De'Longhi Autentica, Automatic Bean to Cup Coffee Machine, Cappuccino and Espresso Maker, ETAM 29.510.B, 1.3 liters, Black

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The milk frother is simple to use, heating and frothing evenly, resulting in wonderfully warm, creamy white bubbles to pour into your coffee. Adjust the level according to the water hardness (Level 1 for soft water, Level 4 for very hard water). It isn’t a small piece of kit, so make sure you’ve got enough space on the kitchen counter before purchasing and take time to get the grind just right for you.

Choose your favourite milk beverage in the Milk Menu: Caffelatte, Latte Macchiato, Flat White and Milk – tailor your perfect drink. It makes great coffee and is quieter than my old machine but it has one drawback - the capacity of the water tank is only 1. The menu is quite extensive but there are also one touch buttons that can be pressed to create a delicious cup of coffee without time or effort. The heart of the coffee exctraction The brewing unit doses and compacts ground coffee for optimal infusion and ideal excraction.

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Designed primarily for use with coffee beans, it also comes equipped with a funnel for ground coffee and can easily be programmed to skip the grinding process so you need never be without your fix of freshly made coffee. Added to this, there’s a steam nozzle to froth milk and dispense hot water for making tea, a programmable water hardness function and an adjustable, almost silent 13-setting grinder, which holds a whole standard bag of beans with a rubber-sealed lid to ensure the freshness of your beans. Not every cloth is suited for coffee machines though, and some of them may end up scratching the surface of your appliance. Behind the absolute majority of coffee machine malfunctions is the underlying cause of limescale deposits. If the coffee machine has a milk frother, we try it out on both cow's milk and non-dairy alternatives.Remove the water tank, rinse it under running water, fill it with clean water up to the MAX level, and reposition it. We make an espresso, record how long the machine takes to pour, take temperature readings and check to see that the crema is thick and rich in texture. It’s quite handy as you can put it in the fridge to stay fresh and not have to empty and refill constantly.

The machine has plenty of customizable options, ranging from low strength espresso to high strength long coffee.

When it made espresso, each shot only took around 45 seconds to pour and they were the ideal temperature. n New “Doppio+” function to enjoy more than a double sizeespresso with extra aroma and a boost of extra energy.

Whip up frothy cappuccinos, kick-starting espressos, milky lattes and more with Delonghi’s 15-bar pressure, bean-to-cup coffee machine, which not only makes great coffee to your personal taste, but won’t take up too much worktop space. It would be handier if the dispensing area was higher up with a longer retractable coffee spout so that pretty much all cups would fit. And even cleaning the machine is simple and easy to do, with an automatic flush clean of the coffee spout when it’s first started up and when it goes into stand by mode. The automatic descaling program, the adaptability for use with a water filter, rinsing programs for the coffee brewing and milk systems, as well as the removable coffee brewing unit all ensure cleanliness of the coffee machine and a cup of coffee that is always delicious. This includes turning the date indicator to display the next two months of usage, running water through the filter hole until it comes out of the openings, immersing the filter in the water reservoir to release any air bubbles, placing the filter in the housing, and replacing the water reservoir in the machine.Removable milk carafe with integrated dial to select the frohed milk setting to be served directly to your cup.