De'Longhi Eletta Explore Espresso Machine with Coffee Grinder, Milk Frother

After several weeks of daily use, I can say this is one of the best kitchen purchases I’ve made. I considered a traditional semi-automatic espresso machine, but I wanted café-quality drinks without turning every cup into a project. The Eletta Explore has been exactly that. The espresso is consistently rich with beautiful crema, and the customization options let me dial in drinks exactly how I like them. The milk system has been the biggest surprise. Cappuccinos, latte macchiatos, and other milk drinks come out with thick, creamy foam that looks and tastes like something from a coffee shop. The automatic cleaning cycle also makes cleanup much easier than I expected. What I appreciate most is the flexibility. If you just want great coffee, press a button. If you’re a coffee enthusiast, there are plenty of ways to personalize drink size, coffee strength, milk quantity, and other settings until they’re perfect. I’ve found myself making far more espresso drinks simply because the machine makes it so enjoyable. The build quality feels premium, the touchscreen is intuitive, and daily maintenance has been minimal thanks to the automatic rinse cycles and reminders. My only advice to new owners is not to judge it by the factory settings. Spend a little time customizing your favorite drinks. Once dialed in, the results are outstanding. If you’re looking for a fully automatic espresso machine that consistently produces café-quality drinks with very little effort, I highly recommend the De’Longhi Eletta Explore. I would absolutely buy it again. I think this sounds like a genuine owner rather than an advertisement. It also avoids mentioning Bean Adapt until you’ve actually had a chance to use it.

This coffee/espresso machine is absolutely the best item I’ve purchased from Amazon. The De’Longhi brand has always been trusted for many years, but the Eletta Explore is by far the most impressive coffee experience I’ve ever owned. Yes, it’s more expensive then other De’Longhi machines or even other Super all-in-ones, but you get the MOST options for the price: including the travel mug coffees, which are amazing and also customizable with the “my” settings. This thing is also built in Italy! I’ve seen comments where the 50+ recipes is more of a marketing ploy. NOT TRUE! There is value in having the added selection, and the quality of output is perfect and consistent. The menu is large, but the intuitive design is actually very easy to navigate. The quick “Favorite” button is a nice touch! You don’t always get what you pay for, but with this product, you do, and then much more! (How’s that for an improper sentence?) Yes, the Jura, Phillips, Bosch, and other brands are popular, but you get the MOST out of this machine. Finally, the touch display is high-contrast, and my visually impaired spouse can see it and make their own selection very easily. I wholeheartedly recommend this product over the others, by far! No buyers remorse here!

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!

The machine works well. It grinds and brews great coffee. The coffee temperature is perfect for drinking immediately. The instructions were helpful. It's the customer service that was terrible. A fragile water filter, which was shipped in the same box with the machine, was shattered during shipment. We reported it immediately and asked for a replacement. They sent a quarrelsome response. First, they complained that we had not initiated a repair order. (It is physically impossible to repair these water filters. Even if it were possible, it would not be cost effective to repair a $15 water filter.) Then they asked for a photograph of the destroyed water filter. (The machine had cost $1,300.) (Most merchants would have made the replacement without question for such a high-end purchase.) This is the type of form response that could have been sent about almost any product, at almost any time, complaining about almost any defect. I did not think it an appropriate response for a $15 water filter from a$1,300 machine, that had just been purchased, and that had been totally destroyed. The machine is not supposed to be operated without a water filter so we purchased one at our own expense.

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.)

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! ☕️

After almost a year with the De'Longhi Eletta Explore, we've reached the point where coffee anywhere else is a letdown. That's not an exaggeration. Road trips, hotel lobbies, even decent cafes... nothing really compares anymore to what this machine produces at home. The built-in grinder is a big part of that. Fresh-ground beans make a noticeable difference, and it handles them consistently every time. The milk frother is equally impressive... whether you want a latte, a cappuccino, or just a bit of foam on top, it delivers. And the cold brew capability is a nice bonus for warmer months. One thing that surprised us is how well it performs when we're in a hurry. It pulls a great shot straight into a to-go thermos, which has become part of our morning routine more often than we expected. The machine is on the pricier side, no question, but after living with it daily for nearly a year, it's hard to argue with the results. If you're on the fence about the price, just know that for us, it completely changed what we expect from a cup of coffee.

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.

This is the most amazing and highly advance coffee machine I’ve ever purchased. That being said, I do not regret the amount of money I spent to get this machine. I am a huge coffee lover and this thing produces by far the best tasting coffee I’ve had at home ever. My favourite coffee bean so far that I have found is 49th Parallel Old School Espresso and this machine grinds and brews a cup perfectly. I’m not a person that’s big on all the specialty coffees that this machine makes but since I bought it I have started using and exploring all the other specialty drinks this machine makes and to my surprise they’re all shockingly good. The amount of settings that it has to fully personalize your drink to your liking is amazing. If you download the app you can connect to your coffee machine and brew a coffee right from the touch of a button on your phone. This machine is truly a masterpiece!

Best coffee machine ever. Brought this to replace our Nespresso (which I love btw). 4 different profiles.can be set. App available to tweek the amount of coffee vs milk. Cold and hot brews. Looks great. So easy to clean: most of the accessories go in the dishwasher. Love this machine. Bought an extra milk container for the vegetarians in the family wanting plant milk. That took a while to get here as it was out of stock with the company at the time. Highly recommended doing that to have a clean milk container while you're washing the other but not necessary if you do dishes more often than I do.

Très satisfait, facile utilisation, plusieurs choix de breuvages chaud ou froid .

As long as you maintain it (i.e. clean it monthly/take care of it) , I'm sure it will last a long time. Make brilliant tasting coffee. Lots of fun to make all the other drinks too! Have owned this since February and it gets plenty of use. Highly recommend. Make sure you watch YouTube reviews on how the machine functions to see if it is a fit for you. It is SUPER AUTOMATED. So all you're doing is dumping in the beans and touching the drink option you want. A+

De'Longhi is the worst company to deal with. Our unit was defective the day we received it and here were are two years later with a broken crap machine. The milk function never worked, and I sent it back via the warranty - which by the way was imposible to deal with. The issue was never fixed. We have had to have our unit repaired multiple times at our own cost for other issue and now it simply does not work. De'Longhi is know for its difficult customer service, faulty machines, and refusal to take responsibility for it's machine's.