DeLonghi Magnifica XS Fully Automatic Espresso and Cappuccino Machine with Manual Cappuccino System, Silver

Read every review watched every video here and on the YouTube and so far it’s perfect for me. Made several cups before I tweaked the settings. Slowly changed one thing at a time. Turned me into a coffee snob because it is so much better that I don’t want to drink coffee anywhere else! I increased the temp. Turned grinder to slightly finer than factory settings, 1 click only per each cup while grinding. Only took 3 clicks. Amount of coffee grounds set to 3/4 to the right on the front dial. Also read a tip that is working so far. It is not good to use oily coffee beans but I love a dark brew. I read to mix equal parts dark bean and light- med beans to distribute the oil. I used organic French Roast - dark and organic Columbia - medium. I also used filtered water so I don’t need the filter. I really like this machine and so happy with the price point. It was refurbished but was in excellent condition and appears to be new.

It took me a long time to pull the trigger on this hefty purchase and because there was no indication that it was ok to use with regular beans I was hesitant. My sister has one in Europe that I loved and she uses drip German beans and assured me that I can use regular drip beans. My husband was not convinced.We nervously bought it(no returns) and I have to report that this machine makes the creamiest, smoothest, non bitter coffee ever. The coffee is that good. I use drip beans from Canada which also makes a difference. The machine was so easy to set up and I love how you fill the bean reservoir once a week and the coffee grinds into a reservoir that does not need daily emptying. It also self cleanse everyday after use. It is a big machine so needs a designated space on your counter but it’s a handsomely designed piece. I also love the little side arm frother that actually works on oat milk. I am very pleased with this machine.

I will say at time of purchase i didnt realize it was a used item... Thats on me! but even so it was pristine. no scratches, no dents, didnt look used, more like an open box return. As for the machine.... its taken me longer to write this than it did to setup and run. plug in, add water, add beans, and select your brew. done! my daughter loves to get up and make mommy and daddy a specialty coffee. I love the simple espresso while mommy gets a fancy Frappuccino. better than any big chain store and don't even have to get dressed! if you are on the fence, buy it! it really cant get any easier.on a side note.... I am on well water. Not just well water, but very hard well water, and this thing holds up. it goes thru a clean cycle when you turn it on and you can press a button to clean whenever you want. so far its outlasted 2 of those counter ice makers.... Great quality and superb taste!

I owned this Model previously, and I thought I was buying the same the machine again WE LOVED OUR OLD MACHINE..however they redesign the model with no notification to the buyer. The machine is slimmer, holds less water, the beam hopper is smaller and has a cover over it, so you 1- can't push the beans down the side to the middle of the hopper. 2nd- and most important you can't remove this cover over the smaller bean hopper, when it time to do the monthly cleaning and you can't clean hopper per the manual? The worst change is the steam spout, they redesign it so no matter what you do it make lots of foam, we hate foam, plus you have clean it between each use, not just run the steamer you have to run water thru it. After you finish maker you lattes you have to take the steam spout apart a clean it thoroughly or it won't work right the next time you use it. Cleaning, we had are new machine two months and have had to clean it TWO TIMES. The old machine was once every 4 days.We owned our old machine 3 1/2 years and made 2 venti latte's every day sometimes 2x's a day and every othermonth I have a apt at 7:00a.m and I don't like waking my spouse, therefore, I would use the old machine make a couple cups of regular coffee and my spouse would do the same when he got up. Therefore, the old machine got a lot of use. We loved are old machine, it was easy to use, and clean up was a snap. The old machine was starting to have problems so we decided before it died to replace with the same model. NO WHERE DID THE VENDOR NOTIFY OF THE CHANGES THAT HAD BEEN MADE TO THE SAME MODEL, HAD THEY DONE SO I WOULD HAVE EXPLORE OTHER COFFEE MACHINES.