De’Longhi Eletta Explore, Hot & Cold Bean to Cup Coffee Machine, Titanium/Black, ECAM450.86.T

Katf1ix

9 Jun 2023

Eletta Explore by De Longhi is a Stylish, sophisticated yet easy to operate bean to cup coffee machine with which you can have Barista style coffees in a few clicks of a button at home. First thing we noticed when opening the box was a lot of different boxes and parts to put together. This would have been overwhelming except for the fact they provided a handy little quick start guide, which is extremely easy to understand and sets out exactly what you are supposed to do and what all the boxes and parts provided are needed for. This nice quick start guide helped us set up and get the machine quickly running and making delicious coffee in no time. When initially seeing the size of the box we were concerned that the machine was going to be massive and bulky. However on getting the machine out and setup it actually looked quite elegant. While setting up the machine we noticed that all the parts were easy to disassemble and almost all of it was dishwasher safe making it super easy to clean all the components. The parts that could not be put in the dishwasher could be easily cleaned with a microfiber cloth, a bit of soap and water if needed. During setup we did spill some water on the top metal shiny surface while prepping for the first coffee and this did leave a watermark on the top. However this was easily cleaned but we noted that the mirror- like surfaces would likely mark over time which we felt was a shame but unlikely to be something that could be fixed to and keep the elegant looks. While making coffee with the machine for the first time it's hard to tell what size settings to use S/M/L it would have been nice to have some details in the manuals about the default milliliters these would provide. The milk containers look smart, with a dial on the top that allows you to adjust the amount of froth required for the drink you are making, with an adjustable height spout to ensure you get it at the right level for your cup. When filling this we did notice one potential problem with the design of the lid, it doesn't have any way to hold the lid to the container of milk. So if you were to pick it up by just the lid you would drop the container of milk. There is a dial that allows you to finely adjust the grind of your beans to get the perfect grind every time. With a section to put pre ground beans if you wanted to, we decided to use this for decaf ground coffee and the machine comes with a cute little coffee bean scoop, bean stirrer and an ice tray for your "cold drink" options. Once you have completed making a drink with the machine the milk canister has a clean setting on the dial.This pumps clean water through the milk container spouts cleaning them. While you could let this drip into the drip tray at the bottom we would recommend just putting a cup under and emptying this water. There is also a cleaning process when you turn the machine off which clears out the coffee spouts. A nice feature of the refillable water container is that the machine is able to tell when it is getting low and asks you to fill it back up again. After discovering this we also noticed that no such feature exists for the milk so if you were to run out of milk it doesnt stop and will just spray out steam. The machine is capable of taking a wide array of different sized cups with a small door at the front that allows it to fit very tall cups and also travel mugs in the machine. We noted a big improvement over our old coffee machine as it allowed us to use some of the nice coffee cups that just did not fit on the old machine. While we did manage to get the app installed on our phone, we found the process unreliable and took a couple of attempts of us putting in the same information. Once we had this setup we were able to trigger a coffee and the app tried to track the progress but seemed to lag behind with the coffee being finished well before the app knew. This app also comes with a heap of custom recipes to make all sorts of hot, cold and alcoholic drinks with the machine. While the machine appears to go through a large amount of water, we believe this to be due to the number of times it purges water through the system to keep it clean and also to ensure you get a hot cup of coffee At the end of the day we found the Eletta Explore by De Longhi bean to cup to be a great way to have barista quality coffee in the comfort of your home with ease.

CESF

25 May 2023

Delonghi has made a great decision to bring this machine, the coffee options are essential sorted in to 3 buckets: hot, cold and to go. This really helps to cut down on the choices from the menu. All the options produce great coffee. The machine is very easy to use as this "talks" to you, the machine explains everything as it's doing it . The pros of this machine are: 1. hot and cold milk options with 2 diferente carafes for hot and cold foamed milk. 2. Over ice coffee function 3. Touscreen display 4. Very easy to use 5. Travel mug can fit under coffee spout. Finally and very important this machine is very easy to clean, carafes and drip tray they are easy to take apart and thoroughly clean. As easy as desmantling the grinder too for a deep clean.