De'Longhi Magnifica ECAM222.20.B, Automatic Coffee Machine with Milk Nozzle, Bean to Cup Espresso Machine with 4 One-Touch Recipes, Soft-Touch Control Panel, 1450W, Black

This machine is excellent and has really impressed us. We bought it several weeks ago and having read some of the reviews regarding setting up/operating, we were expecting it to be complicated. Not so!... it was simple to set up and really is a great machine. Highly recommended. Many thanks.

This is a brilliant machine which produces excellent coffee. Grinds tne beans to your taste and so many adjustments means it suits everyone. Excellent frothy milk too. Recommend watching the YouTube video for all the adjustments as the manual doesn’t go into enough detail!

Amazing for coffees. Easy to use.

I recently got the Magnifica Start Manual Milk as a replacement for the Philips 2200, and I find it slightly better overall. It’s definitely quieter, which is a big plus. The only downside is that the water tank is a bit smaller compared to the Philips. It makes great coffee though, and I’m hoping it holds up well without any issues.

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issues from the very start with this machine. Ended up returning it after 4 days. Coffee came out weak and watery no matter what I did. Shouldn't buy a product and have to try fix it barely a day out of the box or be running full cleaning cycles. Extremely difficult to use for beginners. My pod coffee machine has better tasting coffee than this. Only good thing was it was fairly compact.

At first I thought it was faulty, but it was the case that it needs priming before it works ( I should have read the instructions) it’s an amazing piece of equipment. To wake up in the morning and just press a button for a coffee is fantastic. I like latte, it doesn’t have that option, which I thought it would but it’s has the cappuccino option which is really the same just in reverse order milk first instead of last . No big deal.All In all I’m so very happy with this machine. I like the way the milk is hot and foamy plus authentic , rather than having to steam the milk myself.Definitely worth buying.

First impressions1. Its a large machine so making sure you have the space for it first is important.2. Classy looking, almost like what a hotel would have or self service coffee machine that they have in car dealerships.3. Set up relatively easy as mentioned instructions provided are very generic but a quick youtube guide from delonghi will provide you with all the help.Usage1. Loud on initial start up but this is mentioned in the setup guide2. Grinds beans well just remember you can adjust the grind size (mine is currently set on size 2 which seems like a good overall setting)3. First few usage you will have to keep going back to the set up guide for any customized settings (you will understand once you have the machine)Coffee1. Depending on the settings you are able to create your perfect cup (did not use the machine on default settings to make my first cup so can not comment on how well this is done)2. Fresher coffee beans do make a more flavorsome cup but also I find that the machine itself will help with extracting a very full body coffee regardless of the freshness or price of the beans. (of course the fresher the beans the more flavor)3. Even with supermarket beans are able to enjoy a very tasty coffee (same beans used with a cafeteria, reusable tassimo pod and this bean to cup machine)3.1. Using the same beans with 3 different methods the Delonghi magnifica was able to produce nice (although thin before of the beans) crema, flavor was alot more intense too. (again down to the beans used)Cleaning1. Everything you want to clean comes out for easy cleaningMy cons1. The only thing I dont like is when removing the water tank it tends to scuff up the polished drip tray cover and to avoid this I either have to force the water tank upwards while pulling out or remove the entire drip tray before removing the water tank. (more of an annoyance for myself)ConclusionNot exactly budget but not exactly expensive either, for the coffee it produces regardless of beans used the flavor, convenience, looks and maintenance, its a joy to have and I look forward to firing up this machine in the morning.