Makes great coffee for a reasonable price
I bought this coffee machine 3 years ago. I took on board the reviewer who suggested using bottled water . ( ignore the red descaler light ) I do run the descaler program every now and then using a much cheaper descaler than the on supplied with the machine. Our water has has a high ph content. This machine makes great coffee . We use it every day . I wound highly recommend.

Good Coffee and adaptable
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….

This machine is so easy definitely would say yes
I love this coffee machine so easy to use once you have sussed it out how to make coffee and it’s not that hard. You would be totally shocked as to how easy it is to use. It’s far better that I have had before plus it not my first DELONGHI machine. Although I didn’t take the extra warranty out. Now as soon as it arrived I did take a warranty out but I took it out with Domestic & General who all my electrical appliances are and have always been covers by. That’s the only reason I didn’t take the one that’s actually for sale with the machine. I would advise if you bought this machine and you would be mad to buy a different one if this is around the figure you want to pay I definitely definitely do recommend. Also as o was saying any appliances I would advise a warranty. I just wanted to keep all my warranty’s together with the same company

Nice coffee machine
Bought this machine to replace my caffe corso machine which I gave to my daughter. So far I’m happy with the magnifica which is slightly smaller and quieter. Cleaning the grounds tray seems easier. Only criticisms are that the water reservoir could be bigger and the lights are difficult to see if you locate the machine in the sunlight.

Compact Machine
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.

Fantastic machine - many ways to tailor your coffee to your own taste
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!

New to Bean to Cup
I purchased my Delonghi Magnifica in mid June. There was a slight problem which Amazon attended to with zeal and politeness. I love coffee and my dream was a coffee machine in my home. The unit I purchased was about 300 sterling. I adore the unit. There is a plethora of video’s on YouTube which will walk you through any issue. The manner in which Amazon dealt with me explains why they are taking over the World in retail. I urge you to treat yourself to a beans to cup coffee maker, you will not be disappointed.

Fantastic Machine
Fantastic machine, takes both ground and beans make maverlous coffee, milk frother is amazing.
Easy to clean the only slight problem is the water tray fills up quite quickly because it self cleans everytime it starts and when it switches off.
Not cheap but worth the money

it takes time to get the bes
For the money it is a reasonable machine. Out of the box it did not work, I had to phone DeLonghi and talk to an engineer to go through a sequence that reset the logic so it would work. Not difficult but the help number they give you in the box is out of service so a search on the internet was needed to find a number for their service department. After a few minutes of covid announcements I was eventually put through, chap who answered was very good. Very helpful and would not end the call until he was sure I was happy. It then takes quite a few wasted coffees to get to the exact settings that you need for the flavour and crema you want. I have invested in a separate grinder so I can have some different flavour and strength options, the built in hopper for the built in grinder is not convenient for anything other than you daily usual beans. The milk steamer is not at all brilliant, it heats the milk but I have yet to achieve a decent froth for a cappuccino. All in all a good competent machine, but not one for a serious barista.

Easy to use fresh tasty coffee in a minute, beans or ground
First thing the coffee it makes is great and easy. Added bonus…if you want a change from your regular beans you can just pop a scoop of ground coffee in the top and make a cuppa that way.
Replaced a barista style machine with bean grinder and frothing wand. Read the instructions first! The settings from the factory where it was tested are a good baseline, but if you are like me and twist every knob to make sure everything turns and works you better remember roughly where they were. For a standard coffee you just turn on wait 30 seconds for warm up and press the button. Hey presto smooth rich coffee within 30 seconds.
There are lots of clunks and whirs inside the machine at startup as it does it’s cleaning cycle (and when it shuts down), but not as loud as using an external grinder.
The really good thing: awesome steam power on the milk frother quickly gives you really quick hot frothy milk.
The niggly thing: the grounds collector needs a bit of jiggling to be in correctly.
The annoying thing: After you’ve used the steam wand it can take up to 10 minutes before you can get another coffee. This is waiting for things to cool down. The hack is to run hot water through the steamer until the coffee cup symbols stop flashing (about 10-15 seconds).

Pays for itself if you're using pods now.
Bought to stop all the plastic waste my previous machine created, should have got this first. I used to spend at least 50 a month on the plastic pods, now I spend about a tenner a month on the beans, saving 40 a month. I’ve already had it 4 months so it has almost half paid for itself already, and the spent grinds go in my wormer rather than staying encased in a plastic pod in a landfill site somewhere. Only downside is you can’t vary the flavours easily like you can with the pods, but a small price to pay for all the benefits it brings.

Pays for itself if you're using pods now.
Bought to stop all the plastic waste my previous machine created, should have got this first. I used to spend at least 50 a month on the plastic pods, now I spend about a tenner a month on the beans, saving 40 a month. I’ve already had it 4 months so it has almost half paid for itself already, and the spent grinds go in my wormer rather than staying encased in a plastic pod in a landfill site somewhere. Only downside is you can’t vary the flavours easily like you can with the pods, but a small price to pay for all the benefits it brings.

Great machine, great features, great coffee.
I’ve been a Nespresso/Starbucks pod user for many years until my Nespresso machine began leaking for the second time, so I decided to try something different. I didn’t want to go too mad price wise initially and, looked at the De’Longhi Magnifica bean to cup machine reviews and decided to buy one. Probably the best 252 I’ve ever spent. I’ve been using Starbucks coffee beans at 15 kg which works out at about 11p per cup. That’s a third of the price of Starbucks pods by the way, and more like a quarter the price of Nespresso ones. Not only that, it makes a great coffee exactly to your liking with your preferred coffee bean. Personally, I like Starbucks Dark Roast.

Excellent.
After looking at several coffee machines with a built in grinder I finally settled for this one, I have used it several times a day every day since I purchased it 2 years ago and it is still in great condition.

I have had to descale it a few times but not very often, it warns you when you have to descale it.

The milk steamer works great, very easy to use but not so easy to master when trying to be like the baristas in the coffee shops.

If you’re a coffee lover then stop settling for freeze dried or grinding your own beans or having to wait for 5 minutes for the coffee to brew. This machine will do it for you.

Great coffee machine and good value for money
Firstly I’ve had this coffee machine for a few months now and I can definitely say the coffee from this machine is very nice. You can change all sorts of settings to design your perfect cup. The steamer is brilliant and you can hone (or try to) your latte art. So that’s the ultra positive element, the slightly off putting for some is the noise level it is quite a noisy machine so 5am coffees mean doors are getting shut this doesn’t really affect us as we shut the door and it’s not that bad. The 2nd slight annoyance is the consistent de-scaling indicator that comes on all too regularly now this is a mixed point for me as we live in a hard water area so if we actually want our machine working in a year or so and want to keep it working well then regular de-scaling is a must to be honest so it depends how much you value your machine. We’ve kept it clean and look after it and so far have had nothing but amazing coffee and a nice machine on display. Overall we’re very happy and nothing about this machine causes us any issues 🙂

Makes decent coffee and simple enough to use my 2 year old can do it.
So to completely honest I didn’t pay full price for this item, I got it from amazon warehouse as a used item at a significantly reduced price. That being said, now I have used it I would pay full price if I had to buy it again (and there was no warehouse options).

As for the machine, it’s fairly big but still fit’s nicely on my worktop under my kitchen cabinets. It’s a little noisy but not that much more than the Tassimo I’d been using previously. Noisiest part is the bean grinding but only last a few seconds so it’s no big deal.

Using it is easy enough once you get the dials set how you like it. As the headline says my two year old won’t let anyone make their own coffee, he has to do it (Just need to get him to keep that up when he’s a teenager ). Cleaning is easy enough too just rinse the trays under the tap and every week or 2 pull out the infuser and let it soak in some warm water for a few minutes then rinse it off as well.

The important part however is the coffee.

If I’d written this a few weeks ago I’d have said it’s on par with my previous Tassimo, that is until i actually had a Tassimo coffee again at my mother-in-law’s. Seems this machine has spoiled me somewhat as the Tassimo coffee tasted bitter and very burnt in comparison. So, considering I’ve not exactly been using super expensive premium beans, the coffee is very good. Perhaps not quite on par with Starbucks or Costa, but more than close enough for the price.

Bean to cup
Up there with one of the best things I’ve ever purchased. Have owned this machine for nearly 18 months and used on a 2-3 times daily in a very hard water area with no major issues. Have descaled once using a big bottle of generic descaler from Amazon that worked just as good as the branded stuff.
I tend to avoid the more oily beans as I don’t think they work great in this. I would also recommend keeping the water level in the dial closer to the espresso level and topping up with water from the kettle as it gets to a higher temp. You can get a nice strong coffee if you tune the dials correctly.
I don’t make many lattes/cappuccinos but when I have they’ve turned out decent but you’ll struggle to get that dense foam you need.
My only slight negative is that over time the used puck/waste container has become more sensitive so it now shows as full after only 3 or 4 cups.
I got this on a used warehouse deal for 150 but would have paid double, I’ve seen this machine in pubs and small hotels so I have no doubt that it’s built to last. I would not hesitate to buy again if it broke as although the coffee isn’t a 10/10 it’s a two button push for a solid 7 every morning.

Great coffee machine if a little noisy
This is quite a large bean to cup coffee machine but over the nearly 6 months we have had it (lockdown essential) it’s been reliable and consistent in providing great coffee.

The only niggles we have are that it’s quite noisy – especially during start up when it makes 40 or so loud grunting noises whilst presumably self cleaning. The grinder when making your coffee is also quite loud.

It should be noted that we haven’t used the milk frothed because we have a separate machine for milk foaming.

To summarise this is a great coffee machine and maintenance has been low/non-existent over the last few months. And we have used it multiple times a day, every day! Haven’t had to descale it yet as we have had to with other machines we have owned from other manufacturers. Just be mindful if you like a quiet kitchen!

Beans all the way!
Very happy with this addition to the kitchen. Purchased this at the start of lockdown as a replacement/upgrdae for my Nespresso machine. Machine is very easy to use and the coffee is fantastic. Machine is great value for money.

I like i
This being my first bean to cup coffee machine I didn’t want to spend too much on one, but at the same time I didn’t want to buy something cheap that I might want to replace soon. This machine suits me down to the ground, it does what I need it to and does it well. Now, I am no coffee aficionado but I do enjoy a good cappuccino and this machine makes them to the standard I would expect from a good coffee shop.

It was relatively straight forward to set up by following the instructions which also told me how to set the water hardness and change the temperature settings.

I’ve read a few reviews that say it is messy or hard to clean, but can’t say I’ve had any problems. I clean it regularly and most of the time there is a few bits of coffee grind to clean up, but what do you expect it’s a messy business grinding all those beans.

I would recommend this machine for those folk not wanting to spend a fortune on a bean to cup coffee machine who like a decent coffee without seeking the full barista experience.

I like i
This being my first bean to cup coffee machine I didn’t want to spend too much on one, but at the same time I didn’t want to buy something cheap that I might want to replace soon. This machine suits me down to the ground, it does what I need it to and does it well. Now, I am no coffee aficionado but I do enjoy a good cappuccino and this machine makes them to the standard I would expect from a good coffee shop.

It was relatively straight forward to set up by following the instructions which also told me how to set the water hardness and change the temperature settings.

I’ve read a few reviews that say it is messy or hard to clean, but can’t say I’ve had any problems. I clean it regularly and most of the time there is a few bits of coffee grind to clean up, but what do you expect it’s a messy business grinding all those beans.

I would recommend this machine for those folk not wanting to spend a fortune on a bean to cup coffee machine who like a decent coffee without seeking the full barista experience.

Wish I’d bought soone
Best thing I have bought from Amazon for a long time! Whilst I am not a complete coffee connoisseur I do enjoy having nice coffee. I purchased this machine for Christmas and have used it every single day for the last 18 months.

I use it in combination with a Nespesso Aeroccino Milk warmer (this reduces the amount of cleaning of the coffee machine required and the water usuage.

Cleaning is pretty straight forward and only needs to be done every other month, although emptying the coffee granules bin is quite regular.

It took a little bit of experimented with the grind, coffee amount and strength setting but once dialed in it makes great coffee.

With bags of beans only 1.50 from Aldi why would you not have great coffee!

Poor instructions but great bean to coffee machine
It was a little difficult to work out how to use it at first as the instructions do not read well but found a few clips on you tube and cracked it !! It will take about 4 or 5 cups of coffee to find out what strength suits you and I would not advise anyone to buy to much of one type of coffee – shop around find what you like, there are some really excellent shops on line and we have found that if the beans have o ly been roasted a few days previously the smoother the coffee which is much nicer.
Would highly recommend

4 YEAR REVIEW: Great machine. Couple of quirks.
I bought a De’Longhi Magnifica because I wanted good bean-to-cup lattes during a night shift after all the coffee shops had closed. For 3 years, I had the best coffee in Glasgow after 10pm.

THINGS I LIKE:
It makes perfect espresso. That’s the most important thing. This means your barista drinks are predictably good. That includes using beans (my knob is set to 9 o’clock) or ground coffee (turn strength knob to 0/spoon symbol). Since moving a year ago, it’s been in my bedroom in London. To my surprise and delight, the water from the steam spout (steam dial on without pushing the steam button) is indeed hot enough for good tea (about 85’C), which obviates the need for a separate kettle. The steam spout is just fine for making milky drinks (hot milk for hot chocolate too). The machine is easy to clean (not descale), which I do about once every 4-6 weeks. I love that I have a one-stop appliance for any hot drink I want.

THINGS I DON’T LIKE:
The main issue with the machine is that the path of the beans from the grinder to the filter includes a hole which is slightly too narrow. If you open the central lid on top, you can see what I’m describing. Sometimes when using beans, enough of the ground coffee falls down the chute after the grinder that it touches the top edge. This can lead to an amount of freshly ground coffee coming out of the grinder in one go, which blocks the hole above the filter and causes the coffee to back up into the place where you normally put ground coffee. The machine will flash the “grounds full” light, indicating it didn’t get any coffee to use. A little jab into the powder from the top of the machine will clear the blockage and make the coffee fall onto the filter. IMPORTANT: In the early days, I got very frustrated about clearing the blockage and pressing the button for more coffee, grinding another amount of beans, wasting loads of freshly ground and sometimes expensive coffee. One day I realised that clearing the blockage onto the filter was functionally the same as starting with ground coffee as this machine can also do. So, after clearing the blockage with a couple of pokes from a pastry brush or spoon handle, I turned the strength knob to 0/spoon symbol and the machine began pouring on the coffee that had fallen onto the filter, and didn’t grind a new batch (which makes a mess of ground coffee inside the machine). No coffee is wasted this way. Just remember to turn the knob back or you’ll wonder why the machine isn’t grinding beans when you push for your next coffee.
The only other thing I don’t like is that isn’t ideal is that the pressure from the steam nozzle is not that high, which means steaming milk takes about 2 minutes. The results are fine, it’s just a bit slow, and you won’t get the same amount of foam as you would from a coffee shop machine.

CLEANING:
When you open the front, you remove the tray, the grounds box, and the filter box at the heart of it. The tray cover comes off and the red overflow indicator comes out. I rinse each piece under cold water, just using a brush to get the grounds off, and that’s fine.

DE-SCALING: I’ve done it each time the light has come on, which is 3 times in 4 years. The first and last times, I used the de-scaler that comes with the machine. The 2nd time, I used the descaling instructions but with ordinary distilled spirit vinegar diluted 2 parts vinegar, 1 part water instead, and that worked perfectly fine. I’ll never buy their de-scaler, it’s very strong but unnecessary. The only reason I used it last time was that I found some when I moved. If the light goes off after a vinegar wash, the vinegar has worked and the de-scaler is not needed.

TIPS:
1. I took the outer part off the steam adapter and never put it back on. It’s annoying to clean, anyway. If I ever make a milky drink, I just use the inner spout that attaches to the nozzle. The higher the end of the nozzle in the milk, the more foam you’ll get. 2. 99% of the time I don’t have anything attached to the steam pipe, which means when making tea I can leave it to fill a cup on the tray instead of holding the cup under the nozzle off to the side of the machine. There is a little bit of splashing from the hot water drips when using the nozzle this way. 3. I rarely make milky drinks now, so I use the milk jug to catch the water from the cycle when the machine turns on and off, and pour it away every few days. This is much easier than taking out the drip tray, which is shallow and so easy to spill when it’s full. 4. I’ve found that the best coffee comes from having the grinder set to 3, and both the size and strength knobs at 9 o’clock. These things all affect each other, but this is the closest to barista espresso I’ve found, without wasting too much coffee. You can always top it up with water from the nozzle (don’t push the steam button, just turn the steam knob).

I use this machine literally every day. If you’re considering this machine, I buy do it!
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much better than older models
i love that i dont have to load and unload the coffee, also it rinses itself when you turn it on/off which is great. it is already set on 30 min so i left it as it is because it suits me. the coffee is hot and creamy, it does make a difference when you change the amount of coffee and the grinding level. the machine has a few users in the house, we all know what we like so we change the settings all the time. we did have a few cups of trials and errors until we found out what we like. as with all delonghi machines, the steam is so loud! but the pressure is good and the temperature is high, all you need is one of those frothing cups with a narrow mouth or you will splash a lot. we like Lavazza beans, it is slightly cheaper when you buy 1 kg bags compared to ground coffee and the taste is a few notches up. we haven’t used the ground coffee function yet…

Relisble, simple to use and the best you'll get for the money
My dad has had this machine for 6 years (he loves it), and I have used it frequently over that time, so I bought it knowing what I was getting.

If you love americano’s it’s the easiest machine ever, and I can make my morning latte in less than two minutes. Now I’m no longer buying a coffee each morning on the way to work it has almost paid for itself in the 2 months I’ve had it

Yes its quite loud when grinding beans, so I would avoid making a midnight espresso if in close proximity to anyone sleeping.

I’ve been pretty impressed with the steam wand – given it’s a budget machine. It is however very slow to switch back to coffee making mode after you have used it – so make the coffee first then steam. Its easy to programme, not too needy on maintenance and simple to clean.

Buy yourself some good coffee beans, play around with the settings a bit and you will never look back!

Love i
Makes great coffee and fluffs the milk well as long as you keep the plastic nozzles clean, I use filtered water and the machine lights up when it needs de scaling which I use there brand liquid to do so bought online, doesn’t leave the machine stinking and tasting foul like the cheap aldi style stuff you can buy which should only be used for taps sinks and so on, you need to find tune the grind size, amount dispensed and water amount per cup but the result is a dependable cup after cup once of course you have sorted your beans out, suggest you try lidl columbian supremo or m & s columbian haven’t found any locally freshly roasted beans which cost three times the price any better but we all like different things, everyone seems to likes my coffee and comments on it but it is a tad noisy on start up and shutdown and I’m operation for that matter but you get used to it, if I ever get another machine I will get one with an integrated milk dispenser but they cost a lol more, got my machine on a sale about 130, what a steal they were 600