De’Longhi Magnifica Start Automatic Espresso Machine with Manual Milk Frother, Black
Original price was: $499.95.$409.02Current price is: $409.02.
Price: $499.95 - $409.02
(as of Jan 10, 2025 22:49:17 UTC – Details)
With the Magnifica Start, enjoying an authentic espresso experience is simple. This espresso machine features an easy to navigate design, making it the perfect machine for both beginners and aficionados. Featuring 3 pre-set recipes, Espresso, Coffee, and Americano. The one-touch display panel makes it easy to brew espresso right at home. The built-in conical burr grinder and brewing unit deliver the freshest espresso with a perfect grind, dose, and brew every time, giving you a rich and aromatic drink. Craft lattes, cappuccinos, and more with the manual milk frother. Hand froth milk or milk alternatives, such as oat, almond, and soy, to create a silky-smooth foam for all your favorite drinks. Clean up is simple thanks to our detachable, dishwasher-safe parts. With the Magnifica Start, enjoying your favorite espresso beverages from the comfort of your home is simple.
3 ONE-TOUCH RECIPES: Enjoy Espresso, Coffee, and Americano at the touch of a button. Easily adjust the intensity to fit your preference.
PERFECT GRINDING: 13 grind settings means all of your bean varieties are optimally prepared for extraction. The conical burr grinder delivers a precise, consistent dose of freshly ground coffee for all your favorite espresso beverages.
MANUAL FROTHER: Traditional milk frother to easily prepare perfectly textured foam with milk and milk alternatives. Craft your favorite drinks such as lattes, cappuccinos, and more.
EASY TO CLEAN: Removable and dishwasher-safe parts for easy cleaning.
A –
Good balance of convenience and espresso quality
We drink straight espresso, never milk drinks at home. Got the magnifica start for the convenience, having used semi-auto and manual lever machines before. Coming from a semi auto, it tastes about the same as a pressurized basket. Pretty good, the only issue dialing in the grind setting is that it seems to have high retention, so don’t make adjustments every shot or you’ll over shoot. With fresh medium beans, it can choke with the grinder on the finest setting, mine is at about 3 now. The grounds bin requires the tray to be removed too, it feels a bit unnecessary if using a catch cup for the start/stop purges. Might update this review in the future if anything comes up from descaling, but so far I’m impressed.
JL –
Buena máquina
La máquina funciona perfectamente. Tiene el mismo grupo de café que el resto de máquinas de De’Longhi y los acabados no se ven mal. La parte de programación está bastante bien y es cómoda.
Vlada –
Itâs my favourite item
Every morning my family uses coffeemaker, itâs super!
RedShell –
Average rating
The milk frother nozzle does not stay on and keeps falling off – right into the mug with milk. The steam does not work properly – it does not make milk suitable for the cappuccino recipe. Probably will not be keeping.
Kyle –
NOT brand new! Itâs a used item!
When I open the box, I can smell some coffee taste. The Bean grinder have some coffee powder sticking it, take out the sinks also there were coffee grounds stuck to it. So mad!!!
Mario Ferreras –
Water filter missing
Water filter missing
EP –
Not a great coffee machine
First thing I noticed is the feel is thin and cheap. Lots of plastic and not very solid. The water reservoir float was ill fitting and floated off into the tank. A second replacement did the same. They said there was an issue with some of the reservoir. That said they never corrected the issue for me. As the coffee goes it was fine but dripped frequently and requires a cup underneath. This is also a common issue noted by many. Lastly the controls appear to need replacement as it gets stuck in the descaling cycle. Contacted the mfg and walked thought the issue and they said it looks like a sensor is faulty. Wow lots wrong with a few month old coffee maker. I had a Seiko for years and no issue. Would not recommend this unit as it is less than expected for a model in this class.
Ishmam –
Disappointing
Coffee quality is average. I expectee the coffee to taste much better. The first espresso is horrible. And the coffee is always inconsistent.
Sam V. –
We upgraded from a Philips HD8651 machine that we ran hard for 5 years, so a lot of my perspective of this machine is based on the comparison to my old one.First up, I’ll note that this machine is a lot quieter than the Philips model we had, still makes noise, as you’d expect from a coffee grinder, but way better for those early morning cups of coffee in a bungalow where your kids bedrooms are right off the kitchen.The water reservoir has a great capacity and lasts us for a whole day – which might not sound like a lot, but we drink a fair amount of coffee. Do yourself a favour, purchase the filter. Anything that prolongs the life of your machine is going to pay off down the road.Setting the machine up was simple with the included instructions and you get an additional year of warranty from registering, so that definitely felt worth it to me.For the taste, I find it an improvement over the Philips machine. The coffee comes out stronger (especially with my settings) and after dialing it in (again, instructions included), I get a nice crema on top.If you’re like us, you might be using this machine to replace your to-go cup of coffee and so it may be helpful to note that the “coffee” option on the machine yields 6oz of coffee and it’s nice to have the adjustable dispenser head.Now, the one negative thing I’ve found with this machine is the knockbox tends to have a fair amount of liquid in it, where as our old machine was always just moist coffee pucks, but I literally drain liquid out of the box before dumping in my green bin.Overall, super happy with this purchase and feel like it was a great budget option. Time will tell how it holds up to the rigors of our coffee drinking habits, but I’m hopeful it will last at least as long as our ultra budget Philips.
Fernando D. –
La he ocupado por dos semanas y no ha presentado ningún desperfecto, desde el primer momento fue fácil su uso y muy amigable para la elaboración de las bebidas, la calidad del expreso es muy buena, la espuma de leche perfecta solo hay que practicar para hacerlo bien.Me da la opción de elegir el nivel de molienda, eso me agrada mucho y asà obtener el sabor correcto, no es nada complicado de operar, bastante amigable y de una gran capacidad.Por tal motivo ya solicité una más para la oficina
Miche –
We bought on of these 3 months ago & like it so much that we just bought a second one for the trailer. Easy to use, great coffee.
Luis F A Barros –
Quality is good
Linda Morrin –
I read the other reviews before I purchased which helped me decide on this model. I played around with it terms of strength and coffee choices to get the blend I prefer. Only thing I would suggest to Delonghi is to put the serial number somewhere other than the bottom, would be easier when you register it