De'LonghiMagnifica Evo, Bean to Cup Coffee and Cappuccino Maker, ECAM292.33.SB, Silver

I've had this for roughly a few weeks now, the coffee is simply sensational. Medium or dark roast beans, either way produces fantastic results. I am typically a black coffee drinker so I didn't need any milk compartments etc, and I thought surely this would just mean more to clean anyway - the steam spout is there if and when I need it, however I haven't tested this yet.This is my first bean to cup coffee machine and I am blown away by how super convenient it is. The cleaning when you turn the machine ON and OFF is great. You might be filling the water tank up every couple of days, but so what? It's incredibly easy to do.The downside is that the manuals were awful to use - most of them were not in English so, as I had seen by other reviews, I referred to YouTube to watch some videos on how to first setup the unit, how to adjust temperature and coffee volume, and ever since I've had the best coffees I've ever tasted at home.The compartments are a breeze to remove and clean. I haven't yet done a 'deep' clean but if it isn't straight forward enough to do, I'll update this review to say how I got on. Other reviews here have said about what to look out for, or how to do it best, so I will follow that.An absolutely incredibly unit that, for the price, creates sensational coffee with the touch of a few buttons. Brilliant. Just make sure that you are using quality beans - treat yourself!

AMAZING!!There's so much I love about this machine.Firstly, and most importantly, the coffee is delicious and it smells wonderful. Nothing beats the smell of freshly brewed coffee for me....although freshly baked bread is a close second!!I have turned the machine up to full strength and I use a double shot to make my cappuccino in my reusable Costa cup.The coffee is the perfect temperature for me, although you can alter the coffee temperature.For an automatic bean to cup machine it's not overly noisy.I've read people saying that the instruction book is non-existent but my machine came with a quick start guide, an instruction book in English and the same one but in different languages.Also other reviewers mentioned that the water tank isn't large enough - well I suppose that depends on how many coffees you're making at one time but I wouldn't use water that's been sitting for days in a tank - I put in fresh water every morning. I also really like that the water tank slides out from the front - no more reaching blindly behind the machine to lift and replace the water tank.I had turned the grinder down to the lowest setting but the coffee was slowly dripping out the spouts then blocked up completely.I switched the machine off, waited 10 seconds, switched it back on and the blockage cleared. I then turned the grinder up to 3 (while the grinder was working) and all is good.The steam wand produces lovely silky smooth, frothy milk - I use Sproud Barista and it works perfectly.I have done the basic cleaning, the coffee grind collector, the drip tray (the metal part is dishwasher safe) and I've removed the brewing unit, washed it in warm water, left it to dry and refitted it - all straightforward.The machine isn't too heavy, I can lift it and move it easily myself.

My many years old DeLonghi machine was playing up a little (but still usable) and the coffee was a bit bitter. This new machine is as easy to use and makes good espresso, which is what I drink most of the time. The manual frother works well, I've tried it to make sure as guests occasionally want cappuccino. I didn't want the faff of an automatic latte maker, more cleaning and more technology to go wrong. Loses a star as I think the espresso could be a bit smoother, but this may be me not experimenting enough with grind settings, etc. To change some of the settings, you'll need the manual as the sequence of button presses is not intuitive and no confirmation that you've successfully made the change (e.g. the installation and removal of water filter). Hope this one lasts as many years as did the last DeLonghi machine I had.

This is quite a big machine and just fits under the kitchen cupboards but I knew that when purchasing. Set up is a bit of a faff but it’s well worth the effort to customise the settings. Some have said it brews weak coffee but if you use strong beans (No 5) and set the machine to always strong then you should have no complaints. The water tank is a bit on the small side especially with the filter in, though it’s no great effort to fill it. The coffee once brewed is hot (not piping) especially again if you tweak the initial set up to its hottest setting. It has a nice crème again I’ve found this also depends on the bean quality used. The milk frother is very pleasing to use, press the button it then flashes until it’s heated where upon it beeps and so is ready to froth your milk nicely for a cappuccino.I have just had to do a descale which is a bit of a mission and hopefully is not an overly regular thing. I would also recommend you don’t throw the instruction away.On the whole I’m more than happy with this machine it gets used every day and makes great coffee.One more thing is I bought this from Amazon as a second, it was nearly half price and was advertised as having scratches to the front and sides. To be honest I couldn’t see any scratches. It arrived in a plain box without the filters or descaler again all mentioned on the description and easily purchased separately. It was well worth a risk and quite happy with it.