This is my second De'Longhi bean to cup coffee machine.
Dad who is 80 managed to break the coffee grinder on the old one by fiddling with the adjustment dial in the hopper. It still works with ground coffee, but be advised only to adjust the grinder one notch at a time, and only when the grinder is in operation.
The Autentica comes with the same health warning.
That said my new Autentica arrived just before christmas and I am super delighted with it and fast on my way to becoming a coffee geek; I can now converse in coffee and can tell you what the difference between a cappuccino a lattè and a flat white, a ristretto, doppio and an espresso, even if I'm still not sure how to spell them properly.
Bottom line is they all taste superb, because you can set the strength of coffee, the froth of the milk, and the size of the cup, to suit yourself.
There are four temperature settings too, as well as a cup warming tray on top to take the chill off your cups, but the tray does take 5-10minutes to warm up fully.
If you want your own particular style in your favourite cup, you can set it to dispense that at the touch of a button.
You can even adjust how long the machine will remain on standby before switching itself off, and another feature to set it to come on, so that eg it is warmed up ready for breakfast in the morning.
The milk jug can be swopped out, it fits neatly in the fridge door tray, for a hot water/steam nozzle for making tea or cuppasoup, but I'm drinking so much coffee right now I haven't gotten round to trying that option.
One unexpected pleasure was also buying the insulated glasses; they come in 3 sizes ie espresso, cappuccino and latte or very short standard and very long.
You can see the alternate layers of milk , coffee and foam in the glass, and no matter how hot the coffee the glass is pleasantly warm in your hands.
Well it impressed me!
*postscript: had it now for a month and I am getting the jitters from the amount of coffee I'm now drinking. Loving my coffee.
The water jug could do with being bigger but quick and easy to refill almost filled to the brim.
The steam/hot water nozzle could be longer, for making up a jug of hot milk, if you want to get creative/artistic pouring your cappuccinos.
Yup, that's how bad I've got the habbit now. 😉
Brand | De'Longhi |
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Model Number | ETAM29.660.SB |
Color | Silver |
Product Dimensions | 19.5 x 47.7 x 34 cm; 9.1 Kilograms |
Capacity | 1.4 Liters |
Power / Wattage | 1450 watts |
Voltage | 1 Volts |
Material | Plastic |
Auto Shutoff | No |
Energy Efficiency Class | A |
Runtime | 0 minute |
Special Features | Auto shut off, Milk frother, Integrated coffee grinder |
Item Weight | 9.1 kg |