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DeLonghi bean-to-cup machine Magnifica ESAM 3000

  • Colour: Black
  • Material: Plastic
  • Package dimensions: 36.0 L x 51.0 H x 41.0 W (cm)
  • Model number: ESAM 3000.B

Product Attributes

  • Width: 11.2 Inches,
  • Height: 14.2 Inches,
  • Weight: 22.0 pounds,
  • Length: 14.8 Inches,
  • Size: 35x50x40

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

64.9% 9.7% 25.4%

Senti Score  [74.6%]

Melitta Bean to Cup Coffee Machine with Pre-Brew Function, SOLO Mode..

Best price: £269.99
  • Compact espresso machine for home or office, Exceptional and ge..
  • Double-Cup Mode for simultaneous pour, 3 intensity settings, Be..
  • Intelligent integrated three-setting steel grinder, Height adju..
  • Made in Germany, High quality, Comfortable to use, Compact desi..
  • Contents: 1 Melitta SOLO E950-101, Bean to Cup Coffee Machine, ..

Product Attributes

  • Width: 3.1 inches,
  • Height: 5.0 inches,
  • Weight: 19.8 Pounds,
  • Length: 7.1 inches

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

62.2% 9.5% 28.4%

Senti Score  [71.6%]

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DeLonghi bean-to-cup machine Magnifica ESAM 3000

absolutely magnificent empty incredibly frustrating noisy good expensive happy very pleased excellent product great flat perfect disappointed excellent awful piece really confusing

Melitta Bean to Cup Coffee Machine with Pre-Brew Function, SOLO Mode..

best good perfect disappointed great thing grinder failure simply excellent tasted terrible empty damaged bitter stylist good very disappointed great excellent noisy

Compare Cons

very noisy in both products

"getting it out is a bit of a faff and very very noisy!"
74.8%

different model in both products

"this model was no longer available at the time to try again so we got a different model which we are very happy with"
67.9%

very small in both products

"the only slight negative is that as someone who drinks black coffee only the "large" coffee needs extra hot water adding to it to make it up to the length i like but that's a very small issue"
50.7%

awful piece

"if it was the only bean or cup machine i’d used i’d assume that this was the reality of having one but instead i use the krups at work and every day and realise that it’s just an awful piece of product design"
99.6%

incredibly frustrating

"this has been an incredibly frustrating process"
98.5%

really confusing

"there are so many coffee machines on the market that it was really confusing"
94.4%

working then

"not fit for purpose tried time and time again to reach a hot temperature to no avail when coffee was ready had to wait quite a long time for the milk frother to come into working then the coffee on the cup warmer was actually cooling down whilst i was preparing milk froth in the end i had to put one cup of coffee in the microwave to heat it to the desirable temperature that people like"
94.3%

massive waste

"since you need to use the double setting to make a nice strong single coffee i've gone back to the cafetiere massive waste of coffee"
93.1%

quite noisy

"if there is a negative then it would be its quite noisy"
88.6%

blocked grinders

"no problems with blocked grinders etc"
75.0%

small issue

"only small issue is that it can tell you that the grounds bun is full when there are only 2 cakes in it"
74.9%

seems excessive

"i have taken this up with the manufacturers as it seems excessive"
74.9%

shuts down

"the machine preheats makes the coffee cleans itself and shuts down if left for any length of time "
74.9%

empty rinsed

"it mean that there are grounds in the container it's empty rinsed and dried out!"
74.9%

slowing down

"6 months in being used every day and no signs of slowing down"
74.9%

plain sailing

"i have no idea as this is not mentioned anywhere whether this is intended but anyway plain sailing from then"
74.9%

small flat

"in a small kitchen in a small flat with neighbours all round maybe it would be more intrusive"
74.8%

same fault

"now on my third replacement machine had to return 2 with the same fault so keeping my fingers crossed that third time lucky"
74.8%

even colder

"if you want to heat up milk you have to wait an age after your coffee is made so your coffee gets even colder"
74.7%

cooling down

"not fit for purpose tried time and time again to reach a hot temperature to no avail when coffee was ready had to wait quite a long time for the milk frother to come into working then the coffee on the cup warmer was actually cooling down whilst i was preparing milk froth in the end i had to put one cup of coffee in the microwave to heat it to the desirable temperature that people like"
74.7%

very superficial

"service booklet is very superficial and no videos available for this model on you tube"
74.6%

trouble shoot

"my father bought this last week brought it over to my house so we could trouble shoot"
74.6%

knocked it down

"one thing that knocked it down for me was even on a max setting the coffee was slightly weak for me but still produces a good cup and will save me a lot of money at the cafes"
74.6%

noisy and fussy

"it was noisy and fussy to use went back to simplicity!"
74.6%

were expensive

"i have replaced a coffee maker which used pods as the pods were difficult to recycle and were expensive "
74.6%

disappointing purchase

"disappointing purchase"
74.5%

been shocking

"delonghi customer service has been shocking"
74.5%

only problem

"the only problem is the noise it makes as other people have mentioned"
74.5%

noisy side

"a little on the noisy side but not enough to put you off"
74.4%

fairly noisy

"the only slight down side is that it is fairly noisy the pump is noisier then the grinder by quite a margin even when it is only priming itself with hot water"
74.4%

more intrusive

"in a small kitchen in a small flat with neighbours all round maybe it would be more intrusive"
74.4%

very expensive

"a very expensive purchase for three months use and zero customer service"
74.3%

fault code

"machine came up with a fault code that required to remove the cartridge for cleaning"
74.0%

cappuccino flat white

"in operation it is significantly noisier than the eletta and the coffee dispensed is slightly less smooth in back to back testing with the eletta but in isolation it makes excellent espresso with good crema and i prefer the steam wand to make latte cappuccino flat white on this model than the elleta at 1 4 of the price"
74.0%

very poorly

"unfortunately this machine is very poorly designed and a constant source of frustration"
74.0%

horrendous noise

"we got to the 27th december before the grinder started making a horrendous noise and the light started flashing saying that we were out of coffee beans which we weren't "
74.0%

remove the cartridge

"machine came up with a fault code that required to remove the cartridge for cleaning"
73.6%

noisy machine

"excellent coffee but a noisy machine!"
73.6%

supermarket beans

"i do stress though don't bother with supermarket beans you are wasting your time!"
73.6%

coronavirus infection

"as amazon do not collect i cannot return it for fixing without risking coronavirus infection at the post office and breaking lockdown rules"
73.5%

overrated product

"if you don't want the steam function you can probably save yourself a good 80 quid and get something that makes coffee just as well or better this really is am overrated product!"
73.5%

constant refilling

"the negatives: the water tank is rather small and needs constant refilling"
72.1%

slightly noisy

"only down side is slightly noisy and the lid for the compartment for filling the coffee beans is awkwardly placed"
72.1%

stopped grinding

"the grinder started making clicking noises and stopped grinding"
71.9%

grind waste

"best part is used coffee grind waste is packed into little pellets"
71.7%

broke down

"i only used it once and then it broke down"
71.1%

remaining junk

"the problem here is that access to the grinder to try and see what's going wrong is really limited after taking the other bits out of the machine tipping it back to remove the beans from the hopper into a bowl and then turning it upside down to clear out any remaining junk"
70.9%

same model

"i doubt i'll by the same model again for that reason"
70.7%

dark roasts

"i like to try many different types of coffee south american african australasian light dark roasts"
70.6%

bitter coffee

"i read all the reviews and finally decided to buy one of these i was so disappointed and on the verge of sending it back because of the bitter coffee when i read more of the reviews and realised the grinder setting on the top of the coffee bean holder was set far too low at 1 i changed it to 5 and what a transformation i have the coffee cup size just a few notches above the smallest size and the bean strength at 12 the bean sitting at the top of the dial"
70.3%

does not work

"it means it goes of at the shortest setting and i can find no way of re setting as the sequence in the instructions does not work"
69.1%

little pellets

"best part is used coffee grind waste is packed into little pellets"
69.1%

return it for fixing

"as amazon do not collect i cannot return it for fixing without risking coronavirus infection at the post office and breaking lockdown rules"
68.9%

cheap beans

"i'd recommend using cheap beans to start with until it's under control i ended up rescuing coffee which hadn't had any water through it from grounds drawer and bunging it in the cafetiere!"
68.7%

large flat tank

"whereas the krups can be refilled with water in situ or by removing a container with an open top this has a large flat tank with a stamp sized opening that’s impossible to fill from a water filter without making a mess"
68.4%

arrived non functional

"arrived non functional!"
68.2%

noisy in operation

"a bit noisy in operation is the only downside"
68.2%

slightly weak

"one thing that knocked it down for me was even on a max setting the coffee was slightly weak for me but still produces a good cup and will save me a lot of money at the cafes"
68.0%

stopped working

"i am now on my third machine and that has now stopped working after less that one week"
67.8%

never answer emails

"customer services only open 8am to 4:00pm monday to thursday and 8am to 12 noon friday for those of us working it is difficult to call but it seems they never answer emails!"
67.1%

difficult to call

"customer services only open 8am to 4:00pm monday to thursday and 8am to 12 noon friday for those of us working it is difficult to call but it seems they never answer emails!"
67.1%

wrong with

"sadly mine spent more time telling me what was wrong with it than making coffee"
67.0%

seems not removable

"however cartridge seems not removable"
66.8%

waste of money

"waste of money"
66.7%

wasting your time

"i do stress though don't bother with supermarket beans you are wasting your time!"
65.8%

much noise

"too much noise i wake up at 6:00 am and want a coffee"
65.7%

sensor problem

"guess it's some sort of sensor problem"
65.7%

moan about from

"oh yes a great price and really nothing to moan about from us"
65.6%

slight negative

"the only slight negative is that as someone who drinks black coffee only the "large" coffee needs extra hot water adding to it to make it up to the length i like but that's a very small issue"
64.9%

going wrong

"the problem here is that access to the grinder to try and see what's going wrong is really limited after taking the other bits out of the machine tipping it back to remove the beans from the hopper into a bowl and then turning it upside down to clear out any remaining junk"
64.8%

negative reviewers

"makes hot coffee with foamer quickly negative reviewers need to read the instructions no need to wait minutes "
64.7%

wasted so much coffee

"i have wasted so much coffee on unsuccessful attempts to make espresso with this piece of junk i’d have saved money just going to a cafe"
64.6%

just ignore

"but as i am in scotland where the water is soft and the red light being constantly on doesn't bother me i just ignore it!"
63.1%

hesitate buy today

"don't hesitate buy today"
62.2%

arrived broken

"arrived broken does not grind coffee beans"
61.9%

been trouble

"i have this machine for almost two years and in that time it has been trouble free"
61.4%

requires descaling

"the only drawback is how often it requires descaling"
61.1%

were difficult

"i have replaced a coffee maker which used pods as the pods were difficult to recycle and were expensive "
61.0%

would n't recommend

"the machine was garbage i had two in the space of two months both of the coffee grinders went on the sent back both wouldn’t recommend"
60.5%

ground beans

"environmentally so much better than the pod machine i was using and it uses fresh ground beans each time"
60.4%

removed the water tank

"so i removed the water tank the tray etc and tipped out the beans"
59.7%

result clicking noises

"a few more beans in and same result clicking noises and the beans being spit back out of the grinder"
59.6%

have not good

"would like my coffee more stronger not sure of the froth part think need smaller jug as what i have not good"
59.3%

would be nitpicking

"good machine instructions could be a little clearer but that would be nitpicking"
58.8%

complicated and noisy

"much too complicated and noisy"
58.4%

extremely loud

"it takes a long time to heat makes extremely loud noises and randomly decides to just not work usually when you’re running late and just wanted a drink"
58.1%

could be confusing

"this could be confusing but tbh it isn't a problem the machine is simple to use regardless"
57.7%

bean had got stuck

"one coffee bean got stuck this week but it was clear that that was the issue because the machine was trying to do its job and it actually sounded as if the bean had got stuck"
57.5%

unduly disturbed

"not having had a machine before i have nothing to compare it to but it hasn't unduly disturbed anyone in the household"
57.4%

runs out of steam

"love the milk frother sometimes runs out of steam but quickly picks up again"
57.4%

that was really rubbish

"i have owned a 'tassimo' that was rubbish and a 'dolce gusto' that was really rubbish "
57.3%

ready for espresso

"after steaming milk it takes hell of a time to ready for espresso"
57.1%

frother not great

"milk frother not great but i don't use it anyway"
56.7%

messy business

"i also got fed up of getting coffee grains everywhere and emptying the used grinds also became a messy business especially before my first coffee of the day!"
56.5%

not exactly the best

"for me this is the best machine as no matter what brand of pods i bought the coffee was not exactly the best"
56.5%

taller mugs do n't

"taller mugs don't fit"
56.4%

many problems

"have until now had gaggia but too many problems"
56.3%

changing the grind

"if this changes to bitter i will reduce the volume beans ground and see how that goes before changing the grind from 3 back to 4"
56.2%

would n't complete the

"it is quick to make a coffee and has great flavour it automatically starts flashing to let it be known that it needs descaling we followed the instructions but it wouldn't complete the job"
56.0%

just a little quieter

"works in same way just a little quieter"
55.9%

only trouble

"the only trouble shooting "technique" in the instruction book points to changing the coarseness of the coffee and waiting to see if that solves the problem"
55.9%

hell of a time

"after steaming milk it takes hell of a time to ready for espresso"
55.8%

lots of googling

"lots of googling and no answer"
55.7%

seems to leak

"and always seems to leak during the removal and replacement process"
55.6%

nearly cold

"1stly it takes far too long to make the coffee ground coffee used then again an age to heat and froth the milk except it won't froth the milk just warm it that by the time the milk is ready the coffee is nearly cold"
55.6%

takes far too long

"1stly it takes far too long to make the coffee ground coffee used then again an age to heat and froth the milk except it won't froth the milk just warm it that by the time the milk is ready the coffee is nearly cold"
55.6%

plasticky ' in appearance

"it's quite 'plasticky' in appearance and i do wish i'd popped in to john lewis and actually looked at it first as i wouldn't have bought this model"
55.6%

that was too weak

"i found any lower 3 or 2 resulted in burnt coffee and any higher resulted in coffee that was too weak"
55.6%

stopped closing

"never really could get a great espresso from it after 5 months the door wouldn't close correctly and eventually stopped closing"
55.4%

stuck this week

"one coffee bean got stuck this week but it was clear that that was the issue because the machine was trying to do its job and it actually sounded as if the bean had got stuck"
55.2%

hard to clean

"not hard to clean but takes time and patience all these might seem behavioural patterns leading to my dislike"
55.1%

others point out

"as others point out it makes pretty good coffee"
55.1%

twice as loud

"most frustratingly whereas the krups turns on quickly and quietly and jets a small amount of water to clean itself on startup this one is at least twice as loud and jets loads of water loudly before and after use"
55.0%

just too noisy

"ve just too noisy from switching on warming up to making a cup of coffee"
55.0%

coffee maker

"totally in love with my bean to cup coffee maker 💗 so easy to set up n simply creamy coffee every time 👍 highly recommend worth every penny"
54.9%

just a bit noisy

"good value quality product just a bit noisy"
54.9%

ugly big black square

"flippin ugly big black square box"
54.8%

no longer useable

"i previously had the de’longhi iconia espresso maker which was a great machine and had been going for many years but the seal on the milk steamer had gone so that bit was no longer useable"
54.7%

no longer available

"this model was no longer available at the time to try again so we got a different model which we are very happy with"
54.7%

piece of junk

"i have wasted so much coffee on unsuccessful attempts to make espresso with this piece of junk i’d have saved money just going to a cafe"
54.6%

very long time

"it also takes a very long time to go back to the hot water espresso mode after using the steam mode"
54.6%

n't take long

"cleaning is easy and don't take long"
54.6%

not buy this machine

"do not buy this machine"
54.6%

very annoying

"also the loud noise it makes becomes very annoying particularly when it rinses and turns off when you're not expecting it"
54.5%

from no cup warmer

"had the higher priced model for 10 years this is just the same apart from no cup warmer just a cup rack"
54.4%

instructions are useless

"troubleshooting is a nightmare and the instructions are useless"
54.3%

wastes a coffee

"i cannot imagine this is any good for the machine also it wastes a coffee as it only has half the beans you originally wanted"
54.2%

which is awkward

"and it has to be removed from the machine which is awkward"
54.2%

quite heavy

"the machine is also quite heavy and a bit noisy but this is to be expected for such a product in my opinion"
54.1%

running late and just

"it takes a long time to heat makes extremely loud noises and randomly decides to just not work usually when you’re running late and just wanted a drink"
54.0%

does n't work the coffee

"unfortunately doesn't work the coffee doesn't pour"
54.0%

fiddly to fill

"the controls are clear and easy to use it has the biggest water tank i could find in a non professional coffee machine and it isn't too fiddly to fill or empty"
53.9%

style plant milks

"tried with several barista style plant milks and the froth is very small"
53.7%

services only open

"customer services only open 8am to 4:00pm monday to thursday and 8am to 12 noon friday for those of us working it is difficult to call but it seems they never answer emails!"
53.7%

frothed poor

"coffee not hot enough milk frothed poor and had a fault after one month"
53.2%

button by mistake

"if i had to be picky i have pressed the on off button by mistake instead of pressing the 1 cup button"
53.1%

a cappuccino anymore

"and the end you get just a coffee with hot milk not a cappuccino anymore"
53.1%

remove the beans

"the problem here is that access to the grinder to try and see what's going wrong is really limited after taking the other bits out of the machine tipping it back to remove the beans from the hopper into a bowl and then turning it upside down to clear out any remaining junk"
53.1%

which is annoying

"it also doesn't tell you when you are out of beans which is annoying"
53.0%

warmer useless

"cup warmer useless use the microwave if you need it"
52.9%

work sometimes

"sometimes it'll work sometimes it will not"
52.9%

barely registered a

"i'm in a very soft water area so the gauge strip in the pack barely registered a 1"
52.6%

doing it wrong

"my expert friends tried it in case i was doing it wrong but no the machine was at fault don't know what to do now with such a heavy machine to send"
52.5%

making a mess

"whereas the krups can be refilled with water in situ or by removing a container with an open top this has a large flat tank with a stamp sized opening that’s impossible to fill from a water filter without making a mess"
52.4%

arrived it has n't worked

"when the product arrived it hasn't worked"
52.3%

internal water leak

"it has an internal water leak creating a puddle on the worktop"
52.3%

steam button nothing

"however although the manual tells us we can alter standby time by pressing the eco button and programming it via the steam button nothing happens when we press and hold the eco button except that the eco light goes off"
52.2%

have no idea

"i have no idea as this is not mentioned anywhere whether this is intended but anyway plain sailing from then"
52.2%

pressing the 1 cup button

"if i had to be picky i have pressed the on off button by mistake instead of pressing the 1 cup button"
52.1%

would n't start working

"our first machine wouldn't start working for is"
52.1%

solves the problem

"the only trouble shooting "technique" in the instruction book points to changing the coarseness of the coffee and waiting to see if that solves the problem"
51.8%

someone had returned

"arrived on time but on inspection it looked like it had been used already with coffee residue and water in it looks like someone had returned it and then it was sent out to me"
51.7%

lavassa rossa beans

"i had a nespresso machine before this and this is as good if not better i have used the lavassa rossa beans and also m and s italian beans both very good enjoy!"
51.5%

bellarom columbian beans

"start with lidl bellarom columbian beans around £1"
51.5%

coffee is better

"i've invested in take away cups and the coffee is better too!"
50.4%
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very noisy in both products

"very very noisy"
74.8%

different model in both products

"bought a different model but that came with a two pin plug so couldn't even try it"
67.9%

very small in both products

"the downsides are: a very small water tank a very small bean hopper which clogs and the beans need a poke to get them moving again occasionall "
50.7%

very disappointed

"a very disappointed chump"
99.0%

grinder failure

"i did have a grinder failure after a year or two but i took it apart and all that had happened was the grinder had worn out the plastic nubs that held it still and the wires had disconnected some duct tape later and no problems since"
97.4%

tasted terrible

"they tasted terrible"
97.1%

most frustrating

"most frustrating"
89.3%

increasingly noisy

"it is now 4 months old and i feel it has become increasingly noisy – with a rattle developing"
75.0%

mess around

"nespresso airo thingy rather than mess around with an integrated mechanism"
74.9%

were not helpful

"manual & melitta website were not helpful"
74.9%

same issue

"then i was kindly sent a replacement this happened to also be broken same issue before even first use"
74.9%

leaking water

"i finally gave in when i saw this as a lightning deal but had to return my first order as the machine was leaking water"
74.7%

only minor issues

"only minor issues are the water reservoir and drip try are quite small so need filling and emptying quite often and the cleaning program is a bit of a palaver"
74.6%

error message

"when tried to set up kept getting an error message on display"
74.6%

bitter taste

"the coffee produced is good but missing parts leave a bitter taste to the experience!"
74.5%

environmental issue

"well it's no longer an option for me to buy a third machine it's an environmental issue too just more landfill"
74.4%

overly complicated

"pros relatively low cost for bean to cup machine and bought on lightning deal for £230 gbp not overly complicated e"
74.2%

unlucky chumps

"i assumed all of the bad reviews for the melitta solo were from unlucky chumps and i decided to take a chance and buy"
73.4%

descaling procedures

"i have 2 of these bean to cup machines having previously had 3 delonghis which all scaled up after a year despite following recommended descaling procedures"
73.3%

nonsense bean

"no nonsense bean to cup machine"
72.1%

design flaw

"its a design flaw over time the seals around the water connection degrade and leak"
71.6%

refund price

"returned it last week but amazon would only refund price not send a replacement"
69.8%

very bitter

"seemed amazing at first turned very bitter in the end"
68.3%

been opened

"however box arrived and seal had previously been opened"
67.1%

no creamer for cappuccino

"the melitta caffeo solo has no creamer for cappuccino so i bought the melitta cremio separately and this makes the best foamed milk i have ever had at home"
67.0%

returned already

"item came as though it had been returned already and then sent back out"
66.8%

small footprint

"small footprint"
66.1%

returned and sent

"possibly previously returned and sent out again"
64.8%

missed a beat

"used it daily for over two years now and it's never missed a beat"
64.8%

sadly not the case

"sadly not the case"
64.6%

much difference

"having used the replacement for about 5 months now my feedback is a follows: it does the job fairly well to be honest i don't think there can be too much difference across similar priced machines and the quality depends more on the beans you use it looks really nice but is mostly made of plastic it is a pretty standard machine so don't expect any frills e"
64.5%

n't look good

"the machine came back from being "repaired" and it looked scruffy coffee all over didn't look good"
61.6%

degrade and leak

"its a design flaw over time the seals around the water connection degrade and leak"
58.8%

no cappaccino wand

"no cappaccino wand personally i don't think these work satisfactory on domestic machines although plastic feels robust and will last for years feels like will last longer than four years which previous £600 machine did i can't remember the make "
57.2%

last repair

"it has been back for repair twice and there is no improvement if anything i think it is worse after the last repair"
56.5%

small cafetiere

"lack of a milk frother is a benefit: less cleaning and easily replaced with heating milk in the microwave in a small cafetiere and plunging!"
56.2%

small bean

"this is a small bean to cup machine"
56.2%

item did not work

"item did not work"
56.2%

would not replace

"very poor from amazon who said it was just my risk that it did not work covered my kitchen and cupboards with coffee and would not replace it !"
56.0%

rattle developing

"it is now 4 months old and i feel it has become increasingly noisy – with a rattle developing"
55.9%

could n't even

"bought a different model but that came with a two pin plug so couldn't even try it"
55.7%

melitta website

"manual & melitta website were not helpful"
55.2%

just a damaged

"even though the advert said it was just a damaged box!"
55.2%

melitta milk frother

"got mine with a melitta milk frother near by for those who like the odd milky drink"
54.8%

clogs and the beans

"the downsides are: a very small water tank a very small bean hopper which clogs and the beans need a poke to get them moving again occasionall "
54.7%

returned mine

"i returned mine and got my delonghi esam 4200 repaired"
54.6%

from zecasa

"i now have to retrieve packaging from the bin repackage and drive to a collect plus point 6 miles away to return wait 5 days for refund and buy another one probably not from zecasa"
54.6%

vent me '' button lights

"the "vent me" button lights up and press the "bean" button"
54.6%

n't think there

"having used the replacement for about 5 months now my feedback is a follows: it does the job fairly well to be honest i don't think there can be too much difference across similar priced machines and the quality depends more on the beans you use it looks really nice but is mostly made of plastic it is a pretty standard machine so don't expect any frills e"
54.6%

feedback is a follows

"having used the replacement for about 5 months now my feedback is a follows: it does the job fairly well to be honest i don't think there can be too much difference across similar priced machines and the quality depends more on the beans you use it looks really nice but is mostly made of plastic it is a pretty standard machine so don't expect any frills e"
54.1%

n't remember the make

"no cappaccino wand personally i don't think these work satisfactory on domestic machines although plastic feels robust and will last for years feels like will last longer than four years which previous £600 machine did i can't remember the make "
53.9%

pressing bean button

"cons quite complete to set up initially you need to follow instructions to the letter but the english version misses out pressing bean button in after each stage need to replace filter every two months 200 cups at £11 a time although at least machine allows you to keep making coffees till you have replaced overall two months in it's a good buy"
53.7%

have to empty the grounds

"if you drink lots of coffee you might get frustrated with how often you have to empty the grounds etc "
53.4%

lack of a milk frother

"lack of a milk frother is a benefit: less cleaning and easily replaced with heating milk in the microwave in a small cafetiere and plunging!"
52.8%

never done

"machine came back again now it leaks out of the bottom side which it has never done!"
52.7%

no bean button

"we repeated the process several times as the vent me button still remained and no bean button lit up"
52.5%

days outside the warranty

"two years and 8 days after getting one of the buttons became temperamental so i took a punt and emailed melitta explaining i was 8 days outside the warranty but could they do anything"
51.9%

empty before

"hate the fact that the drip tray fills so quickly inside the machine so have to empty before i can make a coffee nearly every time"
51.8%

nespresso airo thingy

"nespresso airo thingy rather than mess around with an integrated mechanism"
51.5%

esam 4200 repaired

"i returned mine and got my delonghi esam 4200 repaired"
51.5%

not the same standard

"it is not the same standard as a bespoke espresso machine but most bean to cups cant compete with that"
51.4%

plastic nubs

"i did have a grinder failure after a year or two but i took it apart and all that had happened was the grinder had worn out the plastic nubs that held it still and the wires had disconnected some duct tape later and no problems since"
51.2%

same beans

"i've had delonghi machines for about 5 years and use the same beans from a local supplier so the only thing i've changed lately is to this melitta machine"
50.9%

maintenance proposition

"in contrast without the foamer it makes for a low maintenance proposition"
50.0%
...

Compare Pros

superb coffee in both products

"as bean to cup coffee machines go its quite basic but it makes superb coffee which is where its at"
89.7%

great value in both products

"i would definitely recommend it for a starter unit – it’s great value for money"
74.9%

really well in both products

"aside from using it at home i also took it to a drawing event where 6 people topped up with coffee all day and it held up really well"
74.9%

price range in both products

"excellent quality product by far the best i've found in the price range"
74.8%

good quality in both products

"it’s obviously only as good as the beans so make sure you use freshly roasted good quality beans"
73.3%

thoroughly recommended in both products

"thoroughly recommended"
73.3%

even better in both products

"i use waitrose columbian beans and the smell is great and taste even better"
73.2%

decent coffee in both products

"i bought it for my office and it’s perfect for that quick and easy to use and makes a decent coffee"
73.1%

much better in both products

"froths much better"
71.9%

pleased with in both products

"i've owned an esam 4200 for several years and been exceptionally pleased with it"
65.8%

perfect coffee in both products

"once you have found your desired settings it makes a perfect coffee every time"
65.8%

best coffee in both products

"best coffee"
65.2%

water filter in both products

"however i still use a water filter to fill the machine so i can remove all the other impurities in the municipal water supply"
64.5%

really great in both products

"really really great!"
64.2%

very easy to in both products

"very easy to use but once the steam has been used you have to wait for the machine to cool before you can make another cup"
63.4%

wonderful coffee in both products

"makes wonderful coffee"
63.4%

excellent product

"this is an excellent product and makes a damn fine cup of coffee!"
100.0%

very pleased

"excellent machine very pleased"
100.0%

absolutely magnificent

"the machine is absolutely magnificent but here are the challenges: 1"
100.0%

excellent bean

"excellent bean to cup machine"
100.0%

excellent crema

"it's incredibly easy to use produces an excellent crema and the coffee is very smooth"
100.0%

greatest strength

"the taste of the coffee is fab and if used on the greatest strength setting it's seriously strong"
99.9%

amazing lattes

"we used an italian stove top moka pot for years and it always made excellent coffee but i wanted something that could make me amazing lattes without all the faff and expense"
99.7%

best thing

"the best thing i do it"
99.6%

routine maintenance best

"very pleased with this coffee machine makes lovely coffee every time set up took a bit of concentration but was straight forward enough some great youtube videos available on the routine maintenance best to get the descaler with the machine"
99.5%

really good

"brews a really good coffee and the milk frothing wand produces silky smooth hot milk"
99.3%

favourite beans

"this machine is way better than any pod based machine and you can use your favourite beans to boot"
99.3%

best results

"when you arr setting the grinder put 3 or 4 for best results"
99.3%

strongest strength

"i make one full cup on strongest strength and then add two shots to bring it up to the strength i like"
99.2%

been excellent

"tried all the coffee pod machines and never really used any of them but this has been excellent"
98.3%

little testing

"a little testing to get volume and quality but great outcome"
95.9%

good experience

"a good experience for me in the morning to taste a good coffee from this machine"
94.2%

been brilliant

"i bought this my first ever bean to cup machine nearly 4 years ago and it has been brilliant"
93.8%

it's excellent

"as i hear from him it's excellent"
93.1%

love love love

"i love love love this machine"
93.1%

they loved

"they loved it"
92.6%

excellent in this machine

"all are excellent in this machine and consistent"
92.0%

altogether rubbish

"altogether rubbish"
91.4%

astonishingly easy to

"it is astonishingly easy to use"
90.7%

protective film

"there is a blue protective film on the chrome waste tray cover that you can just peel off"
90.1%

lovely cappuccinos

"use every day for lovely cappuccinos"
88.9%

good diagnostic

"good diagnostic fault finding indicators"
88.8%

great outcome

"a little testing to get volume and quality but great outcome"
88.5%

absolute bargain

"at the sale price of £170 it's an absolute bargain!"
88.4%

coffee is great

"it's a bit on the plasticky side but the coffee is great and piping hot much hotter than the old machine"
88.2%

capsule machine

"so much than any capsule machine or cafetière"
88.1%

great bean

"great bean to cup machine"
88.0%

great appliance

"what a great appliance"
88.0%

great frother

"great frother even makes creamy smooth soya drinks for non dairy users"
88.0%

great crema

"great smell with grinding beans great crema every time and just delicious coffee"
88.0%

machine clean

": 5 you need to keep the machine clean"
88.0%

perform well

"sent for service once and returned promptly and continues to perform well"
75.0%

works well

"frothy milk thingy works well"
75.0%

great machine

"great machine"
75.0%

good works

"looks good works well very happy with it"
75.0%

good price

"delivry good price good"
75.0%

great price

"great machine great price and really nice coffee"
75.0%

great espresso

"makes great espresso"
75.0%

very fresh

"3 source a good local or online coffee bean supplier and buy good quality fresh beans i personally don't think very highly of those off the shelf supermarket type beans which are usually roasted too much and are not really very fresh"
75.0%

desired taste

"and i'm aware from reading other comments that a change in bean may require a new calibration for desired taste"
74.9%

proper taste

"takes a few uses before you get that proper taste but when it does we were very happy"
74.9%

professional ones

"including the big professional ones"
74.9%

decent 👍🏼

"decent 👍🏼"
74.8%

decent mugfull

"i had a 'nespresso lattissima' and it was starting to cost a fortune in pods as i drink a lot of coffee and used 2 pods at a time for 1 decent mugfull of coffee"
74.8%

other impurities

"however i still use a water filter to fill the machine so i can remove all the other impurities in the municipal water supply"
74.8%

perfect boyfriend

"the perfect boyfriend makes your coffee in the morning for a great day ahead"
74.8%

clear instructions

"clear instructions to set up the machine which makes excellent coffee"
74.7%

very quick

"very quick"
74.7%

lovely flavour

"fantastic needed a few 4 _5 before optimum quality achieved but lovely flavour and very quick"
74.7%

awesome machine

"this is an awesome machine at an awesome warehouse price £185 "
74.7%

loving coffee

"loving coffee"
74.6%

work great

"i used both options and they work great!"
74.6%

nice coffee

"makes nice coffee"
74.6%

very smooth

"it's incredibly easy to use produces an excellent crema and the coffee is very smooth"
74.6%

machine value

"the machine is easy to use and can be set to make to your personal taste a great machine value for money"
74.6%

best value

"best value for money!"
74.5%

retail price

"bought on amazon at an almost 50% saving on retail price so a bargain!"
74.5%

quality machine

"great quality machine"
74.5%

assemble great

"easy to assemble great for the garden!"
74.5%

good enough

"the steam nozzle might now be as powerful as those machines in coffee shops but good enough to use at home"
74.5%

excellent value

"it is excellent value for money and competes with the sage at £2 000"
74.4%

pretty good

"pretty good"
74.4%

amazing value

"the 2800 works well and is amazing value for money at the current street price as low as £199 "
74.4%

pretty well

"warms up quickly produces good coffee and cleans itself pretty well"
74.4%

awesome coffee

"great product makes awesome coffee"
74.3%

quality drinks

"the machine is well built and makes coffee shop quality drinks"
74.3%

working well

"the next one arrived and it started working well"
74.3%

easily available

"if you don't have a user manual in the box it is easily available online"
74.3%

good packaging

"meets our requirements and good packaging and instructions "
74.3%

good value

"good value"
74.3%

simple and easy

"simple and easy to use and does a great job"
74.2%

great review

"i bought it because of great review in which magazine and the price"
74.2%

quality product

"excellent quality product by far the best i've found in the price range"
74.2%

really nice

"great machine great price and really nice coffee"
74.2%

total bargain

"a total bargain"
74.1%

just nicely

"i thought it would be difficult to use but it was easy to use and fit just nicely under the unit top"
74.1%

quick and easy

"quick and easy to operate after familiarising with instructions"
74.0%

fantastic price

"it's a great machine purchased at a fantastic price of £179"
74.0%

emptied together

"the grounds and drip tray must be emptied together by sliding out a large clunky tray with the grounds bin balanced in it"
74.0%

very happy

"looks good works well very happy with it"
74.0%

excellent service

"once working it has given us excellent service"
73.9%

coffee tastes good

"coffee tastes good"
73.9%

amazing machine

"what can i say: it’s an amazing machine and the build quality is great"
73.9%

good control

"needs a bit of setting up but then has good control over volume heat grind and strength"
73.8%

great smell

"great smell with grinding beans great crema every time and just delicious coffee"
73.7%

very stylish

"easy to use and very stylish"
73.7%

reliable bean

"reliable bean to cup machine with the option to use for ground coffee too"
73.7%

good product

"good product"
73.7%

going strong

"our previous machine a bit tatty but still going strong after 8 years has been retired to the staff room"
73.6%

couple seconds

"either you have to wait 10 mins or you have to release steam off and let water run couple seconds before making coffee"
73.6%

least 2 coffee

"value for my account in a day i was buying at least 2 coffee from starbucks or costa and paying £5"
73.6%

finer size

"the finer size blocks everything"
73.5%

great coffee machine

"arrived on time and a great coffee machine would really recommend this product very happy with it thank you"
73.4%

work properly

"the set up instructions are at best convoluted this resulted in some effort to make it work properly"
73.4%

your perfect

"you can vary the coarseness of the grind the amount of coffee used per cup and the amount of water used per cup so with a little experimentation you can make your perfect cup"
73.3%

very personal

"this is a very personal taste"
73.2%

very impressed

"very impressed"
73.2%

great bonus

"my husband can now make his own coffee which is also a great bonus!"
73.2%

great reviews

"i found it on which as it had great reviews from them and you know when you buy something and every time you use your glad you got it this is one of those"
73.2%

well recommended

"well recommended for coffee lovers"
73.1%

review beating machines

"i based my purchase on which magazine review it got best bean to cup review beating machines that cost in excess of £1 000"
72.9%

improves rapidly

"the very first one will be heading down the sink just because the machine is new but it improves rapidly"
72.8%

coffee love

"love my coffee love this machine"
72.6%

fantastic value

"fantastic value and great coffee"
72.6%

highly recommended

"excellent product quality is excellent easy to use and clean highly recommended"
72.6%

have bought

"full marks it is the best machine that i have bought "
72.5%

sloshy grounds

"it seems like quite an outlay when i've used cafetieres for ever but the espresso from fresh ground beans is so good and it's as easy to keep clean as a cafetiere without the sloshy grounds they gather in the drawer in hard pressed pellets which are dead easy to bung in the compost or crumble round a plant outside"
72.5%

excellent easy

"excellent product quality is excellent easy to use and clean highly recommended"
72.4%

staff room

"our previous machine a bit tatty but still going strong after 8 years has been retired to the staff room"
72.4%

would recommend

"i would recommend"
72.4%

great piece

"a great piece of kit which has proved to be very easy to clean and maintain over time"
72.4%

fantastic coffee

"fantastic coffee "
72.3%

whole bean options

"easy to use and great that it has ground and whole bean options"
72.3%

good standing

"looks good standing on the side"
72.1%

fantastic machine

"fantastic machine"
72.0%

tastes excellent

"coffee tastes excellent is definitely warm enough"
72.0%

proud owners

"liked it so much advised parents and a friend to buy one as well and they now are also proud owners"
71.9%

milk steamer

"the milk steamer frothed works well"
71.9%

warehouse price

"this is an awesome machine at an awesome warehouse price £185 "
71.6%

2800 works

"the 2800 works well and is amazing value for money at the current street price as low as £199 "
71.6%

frother works

"even the milk frother works and better than others i've used before "
71.6%

tray cover

"there is a blue protective film on the chrome waste tray cover that you can just peel off"
71.5%

loving itmust

"loving itmust have"
71.4%

worthy option

"so for now i am very happy with this coffee machine and i hope my insights will help others when considering this as a worthy option"
71.4%

been exceptionally

"i've owned an esam 4200 for several years and been exceptionally pleased with it"
71.1%

versatile machine

"versatile machine with independent variable quantity of water and variable strength settings by varying the quantity of beans that are ground"
71.0%

recommend this

"can not recommend this highly enough the easiest and tastiest coffee machine i have ever owned"
70.9%

consistent coffee

"great consistent coffee"
70.9%

best machine

"had a nespresso and a dolce gusta machine but this is above and beyond the best machine we've had!"
70.8%

brought this

"brought this as a present and the person said it was worth 5 out of 5"
70.8%

alot cheaper

"i still drink the same amount of coffee but a bag of beans is alot cheaper and lasts longer"
70.7%

good service

"bought to replace a delonghi that had packed in after years of good service"
70.6%

seriously strong

"the taste of the coffee is fab and if used on the greatest strength setting it's seriously strong"
70.5%

lovely coffee

"makes lovely coffee and easy to use"
70.4%

returned promptly

"sent for service once and returned promptly and continues to perform well"
70.4%

gusto machine

"it’s not as quick or easy as a dolche gusto machine but cup for cup it’s more cost effective than pods and the results far superior"
70.3%

same price

"great machine saw this in tesco for £170 but out of stock bought on amazon for the same price"
69.9%

exceeded my expectations

"worth every penny at £220 and exceeded my expectations"
69.6%

build quality

"what can i say: it’s an amazing machine and the build quality is great"
69.6%

good option

"a good option for one cup decaff drinkers"
69.2%

desired settings

"once you have found your desired settings it makes a perfect coffee every time"
69.2%

perfect solution

"the beans i buy work out cheaper and the coffee grinds can put on the garden so a perfect solution "
69.1%

adored this machine

"some reviewers adored this machine personally i think its an expensive gadget that is not fit for purpose"
68.9%

excellent machine

"excellent machine"
68.5%

delicious coffee

"easy to set up and use makes a delicious coffee"
68.5%

many compliments

"we use lavazza super crema beans and get many compliments on the quality of our coffee"
68.4%

love starbucks

"i love starbucks and costa with this i can make my own at home"
68.1%

much cheaper

"bean to coffee machines are much cheaper to run than pod machines price per cup and you can enjoy trying a wider variety of coffee than pods as most big supermarkets sell a range of coffee beans as well as specialist shops"
68.1%

coffee quality

"makes coffee from beans automatically like a robot very happy with product quality and coffee quality"
68.0%

prima donna

"it only cost a quarter of the price of my old prima donna but is every bit as good"
67.8%

that simple

"it's that simple"
67.4%

coffee lovers

"well recommended for coffee lovers"
67.1%

working thanks

"good working thanks"
66.8%

fresh coffee look

"if you want consistent great fresh coffee look no further"
66.5%

very nice coffee

"click grind snap whirr etc out comes very nice coffee"
66.3%

clears the pipes

"it’s rather boisterous when turning on as the water clears the pipes"
66.3%

pleased with the machine

"very pleased with the machine"
66.3%

makes lovely coffee

"very pleased with this coffee machine makes lovely coffee every time set up took a bit of concentration but was straight forward enough some great youtube videos available on the routine maintenance best to get the descaler with the machine"
66.3%

very good coffee

"it’s making very good coffee!"
66.2%

excellent espresso

"1 for excellent espresso set the coffee volume on the front to maximum and the water volume to minimum"
66.0%

tasting espresso

"it gets used at least once every morning and several times daily at weekends and has always made great tasting espresso and capuccinos"
65.9%

handle love it so

"surprisingly easy to handle love it so far"
65.8%

received i setup

"just received i setup the prefered coffe it took me half an hour to learn the functionalities but is worth every second and penny spend"
65.7%

clean and assembly

"easy to clean and assembly is minimal"
65.5%

favourite ground coffee

"e if you have caffeinated beans in the grinder hopper you you make a cup of decaf by turning a dial and putting in a scoop of your favourite ground coffee into a mini hopper"
65.5%

best buy recomendation

"this was a best buy recomendation in which magazine and after taking delivery and using it for a few days now i can understand why"
65.4%

easy to used and clean

"easy to used and clean"
65.3%

it's great

"takes a bit of getting used to but once you do it’s great"
65.2%

very good value

"we bought this model de'longhi as a which best buy the machine itself has been very good value from its arrival"
65.2%

half price

"this was half price in the sale which was a bonus"
65.1%

that its great

"the milk nozzle could be easier to angel but other than that its great"
65.1%

best coffee machine

"best coffee machine i've ever had and i've had a few"
65.0%

clean and maintain

"it is easy to clean and maintain and as long as you run through the descale cycle once a month should serve you well"
64.6%

nice drink

"so far so good makes a nice drink the cup warmer is rubbish and water tank quite small so after two or three cups you have to remove the tank and refil it"
64.6%

great coffee makerde

"great coffee makerde'longhi magnifica bean to cup espresso cappuccino coffee machine esam4200 silver"
64.5%

best gadget

"best gadget i've ever bought"
64.5%

easy to use machine

"easy to use machine makes great coffee"
64.3%

very well made

"very well made easy to clean"
64.3%

easy to use and clean

"it makes excellent coffee every time and is easy to use and clean"
64.2%

great layer

"quick to start right temperature and a great layer of cream"
64.2%

easy and simple

"used everyday never a hitch easy and simple to use"
64.2%

well deserved

"which best buy well deserved"
64.2%

empty and easy

"easy to empty and easy to fill"
64.2%

excellent cup of coffee

"have used for several months now and it produces an excellent cup of coffee"
64.2%

works really well

"frother works really well"
64.1%

great coffee maker

"overall a great coffee maker much cheaper than capsules nesspresso tasimmo etc and 10 x better coffee"
64.1%

both options

"i used both options and they work great!"
64.1%

smooth soya drinks

"great frother even makes creamy smooth soya drinks for non dairy users"
64.1%

machine esam4200 silver

"great coffee makerde'longhi magnifica bean to cup espresso cappuccino coffee machine esam4200 silver"
64.0%

happy with this

"really happy with this"
63.9%

prefered coffe

"just received i setup the prefered coffe it took me half an hour to learn the functionalities but is worth every second and penny spend"
63.9%

raport quality

"i think the raport quality versus price is very good "
63.6%

optimum quality

"fantastic needed a few 4 _5 before optimum quality achieved but lovely flavour and very quick"
63.6%

cup size and strength

"as such i run the cup size and strength down and always use the two cup setting"
63.6%

machine is great

"the steam wand for frothing milk seems a bit tame or perhaps i’m not doing it right but that aside the machine is great"
63.5%

excellent coffee machine

"excellent coffee machine"
63.4%

heat grind

"needs a bit of setting up but then has good control over volume heat grind and strength"
63.2%

everything else is fine

"everything else is fine"
63.1%

will not be disappointed

"you are thinking of getting a coffee maker get this you will not be disappointed"
62.9%
...

superb coffee in both products

"it makes superb coffee which is really hot and does have a very small footprint"
89.7%

great value in both products

"great little coffee machine i constantly drink black coffee so perfect for me have this one in my home office great melitta product and well worth the money looks great and performs exceptionally simple functional well built and great value what else can i say"
74.9%

really well in both products

"and really well priced compared to similar machines on the market"
74.9%

price range in both products

"the price range of b to c machines is so vast it is hard to know which to go for"
74.8%

thoroughly recommended in both products

"thoroughly recommended"
73.3%

even better in both products

"the product itself is well worth the money and it produces the best tasting coffee ever even better than starbucks "
73.2%

much better in both products

"much better than the tassimo i previously used"
71.9%

pleased with in both products

"i bought this for my husband for xmas and he is very pleased with it especially the speed a which the beans are ground coffee almost 'instant'!"
65.8%

perfect coffee in both products

"no fuss makes perfect coffee"
65.8%

best coffee in both products

"makes some of the best coffee i've tasted"
65.2%

water filter in both products

"second unit worked straight out of the box however i noticed that it did not include the cleaning tablets kit or the water filter which was included in the original box"
64.5%

really great in both products

"really great machine much better than expected!"
64.2%

very easy to in both products

"very easy to use"
63.4%

excellent coffee in both products

"simple to use and excellent coffee"
55.1%

great coffee in both products

"really easy to use makes great coffee"
55.0%

good coffee in both products

"makes good coffee"
51.5%

happy with in both products

"so happy with it after nearly a year"
50.4%

simply excellent

"simply excellent"
100.0%

stylist good

"it is compact stylist good looking and makes a brilliant cup of coffee"
100.0%

great thing

"this machine was less bulky than i presumed which was a great thing"
99.3%

absolutely amazing

"this machine is absolutely amazing"
99.0%

served is perfect

"this coffee machine is so easy to clean looks good & the coffee served is perfect!"
93.1%

it's brilliant

"overall i'm really happy with the product and at nearly 1 3 of the price of the krupps machine it's brilliant"
92.7%

gaggia classic

"i get marginally better results from my semi automatic gaggia classic but who has time for that at 6am?"
92.1%

quality robust super

"excellent quality robust super easy to clean"
89.1%

lovely expressos

"makes lovely expressos which i convert to americanos with water from the kettle "
88.9%

good beans

"we purchase good beans and treat the machine well and so far it treats us as well"
88.8%

less bulky

"this machine was less bulky than i presumed which was a great thing"
87.8%

compact easy

"its compact easy to useand mauntain and produces great quality coffee"
75.0%

reasonably quiet

"the machine is reasonably quiet in use and occupies little space on the worktop compared to some other makes"
75.0%

looks beautiful

"machine looks beautiful though and very well though out"
75.0%

otherwise smart

"otherwise smart looking well made and makes a great brew!"
75.0%

perfect gift

"perfect gift for the wife and very good customer service when required"
75.0%

were great

"the first one i ordered came with a cracked water tank and missing the welcome kit amazon were great at replacing it so 5 stars for them"
74.9%

highest value

"i adjusted the water temperature to the highest value too as the first few cups were slightly lukewarm"
74.8%

looks great

"great little coffee machine i constantly drink black coffee so perfect for me have this one in my home office great melitta product and well worth the money looks great and performs exceptionally simple functional well built and great value what else can i say"
74.8%

just perfect

"just perfect"
74.5%

happy customer

"happy customer no problems well priced machine !"
74.1%

well worth

"i know it's another £60 odd but well worth buying it with this machine unless of course you only drink expresso or americano coffee or you simply don't care about foamed milk!"
74.1%

machine and quality

"i would highly recommend to maintain both the machine and quality of the coffee that you perform both when the indicator tells you"
73.8%

very attractive

"it is a very attractive machine with a narrow footprint it also feels very well made and makes excellent coffee"
73.8%

good results

"as for the coffee good results"
73.6%

sterling service

"shown sterling service every day apart from a period where we were in north america for a year when it was unused and i missed it dreadfully!"
73.4%

arrived well

"arrived well packaged earlier than predicted!"
73.2%

quite happily

"wanted to use it for a while before leaving a review and i can quite happily say that it's worth the money and effort as it delivers a great cup of coffee"
73.1%

hard water area

"i live in a hard water area so maintenance is essential on the machine to prevent limescale build up it's a bit of a faff as you have to remove bits and put them back in the correct sequence but it's a small price to pay for a great cup of coffee"
73.1%

no mess no fuss

"no mess no fuss"
73.1%

well priced

"happy customer no problems well priced machine !"
73.0%

totally impressed

"totally impressed would buy this again and recommend anyone else to buy one too"
72.7%

real treat

"expensive but a real treat to have good coffee at the push of a button!"
72.7%

wise results

"anything larger cup size wise results in blonding of coffee and leaves a bitter taste"
72.3%

pretty useful

"this machine is easy to use and you can vary the amount of liquid that goes into the cup by turning the dial on the machine which is pretty useful"
72.2%

maximum strength

"i found that the preset temperature was fine but my preference is for a stronger brew so selected the maximum strength"
72.0%

compact machine

"very pleased with this compact machine"
71.5%

gets filled

"it doesn't tell you if there aren't enough beans left it will simply make a very mild coffee the drip tray gets filled quite quickly and the metal grid is prone to scratching the height adjustable spout is convenient and works really well the description mentions a cup warmer which i am yet to find!"
71.5%

decent espresso

"it makes a great cup of coffee and a decent espresso"
71.4%

goodwill gesture

"best part they claim that as they repaired previously out of warranty as a goodwill gesture they will not repair this for free as the fault has developed when in my possession"
71.3%

preset temperature

"i found that the preset temperature was fine but my preference is for a stronger brew so selected the maximum strength"
70.9%

worked brilliantly

"we have had the machine for 3 months and it has worked brilliantly"
70.7%

have received

"it makes great coffee but i really can not recommend this maker based on the customer service i have received"
70.4%

excess water tray

"very easy to empty excess water tray and used coffee grinds"
70.0%

loving this

"loving this"
69.8%

great purchase

"great purchase"
69.5%

good quality beans

"everything i'd hoped for it's better when you warm the cup first and you have to empty the tray on a regular basis but it's perfect for the home and with good quality beans it makes great coffee"
69.4%

caffeo solo

"i've worked my way through four decent coffee machines but the melitta caffeo solo without the milk frother is probably the best and easiest to live with"
69.2%

water temperature

"i adjusted the water temperature to the highest value too as the first few cups were slightly lukewarm"
69.1%

best and easiest

"i've worked my way through four decent coffee machines but the melitta caffeo solo without the milk frother is probably the best and easiest to live with"
68.9%

great quality coffee

"its compact easy to useand mauntain and produces great quality coffee"
68.8%

love our coffee machine

"we love our coffee machine"
68.7%

fits the bill

"this fits the bill exactly"
68.3%

half strength

"excess water tray fills up way too quickly too probably why there's never any water in the thing i can't get the mix right with the 3 settings for strength and i've had the machine for a while now i've tried one cup max strength two cups half strength and a variety in between"
67.5%

zero complaints

"zero complaints"
67.0%

outstanding latte's

"we also bought the melitta cremio also and it makes outstanding latte's and cappuccino's"
66.5%

stands up well

"i purchased this for use in our small office although it is not a commercial machine stands up well to the demands of our team of coffee addicts"
66.5%

treat the machine well

"we purchase good beans and treat the machine well and so far it treats us as well"
66.1%

what i expected thanks

"does what i expected thanks"
66.0%

clean and descale

"this machine has a built in filter and is easier to clean and descale"
65.5%

great melitta product

"great little coffee machine i constantly drink black coffee so perfect for me have this one in my home office great melitta product and well worth the money looks great and performs exceptionally simple functional well built and great value what else can i say"
65.4%

pretty straight forward

"the cleaning process is pretty straight forward and quick"
65.4%

great brew

"otherwise smart looking well made and makes a great brew!"
65.4%

feels very well

"it is a very attractive machine with a narrow footprint it also feels very well made and makes excellent coffee"
65.1%

proof in emails

"i have proof in emails so i am confident on my side they seem to be assuming guessing"
65.0%

replaced with new ones

"good as new when returned to me with all buttons replaced with new ones"
64.8%

absolutely loves

"bought this product for my wife and she absolutely loves it"
64.5%

easy to see water level

"easy to see water level"
63.2%

glad we bought

"i am glad we bought it"
63.0%

great hint

"great hint from a previous reviewer"
62.6%

though and very well

"machine looks beautiful though and very well though out"
62.6%

integral filter

"it also has an integral filter which are easy to get hold of online through melitta or ebay so the coffee tastes better if like me you live in a very hard water area where lots of chemicals and other nasties are added"
62.2%

love my coffee machine

"absolutely love my coffee machine"
61.8%

enjoy americano coffee

"recommended if you enjoy americano coffee and have no need to a milk frother"
61.8%

machine he loves

"he's always drinking coffee at mine as i have a bean to cup so i decided to treat him to a machine he loves it i have no idea how he sleeps with the the amount of coffee he's drank since he's opened it needless to say he was well pleased with it"
61.5%

honest i quite

"to be honest i quite like the flashing prompts as normally we would forget these processes"
60.4%

'' very crafty

"clearly this had been a faulty return sent out as "new" very crafty"
60.4%

easier to clean

"cheaper easier to clean plus allows you to hide the foamer away when not using bearing in mind my the preferences above this machine in particular is ideal"
59.9%

great tasting coffee

"great tasting coffee"
58.5%

really simple to

"really simple to use and makes great coffee"
58.4%

wonderful coffee maker

"if you don't need a milk frother it is a wonderful coffee maker"
58.1%

brilliant cup of coffee

"it is compact stylist good looking and makes a brilliant cup of coffee"
57.9%

much less hassle

"requires frequent emptying and refilling but that's much less hassle than tamping etc"
57.7%

looking well made

"otherwise smart looking well made and makes a great brew!"
57.5%

quite happy

"i wish i had the privilege of being able to compare this against other bean to cup machines but overall i'm quite happy with my purchase"
57.4%

purge cycle

"once the coffee and water reservoirs are filled and the machine is powered up it carries out a purge cycle i found that it needed two operations before it was ready "
57.3%

treats us as well

"we purchase good beans and treat the machine well and so far it treats us as well"
56.9%

minute someone answered

"i called the helpline and within less than a minute someone answered"
56.9%

great cup of coffee

"the melitta certainly delivers a great cup of coffee and has replaced my tassimo machine for daily use"
56.3%

really impressed

"really impressed"
55.5%

very mild coffee

"it doesn't tell you if there aren't enough beans left it will simply make a very mild coffee the drip tray gets filled quite quickly and the metal grid is prone to scratching the height adjustable spout is convenient and works really well the description mentions a cup warmer which i am yet to find!"
55.4%

missed it dreadfully

"shown sterling service every day apart from a period where we were in north america for a year when it was unused and i missed it dreadfully!"
55.4%

fixed it on thursday

"they arranged collection on wednesday supplying packaging fixed it on thursday and had it back to me by the following day"
55.4%

easy to operate

"very neat design and easy to operate"
55.3%

great product

"typically german great product with no frills"
55.0%

small but powerful

"i bought this because i wanted something small but powerful and bean to cup to put on my worksurface in my new kitchen"
54.8%

design easy to

"compact design easy to use but still testing it with various settings and coffee beans"
54.7%

strength you want

"the ability to adjust the cup size means you can have anything from expresso to americano in any strength you want and you can make 2 cups or one strong cup at the same time"
54.5%

best tasting coffee

"the product itself is well worth the money and it produces the best tasting coffee ever even better than starbucks "
53.7%

clean clean

"i clean clean clean and even put in a new brewing unit but the issue is a manufacturing fault which continues across the solo models"
53.4%

perfect for black coffee

"excellent simple to use machine perfect for black coffee"
53.3%

decent coffee machines

"i've worked my way through four decent coffee machines but the melitta caffeo solo without the milk frother is probably the best and easiest to live with"
53.3%

easy to clean

"easy to use easy to clean"
53.3%

happy with the product

"overall i'm really happy with the product and at nearly 1 3 of the price of the krupps machine it's brilliant"
53.1%

also excellent

"the coffee is also excellent"
52.9%

brilliant and relaible

"brilliant and relaible"
52.6%

enough beans

"it doesn't tell you if there aren't enough beans left it will simply make a very mild coffee the drip tray gets filled quite quickly and the metal grid is prone to scratching the height adjustable spout is convenient and works really well the description mentions a cup warmer which i am yet to find!"
52.3%

loves our coffee

"everyone that visits loves our coffee"
51.9%

sleek and compact

"very sleek and compact as far as bean to cup machines go"
51.8%

water reservoir

"as i live in a hard water area i've got a melitta water softener in the water reservoir"
51.3%

water softener

"as i live in a hard water area i've got a melitta water softener in the water reservoir"
51.3%

water reservoirs

"once the coffee and water reservoirs are filled and the machine is powered up it carries out a purge cycle i found that it needed two operations before it was ready "
51.3%

price bean

"i've been looking for a reasonably price bean to cup machine since using one of the krupps machines about 5 years ago"
51.3%

first bean to

"this is my first bean to cup after living from tassimo pods for a few years"
51.1%

some favourite blends

"i have thoroughly enjoyed trying different beans and now have some favourite blends"
50.5%

quite quickly

"it doesn't tell you if there aren't enough beans left it will simply make a very mild coffee the drip tray gets filled quite quickly and the metal grid is prone to scratching the height adjustable spout is convenient and works really well the description mentions a cup warmer which i am yet to find!"
50.0%
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44.2% 35.9% 19.9%
  neutral 35.5%
  happiness 26.8%
  worry 14.9%
  love 5.8%
  relief 5.8%
  fun 3.3%
  anger 2.9%
  surprise 1.4%
  sadness 1.1%
  enthusiasm 0.7%
  hate 0.7%
  joy 0.4%
  fear 0.4%
  empty 0.4%
Melitta Bean to Cup Coffee Machine with Pre-Brew Function, SOLO Mode..

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Negative tone

41.3% 42.9% 15.9%
  neutral 42.9%
  happiness 27.0%
  worry 14.3%
  fun 4.8%
  relief 4.8%
  love 1.6%
  surprise 1.6%
  anger 1.6%
  joy 1.6%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-04-29