De'Longhi Magnifica Bean to Cup Espresso/Cappuccino Maker £199

Sub430

Was £399, now £199.
These went quick the last time at £239.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001EOMZ5E/

CamelCamel

HUKD Discoussion

Aldormanndiobla

I have one of these, love it...

joe250

I have been looking at this for the last 3 months waiting for a price drop.
I just purchased one now.

Dogre

I have a Magnifica Bean-to-cup machine for 4 years now; cost €400 in an amazon black friday sale at half price. It makes beautiful coffee which is always complimented by visitors. I have just bought one of these for my sister as she is a coffee lover and this is a good price.

If you like coffee, get one of these.

I usually get my coffee beans from http://www.discountcoffee.ie/

I have no connection apart from being a customer. My personal favourite is the http://www.discountcoffee.ie/sumatra-mandheling-coffee-beans-4-x-1kg Sumatra Mandheling but there are cheaper options.

Thanks Sub430 for the alert.

Barr

Its up to £220 now

Do-more

I have had this model for about 5 years now it replaced a Gaggia machine that died after about 3 years use.

I find that if makes nice coffee which is a nice temperature if you drink it black but if you add cold milk it becomes too cold for me and it needs 20 seconds in the microwave.

About 18 months after I bought it, it developed a problem and the grinds weren't being swept into the waste box properly resulting in inside of the machine being very messy. I'd just moved country and the local service agents didn't even reply to my emails looking to get the machine serviced.

The machine still has the problem, for months it can work fine and then for months it's a mess inside. I have never been able to identify what causes it, taking out all the removable parts and cleaning well has no effect.

It still carries on regardless, I wish at this stage it would die so that I could justify buying a different machine.

dolallyoh

I bought it from amazon 1year ago for 280. Recommend it. I use coffeemojo.ie, esp their fazenda pantano.

Zimmerframe

Back down to £199 if anyone is interested.

rubberdiddies

I bought one of these a while ago

I find when making a plain coffee it's never hot enough. Anyone any tips?

Lattes are fine because it's easy to eat the milk

Barr

It looks like this model has been replaced by a newer version thus the cheaper price.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Delonghi-ESAM04-110-S-Magnifica-Espresso-Cappuccino/dp/B002ID1XXK/ref=dp_ob_title_kitchen

Barr

Do they actually make Americanos? I'm just looking at the comparison table at the bottom and it says it doesn’t

loopymum

Barr wrote: »

Do they actually make Americanos? I'm just looking at the comparison table at the bottom and it says it doesn’t

An Americano is just a black coffee isn't it?
I don't see why it wouldn't?

I have a Tassimo, seriously considering one of these:D

Padraig Mor

Barr wrote: »

Do they actually make Americanos? I'm just looking at the comparison table at the bottom and it says it doesn’t

Very few bean to cup machines do a proper Americano (i.e. dispense most of a mug of hot water, and then top it up with espresso) and those that do are expensive. Strange really, as some of the more expensive machines that make automatic lattes etc should be able to do it no problem if the makers bothered programming them. I've just bought a commercial grade machine originally costing a few grand and that doesn't do it! Most machines "large coffee" programme simply passes water through the ground coffee for longer, which doesn't produce the best taste purists would argue. Of course, it's nearly as easy to just do it semi manually - dispense the hot water yourself from the steam wand, then use the espresso programme. One thing to note is that, on all but the most expensive machines, the amount of ground coffee used by the machine for an espresso shot is not really enough to get a decent sized mug of medium to strong Americano; i.e. unless you like your coffee weak, you'll need to dispense two separate espresso shots.

I have a Tassimo, seriously considering one of these

The Costa "Americano" pods for the Tassimo are quite unusual (in a good way) - they make a decent size mug of strong coffee in one go.

loopymum

Padraig Mor wrote: »

The Costa "Americano" pods for the Tassimo are quite unusual (in a good way) - they make a decent size mug of strong coffee in one go.

I use those alot and the Carte Noire Intenso, are the bean to cup as easy to use as the Tassimo?

Padraig Mor

loopymum wrote: »

I use those alot and the Carte Noire Intenso, are the bean to cup as easy to use as the Tassimo?

Truthfully, no. Rather more maintenance required I'm afraid! Weekly cleaning, regular descaling, etc.

Barr

I just bought it there. This machine has got some real good reviews.

This will be a replacement for my dolce gusto which I have at the moment.

hfallada

Padraig Mor wrote: »

Truthfully, no. Rather more maintenance required I'm afraid! Weekly cleaning, regular descaling, etc.

Which is literally dropping a tablet or solution into the machine and turning it on. Wait 20 mins and it's done

Zimmerframe

hfallada wrote: »

Which is literally dropping a tablet or solution into the machine and turning it on. Wait 20 mins and it's done

plus the "Nespresso's" and I presume the other pod machines have to be descaled too.

Padraig Mor

hfallada wrote: »

Which is literally dropping a tablet or solution into the machine and turning it on. Wait 20 mins and it's done

And brew group removal and cleaning, occasional lubrication, infrequent o ring replacement and, depending on machine, ideally some minor disassembly to clean parts not on the instructions. Hey, I don't mind that (I'm on my second bean to cup) but it IS more than a pod machine, which is the question that was asked.

hfallada

I ordered one on monday night and got it this morning(used super saver delivery). Its an impressive machine for its price. Although not the most quiet bean to cup I have seen. But excellent for its price. Its €350 in currys on special

Dogre

Great Stuff, just bought another as a 50th birthday present for a coffee afficionado. Thanks again Sub430 and Zimmerframe.

Barr

hfallada wrote: »

I ordered one on monday night and got it this morning(used super saver delivery). Its an impressive machine for its price. Although not the most quiet bean to cup I have seen. But excellent for its price. Its €350 in currys on special

Did you have to pay extra for the super saver delivery?

Wally Runs

rubberdiddies wrote: »

I find when making a plain coffee it's never hot enough. Anyone any tips?

1. Pre-heat/warm your cups, I use the first flush from the machine when switched on or the kettle.
2. Mine has heat setting, set using some combination of switching on and off and holding buttons down. Have a look in the manual.

Do-more

Barr wrote: »

Did you have to pay extra for the super saver delivery?

"Super Saver Delivery" is the term Amazon use for free delivery.

Just hope that it continues as, as of yesterday they have dropped super saver delivery to a number of European countries.

loopymum

Do-more wrote: »

"Super Saver Delivery" is the term Amazon use for free delivery.

Just hope that it continues as, as of yesterday they have dropped super saver delivery to a number of European countries.

Crap! I hope they don't drop it to Ireland, I buy loads from Amazon

Do-more

loopymum wrote: »

Crap! I hope they don't drop it to Ireland, I buy loads from Amazon

Yeah, I used to buy loads from Amazon but went to place an order this morning and found that they had dropped super saver delivery to Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Gibraltar, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal or Sweden.

Dogre

Do-more wrote: »

Yeah, I used to buy loads from Amazon but went to place an order this morning and found that they had dropped super saver delivery to Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Gibraltar, Iceland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal or Sweden.

That 1 letter is so important

unkel

Bought myself a birthday present

Thanks OP and others for bumping this!

hfallada

Do-more wrote: »

"Super Saver Delivery" is the term Amazon use for free delivery.

Just hope that it continues as, as of yesterday they have dropped super saver delivery to a number of European countries.

I cant see them dropping it to Ireland. Free shipping is cheap enough to Ireland, as they post most of the stuff in Ireland using An Post.

ozmo

Bought one of these last month (well the black version) - really great machine.

At the end of the 1Kb bag of Espresso Magnifico Lidl beans which I'm sorry i didn't buy more when they had them - so keeping an eye on this thread in case anyone has anymore recommendations for beans

Do-more

ozmo wrote: »

At the end of the 1Kb bag of Espresso Magnifico Lidl beans which I'm sorry i didn't buy more when they had them - so keeping an eye on this thread in case anyone has anymore recommendations for beans

How much were the beans in Lidl?

Ikea have whole beans in the food shop after the main tills, they are €2.35/250g so €9.40/kg.

I'm a bit out of touch with Irish prices, so not sure how good value they are but I think it's reasonable. No connoisseur, but I always found their beans perfectly drinkable, some other cheap beans can be very sharp and bitter.

Barr

I have ordered these beans for the machine (hope they are nice as I have ordered 8 bags to get free delivery :eek:)


http://www.discountcoffee.ie/temple-bar-espresso-coffee-beans-4-x-1kg

ozmo

Do-more wrote: »

How much were the beans in Lidl?

They were 8 euros/kg I think it was - and they were really great coffee (great reviews online also) - going watch out for them if they come back - none now.

Ill give the IKEA one a try also thanks. The Extreme Caffeine one on discountcoffee.ie site looks promising but that other site (coffeemojo.ie) looks overpriced at over €22 +pp a kg - is their coffee worth that?


What settings do you use on the machine?

I've mine set to
1) Turn off automatically after 15 minutes (default is something like 45?)
2) Both Dials set to three quarters around (sort of 2pm clock position)
3) Eco off (no idea what this actually does...)

Grinder is set to default setting (any benefit in adjusting this?).

Then Either one or two cup button into a tall long cup. nice :P

nthside_cycle

Ikea beans are more suite for a filtered coffee machine or cafeterie not for making expresso. But have to say they do make a nice cup of filtered coffee

Wally Runs

nthside_cycle wrote: »

Ikea beans are more suite for a filtered coffee machine or cafeterie not for making expresso. But have to say they do make a nice cup of filtered coffee

I have to agree, I think IKEA are an arabica/robusta blend, so I find them making a very bitter/acidic espresso. You are entering the realm of taste and preference and it can be hard to settle on something you really like.

I would suggest do not go off on a mad bulk buy until you find what you really like. I got stuck with a couple of Kg of beans that I now use only for 'visitors'. Buy small amounts and see what floats your boat. M&S do some beans and I think many of the on-line and B&M also do small taster selections.

Indecently I buy mine when I go 'foreign' €9.00/kg for 100% arabica in Carfour, but my tastes are very common!

nthside_cycle

Meant to ask are these machines good. I have a Gaggia cost about €100 to get fixed or could buy one these for about €220 reviews seem good.

BofaDeezNuhtz

Sub430 wrote: »

Was £399, now £199.
These went quick the last time at £239.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001EOMZ5E/?tag=ho01f-21

CamelCamel

HUKD Discoussion

Back down again to £229 now

unkel

Go for it folks!

Have mine over 6 months now and it hasn't missed a beat (used about 5 times a day, every day). Haven't even had to clean it yet. A few times the bean grinding sounded funny and no coffee was produced. First time I emptied the machine to find some hard bits stuck in the grinder which I removed. The following times, I just poked into the grinder with a tooth pick, which sorted it

Worth every cent that machine

FrasierCrane

Suzuki_TL1000R wrote: »

Back down again to £229 now

Disaster. Paid £287 for it last week.

BofaDeezNuhtz

MrRight1 wrote: »

Disaster. Paid £287 for it last week.

Doh

Jet Black

MrRight1 wrote: »

Disaster. Paid £287 for it last week.

Amazon might refund the difference if you contact them. I think someone did similar on here a while back and they refunded the difference. No harm in asking their customer service is excellent.

FrasierCrane

Jet Black wrote: »

Amazon might refund the difference if you contact them. I think someone did similar on here a while back and they refunded the difference. No harm in asking their customer service is excellent.

Thanks, will give that a try. Nothing to loose.

Royale with Cheese

Cheers, been waiting for this one!

hfallada

Jet Black wrote: »

Amazon might refund the difference if you contact them. I think someone did similar on here a while back and they refunded the difference. No harm in asking their customer service is excellent.

I think they give you 2 weeks to call them for a refund of the difference. They have done it for me several times

NATLOR

Jet Black wrote: »

Amazon might refund the difference if you contact them. I think someone did similar on here a while back and they refunded the difference. No harm in asking their customer service is excellent.

Or you could return it for a full refund and re buy at cheaper price

FrasierCrane

hfallada wrote: »

I think they give you 2 weeks to call them for a refund of the difference. They have done it for me several times

I got refunded £57. As a once off exception, they refunded the price difference. Happy days!

fatboypee

nthside_cycle wrote: »

Meant to ask are these machines good. I have a Gaggia cost about €100 to get fixed or could buy one these for about €220 reviews seem good.

We had one of these at work, two years I was there it was going really well, the life beaten out of it with hard water and nobody descaling it. Finally died there last week and they got the latest model. Great unit in my opinion. At home I have a Gaggia Titanium that leaks all the time (pure crap) at triple the price, I'd go for this one over repairing the Gaggia! Downside, like most automatics is they dont brew hot enough tho..

FBP.

Barr

I have this machine and must admit I am a bit disappointed with the coffee.I find the coffee weak even with all the settings at their max.

We also have a dolce gusto which I am comparing it to.I find this makes a much nicer coffee.

In my case I’m hoping it’s just the beans that are the issue. I have been using the below and have my doubts they are any good

http://www.discountcoffee.ie/temple-bar-espresso-coffee-beans-4-x-1kg

Barr

Barr wrote: »

I have this machine and must admit I am a bit disappointed with the coffee.I find the coffee weak even with all the settings at their max.

We also have a dolce gusto which I am comparing it to.I find this makes a much nicer coffee.
In my case I’m hoping it’s just the beans that are the issue. I have been using the below and have my doubts they are any good

http://www.discountcoffee.ie/temple-bar-espresso-coffee-beans-4-x-1kg

some of the coffee on that site is very mild. also most of the reviews under the products are just general reviews, not actually for the product and most are from 14 or 15 jan 2014 which is a bit "strange" and a coincidence that many many reviews for products are all from these 2 days. good reliable site mind but just be aware of these things.

keith_d99

Barr wrote: »

I have this machine and must admit I am a bit disappointed with the coffee.I find the coffee weak even with all the settings at their max.

We also have a dolce gusto which I am comparing it to.I find this makes a much nicer coffee.

In my case I’m hoping it’s just the beans that are the issue. I have been using the below and have my doubts they are any good

http://www.discountcoffee.ie/temple-bar-espresso-coffee-beans-4-x-1kg

No Barr .. your settings - you are using too much water. I had the same issue.

Put water volume dial @ 9pm
Put coffee dial @ 3pm

keith_d99

Ballies do a good value Espresso starter pack - 2 bags for £9
Lovely beans too!

link

Also check out:
http://www.coffeemojo.ie/
http://www.ponaire.ie/ (Connoisseur Blend for Espresso)