De’Longhi All-in-One Coffee and Espresso Maker Combo with Grinder, Milk Frother, Auto Timer & Dual Heating System – Espresso Machine & Drip Coffee Brewer – All-in-One Stainless Steel Barista Machine

Ease of use. Makes great coffee. Espresso feature requires real muscle to lock the espresso filter in place. Be sure to run an unloaded espresso holder through the machine from time to time, and also run the frothing feature once a week or so. Descaling is really easy, so long as you use the ON LINE instructions. The pamphlet that comes with the machine is INCORRECT. To start the descaling process, press the BOLD button and not the COFFEE button. Drove me nuts trying to follow the pamphlet.Other than that glitch, unless you wish to spend 2300 bucks for a high end machine, the DeLonghi is the answer. I use it every morning. Don't go cheap on the bean grinder you'll need to buy. I got the OXO Brew Conical Burr Coffee Grinder , Silver, and it is robust.

Yes…Read the 1 star reviews before buying this coffee machine ppl!I did but the machine looked so pretty and had multiple functions, so I ignored the reviews and clear warnings!So I bought this coffee machine July 2021 for my husband’s anniversary. Yayyy, but NO!From the beginning we had issues:Malfunction #1- It started when we went to make an espresso and water just kept pouring out, machine never stopped on its own. We had to manually shut it off.Malfunction #2- Went to use the froth for capuchino. Never steamed but started to smell like something was on fire. This awful burnt smell kept rising stronger and stronger - like an electrical fire was about to happen. So fear made us stop using that feature-period!Ok, so we decided no espressos or cappuccinosMalfunction #3- About 1 year in, the machine periodically would turn itself on automatically by making this loud motorized noise. Before purchasing, I had read reviews about this same noise and electrical issue , but ignored it!Malfunction #5 - The clock display would started to countdown and after every 20 min or so, then this loud motorized noise would start. (Sounded like a grinding noise) The only way to stop the noice was to unplug the machine from the wall outlet. We were afraid to leave home with our coffee maker plugged in for fear it might burn the house down:(By this time, we called the company, they took my info, however nothing was done, no refund, no replacement, nothing!Malfunction #5- Finally, after plugging in the coffee pot section in the outlet each morning and brewing a pot of coffee, this feature finally died too. It just stopped dripping. Placed the coffee in the filter, poured the water in the chamber and nothing happened.So we finally threw the coffee machine in the garbage!So this coffee machine may be good for <6months! Ask yourself is $250.00 worth it!The reason we held on to this coffee machine for so long is because we did NOT want to waste our money. We tried to get as much as we could out of this purchase. Should of wrote this review sooner.Extremely disappointing!

I am so far, very happy to say I am very happy to have this new machine!1. Received it Feb 27th, 2023. Earlier than expected delivery date. Started using the morning of Feb 28th.2. It was not a repackaged used machine that slipped through the cracks like it appeared to have in so many of the recent comments!!!!! Thinking wherever those people are that got a repackaged used machine, must be serviced by an Amazon facility that has employees that don't care!!! To them, if they read this, always let Amazon know!!!3. I drink MEDAGLIA D'ORO, which is Espresso Italian Roast ground coffee. For that, cannot use the screen filter that comes with the machine. Need to use the #4 filters which fit perfectly.4. Have not tried the Espresso side yet, but performing the initial setup per the instructions, everything worked beautifully and easily. There were no leaks.5. I place the machine on two layers of paper towels (4 sheets, folded in half) which fit the footprint of the machine almost perfectly. In other words, the footprint on the machine fits inside 2 sheets of Bounty paper towels.USING THE COFFFEE SIDE:One of the first things I noticed is the design of the Carafe. Either it needs an improved design, or the current design is to prevent any coffee grind sludge, that made it down from the drip, from pouring into your coffee cup/mug/tumbler. There is about a teaspoon or less, that cannot be poured out.I use the Bold enabled button and seems to work well for boosting the flavor of the coffee.The touch buttons are a nice touch... no brute force needed for turning any knobs or pressing actual buttons... fewer moving parts means fewer mechanical failures.I set the clock on the machine on Thursday, March 2nd, and today, March 4th, I noticed it was a minute behind already. Not a real bad thing, as it is easier to set the clock forward a few minutes due to it being slightly slow, than resetting the time back because it runs to fast.As for the filter and the reservoir for the coffee side, I wish the reservoir was removable like it is for the espresso side. Making it easier to clean than. And as for the filter, I'll need to try and keep track of when that needs to be changed. Meaning have to set some reminder someplace "Check coffee reservoir filter to replace", gee... as if there aren't enough other reminders in life to list and keep track of!!! LOLI have not changed the default time for the warmer to turn off, as I am turning off the machine after the coffee is done dripping.OH... something I didn't see mentioned is... The machine has a BEEP (not loud) when done with the dripping. That is a nice touch if you are still in proximity to the machine. I like that as a reminder!!!That's it for now... will update later if and when I remember to.

I’ve wanted an espresso machine for awhile since buying lattes every morning is expensive. I figured this would be a good starter machine.The pros: It makes a good cup of coffee, I mean really good. Way better than the machine we had. It has nice features, it’s extremely easy to use, looks great in the kitchen, and was affordable. We use it every day with no problems. I can finally make a good latte in the morning. I feel spoiled.The cons: The quality of the espresso maker parts is poor. The portafilter is lower quality, the espresso seems to brew a little too fast at times, and don’t get me started on the wand. It’s flimsy and cheap and hard to steam milk so that it’s silky. The product designers definitely gave up. It would be much better with an upgraded steam wand. That being said, it does good enough for me and, given the price, it’s understandable.Overall, I do recommend this machine. However, if you’re a coffee aficionado and have the money, then a higher-end machine would probably suit your needs best.