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

ozmo wrote: »

Those who are reporting frother issues..

Are you waiting for the orange light to come on steady?

Also whats the best place in Dub city to get some strong beans anyone know?

Thanks.

Yes. Waiting for the light to come on. Still takes forever to froth a bit of milk.

Bawnmore wrote: »

Nicks in Ranelagh have some nice beans. Think they're 4.50 for 250g, and they'll always give you a free coffee while you're there.

Thanks - but far out - was in the city today and thought while there Id get some coffee - ended up with a selection of 3 types from Bewleys on Grafton Street. Kinda pricey at €6.80 each (250g).

Going try it soon as I use the last beans out of the grinder (a small fault I think - its not so easy to try a different coffee without wasting a cup of coffee beans in the hopper)


ps. frother works flawless for me - enough milk for 1 large lattee frothed in about 20 seconds. Just keep the Plastic Head only very slightly below or even on the surface of the milk - not at the bottom - that way it sucks down air into the milk with the steam.

Greenbean roast there own coffee in Dundalk. Thats where I buy mine form.

very very tempted!

anyone who purchased it previously have any feedback?
Some of the reviews are mixed on amazon, saying its very VERY loud and apparently not very reliable after just 2 years of use.
Ofcourse you get negative reviews on any product and it does have 583 5 star out of 786 reviews

Bought it as well from this thread , use it every day , get the right beans and you wont look back

I thought there was a newer model out that replaced this ?

Ri_Nollaig wrote: »

very very tempted!

anyone who purchased it previously have any feedback?
Some of the reviews are mixed on amazon, saying its very VERY loud and apparently not very reliable after just 2 years of use.
Ofcourse you get negative reviews on any product and it does have 583 5 star out of 786 reviews

Yep,t is very loud, no doubt about that.
Makes great coffe, in my opinion, but I am not a very serious coffe geek, nerd or whatever youre having yourself. It is easy to maitain and clean. Had since Oct 14 and made at least 2000 espresso and its right as rain. I tend to go for the mid to high price range at Discount coffee and usually get through befor it gets too stale.

I've been watching this with a few weeks. I have an alert on camelcamelcamel to email me if it goes below £200. Probably unlikely to happen again

A barista should tell you if you want an Americano, just use bloody instant coffee and a kettle. Waste of decent coffee beans and a decent espresso machine :pac:

The Fool wrote: »

I use the steamer to half fill cup with hot water then add a double espresso to make an Americano. Don't press any buttons just turn steamer all the way on.

Don't use the steamer much for milk but only issue I've had is after steaming milk
it takes an age to make an espresso (not sure why, maybe needs to cool down).
Easy work around is to make all espressos required before heating the milk.

Have had for couple of years now without any major issues, I descale regularly.

After steaming ... put it back to regular mode ... Leave the steamer open and it will stop. Lights all go green again and you can make espresso again!

Defo descale regularly

Also be careful of the steamer knob ... it's plastic and breaks
DeLonghi will send you out a new knob (under warranty) but may fleece you out of warranty

I have seen them on ebay also

The Fool wrote: »

I use the steamer to half fill cup with hot water then add a double espresso to make an Americano. Don't press any buttons just turn steamer all the way on.

Don't use the steamer much for milk but only issue I've had is after steaming milk
it takes an age to make an espresso (not sure why, maybe needs to cool down).
Easy work around is to make all espressos required before heating the milk.

Have had for couple of years now without any major issues, I descale regularly.

Out of curiousity - have you ever tried the steamer after the espresso ?
The purest would probably say the warm water should be added after rather than before the espresso shot.
Depending on the beans I have I find espressos or americanos can sometimes taste nicer - but that's just a preference/impression - with coffee imo it should be about whatever way you enjoy it - not what is the perceived correct way.

I'm not comparing like with like - however another option people could weigh up is that there are really good warehouse deals on delonghi nespresso machines at the moment

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00T4GWD7E/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

It's really trial & error. It will take you a good few cups that go down the sink

Or give to your missus or anyone else who likes Americanos and won't notice the difference :pac:

I'm similar to you, I like a double espresso, about 60ml in total. Have the grinder set to the finest I could get away with (so that the coffee still flows rather than just trickles), coffee strength to about 75% (3 o'clock) and water to about 25% (9 o'clock)

Good luck trying! :cool:

CottonMouth wrote: »

This is in the amazon 4 for 3 offer if anyone was interested.
Would be c. £170 each if three others wanted to group together.

Works out at €238 each on the 4 for 3 including shipping and Irish VAT. That's amazing value. Go for it folks, you will not be disappointed!

i'm game. i'll stake my 10+ years membership and good adverts feedback on completing the deal. presume others have similar bona fides.

Offer ends at 23:59 BST on Sunday, December 20, 2015.

first 3 ppl to pm me and ill front the purchse. collect from me in dublin5 or i can send it on

CottonMouth wrote: »

I'd be happy to front it too, I'm in Dublin 14, or collect from you in Dublin 5.
It's £691 upfront.

cotton, im gonna post in tea/coffee forum that we need two more

*edit* 3/4 places filled. need one more to initiate order!