De'Longhi Eletta Explore Espresso Machine with Cold Brew, Hot & Cold Milk Frother - 50+ Recipes, Built in Grinder, Smartphone Compatible with Bean Adapt Technology for Ideal Extraction, 3.8 Pounds

This coffee machine does it all, and then some. It makes delicious espresso with very little adjustment. It makes virtually foolproof drinks any way you could possibly want them. And it’s not super loud. It has some features that are incredible, and some extra features that seem superfluous. But I will tell you, I’ve had a few espresso machines over the years and this one is the best so far. Favorite Features: - Hot and cold milk drinks. There are two milk carafes that do take up fridge space, but they earn it. My favorite is the flat white. But the cold brew latte is a fantastic summer drink. The versatility is incredible. - To-go Mode: The grill at the bottom flips up so there’s room for a to-go cup, and the machine will make a larger version of the drink so you don’t have a tiny sad coffee in your huge to-go cup. It’s great. - Profiles and personalization: comes with up to four user profiles. For each drink, an individual user can choose to customize the amount of espresso and milk involved; basically, the machine makes the drink for you, and you push the “stop” button during each step when the desired amount of an ingredient has been dispensed. I like more milk in my flat white than my husband does. That’s not a problem. With the push of a button, we both have our individually-tailored perfect drink. - Some of the app features are really great, especially the bean flavor profile— super helpful when you’re first getting the machine dialed in. Is your espresso coming out too sour? Tell the app what kind of beans you’re using, and it walks you through the settings to change in order to get the right flavor out of your coffee. I was really surprised how well this worked. - Vast Variety: I have never wanted a coffee drink this thing can’t make. The list is ridiculously long! It’s fun to try new things. It even dispenses hot water for tea. Our Notes: - The “make a coffee remotely” option in the app makes zero sense because the machine does a cleaning cycle the moment you turn it on. Don’t use it. You’ll just end up with a watered-down drink. - You’ll want to use the included water test strip and adjust the coffee machine settings for your water as you’re first setting it up. Otherwise, it will assume the worst and prompt you to descale more often than you actually need to. - It self-cleans a lot, which is a good thing for flavor, but does go through a bit of water and want to be refilled after several drinks. It’s a little intimidating to set everything up at first, but the machine and app walk you through it. Overall, this thing gets daily use in our house and has made us hundreds of cups of coffee without breaking a sweat. It’s a sleek machine that fits well on our coffee bar. And it makes a wide variety of dang good coffee. We love our fancy robot barista!

This coffee maker is incredibly easy to use and worth every penny. No more standing in line, waiting for an eternity, and never knowing what I want! The cold and hot features are perfect, and the taste is fantastic. It’s also quieter than the older version, and it even self-cleans! The only downside is that I have to empty the tray often because it self-cleans, but that’s a small price to pay for such a great coffee maker.

Received and found it easy to assemble (few minutes, mostly unpacking.) So far I've tried about half of the hot menu items (none of the cold brew yet.) Dialing in the coffee beans went smoothly, the machine has a menu item that walks you through the process. Makes excellent espresso with good crema. User selectable milk dispenser from plain hot milk to extremely fine foam. Can also make hot tea and hot chocolate. (I've also made café Mocha's and salted caramel mocha.) Cleaning us very easy. You can easily dump the puck basket and the water collection tray dumped. The water container pulls out from the front and fills easy. The infuser assembly is located after removing the water container and is easily cleaned under running water. The machine fits comfortably under our overhead cabinets, but must be pulled out to refill the bean storage receptacle. I'm very satisfied with this machine and find it easy and convenient to use. (My previous machines include an Italian La Pavoni espresso machine and a semiautomatic Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine.)

I purchased this machine back in January and wanted to give some time before writing this review. I will start out by saying overall, this is a great machine. Many hot and cold drink choices. Very easy to use. The display guides you along and provides instructions on what to do next and how to do it. Very cool! The only draw back that I have experienced is milk drink serving temperature. I feel that this is a major issue with this unit. I followed the instructions as noted for a flat white and the serving temperature as measured by a calibrated digital thermometer is 125F where coffee serving temperature using the same thermometer is measured at 157F. I called DeLonghi customer service and had several discussions about this issue. I followed their instructions which included preheating the cup and also sent a video of making a flat white. They finally agreed to replace the unit. Welll………The new unit arrived and had the exact same issue!!! Flat white with medium foam (as recommended by DeLonghi) serving temperature measured at 125F I’m frustrated that I spent a lot of money on a “state of the art” expresso machine and still have to microwave my flat white after it is done brewing. My honest feeling is that DeLonghi knows about this issue and simply does not want to address it as you can see other reviews that also list cold milk drink serving temps. I hope this review helps you in making a decision to purchase or not purchase this unit. If you buy it and like milk drinks, make sure your microwave works!

Love how easy this machine is to use. We have made several of the different drinks and they are wonderful. We no longer go to coffee shops. I can make all the coffee drinks we used to buy out.

We decided to treat ourselves to a fully automatic espresso machine last Christmas and picked this one based on stellar reviews. The espresso? Fantastic. The variety of drinks? Delicious. We were loving it—until a few weeks in when it asked us to descale. No problem, we used the manufacturer’s recommended solution. But after that, the hot milk carafe just stopped working. I cleaned it, took it apart, tried everything—no luck. Oddly, the cold carafe still worked, so I knew it wasn’t the machine itself. Frustrating! Finally, we called customer service and learned something surprising: De’Longhi does not recommend using reverse osmosis (RO) water. Guess what we had been using for both brewing and cleaning? RO water. One more descaling cycle with plain old tap water, and boom—problem solved. Note to self: DO NOT use RO water! I know, it seems counterintuitive, but trust me on this one. Also, the mobile app is sluggish and pretty useless, but that’s a minor gripe. Despite the hiccup, I’m still giving it 4 stars because at the end of the day, it makes truly great coffee. Just be mindful of the water you use! ☕️

This is my fourth De’Longhi super automatic espresso machine. For the last 20 years I have had one at the office and one at home. This latest one is my favorite. It makes the best tasting coffee ever. Adding beans to the hopper and cleaning the machine are improved over the older models. It has lots of bells and whistles which are nice but I do not use much. I like the responsive, color touch screen. It has wifi control which I never use. But it does remind me when to change the water filter and when to descale which are nice features. Best of all it makes the best Cappuccino- much better than I can get a most coffee shops. The texture of the frothed milk and the flavor are outstanding.

...Yes!...buy buy buy iy!!!...i having been watching this one n on the fence because it cost so much BUT oh my gosh it is WORTH EVERY PENNY !!>..this thing does everything !!!...everything but wash the coffee ups LOL....Has been SUCH A JOY fro my husband n I ...we can press a button n this machine creates the MOST DELICIOUS frothy coffee treats!...and at night i use it for my night tea...i can not say enough what a fabulous machine this is!!!!!!....if you can afford it you will cry the first time you use it I was in big HAPPY TEARS of JOY!!!!!....I love it love it so much....brings So much happy smiles n joy to all who are using it now !!!~~~~ and its from ITALY ...love.