COFFEE & COFFEE MACHINES
Description
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Additional information
| Weight | 35.27 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 14 × 16.5 × 18.5 cm |
| brand | DeLonghi |
| Capacity | 100 Milliliters |
| color | SilverBlack |
| Product Dimensions | 14D x 16.5W x 18.5H |
| Special Feature | Intergrated Coffee GrinderTemperature ControlProgrammable |
| Coffee Maker Type | Espresso Machine |
| material | Stainless Steel |
| Filter Type | Reusable |
| Style | Espresso Machine |
| Specific Uses For Product | Espresso |
| Included Components | |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Wattage | 1450 watts |
| Voltage | 120 |
| Model Name | La Specialista Maestro |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Human Interface Input | Buttons |
| Item Weight | 35.27 Pounds, 35.3 pounds |
| ASIN | B0934T3P36 |
| Item model number | EC9665M |
| Date First Available | July 2 2021 |
| Manufacturer | DeLonghi |
Ele A. –
This was very close to being an excellent machine. In a vacuum, it produces great espresso in any style you prefer. 5 Temperature settings are excellent. Easy purging and Americanos on command. Programmable and manual controls, and easy to use interface once you give it just a few minutes to understand. The built-in tamping is pretty good, though a little problematic since it doesn’t let you do things like properly WDT or distribute, and the tamp isn’t really a perfect or clean one, but it’s still nice and gets the job done. The auto milk drink creation is decent and kind of an interesting touch. The build quality is mostly nice and the drip tray is pretty great. This came so close to being a great machine.Now here’s why, when not looked at “in a vacuum”, it’s overall not worth the money. It comes down to two things which are very low quality – the Grinder (which is unspeakably bad) and the Steam Wand (which is below average at best).- The Grinder is horrendous – part 1. EIGHT grind settings for espresso is just unacceptable, especially on a machine with this price tag, as anyone with any experience with espresso knows it requires micro-adjustments much more so than any other brewing method. Between varying baskets with different flow rates and designs, infinite types of beans that require nuanced adjustments, different shot types like ristretto vs normale vs lungho (to name just a few), and the list goes on – 8 settings is not even remotely acceptable and will not produce good espresso across these different variables.- The Grinder is horrendous – part 2. The way it’s designed is mind-bogglingly bad in key ways bordering on infuriating. You cannot take out the hopper with any beans in there because there’s no catch and you make a terrible mess each time. Cleaning this thing effectively is literally impossible and the cleanliness of this grinder is actually quite disgusting all around. There’s a little “tab” under where the arrow is that literally has coffee grounds in it after a few grinds that are impossible to ever get out. There’s coffee grounds in places which are simply inaccessible, permanently. Think about that – you are brewing shots like this. I can name like 10 other things that make this grinder less than worthless but in the end the biggest two are the grind sizes are no where remotely near enough and it is just disgustingly dirty and impossible to clean once again even “remotely” properly even after just rudimentary grinding. I also won’t even hinge on after doing “Test grinds” for 2 hours the grinder literally BROKE entirely, as I’ll chalk that off to a fluke, but still worth mentioning in passing – I was going to return it anyway at this point.- The steam wand is fairly awful and significantly outclassed by almost any espresso machine I’ve tried 1/3rd its price like the Bambino Plus or even Gaggia Classic Pro. It’s weak, it’s slow, getting a “vortex” on it is very difficult, and is overall just barely passable. It will make passable microfoamed milk but at this price range, why bother for such mediocrity.So all in all, if it had a better steam wand that you could find in machines at much lower price brackets, and the grinder portion was entirely redesigned from the bottom up an had at least 4-5x the number of grind sizes, honestly, this machine would be worth every penny and quite great. As it is though, why on earth spend this price tag on a machine that just produces good espresso when you can buy a Breville Bambino (not plus) that can do exactly that for like $300, to name just one option.
The Lettered Ape –
Bottom-line up front: I’ve owned this for a year and am very happy with my purchase. Dialing-in takes patience and (a lot of) trial and error. It really does make a superior espresso to many of the over-rated coffee shops in your hometown. I hesitate to buy coffee anywhere now.Long-form: I bought the La Specialista Maestro after comparing it to super automatic and semi-super automatic machines. My comparison shopping consisted mostly of YouTube videos, web reviews, and a visit to a Williams Sonoma. I did not do any taste testing; however, I doubt that other automatic machines that cost more will produce a noticeably superior cup once you get your La Specialista dialed in properly.Speaking of dialing-in, it does take trial and error and patience. Once you figure out the settings for the types of beans you’re using (hopefully fresh), it is pretty easy to adjust once you get a new bag or roast of comparable type. It took me about a month of constant tinkering to really get this the way my wife and I both like our espresso and espresso-based drinks. The included literature is your friend here. Many of the YouTube videos I watched on dialing in or using La Specialista machines were not that helpful.Set-up and routine maintenance are pretty straight forward. Again, the included literature is your friend. I appreciate the dummy lights reminding me to descale and to perform other tasks.I’m very satisfied with the Maestro. After a year of ownership, I really have no complaints and would probably buy it again if it became irreparable outside of its complimentary extended warranty period. Hopefully, that doesn’t happen though, because I like using it.Things you probably know but are worth reiterating here: (1) weight could be an issue for some people and (2) overhead cabinet clearance could be an issue in some kitchens. An extra set of hands and a tape measure could come in handy.Things I don’t like: First, the DeLonghi videos online show a different menu of milk-based drinks than the North American version. Some overseas markets have a Latte Macchiato (milk first then coffee) function whereas the North American version just has a latte function (coffee first then milk). The difference seems trivial, but I would prefer the macchiato setting to the latte setting. Second, the milk settings for the automatic milk frother are not adjustable, just the coffee and temperature. I would like the ability to have manual control over the automatic milk frother. The second issue is my biggest gripe, but it isn’t a deal breaker to me.
Luka –
Has many options and works great. Little expensive though.
Ufuk Erkan –
Its very good machine but I don’t like it. It’s very long machine
emodestoc –
PROBLEMA RECURRENTE POR FALTA DE AGUA EN EL SET UP INICIALEL PROBLEMA DEL SET UP INICIAL ES RECURRENTE MUCHOS USUARIOS LES HA PASADO LO MISMO DESPUES DE QUERER RESOLVER EL PROBLEMA Y TERMINAN REGRESANDO EL PRODUCTO, LO MALO ES QUE LOS GASTOS DE IMPORTACION SON ALTOS .
Marc K. –
Not sure what to say: makes good coffee once you receive a functioning deviceQuality control, what is that? I ordered this device TWICE and BOTH didn’t work out of the box…The first one was a mess: loose wires in the grinder, a grinder not adjusting, a pump not pumping… long story short: this one hasn’t even been through a visual check before it was boxed by the manufacturer.While this one was on its way back, I ordered a second time. Come on, this must have been a glitch in the quality control process, eh?The second one was also not working out of the box and it took a longer phone call with De’Longhi to even get it initialized. The initialization includes a process getting water pumped through the system “add water to the tank and press the tea button”. It took me more than 25 times to get the pump going…At the end, now that everything works, it is making good coffee but I expected more from De’Longhi.Now about the return process: amazon.ca did NOT offer an exchange as they usually do if you receive a defective item. They asked me to do a regular return and re-order. As the item was on sale this was exactly what I did and already regret…amazon.ca received the return on Oct 17 according to UPS and amazon.ca policy states “Your refund will be applied to your original method of payment within 7 days from when we receive your return”. On amazon.ca however the item still shows as “item is on the way back”, so I called and asked why my return is not being processed. Quote: “As this is a higher value item the refund window is until Nov 10” – no way around. They basically hold my money hostage for one month after delivering an item which was defective out of the box…Wow amazon.ca – that’s a new low…
Vent seeker –
Excellent product. Performs great.Not that hard to use. Easy to clean.Makes great coffee drinks. We use it mostly for top quality lattes. It’s used more often than expected and has already reached its payback point as apposed to buying at coffee bar
jean-luc –
Machine neuve qui fait des arcs électriquesJe viens tout juste de recevoir ma machine, qui devrait en théorie être de qualité. Naturellement vue le prix payé je m’attends a un produit de qualité et sécuritaire. Voilà qu’a chaque fois que je fais mousser du lait un arc électrique se forme entre le châssis de l’unité et la grille au bas de celle-ci…. Ce n’est pas très rassurant et je vais devoir me casser la tête a la retourner. Très déçu de la delonghi.
Alana Morissette –
Worked Great Initially– BEWAREWhen I first received this machine I loved it! It made great espresso’s and other fancy coffee’s. After a few weeks the de-scale light came on and so I followed the directions to run a descale program on it, and the steam wand never worked right afterwards. It would squirt out water every time (even after I purged the line) watering down the milk/cream to be frothed, which made it very difficult to get any foam after that. So I returned the machine, hoping it might just be a lemon, and bought a second one. Again, worked amazing for the first few weeks, steam wand functioning great. Again once a descaling was due, I went through the instructions again, just to be sure, and AGAIN the steam wand quit working as it had for the first few weeks, and was again squirting out water. So I have returned the second machine as well at this point. For the price of this machine, I would expect it to function much better for much longer. Would NOT recommend.