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De'Longhi ECAM 23.123 B Automatic Coffee Machine - £254.99 with code @ Co-op Electrical
I can never fault a De'Longhi machine! Got one last year and would never change.
Always looking out for good offers on a strong machine.
Found this on for £269.99 but use code CS15 for the extra £15 off. Next best that I could find was £349 at HoF.
Always looking out for good offers on a strong machine.
Found this on for £269.99 but use code CS15 for the extra £15 off. Next best that I could find was £349 at HoF.
I thought it was an r2 droid on first glance
I see what you mean. I'm sure there was a white De_Longhi coffee machine posted on here that looked like R2-D2. This one reminded me or Vaders chest.
I know this is a ridiculous question, and almost impossible to quantify, but what would you say the average cost-per-cup is using whole beans? I'd love a bean-to-cup machine, but I do like the convenience of my Tassimo. I'm just wondering if there's a cost-saving per cup so I can justify buying it to myself
I was sad enough to look into this before.
Refill nespresso pods cost 25p each (I use starbucks pods which are good)
Bean to cup is approximately 8p per coffee
1,000 cups of coffee therefore £80 vs £250
Factor in machine costs and youll be making a savings on coffee after 1,200-1,500 cups
Just on the convenience point. I think the bean to cup is the same if not more convenient. Beans go in every few days. Turn it on, press the button, coffee comes out. I guess actually it's pretty much the same. Rather than taking the pods in and out. You put in beans and take out grinds (it holds 13 pucks).
Ha, that's ace, thanks! I reckon I'm paying nearer 20p a cup with Tassimo at the moment (I moved to Spain but still order them from UK). Right, I need to look into this I think
No latte, I am your frappe
I have both machines, the quality of the coffee from the bean to cup (with decent beans) is far superior to the Tassimo
Yeah, I always appreciate a proper coffee. I think the Tassimo is way ahead of granules, but still short of the real deal. The price of the machines has always put me off (well, the price of a decent one), but when you do the maths it looks like it's better in the long run, and you're getting a proper coffee to boot.
that's brilliant
Thanks!Any idea what’s the difference between those models?
Agreed. I bought a bean-to-cup machine in the summer last year and put my Gaggia Classic into semi-permanent retirement. The DeLonghi is an outstanding machine.
Not sure but I’ve often thought that would be handy too. You can get round it as they’ve got a slot to put preground coffee in, although you miss the benefit of freshly ground beans (unless you buy a separate burr grinder)
I compromise by mixing normal and decaf beans together.
different machine. I got the one from delonghi, its the ECAM 23.120.B (fantastic machine, thoroughly enjoying it, albeit I might be twitching a fair amount from my blood being 10% coffee) , this is the ECAM 23.123B
What's the difference?
I couldn't work it out, I tried googling but didn't get very far and I gave up. I like mine and would recommend is all I can say. Im sure the other is as good!
I couldn't figure it out either. I don't think it's any major revision, might even be a third party vendor SKU for tracking in that the one from delonghi is 120 and everyone else is 123. The machine is identical otherwise.
I'm currently using the Costco 'Starbucks custom roasted' Kirkland Signature House Blend. Very nice espresso. Smooth but rich with a nice caramel flavour.
I'm doing the same as you but only just ordered the machine so not got it yet. Classic became too much effort but I had a great affair with it whilst it lasted. Great to hear you rate it being a Gaggia man.
Yeah the Classic was a bottomless money pit. Always something needed repaired or replaced. The last straw was when the steam valve went, because descaling doesn't clean the valve, so it needs replaced every couple of years at almost £40. Plus labour if you don't have the knowledge or skill to replace it yourself. And £35 for the plastic knob for the steam valve on its own?
Plus the mess making coffee. Needing a grinder or using fine ground. Heating it up to get going. The time to make a couple of coffees. Walking away in the middle of flow and running back to the machine with coffee everywhere! £35 for plastic that is robbery! A guy bought mine on EBay and got it working again but I'm glad I let it go. Can't wait to just press a button. This model only takes 10 seconds to heat up as it has what they call rapid steam. I've already got over the fact that it is a cop out. I went for Gaggia looks mainly and then became very good at doing the job but started to get carried away with the details
The grinding and cleaning up afterwards didn't annoy me in the slightest. Nor did descaling and back flushing. But when trying to make coffee for more than 2 people, it was taking upwards of half an hour. With this you can have it done and dusted in 10 minutes. Enjoy.