De'Longhi Manual Coffee Machine Stilosa EC260.GR, 15 Bar Pressure, Cappuccino System, Automatic Switch-Off, Compatible with ESE pods, 2 Level Tray, Capacity 1L, Green

I recently purchased the De'Longhi Stilosa EC260.GR Manual Espresso Machine in the elegant sage green color, and it has been a delightful addition to our kitchen. The machine's compact design fits seamlessly on our countertop, and its aesthetic appeal complements our kitchen decor beautifully.Functionally, the Stilosa is user-friendly, making it ideal for both beginners and those with some experience in espresso making. The 15-bar pressure system consistently produces espresso with a rich aroma and a satisfying crema. The manual milk frother allows for customization, enabling me to craft lattes and cappuccinos to my preferred taste and texture.One feature I particularly appreciate is the two-level cup tray, which accommodates various cup sizes—a thoughtful touch for those who enjoy different coffee styles. The removable water tank and drip tray make cleaning straightforward, ensuring maintenance is hassle-free.While the machine doesn't include a built-in grinder, using pre-ground coffee or ESE pods has been convenient and still yields excellent results. For those looking to explore the world of home espresso without a significant investment, the Stilosa offers exceptional value and performance.Overall, the De'Longhi Stilosa EC260.GR combines style, functionality, and affordability, making it a fantastic choice for anyone eager to enjoy café-quality coffee at home.

My first coffee machine............first tip, blame yourself for poor coffee - not the machine ! Using a coffee machine is a mixture of art and science - it will take you a couple of weeks until you start producing half satisfactory cups of coffee - a couple of months to be an expert. Buy a decent tamper, mat, coffee funnel and milk steaming jug, if you have hard water buy a Brita style filter jug (keeps your kettle sparkling clean too). Make your own cleaning fluid with food grade citric acid crystals. (Available on a well known website !!)Machine is a bit noisy in use, drip tray is a bit fiddly, other than that, construction/use is pretty good. Try lots of different beans to suit your own coffee strength/flavour - I settled on a supermarket own label Espresso beans................10p a cup !!!An absolute bargain at the price........................

We’ve had a delonghi espresso machine for years now and it’s been a very reliable part of our morning routine/hosting friends and family. Was finally able to upgrade and this is what we chose; a BEAUTIFUL sage green newer version of our old machine. It’s SO lovely, I love the fact you have space to hide the spare filters in the machine itself. The water tank is smaller than previous but again much neater and hidden so looks super smart.It makes a really lovely cappuccino, I ran it through with just water twice before making a coffee. Definitely worth taking the time to do this so one doesn’t taste any unpleasant new plasticky/metallic flavours. It’s easy to use and very intuitive, has cleaning instructions on stickers inside which is helpful. Froths milk well and both coffee and milk come out nice and hot. Material feels easy to clean too which is great. Nice weight to it and all feels very secure. Filters have a screw system to be able to remove themselves filter from the coffee arm thing which is super handy!The colour is just stunning!! Our old one was a dark grey, totally fine but nothing remarkable and could make the kitchen feel a bit dark. I’ve become slightly obsessed with the warm and light that sage gives as a colour so when I saw this machine now came in that it was a no brainer! We are currently doing up our kitchen so this will match the new colour scheme perfectly.The only thing that was not great was the delivery driver left it on the doorstep without even bothering to ring the door bell or knock. Luckily we could see him coming so was able to quickly bring it in but imagine if we had been out! It was just in its box with see through plastic covering so very obvious with what it was: the machines aren’t cheap and very light so would be very easy to steal if an opportunist spotted it. One star removed as a result. Delivery was however super fast as I ordered it yesterday and it was here this morning.

Really like this coffee machine I've learnt so much from it. I've had a few coffee machines in the past but they always controlled some part of the coffee making process. This machine allows you to have control over the full process. The only thing I haven't been able to workout is how to do the patterns on top of the coffee.This coffee machine is not very good for entertaining, and the drip tray could be easily to clean but all in all I recommend this machine, just be prepared to tweak things to get the best coffee to suit yourself.

This is my first espresso machine and I am absolutely happy with it. It makes coffee, whips up milk foam, and is incredibly beautiful. There were no leaks or problems during the first week of use. Let's see what happens next.

Good solid budget price espresso coffee machine. From the reviews, the build quality can be a bit shaky, but this one seems fine. Gets a good workout every morning and no complaints from the recipient yet!