The Talea Touch will automatically dose and grind the correct amount of coffee, tamp, brew, dispense the used grounds into an internal used grounds container, all at the touch of an icon.
Advantage: Your machine tells you when it needs to be refilled or cleaned. The touch screen display allows you to customize your beverage to your specific taste.

The Milk Island is a unique Saeco development for all Talea models. In fact, it is the key function for all milk frothing connoisseurs. Whether you prefer espresso macchiato, cappuccino, latte macchiato or any other speciality, the preparation of creamy foam takes just a matter of seconds. The Milk Island is available in glass with a total capacity of 0.4 or 0.8 litres.
Advantage: The convenient, dishwasher safe glass carafe makes clean up quick and easy, with no mess.

The Pannarello frothing device dispenses steam in three different directions and makes it easy to froth milk for cappuccinos and lattes. It also dispenses hot water for making hot drinks and soups, and is completely removable for easy cleaning.
Advantage: With Pannarello frothing device, you can still froth milk to create your favourite drinks, such as lattes and cappuccinos, even withouth the Milk Island accessory.

Saeco's new patented international exclusive: SBS (Saeco Brewing System) is the avant-garde technology which has changed the world of coffee machines. This ingenious system allows you to make an infinite variety of coffee beverages at the mere twist of a knob. Whether it is an intense Italian ristretto or an American-style long coffee SBS satisfies all tastes, giving a full flavour and a truly unique creamy layer.
Advantage: This creates an infinite amount of brewing choices for making everything from the strongest ristretto shot of espresso with a thick crema, to a milder coffee with less crema.

Rapid Steam technology reduces the normal waiting time between coffee brewing and steam output to just a few seconds, so you can froth milk to make cappuccinos, lattes, and macchiato coffee at the simple turn of the steam knob.
Advantage: With Rapid Steam you are able to froth milk easily to create your favourite drinks, such as lattes and cappuccinos.

Taste the full aroma of coffee beans in every cup! The Saeco Aroma System consists of a pre-brewing cycle in which the coffee grounds are moistened for a few seconds, causing them to swell, which will ensure optimal flavour extraction before water is forced through the grinds. Once brewed, the coffee is forced through a small chamber and out the brew head with a thick crema, which retains the coffee's rich flavourful taste.
Advantage: You experience coffee’s fullest aroma and taste!

The OptiDose system allows the machine to change the amount of beans used for each beverage, from 7 to 10.5 grams. Adjusting the amount of coffee changes the flavour of the espresso from weak to strong.
Advantage: Simple and Easy! You can customize every cup of coffee according to your individual tastes.

The Talea Touch features a powerful pump, rated at 15 bars (217.6 psi) of pressure. Traditional Italian coffee requires this steady pressure to produce a premium extraction.
Advantage: You brew authentic Italian coffee right in your own home.

The Talea Touch is designed with three fully programmable brew settings. To program, simply touch one of the drink icons and follow the on-screen instructions. With each drink, you can program the quantity of espresso dispensed, temperature of the espresso, the amount of ground coffee used and more.
Advantage: If there is more than one coffee drinker in the house, each can have their coffee exactly the way they like it.

The ceramic disc grinder is Saeco's most recent innovation, available in all new models of the Saeco range of automatic coffee machines. After careful research, Saeco finally chose this material to put an end to grinding with metal components. Ceramic is inert, and thus ensures the best results without altering the flavour of the coffee. The new ceramic disc grinder also provides a more consistent grind, allowing perfect dosing and blending, and giving you more control over the density and body of your coffee.
Advantage: The ceramic disc grinder grinds considerably quieter than steel burr grinders.

The pre-ground bypass doser allows your machine to skip over the grinder in order to use decaffeinated or flavoured pre-ground coffee.
Advantage: Versatility! Everyone can have a coffee no matter what their bean preference.

The motorized drip tray can be easily raised or lowered allowing different cup sizes. Espresso cups or glasses can easily be accommodated. It is also removable for easy cleaning.
Advantage: No matter what coffee mood you’re in, we can fit the mug that goes with it.

The heart of the Talea Touch is the patented removable brew group. This device will dose, tamp, brew, and dispense the coffee in one cycle. The brew group can be easily removed at the push of a button, for convenient rinsing and cleaning.
Advantage: A one of a kind feature, making your machine easy to maintain and ensuring the same cup of coffee each time you brew.

A single drawer comes out from the front of the machine containing the cup tray and a drip pan. Made of durable ABS plastic, it cleans easily in soap and water. (Not dishwasher safe.)
Advantage: It’s always there to prevent spills.

Small wheels have been placed on the base of the machine to simplify general maintenance and cleaning. The entire machine will rotate with a light push for easy accessibility of all the components.
Advantage: Even if you don’t have a lot of counter space to spare, with a light push from side to side, all parts of the machine can easily be reached.

Stack several porcelain cups on this large and convenient heating surface. Pre-heated cups help to retain the espresso's crema, allowing the coffee's aromas to develop.
Advantage: It’s a simple way to ensure your best espresso, and give you a convenient way to display your cups!

The Aqua Prima water filter was developed to remove impurities from your water that alter the taste of your coffee. The Aqua Prima water filter’s purpose is to improve the taste of your coffee while protecting your machine from limescale damage.
Advantage: Your coffee’s water is purified without compromising on taste, no matter where you live.

The digital clock displays either a standard or 24-hour time and date format. It is easily programmable, allowing you to set the time that the Talea Touch turns on or off every day and choosing which days of the week to use this feature.
Advantage: Wake up each morning with your machine ready and waiting to make you a perfect cup of espresso.