De'Longhi Perfecta ESAM5500 Bean To Cup Coffee Machine
from Delonghi
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Customer Rating: 
Category: Kitchen & Home
Model No: ESAM 5500
Release Date: 05/01/2008
Availability: dispatched within 24 hours
Index: Kitchen & Housewares
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Kitchen Shopper Price: £679.94
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Product Description High performance 15 bar pump pressure,DeLonghi patented single touch milk carafe and frothing system to obtain real cappuccino straight into the cup or glass,The 1 litre milk carafe can be cleaned at a touch of a button and stored in the fridgewhen not in
Excellent Coffee!  Sent: 02 January 2009
Good Points - Excellent coffee, easy to use, low mess
Bad Points - Size (it is bean-to-cup...), finish (but on a par at this price point)
We purchased this coffee maker as we wanted an easy to use machine - coffee with the lowest amount of faff!
Unpacking the machine we were surprised at its size; it's about 14 inches tall and quite deep, about half the size of a microwave. In comparison to manual espresso machines, very large; about average for bean to cup. Be aware that you need to access the top of the machine to fill with beans or pre-ground coffee, this has limited us to putting it onto a worksurface where there are no wall cupboards.
The machine is quite "plasticy", lacking the elgance of some of the other more expensive steel machines, but still appearing to be high quality. The drip tray top is steel and appears to be prone to scratching - it's scratched from the milk container within 3 weeks.
Setting up the machine was very easy - plug in, fill with water & beans, coffee mug steaming! At first the coffee seemed quite cool, even with the temperature set to the highest setting. Pre-warming the mugs with hot water solved this.
The potential coffee options are immense - long coffee, strong coffee, very short coffee, double shot etc. It took a long time and lots of experimentation to find my ideal coffee (double shot, normal strength & length + 2 shots of frothy milk into a large mug), but once found, it's awesome to have a coffee shop quality coffee within a couple of minutes of waking up! And this is what makes this machine rate 5 stars, the coffee quality is fantastic and so easy to keep clean. It is so easy to use with so little mess my wife is now a convert!
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Associated kitchen categories: Espresso & Cappuccino Machines Small Appliances, Coffee Machines, bean to cup, espresso |
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