I was the owner of a Jura Impressa, by grace of Melitta owner of 4 Caffeo machines (replacement of faulty equipment) and Erdulderin of yard long repair times (in the sum in Jura 9 months), kitchen floods, major repair costs, gigantic non-removable mold cultures in the Jura and defective pump. I just wanted espresso drink and had the bottom line cost of about 2,000 euros on the leg (without the beans and cleaning supplies) and really the discharge had nothing to do with an espresso, no matter what beans I tested. I have my Tamagotchi lovingly cared for (goes also hardly different), but unfortunately she did not thank me.
Eventually I lost but then the nerves and bought a Nespresso machine from DeLonghi. I was delighted with the quality eg of Ristretto, but unfortunately others who came to visit, and so I looked at some point to my account at the firm. Nespresso and found that me having fun on but cost a substantial sum that year. Once descale every 2 months with a built-in descaling and for espresso and cappuccino production: Capsule pure milk ranhängen, press the button and you're done. When I compare the Ristretto by Nespresso with the Espresso my acquaintance with fully automatic cuts for me the Nespresso capsule clearly better, but Espresso is just a matter of taste and the many resulting Alumüll is not the truth. Due to the cost, I decided to switch.
I have a consumption of about 2,000 espressos per year and was actually convinced of the reliability of large Lattissima. The espresso was better than in many pubs, DeLonghi has a functioning milk foam maker and they looked nice and compared to fully automatic machines to purchase relatively cheap.
Well searched and searched and read and read I and ended sometime in the DeLonghi EC 860. Yes, well and good, you can put chrome industrial extraction plant in the kitchen with exclusive design models for more than 1,000 euros, with many levers, pressure and temperature displays and then do research for months, under what conditions you get what espresso. It is with me but as the wine. I can tell a good wine from a bad wine, I recognize the grape varieties used, but at a certain price, I feel the differences only marginally (if at all). So also the espresso. It is ultimately the question of what one wants and what one is willing to pay for a 2 micrometers higher crema.
The DeLonghi came and then it started. I had also ordered the new Graef Mill CM800 because it according to various forums is a shame on the Internet to use the completely unusable by the manufacturer of pre-ground coffee. Now I also had ordered different varieties beans and then I went off einzusauen the kitchen. Coffee everywhere, kitchen scale for Kaffeemehlmange per espresso, pomace residues in the sink and next to the trash can, a totally nasty DeLonghi and up on the hair tips full of caffeine. Freeness changes, temperature of the water changes, veriiert discharge amount changing coffee quantity and pressure measured in the flour and varied. If you look on the Internet, learns a lot about coffee: pressure at Tampern of 15 kg, the one should practice with the bathroom scale, but no other generally recommend 20 kg. Crema-screens like the DeLonghi EC 860? Horror. So I went and looked for knowledgeable hours after sieving, which have no double bottom and no crema valve and now fit in my machine. Find: the coffee maker Graef ES 80 has exactly the right screens (60 mm). I ordered it and it fits 100%. Unfortunately, the coffee tastes no different from the Crema Seven, no matter how I playing around on the parameters.
Conclusion for me after a few days, but after what feels like 500 espressos and frothy milk beverages (completely disordered):
- The DeLonghi EC 860 M is a solid-looking machine in which it, however, as with many devices, problems are larger vessels underneath observed. The distance between the outlet and floor plate beträg slightly more than 9 cm. Decreasing a small insertion plate from, then just adds 1 cm. Why one reviewer, the machine will move when attaching the filter holder and criticized the lightweight of the machine, is incomprehensible for me.
- I have now, after some tinkering found for me the opportunity to do with Lavazza Espresso Perfetto an espresso, which is better than the fully automatic vending machines and Nespresso machines. Yes, it already requires some tests. On the first night I was completely frustrated by the result and only the next day then brought espresso that slowly rankam to what I was expecting. Espresso powder too fine print too large and already was no more coffee from the machine. Too little pressure and milled coarse resulted then in seconds strong bitter coffee. Reduced water temperature and then it was sour dishwater. However, anyone who believes that 15 kg Tamperdruck and very finely ground espresso powder can be processed by the machine, is clearly wrong. My Italians pressed times easily the filter holder and that's it, yet there is a great espresso (and with Lavazza Rosso). The ordered directly at a small coffee roaster fresh roasted beans not tasted me as an espresso. There were 100% Arabica beans and I do not like the Tart of these beans. I'm going to buy a good mix with a high proportion of guiten Robusta beans.
- The milk foam production is functioning properly and is absolutely easy to handle.
- The crema is not very extensive, but also due to the espresso beans used.
- The chrome shelves under the spout look cheap and will soon be scratched.
- There are 4 programmable keys: 1 espresso, 2 espressos (I use it for my coffee), small cup with milk foam and big cup with milk foam. There are also 1 sieve for 1 espresso or 1 small drink milk froth and a screen for twice as much espresso grounds. How to what combined and how much water is allowed to pass through, is a left by the key programming options themselves.
- You can run the amounts individiuell define for each key (both for espresso and milk foam).
- One can of 3 temperature settings for the water, with which the ground coffee is rinsed, set a.
- The manual is no better or worse than in many other devices. Who can use a smartphone, expected to actually using the machine have any problems. If someone criticizes a missing display in the review, then think I that the person massive problems with other devices must have and does not have any ideas of a price / performance ratio.
- The separately switchable !!! Hotplate for cups is very quick and very warm served its purpose. However, the Espresso (at least of each 1) is pretty cool from the machine, although I have also set the highest water temperature because of the taste. I heat my 1st cup often in the microwave before or evening use when cooking then the residual heat of the oven. EVT. but one (ie espresso reference) may also precede the first reference to the machine an empty rinsing making any espresso grounds.
- Pads with decaffeinated espresso for guests give a reasonably drinkable espresso and handling of the pads or the creation of espresso from Pads is childishly simple.
- If I (my personal estimate) would have the next best espresso, the default setting of the machine and pre-ground coffee used simple, the machine would have fallen well within 2 days to Amazon. In retrospect tasted what I produced at the beginning, only to strong coffee. A little curiosity and a pound of beans so it is necessary to find out the perfect setting for the coffee used.
Conclusion: If you do not want to do his exams in the preparation of espresso now, has operated quite well with the DeLonghi. The price / performance ratio and obtained an acceptable result. Now after 1 month use I can not complain absolutely and am satisfied. She looks robust and stable and does not trouble their service. The milk foam which can be produced using the supplied creamer, is totally OK. I can recommend the machine to all those who do not want to spend a lot of money necessarily for an espresso machine. My impression of the machine coincides with the one I had for years from the Nespresso machine from DeLonghi: it is solid and does what it should.
(Somehow, although I had all the time the feeling to drink reasonably good espresso, although better than the one you get in most restuarants but ....... When visiting an Italian restaurant I got an espresso (Ristretto) served, the extremely strong as hot strong dark chocolate tasted with ner good quantity of sugar with cocoa powder and dessert replaced. The owner said it was espresso Fa. Ionia. At home I ordered then by 1 kg of beans this company. It is almost 100% pure Robusta and now I'm excited. The weak sour dishwater made from 100% Arabica beans is absolutely not my thing. I like Sicilian strong, thick and very very strong. Hurrah, I've finally found my espresso beans. )
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