De'Longhi EN550.BM Lattissima Touch Coffee Machine, Plastic, 1.4 W, Black Titanium

This machine is fantastic and produces exceptional coffee. It is made to produce coffee using the nespresso coffee pod system.Nespresso coffee pods can work out cheaper than other coffee machine brands and there is a fantastic choice of different blends. You absolutely can tell the difference in the quality of the coffee you get and having previously owned a more generally popular coffee machine the drinks are not comparable, that is not to knock other coffee machines as they make great every day coffee.This is important to think about if you are investing in this type of machine, I really love this coffee so the purchase suited my needs but with any sort of pod system, depending on how many coffees you drink it is worth factoring in the price of the pods. At the time of writing this review nespresso pods are between 33p - 41p each and come in boxes of ten.They do not sell the pods in supermarkets (although other brands do make compatible pods, I have tried some but have yet to find any that are nearly as good as the nespresso ones). Delivery of the pods is very easy either to your home or a local store network, and the website is very easy to navigate. You can also purchase from nespresso boutiques, which are dotted around the country. I have included this detail as I think it is worth consideration before you purchase.The machine itself is very well made, looks good and is easy to clean. It feels well made and when you register it with Nespresso you get an automatic warranty which is great.The milk frother is very good if you are likely to be making latte or cappuccino regularly. It heats up the milk quickly and produces a nice milk froth which you can control via a dial on the attachment. You can store it in the fridge for up to two days with milk in it which can be very handy. The milk frother does not need to be on the machine unless you are using it which is a good feature.The machine makes 3 different coffee sizes with pre programmed touch button controls. It is possible to alter the volume of coffee produced by following the instructions in the manual which is relatively straight forward. The machine has a further 3 touch buttons programmed for latte, cappuccino and frothy milk.I use my machine daily, I love the coffee it produces and consider this to be one of my best purchases in a very long time. If you are looking for a nespresso coffee machine, this is an excellent choice.

I've lost count of how many coffee machines we have had over the years, hubby and I absolutely love our coffee and have mostly always had a bean to cup machine and on and off added a pod machine for me for quick easy on the go convenience, this is our first Nespresso though after having coffee from friends that own different Nespresso machines, took us a while to decide which one was right for us and what we wanted but ultimately its lattes and cappuccinos we would use it for, this does not disappoint at all, so quick, easy to use, easy to clean, huge variety of compatible coffee brands, flavours and strengths, if you want large cups of coffee (more coffee than milk etc) then this is not the machine for you as it takes some time to fill a full mug of just coffee with it and about half way becomes just water but for espresso, cappuccinos and lattes it's perfect, the only gripe I have with it is you have to get your milk out the fridge a while before so it's not too cold (or use a heated mug) as if its straight out of the fridge this doesn't make it hot enough in my opinion, but I've got used to it now.

I am not a professional, so there could be better machines out there.. but this one exceeded my expectations.Coffee taste (including milk foam texture etc) is excellent, better than mainstream coffee shop chains, and comparable with artisan coffee shops. Although hard to say what is the contribution of the machine and what comes from coffee itself.I like that the foam maker is machine washable (which I recommend doing regularly, so that all the bacteria are killed, otherwise milk goes off very fast, even if you store it in the fridge between uses)I like the ability to reprogram water/milk quantity, although TBH I mostly just press "glass of milk" option and cancel it after few seconds, when the desired quantity of milk foam is reached (for best analogy of a flat white).A little annoying is that you need to press and hold the "clean" button after every use of the foam maker, why could not it be press and go?I suppose you can skip this cleaning sometimes, especially if you are going to use the foam maker again soon. But it is recommended, as it kills all bacteria and removes milk residue which would otherwise be hard to clean (even in dish washer).

Good machine and being able to have it froth milk for you is a really nice touch as I like to kind of "fire and forget" with coffee while sorting out other bits in the kitchen.Couple of minor issues however with the milk frother;If you don't seat it just right it can "pop out" under pressure stopping your programme half way throughGets scaled up REALLY badly (hard water area) and there is no way of resolving that with the descale programme and you have to do that manually though nothing in the manual suggests thisThe "Clean" cycle for the frother really should have been a digital button, not a mechanical one that you have to hold down for the entire process.Coffee comes out a little on the colder side, for my taste. This can be solved by running the unit closed and without a pod on the Lungo setting before making your drink, benefit is also that you pre-heat your cup if you dont eject the water straight to the drip tray.Pods sometimes get hooked up in the unit during the ejection cycle (though this has only happened a few times).Taller lattle glasses don't fit well under the machine.