The Braun Tassimo makes it to the Lordpercy.com offices and Professor Fresbrew is stirred from his slumber to give us his opinion.

The Dawn French of coffee machines big and yet beautiful, perhaps it even attracts Lenny Henry?

The Philips Senseo is a simple yet effective machine in fact so simple that Professor Freshbrew has even trained the office minions to operate it, who said the Scots didn't have a sense of humour.

Maybe not strictly in the same league of the other machines here but the Kenwood CM375 offers amazing value for money at under £50.

The M200 uses the unique Nespresso Pod System and makes life pretty simple while still producing great tasting coffee.

Gaggia world leaders in coffee machines give us the syncrony digital, built like a Volvo and like the proverbial off a shovel you can't go far wrong with one of these.

Simple yet effective, Dualit famous for their toasters and other kitchen gadgets have moved onto coffee machines.

Professor Fresh Brew reckons that this is the Rachel Stevens of coffee machines, we thought he meant its full of hot air, but no its actually an quality kitchen gadget.