DeLonghi EC685.R 1350-Watt Espresso Coffee Machine (Red)

I am huge coffee fan especially the dark roasted beans - espresso or americano sort of; I was researching on various forums like YouTube / quora and web on what would be like attributes on your first coffee machine , what to expect and how to extract the best coffee (I am also regular Starbucks coffee drinker with monthly spent around 2K ) especially the 100% arabica ... Trust me this delonghi machine will serve your purpose its compact, easy to use, no hanky panky ... from very first day it will do what its asked for ... Now getting the most extraction from your beans will be like depending upon factors such as1) Beans aging - the manufacturing date2) grind size (especially for rich foma)3) Pure extraction will be like 1 dose - 25 - 27 seconds extraction and almost double to bean size , if you are using 8 GM coffee extraction should be around 16 - 17 gms ...So to get to the maturity level will take some time ... but still this is a great product ... just go for it.

Nice machine 👏 quite authentic in delivering cafe style espresso shots. I’ve purchased few more accessories for uniform distribution of pressurised water through 51mm portafilter. I enjoyed making espresso shots and winter is the best time to enjoy. Go for it.

I like the product, my machine is not working properly i asked for replacement.. but worried weather will i get the good one..

Not the best or the most hassle free espresso machine i can imagine. I had a nespresso machine which i could call purely hassle free (but again that made me restricted to the nespresso pods).This machine works good with ground coffee (use Lavazza/Illy/Starbucks) but cant say it worked perfect from day 1. Warmth was very questionable (although you can programatically raise that), the frother was just satisfactory, no where close to any of its competitors like Breville.But an italian machine within this budget having a 15 bar pressure, with some limited support too within India, its not the most crazy choice i have made. Feel free to modify it with aftermarket products (like a customised portafilter/nude filters/frother wand/tampers n jugs etc)

To save you from buyer’s remorse, before buying any expensive coffee machine, slide into this hobby gently by first buying and getting used to a moka pot as well as a cheap v60. Then if you have the patience for spending at least half an hour on making coffee, then consider buying this espresso machine.You can use this in stock config but if you want to take brewing as a hobby then this machine additionally requires accessories of about 10k and an espresso grinder to produce espresso shots good enough for an espresso enthusiast on a budget. For more clarity visit tom’s coffee youtube channel for the same product.List of accessories to elevate the experience(should research on youtube: tom’s coffee, james hoffmann, lance hendrick, reddit ,etc):0)Buy good specialty coffee(whole beans if possible), period.1) Espresso grinder(keep a budget of at least 12k for this) is a must, a hand grinder meant for espresso would be budget friendly, probably have to import it for best price. I did the same. Getting preground coffee defeats the whole purpose of accessorising. Before buying the machine consider this in the initial budget.2) 51mm 3 ear bottomless portafilter is a must.3) coffee scale with timer and 0.1g accuracy.4)milk pitcher5)A 51mm tamper.6)WDT tool, 3D printing it is the cheapest option and then use needles meant for 3d printer with it.7)tamping mat (cheap silicone ones are reliable)8)Small spray bottle for RDT(if you buy the grinder)9) 51mm IMS basket.10) Dosing funnel or dosing ring for 51mm portafilter.11) dosing cup for the RDT.Things that are added luxuries:1)51mm puck screen(necessary for longevity of the machine if you won’t open its shower screen every week to clean)2)51mm wedge distributor3)Rancillio steam wand v1/v2 (import it, prices are jacked anywhere from 2x to 4x in india).4)fancy double walled glasses for espresso as well as cappuccino and latte.I wish you a happy journey into the world of coffee.

I was confused between several models and decided to get this one for the color and size (it's more vertical and takes less space), works as intended and always delivers. I am so addicted that I wait to reach my office to get my coffee, and weekends are getting dull at home. I might buy another for home use.

Already the 3rd one I buying as we live in different places Europe and Asia... I bought another time as I know this coffee machine is answering all my needs.It is very easy to use and even set the quantity of coffee you want to get in your cup by pressing the button and release when you satisfied. Later just press one time and you will get what has been set previously, even taking off plug memory will be kept.Taste of coffee is really nice, expresso or long coffee in the morning. 15 bars is a minimum to get an expresso with the proper taste so dont try with other models proposing like 5 bars of pressure, you will never get the result expected for sure.As I bought my 3rd and all of them are still working today after 3 years (In Bangkok for the 1st one) I recommend 100%.

Following were my key disappointments1. Manufacturing date of machine was almost a year old.2. Initially it worked fine, got good service support and demo. But then after a while coffee stopped coming. Though after few days and visit of service person without even doing anything coffee machine again started working.3. This problem comes on and off where machine will not give any coffee, as per the service team this is problem of the coffee.4. I have tried to use different grinds of coffee but still not able to fully solve the problem.5. Service team hasnt been able to give me accurate answer hence i am still trying to figure out