What Bean to Cup coffee machine?

cHk4 · 16 Nov 2016 at 14:55

I'm torn between two at the moment DELONGHI - Magnifica S ECAM 22.320.SB or the Sage by Heston Blumenthal the Barista Express Coffee Machine and Grinder. There is about £150 difference between the two, it will be my first ever bean to coffee machine. Has anyone had either of these? Views/opinions on them?

Thanks

HEADRAT · 16 Nov 2016 at 15:12

This site reviews both

http://www.coffeeteaclub.co.uk/category/reviews/

paradigm · 16 Nov 2016 at 15:29

Not the exact model but I've got a Delonghi Magnifica which I've had since 2010 (I think, might have been 2011), it's been fantastic, though it's starting to get a bit problematic now (won't take grounds any more, not that I use them often, crack in both the drip tray and the coffee waste tray).

I'd definitely get another, assuming I can't keep this one going much longer!

HEADRAT · 16 Nov 2016 at 15:34

I've always wanted a "bean to cup" machine but I know I'll just never use it

rojones · 16 Nov 2016 at 16:05

That phrase just reminds me of Malcolm Tucker.

Flibster · 16 Nov 2016 at 16:31

Sage Oracle is my choice here. Steams milk really well, grinder is ok, guts of the Sage Dual Boiler so it's actually a good espresso machine inside. It's pretty much idiot proof too.

Ain't cheap though.

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 16 Nov 2016 at 16:35

The standard Sage is much cheaper but still a very nice machine.

Clum · 16 Nov 2016 at 16:37

All of the coffee geekery is in this thread - https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17887005&highlight=coffee

phil-k · 16 Nov 2016 at 16:39

The two you mention aren't bean to cup though are they

Phate · 16 Nov 2016 at 16:44

I've got one of these. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001EOMZ5E/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's been fantastic since I've had it, coming up 2 years now.

Tosno · 16 Nov 2016 at 16:44

Melitta Caffeo Barista TS

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HEADRAT · 16 Nov 2016 at 16:58

Now that does look like a nice bit of kit

Daaaavvveee · 16 Nov 2016 at 17:11

HEADRAT said:
I've always wanted a "bean to cup" machine but I know I'll just never use it

I really wanted one, in the end i got a Nespresso, I find it a lot easier for a "quick" coffee and obviously at 6am it makes no noise really. (I normally drink Latte's, so steaming the milk on B2C machines tends to make too much noise!

Mobius 1 · 16 Nov 2016 at 17:33

We have a melitta caffeo. Amazing bit of kit. A few hundred quid though.

Efour · 16 Nov 2016 at 18:13

cup to bean is more my stlye

Ami rite ladiez ?

kingy666 · 16 Nov 2016 at 20:39

I have a Delonghi Magnifica, same as Paradigm has in post 3. I have had it 2 years and use it a few times a day. It is a great bean to cup coffee machine and has been trouble free so far. I do give it a good clean every couple of weeks and i don't use the steam wand at all any more as i have a milk frother/warmer jug which makes perfect milk for lattés and is quicker, less hassle and silent for those early morning fixes. I would certainly recommend the delonghi.

Shimmyhill · 16 Nov 2016 at 20:43

Another vote for a Delonghi Magnifica, I got a stunning bargain on mine and use it daily - often lots of time per day and its one of those purchases that it it failed I would go and buy another without thinking about it!

bscott · 16 Nov 2016 at 21:25

I had a bean to cup for a number of years but would never get another after buying a good burr grinder and espresso machine 18 months ago.

swillsy · 16 Nov 2016 at 21:29

I use the Magnifica everyday and it has changed my life

Participant · 16 Nov 2016 at 21:32

Daaaavvveee said:
I really wanted one, in the end i got a Nespresso, I find it a lot easier for a "quick" coffee and obviously at 6am it makes no noise really. (I normally drink Latte's, so steaming the milk on B2C machines tends to make too much noise!

Problem I found with these is that the coffee is so weak. As in really really weak.