guy, they agreed to replace it, it came it was fitted- two weeks- it went faulty!!! same thing he comes he orders he comes back, he fits part, he goes, it breaks down again,

this machine is rubish!!!! dont buy it,

The theory behind the AEG PE8039M machine is really nice. The finish is nice. That's where the nice part finishes. The build quality of this product is well below acceptable levels. In short I've owned this coffee machine for 5 years. In those 5 years I've had 4 complete replacements as it keeps failing in a big way. I would have had a 5th replacement but just my luck that the last machine made it JUST past 12 months old so AEG would no longer touch it.I can only say that from my point of view it look s like its the poor build quality of AEG and Electrolux. During the 4 changes the model has changed slightly each time. Sometimes they've been obvious attempts at improvement, others just to cheapen parts. Not one attending AEG engineer (including the head engineer for Europe who was sent out to my home because of the issues) has any clue how this machine works or anything about it.The final fault that brought this machine to it's end was the boiler has split and it spew's boiling water over its own internals and comes pouring out of the front. Water and electricty don't mix. One dead machine (although the grinder still works, but don't get excited I've had the machine replaced before because two grinders exploded).

I liked this AEG PE8039M coffee machine because it was fully automatic. The back up from AEG is poor. The engineer that came to look at it didn't have a clue how it worked. The parts are extremely expensive (mine was a heater, a main part) which I needed after few months. Do not reccommend. AEG do not want to know if out of guarantee. I now have a useless hole in my newish kitchen because I cannot afford to have it repaired.