De'Longhi Autentica Plus ETAM 29.620.SB Volautomatische espressomachine, 1450 W, 1,4 l, stoommondstuk, zilver/zwart

Wir testen diesen tollen Kaffeeautomat seit 10 Tagen u sind super zufrieden! Die Einstellungen gingen kinderleicht durch die einfache Menueführung. Ganz toll finden wir, dass man verschiedene Kaffeestärken problemlos einstellen kann.Das einzige, waa nicht so schön ist, ist, dass während der Ausgabe des Heißwassers für Tee die Düse sehr spritzt.Aber alles in allem können wir diesen tollen Kaffeeautomaten wärmstens empfehlen!!

Los sensores que tiene te avisan rápidamente de cualquier situación que se puede dar con el uso diario, limpieza, añadir café, descalcificar, etc. A la hora de hacer los distintos tipos de café es muy intuitiva y fácil de usar.

We waited patiently for a the right bean-to-cup to come into our price range, and this one seemed the perfect choice. It's really very neatly sized - yes, bigger than a Nespresso etc. but it's only about 7-8cm taller than our kettle, and barely any wider. For a while we considered a Caffe Corso or Magnifica (all the DeLonghi machines seem to get favourable reviews)but this was neater and more stylish, plus for where we wanted it in our kitchen, having the steam wand on the left was a bonus. As usual with Amazon it came super quickly, along with the 350ml milk jug we ordered.The instructions are clear and I recommend reading them first before twiddling - you quickly get a sense of how the digital interface works and it's actually very straightforward. There are just a couple of settings that need adjustment before you get going that you might not otherwise think to do: The hardness of the water, and whether or not you're using the water softening filter. The tester strip that comes with the instructions barely registered our water as 1 on the 1-4 scale (and we never get limescale in our kettle) so in fact I didn't bother installing the filter - just an added expense to replace, and our old Nespresso did fine without one for years.The bean hopper is accessed from the top, with a rubberised edge seal to maintain freshness of the beans inside, and the water tank is removed from the back. This seems to draw a few complaints but is really not difficult at all, as the flip-up lid acts as a handle; as long as you have space to move your arm over the top of the machine, you can pull up the tank and then move it off to either side to remove and fill. The drip tray and grounds box are removed as one although the grounds box can then be lifted off, and the tray comes with a handy indicator so you can easily see when it needs emptying. This machine rinses when switched on and when it switches off (which it does automatically), so for convenience it's easier just to leave a small cup or espresso glass underneath all the time to minimise drip tray empties.So, how is the coffee?!My first impressions were underwhelming. I knew that it would take a bit of running through, and that the first 5-10 espressos would just be thrown away (it says so in the manual) but even after that, I felt the coffee was weak and bitter. And this included after moving the grind adjuster. After drinking as much coffee as I dared given that I was unpacking at night, I went to bed a bit deflated. However!The next morning I tried some different beans, and what a difference! Whether it was purely the beans or whether the machine just needed to "settle in" overnight, I don't know, but the espresso I was now getting was rich, oily, fruity, just a hint of acidity, and with a thick and well-coloured crema. The night before I'd used some beans I'd bought from a cheap supermarket by accident, but the new beans were received as a gift from a friend on their travels in Africa.The instructions tell you that the grind adjuster shouldn't need moving much, but if it does, do it a click at a time. It was set to nearly the coarsest grind. I've adjusted mine to near the finest grind, so that the espresso runs continuously (not dripping/stop-starting) but quite slowly, with just a hint of "spiralling" (I think this refers to the winding motion the coffee stream makes when it is running out so slowly). I also have it set to "strong coffee"; there's a setting to go even stronger if desired although I'm not sure quite what this adjusts?The interface gives you the options for one-touch single or double espresso, "long coffee" (which is not just espresso topped up with water but uses a lower pressure, filter-style extraction technique... apparently! This is how my wife drinks it and no complaints from her!) and "Doppio+", which isn't made entirely clear in the manual but I think it's a double espresso plus a bit extra!I have only tried the steam wand once so can't review this much yet, other than to say the 350ml jug is just the right size, I don't think the wand would reach the bottom of a larger jug. You may have to wait a few moments for the pressure to build as this does not have a double boiler, but I knew this already. The wand is not quite as convenient to clean as a traditional espresso machine - there is an outer case which somehow adjusts how the steam is delivered (and therefore whether you want cappuccino style foam or just hot milk, allegedly) but to clean, this must be removed, rinsed, and the internal rubber spout also wiped, but it's not difficult!Finally, even the options that are not "one-touch" are very straightforward, with arrow buttons to select the size of drink you want (Standard is 60ml, short is 40ml but there is a "My Coffee" customisable option which can be even shorter if you wish) and the "strength" of coffee - again, not exactly sure what this adjusts.Overall, after the initial frustration, I'm delighted with the machine. It comes with a 2 year warranty and will get so much use that even if it conks out a day beyond that I'll have had my money's worth out of it. I think it gives you just the right amount of customisation; It's easy to get a useful range of lengths and strengths, but doesn't unnecessarily complicate matters. Examining the pucks in the grounds tray suggests that it is working well - evenly compressed disks, saturated all the way through but not sloppy.If you're primarily wanting something to make milk-based drinks, I can't really speak to the suitability of the steam wand - you might be better with one of the automatic machines that includes a milk tank, or a machine with a double boiler. But for those who only want a cappuccino occasionally or when friends come round, but want good quality espresso/black coffee most of the time, this is perfect - just give it time to settle in, and if in doubt, try different beans!(I do come back and edit reviews if issues crop up...)Edit, 23/9/2019: Just want to describe an issue with the steam wand which was resolved quickly, but not by DeLonghi. We rinse the steam wand out after every milk-frothed coffee, but for a week the wand has been creating the high pitched jet noise as if set to "hot milk" rather than "cappuccino", and not frothing the milk at all.I called DeLonghi and spoke to a clueless teenager on the phone, who told me to restart the machine, asked me if I cleaned it regularly, checked it was within warranty and then told me I'd have to send the whole machine in for repair! I suggested it was almost certainly due to the steam wand nozzle, couldn't they just send me a replacement. He agreed, but then said it was not in stock and they had no idea when it would be back available - so they still offered to collect the whole machine.However...! A bit of YouTubing and I found a video called Auto Frothing Steam Wand: How to Test and Use. This isn't for DeLonghi specifically, but explains how these wands work and troubleshoots them a bit. Essentially they're very simple - the cuff at the top alters whether air is drawn in and mixed with steam to froth, or pure steam only for hot milk. If something is stopping air flow, the frothing performance will be poor, even though the same amount of steam is being pumped out.If you take the silver frothing nozzle off, you can pull it into the upwards position ("hot milk"), but then pull it upwards firmly further (as if you're trying to pull the black collar off). This lets you see some holes and channels underneath. As I said, we keep ours clean so it wasn't even gummed up here, but I gave it an extra little brush. There now seems to be more play/movement up and down between the two settings than frankly there ever was, and it completely fixed the problem.So, no marks off for the machine, but DeLonghi loses a star for not being able to talk to someone who had a clue, although obviously it's good to know they were ready to take the machine back for repair.I've added in photos of the steam wand in the THREE possible positions - cappuccino, hot milk and then "extended", which allows better cleaning and fixed my problem.

Sehr gutes Gerät! Toll

Y no me ha dado absolutamente ningún problema. Cafés riquísimos. Lo único malo es que el depósito del agua es muy difícil de llenar si lo tienes contra la pared, que es lo normal, ya que está atrás y la puertecita se abre hacia ti. Este detalle no es muy inteligente que digamos... Pero me ha hecho miles de cafés sin ningún problema desde hace 4 años y medio.