De'Longhi Eletta, Fully Automatic Bean to Cup Coffee Machine, Cappuccino and Espresso Maker, ECAM 44.660.B, 2 liters, Black

Product Information

We think the best automatic coffee maker is the Delonghi Eletta. It can produce a variety of coffees, including cappuccino and caffelatte, with a single button press. You can also choose from a variety of froth settings to get your ideal coffee. Why Are Bean-to-Cup Machines so Expensive?

Use pre-ground coffee or grind your own beans to release the true flavour, with a choice of 13 grinding settings to ensure the perfect flavour.

Fits the Following Models

All you need to do is pay the Take 3 amount shown on your statement, by the due date and you'll pay no For the freshest coffee I would highly recommend you use fresh beans where possible, but if for some reason you can’t, then you can also use pre ground coffee in the Eletta Cappuccino. Pump machines are great if you want to produce espresso manually. You need to tamp, grind and craft your espresso without the automated features of a bean-to-cup machine. While coffee enthusiasts may love making their coffee by hand, it’s a slow process that requires patience and skill.

So whether you prefer more milk or more dense foam in your coffees, you will be satisfied. All you have to do is set the regulator and let it know exactly the ratio of foam to use. If its late at night you can even have a glass of just hot milk. While the foam is excellent and far more consistent than a manual frother, it doesn’t quite match up to a professional barista.Allows you to create frothy cappuccinos and milky lattes. Pod machines and many bean-to-cup options have this built-in, whereas others including espresso have a wand. Enjoy perfect Expressos, delicious Cappuccinos and silky milk drinks at the touch of a button with the De'Longhi Eletta Cappuccino bean to cup machine. Boasting the new LatteCrema System for the perfect mix of milk and coffee beverages and a Long Coffee button with an extra brewing cycle for intense aroma and flavour. The cleaning is also pretty simple, as we alluded to in the previous section. It is all automatic. When you have finished making your drink, turn the milk dial to the ‘Clean’ position and it will run hot water through the system to rinse it out. To descale the system, simply select ‘Descale’ from the menu on the user interface – it will instruct you what to do from there. The Eletta Taste Test Yes the De Longhi Ecam44 660 B Eletta comes with a full 2 year UK based warranty. Although you shouldn’t need to call on it, as this is a product built to last. The average life span is 8-10 years. Reasons I wouldn’t recommend

While all the models on this list can produce coffee from beans, the Oracle is truly automatic. It grinds, tamps and doses the coffee – and can also automatically texture the milk. Considering milk texture is one of the most difficult parts of making a high-quality cappuccino, this is a welcome feature. Known for their high-quality products with a focus on design, Delonghi are amongst the most popular home appliance manufacturers. The company is based in Italy and, aside from coffee machines, produces gelato makers, air conditioners and many other products. Now that I have cleared that up, then I will go on and say the De Longhi Eletta does do it better than most, and is as close to manually textured milk as you can get. Quite possibly the best feature of this particular machine is that it gives you the option to create a completely personalized espresso drink. From simple Americanos to more complicated drinks, the precision setting knobs and preset mix ratios make it easy to make any cafe beverage that you could ever think of.If the question “can the best bean-to-cup coffee machines brew rich, smooth and tasty coffee?” then the answer is a resounding “yes!” The only caveat is that you need to buy an excellent machine, which is exactly what the top 10 list above will help you with. The ECAM 44.660.B boasts 15 bar pressure to maximize flavour extraction from your coffee beans. Offering 2 in 1 versatility, you can use ground coffee or grind beans in the integrated burr grinder. One of the great things about this model is that it’s easy to use. While you can adjust the coffee to your liking with settings for coffee dosage, water amount and grind coarseness, the buttons are intuitive so you’ll feel comfortable after a few uses. It’s also relatively fast. De’Longhi is one of the most well-known companies in the realm of high-quality espresso makers, and for good reason- they know how to make a great coffee maker, and the Eletta is no exception.