Stilosa Manual Espresso Machine, Compact Coffee Maker, 15 Bar Pump Pressure, Manual Milk Frother Steam Wand for Authentic Single & Double Espresso, Lattes & Cappuccinos, Tamper Included

Updated Review for the De'longhi Stilosa Espresso Machine This is an update to my previous review. I have had my machine for several months now and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! BEST PURCHASE I HAVE MADE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. There definitely is a learning curve if you are new to this, so it is trial and error on some things like: - how hard to tamp the ground espresso - not to overload the portafilter. - how much an ounce or two ounces is when pulling a shot - when to stop the shot because it is not automated - the ratio of milk to espresso to get the best taste for my preferences. I am obsessed with this machine! I drink lattes almost every day now instead of once or twice a month because of cost and having to go find a Starbucks. If you are new to espresso machines like I was it is a good idea to watch youtube videos, measure things properly like ounces of grind vs ounces of espresso shot, until you get used to it. But I have learned how to use this machine and can just eye amounts and get a perfect shot of espresso. I had to find a good decaffeinated espresso bean because I can't have caffeine. I found a great brand here on amazon Allegro Decaff organic espresso beans. I am so glad I splurged and bought this. ORIGINAL REVIEW I love my new De'longhi Stilosa Espresso Machine. The Good... 1. Price Point is Great ..This will pay for itself within a year by making lattes at home instead of going to starbucks 2. Very Basic Machine for beginners easy to understand how it works...plus there are youtube videos on how this machine works. 3. I don't have to leave the house for a latte! 4. It seems to be really well made and good quality CONS 1. It doesn't come with the espresso shot glasses or the milk frothing cup so you have to buy these seperatly. 2. the tamper included is really just a piece of plastic and a waste so you need to buy one..and it really does affect how your espresso comes out. so buy a good one 3. The machine is NOT AUTOMATED! what does this mean??? This means you cannot just touch a button and a shot of espresso comes out & your done... NO.. You have to start the espresso drip and watch it to see when you need to turn it off. otherwise it will just keep dripping through like coffee and you will ruin your shot of espresso. Learning how to pull an espresso shot and timing it and guessing when it is done is a learning process. It seems to me that it should be automated. That would be a basic requirement for me. if I had known it was not automated I probably would not have bought it. I don't even know if higher end machines have an automated system or not, but as a beginner it would have been really great to have. OVERALL- Good Purchase So it takes practice learning to pull a shot of espresso, getting the best grind of beans, tamping it down, how much water to use...It's a whole process, but it is fun to learn. There is a lot more involved than I realized. I made 5 shots before I started to get the timing and measurements right. I hope to continue to get better at this, and it was a great birthday gift to myself.

I got this espresso machine for Christmas and had been wanting to start making espresso drinks at home for a while. I’m officially hooked. This machine is incredibly easy to use, even if you’re a beginner, and it makes excellent espresso. The shots come out rich and smooth, and the milk frother works really well for lattes and cappuccinos. I love how compact it is—it doesn’t take up much counter space but still feels sturdy and well made. It heats up quickly and the included tamper is a nice bonus. Overall, it’s a great value for the price and perfect if you want to get into making espresso drinks at home without something overly complicated. Highly recommend.

So I had purchased a cheaper espresso machine before and it was such a pain. I truly struggled just to prepare, make my coffee, steam the milk, then clean up the mess. Took me 15 minutes just to do that! This machine is much faster! Heats up in seconds, and then the milk steams in a couple minutes! A few tips that I have learned over the years of making espresso: 1. Rinse your tools! After using the coffee filter, I truly know the easier way is to dump the grounds and rinse them off. If you do have time, take out the part that holds the grounds from the handle bar and rinse that, but really you should be able to just leave it after rinsing to start. The directions recommend taking apart filter shots after a couple hundred coffee cups! And I’d rinse off the steam wand as well, milk builds up, it takes just a few seconds but saves you time! The steam wand and the rubber tip that shoots steam come right off, I would rinse those too. And finally (without touching too much because its hot!!!) I’d wipe the machine part where the hot water goes into the coffee, it gets grounds on it. Just a wet paper towel. 2. Shoot steam before and after steaming milk! They put this in the directions also, you need to shoot out some steam for a couple seconds before doing the milk because water can drip out at first! Then I like to do it again after you finish, in case milk gets sucked into the spout. It can make it easier to clean and keep your steamer clear! 3. DESCALE!!!! They recommend this after 200 coffee cups (same as the shot filters). They have their own brand of descaler, but there are others out there (unsure if others are able to use for this machine). The directions help, they say to add 1/4 a bottle of descaler to the water tank then fill the rest with water (the bottle of descaler also has the directions) then you leave the portafilter off and run the machine into an empty bowl and also spray the steamer a good bit. Then you wash out your water tank thoroughly and make another empty bowl of water to get the descaler out fully! It doesnt take too long because the machine is very fast! I just set a reminder on my phone for when I believe I’ve made about 150 cups, I never like to push the time limit products give me, just to be safe! Then I do the descaler and coffee shot filters at the same time! It’s super easy and can really make the machine last a good long time!!! 4. Get a cup for the espresso! If you like to use a large tumbler for coffee, it wont fit under the portafilter. I like 20oz coffee mugs and add espresso to it, I had an old pour cup from my previous machine, I use it then pour the espresso into my tumbler! Unless you like a small mug of coffee, then youre fine! Keep in mind, the machine wont calculate a 1 shot or 2 shot amount, You need to turn off the machine when you feel it’s an amount you want! My pouring cup has measurements on the side so it tells me when I’ve reached 2 shots! So overall, that is my experience and I truly think this machine was worth the cost!!! PS.***** added this a week later! FOR THE DOUBLE SHOT, I suggest doing one scoop tilting the scooper sideways and tapping gently, then packing it in!! Then you can do the same thing again! I recommend doing this over a coffee container or the sink or trash, it will likely be somewhat messy!!! You get the hang of it though!

No, its NOT the equal of the $2k+ Vetrano sitting on my kitchen counter, plumbed in and always-on. Not even close. You're paying well under 10% of that money, so keep that in mind. The filters are non-standard (smaller) sized, so your big tamper won't work, and they're pressurized, so the grind matters less but the best of extraction isn't going to happen either. And its a thermoblock with little thermal mass. That's the bad side. Now the good side -- it makes legitimate espresso. I ground up a double shot in my Macap M4, filled the reservoir, tamped, waited for the "ready" light to come on and.... water was too cold; the shot was sour. Tried again, this time preheating on the "steam" sitting. Voila. NOT BAD AT ALL. A *bit* bitter (overdone; water too hot) but not by much. Very drinkable. Some more fine-tuning (just a few seconds on "steam" pre-heat to bump up the base temperature) improved it even more. And.... surprise! The filter baskets can be disassembled entirely, including the spring-loaded piece in the bottom that makes them pressurized. Which means you can defeat it either with a small plastic piece temporarily (to test) or drill it out or cut the nub off the bottom with diagonal cutters and remove it and its spring (permanently). That's a very good thing as it now forces you to use properly-ground (fine enough) coffee to get the backpressure instead of the spring-loaded valve, which greatly improves the espresso quality and gives you no-BS crema. That's a surprise of the pleasant sort. You still need a decent burr grinder, not a "whirly blade" and good, properly-roasted coffee. There's no getting around that. I don't do frothed milk drinks so I have no idea how the steamer works in that regard. I would not expect much there; if that's your gig this is probably not the right machine although technically it appears to be able to do the job. You need dry steam in volume for that to produce credible lattes and cappa and I very much doubt this thing can produce said steam in the required amount to get anywhere near what my big machine on the counter can do. Would I ever contemplate replacing my big and expensive machine with this? No. But I bought it as something I can throw in the car for a trip, or in the RV for a nice vacation, bring roasted coffee in a snap-lock container with my grinder and have my morning espressos. For THAT it does and will absolutely fill the bill -- at a reasonable price and without taking up more space than the ordinary coffee pot, which makes bog-standard ordinary swill. Since I prefer espresso the option to have it at a reasonable cost it definitely beats not -- or paying $5 for one pulled by a barista that likely doesn't know what he or she is doing or worse, is using an "automated" machine that produces garbage (e.g. Starbucks) It doesn't take many of those "cafe" coffees that are garbage to pay for this one when traveling, and you can get very-serviceable shots out of it rather than drink bilge water from the Green Monster, so there you have it. As long as you understand what you're buying and don't expect it to produce true cafe-quality shots when said machine is operated by someone with a reasonable amount of skill (and a pretty-simple mod to the basket) you won't be disappointed. Recommended.

If you are interested in learning about espresso but don’t want to shell out hundreds at this point then this machine is perfect. Check out Lance Hendrick’s YouTube video about this machine to understand why it is a good buy. Here are things I’ve learned for making great espresso with this machine: I. Do not use the pressurized portafilter that comes with the machine as is. You have two options: (1) remove the pressurization component (again see Hendrick’s video) and also pull out (with pliers) the black plastic funnel component leaving just the basket and filter screen inside the portafilter. See photo. (2) buy a regular 51mm non-pressurized portafilter to use instead. See photo. The only problem with (2) is that the fit might not be perfect and so you might get some leakage. That was my experience. Doing (2) for a while (leaks and all) was helpful to learn what good extraction should look like. You get down and watch how the espresso comes out. It should come out even and creamy. It should taste good. You experiment with grinds, beans, volume, tamping pressure till it gets there. Once I had things dialed in, I went back to (1) to avoid the occasional leakage. If you do (2) and there’s no leakage then you’re all set. (If you use the portafilter as-is out of the box you will get weak pseudo-espresso with fake crema from the pressurization.) II. Get a better tamper. The plastic one that comes with the machine is awkward and feels like it can break. You can see the one I use on the pic. It wasn’t expensive but it’s good quality. Good tamping is crucial to develop the right puck pressure with the coffee itself. III. Use freshly roasted coffee that is freshly ground for espresso. Freshness has been the biggest factor in getting tasty espresso. I bought a burr grinder on Amazon that was also pretty cheap but does espresso-fine grind. It’s worked well (although I recognize it may not have the longest lifespan, we’ll see). The key has been buying freshly roasted coffee. It doesn’t have to be the most expensive, just fresh. So if your Trader Joe’s moves its whole bean coffee quickly, you might be better off buying that than the bag of beans that’s been sitting around for a month at the fancy coffee shop. The difference is huge. IV. Keep things clean. After I pull a shot I take off the portafilter and run water through to flush out the residue from the machine head and wipe it with a sponge. Maybe once a month an unscrew the filter from the machine head and rinse it out. I knock out the espresso puck and rinse the portafilter thoroughly. The water should come out looking like an even shower, no lines or unevenness. It makes a difference for the espresso. Keeping things clean helps in getting good consistency. I don’t use the steam wand, so can’t comment on that. After dialing things in I am getting tasty espresso that is as good as most coffee shops or restaurants nearby. Of course if I want to treat myself I can go to one of the more exceptional coffee shops, but now I have a benchmark to know whether they are doing anything special.

I'm new to making espresso myself, but an inveterate espresso snob. (Lived in Italy, now live in the SF Bay Area and have been spoiled for many years with artisan freshly roasted coffee pulled by masterful baristas.) I was excited about starting to pull my own shots, but had low expectations both of an entry level manual machine and of my own capabilities. I have to say, this machine has been absolutely delightful, and this is much easier than I thought. My first shots of espresso were delicious enough to sip straight. I have no desire to ever again drive somewhere and wait in line to pay $7 for an espresso drink. I have no complaints whatsoever about the espresso or the milk. In the weeks I've had it it's been very easy to make drinks just as good as the drinks at the top tier fancy ass roaster and cafe where I buy my beans. My sweetheart is in raptures with my lattes. I bought my own tamper (HIGHLY RECOMMEND), and a milk frothing jug as that's not included. Tamper came with a dosing funnel, which I like using (although wouldn't say it's crucial). Buying a knockbox next. Suggestions: Experiment with timing to see what tastes best to you. Taste your espresso black. Just a sip if you don't prefer straight coffee, but you need to know what the base of your drinks is really like in order to make excellent drinks. Well made espresso from good beans should be tart but not bitter, and never ashy or burned. Read the manual. If you don't read the manual, know that you need to pull all your shots before you froth milk, because you need to let the machine cool off after frothing milk or your next shot can be burned. Buy decaf beans too, so you can drink more coffee, and experiment with it more. And most importantly: always, always buy the fancy ass coffee beans. Freshly roasted ( within 3-5 days!), high quality. (I also want fair trade and organic). If you don't live by a roaster, buy beans green and toast them yourself! It's a whole hobby. Coffee starts to go stale days after it's roasted. Two weeks out is like old bread compared to fresh. And always grind your beans just before you make your drink. Another reviewer complained about crema with this machine. Not a concern if you have the right beans and the right grind! Thick and luscious. Anyway, this machine sold me on home espresso drinks! It's small enough for my tiny kitchen, makes stellar espressos and cappuccinos and lattes when fed good beans, and doesn't feel like something I need to upgrade anytime soon now that I'm into doing this.

I recently got my hands on the De'Longhi Stilosa Manual Espresso machine, and I must say, it's been a fantastic addition to my mornings, especially when crafting that perfect cappuccino. Here's my in-depth review with all the ups and downs: Positive Remarks: Convenient and Easy to Use: The Stilosa is an absolute breeze to use. Even if you're a complete novice with espresso machines, you'll quickly get the hang of it. The convenience factor here is undeniable; it's a true time-saver. Budget-Friendly Espresso and Cappuccino: Say goodbye to those costly trips to Starbucks! With the Stilosa, you can enjoy the rich flavors of cafe-quality espresso right at home. Not only is it more budget-friendly in the long run, but it's a game-changer when it comes to having your caffeine fix on your terms. We almost always use it to make a cup of cappuccino, and it never disappoints. Impressive Pressure Control: The pressure performance of the Stilosa is truly outstanding. It consistently delivers a superb shot of espresso that's rich, aromatic, and beautifully balanced. You'll be amazed by the quality of the brew this machine can produce. Negative Remarks: Plastic Construction Feels a Bit Cheap: It's worth noting that some parts of the machine are made of plastic, which can make it feel less sturdy and durable. However, given its affordability, this isn't surprising. It doesn't impact the machine's functionality, but if you're looking for a more premium build, you might have to up your budget. Crema Not Perfect: While the espresso from the Stilosa is great, the crema it produces isn't as thick and luscious as you might find with pricier models. It's not a deal-breaker by any means, but if you're a crema connoisseur, you might be a bit disappointed. In summary, the De'Longhi Stilosa Manual Espresso machine is an excellent choice for home baristas on a budget. It's super convenient, cost-effective, and provides exceptional pressure control for your espresso shots and cappuccinos. Keep in mind that the plastic components and the crema might not be top-tier, but considering the price, it's a small sacrifice for the overall value you get. Whether you're an espresso enthusiast or just someone looking to elevate their daily coffee game, the Stilosa won't disappoint, especially when you love cappuccinos as much as we do!

It makesa good espresso with some practice and know how, but there are draw backs that are reflected in the cost; the port a filter is difficult to put on when filledproperly( I practically have to hug the machine to get it to align for fear of breaking it). The tamp is plastic, with no weight. The heating element struggles switching between making espresso, steaming and back again. If you make multiple drinks, I suggest making all your espresso and then steaming the milk. The plastic nubs broke off both filters after awhile & I'm not sure if they're usable anymore. Other reviewers suggested getting a different port a filter & we'll definitely be doing that. Overall, I'd say it's worth it if on sale, because you'll want to buy a separate port a filter and tamp. Making lattes at home instead of going out, it's more than paid for itself already.

I received a faulty machine and Cart2Globe did not replace it in India. They also do not give a warranty card, which is required to repair the machine in India. I wasted INR 25,000 on it and there was no accountability from the seller. Buy it at your own risk in India, at least. Really disappointed.

This product is sold on Amazon UK but is the US version. It has a US plug and does not work on UK voltage. Wasn't even able to use the machine.

Ürün voltajı 110V bu sebeple şalter attırıyor çalışmıyor. Amazon Türkiye bu ürünü kesinlikle satmıyor olmalı çünkü Türkiyede çalışabilecek bir ürün değil ben de teknik servise götürdüğümde öğrendim. Bilginize.

Excelente producto. Es económico y prepara espressos magníficos si utilizas los accesorios adecuados. Los accesorios incluidos no permiten aprovechar todo el potencial de esta cafetera. Por ello, es recomendable adquirir una canasta no presurizada, preferentemente con su portafiltro, así como un puck screen para evitar que el café se adhiera a la regadera de la máquina. En Amazon puedes encontrar portafiltros y puck screens de la marca CAPFEI, que resultan muy adecuados para este modelo. También es recomendable contar con un tamper de buena calidad y una báscula de alta precisión, que aporta un gran plus al proceso. Es fundamental usar un café de excelente calidad, contar con un molino de buena reputación que te de molienda para espresso y realizar un tampeo adecuado. Tu espresso debe mantener una proporción 2:1; es decir, por cada 16 g de café, deberías obtener aproximadamente 32 g de extracción en alrededor de 30 segundos. En YouTube encontrarás numerosos videos con recomendaciones para obtener un espresso con una calidad comparable a la de una cafetera de alta gama.

The Space-Saving Hero: Living in a downtown Toronto condo with limited counter space means every inch counts. I bought the Stilosa in 2023 because it fit perfectly on my small bar, and after two years of daily use, I can confidently say I don’t regret it. Whether it’s my morning espresso or my partner's afternoon cappuccino, this machine handles it all without taking over the kitchen. Performance & Learning Curve: If you are moving away from capsules to manual espresso, this is the perfect entry point. Thanks to the huge amount of tutorials online, the learning curve was surprisingly fast. * The Learning Curve: Don't be intimidated by "manual." Since this is a very popular model, there are hundreds of YouTube tutorials specific to the EC260BK. It took me less than a week to master a decent latte. * Cup Clearance: This is important—standard large mugs won't fit under the portafilter easily. Pro Tip: You can remove the drip tray to fit a taller glass, or just brew into a small espresso cup and transfer it. * The Frothing Wand (The "Panarello" Secret): The steam wand has a thick plastic sleeve. It’s great for beginners because it makes foam easily, but if you want silky microfoam for latte art, it’s harder. * CRITICAL Cleaning Tip: The frothing wand has a thick plastic outer sleeve, but underneath, there is another plastic tube that actually does the work. Milk gets trapped between these two plastic layers every single time. If you don’t pull off the outer part and clean that inner plastic tube, it creates a nasty buildup that affects the flavor and pressure. Why it beats Capsules (Nespresso/Keurig): * Cost & Taste: You save a fortune by using fresh ground beans instead of expensive pods. * Temperature: It heats up surprisingly fast (about 30-40 seconds) and the water temperature is consistent enough for a great crema. Pros: * Rock Solid Reliability: Two years without a single leak or pump issue. * Portafilter Feel: It feels heavy and high-quality, not like a cheap toy. Cons: * The Tamper: The included plastic spoon/tamper is weak. If you want a real espresso, invest $20 in a 51mm stainless steel tamper. * Vibration: It’s a bit noisy and can make lightweight cups "dance" on the tray if you don't hold them. Final Verdict: If you want to transition from pods to real espresso without spending $800 on a Breville, this is your best bet. It’s perfect for the average person who wants a reliable, compact, and affordable daily driver. Just remember: Clean the wand properly and invest in a metal tamper — those two small steps unlock this machine’s full potential.