Great coffee machine, took a few goes (days) to get the the right flavour and aroma and when you get there it’s great, then you just have work on the cup fill rate, I tend to jump from a cup to a mug.
Don’t be tempted to use cheap coffee beans, experiment with different brands and you’ll find the perfect coffee.

 

Great coffee machine, took a few goes (days) to get the the right flavour and aroma and when you get there it’s great, then you just have work on the cup fill rate, I tend to jump from a cup to a mug.
Don’t be tempted to use cheap coffee beans, experiment with different brands and you’ll find the perfect coffee.

 

It arrived this afternoon and the kitchen smells just like your own Costa coffee shop it’d Devine, the taste is just out of this world and you can adjust the quantity and strength so you can make it to your own taste making all of your favorites including cappuccino, latte, espresso and just plain coffee, my wife has just commented to me for all that money you would think Delonghi would have included a voucher for a bag of beans. this machine make great coffee from freshly ground beans in your own kitchen, go get one.

 

Sothis is our first ever coffee machine! I don’t drink coffee myself but before the pandemic my partner used to have a few takeaway coffees a week (usually Costa). He’s missed this with being out and about less (still in Covid times) so thought it might be a nice addition to it enjoy at home.

The machine itself is pretty sizeable, so make sure you actually measure up and consider this before you buy it. Thankfully we have a large worktop space in which to house it, without things looking crowded. The design is quite sleek and stylish and gives the feeling of a fancy cafe to your kitchen.

I was a bit daunted at the prospect of setting it up, but it was actually quite straightforward when following the instruction leaflet.

The front of the machine makes operation pretty self explanatory, because as well as having the coffee options as separate options on the buttons, there is also a graphic representation (espresso, coffee, long, Americano). I don’t have any other machines to compare it to, but I think it’s a great addition to be able to make two cups at the same time just by pressing the “x2” button.

My partner opts for a normal “coffee” in mild (mild, medium, strong being the options) and says it’s pretty comparable with takeaway coffees from Costa. Admittedly he is no coffee connoisseur but it means he’s more than happy with the machine, and it’s quite cool that we will be able to offer guests a fancy coffee when visiting.

One of the downsides, if you’re using this in the morning, may be that it’s quite loud! I don’t think it would be ideal to be using this if you get up much earlier than other family members who are still sleeping within earshot. Not an issue in our house as we’re both up at the same time, but one thing to think about.

I hadn’t thought that I would use this machine myself but on discovering the milk frother I actually realised I could make a very enjoyable hot chocolate, just like one in a cafe rather than the lacklustre thin ones you make at home. “Milk” frother is just how you refer to it, since you can obviously use non-dairy milks such as Oatly’s “Barista” vegan oat milk to great effect.

One of the main things for me about having something as a takeaway vs making it at home, is the amount of effort involved in a) making the thing and b) clearing up after the thing (cheese toasty maker, I’m looking at you!!)

Luckily there is minimal effort involved in keeping this machine going. Filling the water tank, filling the beans, emptying the grounds etc. is made simple by way of easy access. Having only used it for a short while we haven’t yet had a need to fully clean the insides, but there is a descaling product included for this purpose which will be needed before too long, since we’re in a very hard water area.

The tank holds approximately 5-6 cups so we generally don’t fill it too much, since I’m not sure it’s ideal to leave the water sitting there for days on end. I wouldn’t do this with the kettle so no reason to with this.

It’s obviously a bit of an initial outlay, but if you’re buying multiple takeaway coffees and replacing it with this, you only need to add that all up to realise that it will quickly pay for itself (and hopefully better for the environment).

 

After doing my research I picked this bean to cup espresso machine and so far I am very happy with it. Simple instructions which are quick to understand and to set the machine up for use. I like milky coffees and this makes them very well indeed. My wife like espressos and both of us are satisfied with its production. No louder than a pod machine, and quick to produce a lovely hot cup of coffee. The milk wand is also great to use and makes that lovely soft floating milk on top of the coffee . This is my 1st bean to cup machine and I am so glad I bought it.

 

So I was very excited to try this out. I have had few different models of the same De’longhi company. And this one is the best I ever had! so it comes nicely packed in the box, easy to put all parts in place. has a instuctions leaflet, testing strap, and some decalc liquid. the main coffe machine doesn’t work very loudly, has capacity for beans around 150g, can make 2 cups of expresso at the same time, can make “coffee” – this one is the strongest one. ” Long” – its more stronger than americano, but takes ages while maked 🙂 And americano – one of my favorite. I like more softer tastes, but my hubby drinks only “Coffee”.. 🙂 Has a hot water/ steam – easy to make a perfect milk for a coffee. 🙂 very easy to use and understand when somethings empty/fullfilled. but not the coffee beans – there is no light for it, you can just hear, when the machine doesn’t have them. 🙂

 

This is a nice machine albeit with fewer options than more expensive models. It’s certainly much easier, more intuitive to use than the Cuisinart Veloce Bean-to-Cup Coffee Machine | Built-In Automatic Milk Frother And Burr Grinder which was pretty complicated, produced really lukewarm milk and coffee, was a real faff to clean because of the milk cycle etc. (The machine failed in tabout 7 months, was replaced and that machine failed within a further 7, each time replaced under guarantee – all credit to customer services. But we gave the 3rd machine away unused as we were sick of the whole thing!)

It does NOT have an integrated milk function, though has an effective frothing wand whch really helps in getting decently warm coffee, reaching temperatures much in excess of the Cuisinart and better frothing. Access to the water tank, used grounds, bean filling bin etc is easy, and the grinding mechanism is east to access and therefore clean. Grind control seems effective too.

The coffee choice with this model is espresso, coffee (what does that mean I wonder!) americano and long, but that suits me.

Should you choose a deLonghi model with integrated milk use, then from what I have seen, the milk cassette and the way it attaches to the machine is infinitely superior to the Cuisinart: it’s connector slots readily into a small niche but can be removed easily after use for refrigeration. My experience with other makers is very negative regarding this, where ‘fully automatic’ really should have ‘but very fiddly, time consuming and faffy’ added to the descriptor.

I really like this machine very much. And I loved too the Dedica from the same manufacturer. The Evo in this format seems to me just the right level of convenience and truly timesaving.

And did I forget? Yes, with the right coffee beans this makes lovely coffee, which is what it’s all about.

Strongly recommended.

 

This De’Longhi Magnifica Evo is perfect for any Coffee lover. Admittedly, I am not one of them, however, my missus is. She normally has coffee which she buys when out or makes it at home but was over joyous to find this beauty ready to test. It came packaged very well and unboxing this showed it in all of it’s beauty. The Manifica Evo can make Coffee via beans grounded directly which is just awesome and as she says, truly the best way to taste coffee. It has the ability to make Espresso, Coffee, Long and an Americano and able to froth milk also!. It features a really nice, simple design and comes with a scoop and descaler as well as the manual to get going. You can set how fine you want to grind the coffee beans via the compartment at the top. The side compartment features a water tank that just slots out very easily and back in place just as much. The whole thing is sturdy and won’t suffer from falling via an accidental knock. My missus is very impressed with this machine and has transformed her mornings as well as saving her having to buy coffee elsewhere. Instructions were easy to follow but I do wish there was an all inclusive video tutorial that simplified this as, especially for me who is not someone who drinks coffee nor knows the first thing about making one. Very impressed overall and does make an excellent cup of coffee with ease whilst being easy to clean. It is pricey to get into but worth it for those who are into their coffees and want something from a top named brand. This thing is a beast on the worktop and does use up a considerable amount of space but looks exceptionally well.

 

So it took me ages to buy a new coffee machine. Mainly because the reviews always include comments like the coffee was too weak or too cold. Anyway, I read the instructions – more accurately my wife read that out to me as I didn’t have my reading glasses, but that’s kind of irrelevant. It took about 15 mins to go through the start-up process until we got the part to make coffee.

The first coffee was too small,
The second coffee was too weak,
The third coffee was just right….

So it comes down to experimenting. After about 5 goes with the strength and amount controls we got a strong americano coffee for my wife which she was very pleased with. It was hot enough, strong enough and by hitting the two cups option, had enough coffee to fill a large sized coffee mug.

We moved onto the milk steamer. It took a few goes to get the milk like I wanted it (I usually order a wet latte in a coffee shop). Fiddled with the coffee controls a little more and now I get a brilliant latte. I’m using a well known coffee store bean and I can’t really tell the difference between the coffee shop and the machine.

This is good! Will it stay good? I hope so, this was a bit of an investment for me so I’m hoping the machine will work for a good long while.

We haven’t changed the temperature settings, nor the grinding wheel and have left these to their defaults so far. So yes, good machine….

 

My 25 year old Gagia Tebe coffee machine finally gave up and a friend had this machine and recommended it to me and I’m very grateful as it’s an excellent bean to cup coffee machine. I’m now drinking more black coffee as I find the flavour even though the beans are the same better from this machine. I notice Amazon keep altering the price from about 280 to 350, so I would wait till the price comes down. Excellent bean to cup coffee machine, if I needed another machine I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another.

 

We had been using the Magnifica ESAM 4200.S for about 4 years, but it developed a fault. Had to decide between returning for repair or buying a new one, and opted to replace it with this model. So glad we did as, happy as we were with the old one, this one is smaller, less noisy and makes better coffee. We used pretty much the exact same settings as before but find the coffee richer, and stronger. Also you can get a greater volume in the cup – you set it to however full you want it whereas the old one had a max volume which was only about two thirds of a cup (we use it for Americano). So yes – very happy with it.

 

It’s easy to use, especially if you had another DeLonghi expresso machine before. If not, you will need the manual to do the settings. The coffee is good and strong but I’m using lavazza coffee beans. I don’t know if it’s the same with regular coffee beans or ground coffee.
It is a bit noisy. Easy enough to clean. Even easier to scratch the surfaces when cleaning the tray and refill the water tank. All in one, good coffee machine but far from perfect.

 

This was a replacement for our old Perfecta machine which we had had for a long time We were a bit dubious about whether the new machine’s compact size would impact on the efficiency of the machine and quality of the coffee, but so far we are very pleased with the coffee it produces. One downside is that the setting for bean strength is a manual dial, it doesn’t have numbered settings so it takes a while to find your preferred setting. It is quieter than our old machine and the more compact size means it looks less obtrusive on the worktop. Flavour obviously depends on the beans used and the type of coffee you like.

 

This is a really good machine with a number of good features that others have already listed in their reviews (granularity of the grind, cup size, coffee strength per cup, water temperature etc.) I’ve always used an espresso machine with pre-ground coffee (which, incidentally, you can still use in this machine) and have never previously used a bean-to-cup. The quality of the finished product is seriously improved! The crema it produces is excellent and I genuinely think it tastes better than top coffee shop coffee once you get your own combination of settings just right. It’s also a time saver if you’re used to filling, tamping then cleaning a manual espresso maker. For anyone interested in what type of machine to expect with an Amazon Warehouse Deal – you can probably ignore all the ‘large scratch front, small scratch side’ etc. I’ve had two and neither had any scratches at all despite the description. One had instructions and one didn’t. However, my first one leaked water everywhere each time I made a coffee but Amazon were brilliant and refunded me immediately so I just ordered another one (Warehouse again) and it’s perfect!

 

This is a really good machine with a number of good features that others have already listed in their reviews (granularity of the grind, cup size, coffee strength per cup, water temperature etc.) I’ve always used an espresso machine with pre-ground coffee (which, incidentally, you can still use in this machine) and have never previously used a bean-to-cup. The quality of the finished product is seriously improved! The crema it produces is excellent and I genuinely think it tastes better than top coffee shop coffee once you get your own combination of settings just right. It’s also a time saver if you’re used to filling, tamping then cleaning a manual espresso maker. For anyone interested in what type of machine to expect with an Amazon Warehouse Deal – you can probably ignore all the ‘large scratch front, small scratch side’ etc. I’ve had two and neither had any scratches at all despite the description. One had instructions and one didn’t. However, my first one leaked water everywhere each time I made a coffee but Amazon were brilliant and refunded me immediately so I just ordered another one (Warehouse again) and it’s perfect!