Dedica Style, Traditional Barista Pump Espresso Machine, Coffee and Cappuccino Maker, EC685BK, Black

This is a very good coffee machine that produces consistently enjoyable espresso without taking up too much space on the worktop. It is straightforward to use once you get familiar with it, and the milk frother is useful for making cappuccinos and other milk-based coffees at home. The machine is regularly reduced, and at its sale price I think it offers particularly good value. You still need decent coffee and a little practice with the grind and amount used, but the machine itself is more than capable of producing a proper cup of coffee. A good choice for anyone who wants to move beyond pods without buying a much larger or more expensive machine.

Long lasting space saving machine! Works like a charm and I do descale it properly and I use distilled water. I love it because It occupies very little space and I have a grinder too from Delonghi so my coffee is freshly brewed everyday! I got one of the bottomless porta filter coffee handle and basket. The cream, aroma and taste are better than a coffee shop. I was on a budget when I bought this and it saved me a lot of money as I stop buying coffees outside and also I paid a reasonable amount for a coffee machine that has its own tank rather than needing pressure and other connections. I make a lot of coffees everyday and I’m very pleased with it! It is a bit loud but its fast so that is no bother to me. When I hear the sound and smell of fresh coffee, I know my day begins the right way thanks to Dedica Delonghi and I didn’t even try to create a headline 😂 They better give me royalties for this! Now seriously if you want a no fuss, good quality at a reasonable price coffee machine that lasts in time, then get this one. I had several coffee machines before this but stopped searching with this one. My family has sage and other more expensive coffees but I prefer mine and now I could afford a more expensive one but I’ll stick to this one as this is how pleased I am with it. Is the speed of it that I love!

I've replaced an older Delonghi coffee machine which I've had for 6 years with this one. It is nice and compact and makes good coffee, but the manual relies almost totally on icons and images which are difficult to understand and is incomplete. The machine is programmable, to set water temperature, cup size, water hardness and auto-switch off, but this is only described in the videos on their support page (use the QR code) which I'd strongly recommend viewing or you'll probably be disappointed. That said, the videos contain an error, two of the settings seem to be controlled by the same button. Once you figure it out though, it is a decent machine. I used ChatGPT to help with the settings.

My first impression was that it was a beautiful and compact machine that would look lovely in my kitchen to replace a 5 year old pod machine which I felt was not environmentally friendly. I read the instructions carefully because that's the kind of person I am. I suspect that if you are not a read the instructions kind of person you may be disappointed with the coffee that you get! So, I cleaned it as instructed and set it up. Then I ran the circuit program to clean the insides. No problem at all. Now, I live in a hard water area so wanted to change that setting. I read the instructions again and made my first attempt, this resulted in my getting water everywhere. I realised that I hadn't been quick enough to press the right button and it made me a cup of coffee instead. I suggest removing the drip tray and putting a container under the outlet when in programming mode, just in case. Some reviews say that the coffee isn't hot enough. Well, you can change the temperature of the water. I like mine hot so I changed the setting to hot, it made very hot coffee. I like espresso, cappuccino and flat white. Espresso is easy, just use the 1 cup basket. The first time I tried the coffee took ages to come through, I realised that I'd tamped too much. The second time was much better. However, I need to mention my next issue, I really really struggled to twist the handle to lock the holder into place. I found myself wrestling with the machine for several minutes. Having used it for a few days now, it does get easier and it locks into position without the wrestling. Note that the tamper that comes with the machine is okay but you need to hold it at the bottom, if you push the top, it bends alarmingly. I bought the wood and metal tamper which is much easier to use. Cappuccino etc is also easy once you realise how the frother works. I recommend watching a YouTube video but basically you pop the ring up for hot milk and down for frothy milk. To get the wand off, twist to the right and pull down. It's easy once you know how. Cleaning it was straightforward. My final choice is for a mug of coffee, and I do have a few of these every day! To achieve this I reprogrammed the 2 cup button to run more water through the machine using the 2 cup filter basket and 10g coffee. I have a slightly larger mug too, to fill this one I use 12g ground coffee, my reprogrammed 2 cup button, and then the default 1 cup button to get an extra 60ml of water through. I absolutely love, love, love this machine. It makes perfect coffee every time xxxxx

Excellent quality machine , worth the price. Easy and quick to operate and produce a cup of coffee and water refill easy to manage and see.

Bought 3 times, and 3 times broke within a short period of time. Exceptional trash. The machine seems to come with multiple faults. - The “manual” included in the box was totally incomprehensible diagrams – without any words - which were open to interpretation, and utterly useless. - Accessories shown in the “manual” were missing from the box!! - So you had to look up on the internet for the proper manual for this model: EC685, EC695, EC785 coffee maker manual. Page 6 of this manual, Section 3 “Setting up the appliance”, point 7 says: “Turn the steam dial (A11) to position (fig. 5) and dispense hot water: the appliance automatically stops dispensing and the lights (1 cup) and (2 cups) flash.. Turn the knob back to position O. The purpose of this procedure is to purge any water from the circuit before using steam to prepare the beverage.”…. However, the appliance does NOT automatically stop dispensing at all, emptying the tank completely. The lights (1 cup) and (2 cups) do not flash either. I called Delonghi technical support, and the first guy is very kind, but has no idea even where to find the manual on the Delonghi website. I had to help him to find it. Needless to say, he has never read it and has no idea why the water does not stop dispensing. The second technical support person had no idea either, and simply said: it’s defective and return it to amazon. Another problem with this machine was that it was extremely hard/nearly impossible to turn the coffee holder into its position – it required unnatural force. Seems to be a very common issue with this model. Therefore, I bought a replacement machine, hoping the second one would work as described. The new one does not automatically stop dispensing water either.. But I decide to turn a blind eye to this particular problem… Soon, I also found that the coffee machine does not give coffee! When lucky, it gave little drip drip, then stopped... Other times, nothing at all. Then 3 lights flashed simultaneously. Had to remove the coffee holder, then replace it. Still no coffee. I did all the troubleshooting. The machine was descaled. Made sure the coffee did not go over the line. Changed the way I used the tamper. Used a pin to prick the hole at the bottom of the coffee holder, etc. None of the above made any difference. This machine was defective and did not give any coffee, whatever I did. Other reviewers said that the pressure is insufficient for coffee to come out. Maybe. I have read horror stories of customers sending back the new coffee machine to Delonghi for “repair”...so I do not want to go that route and waste my precious time further… Delonghi does not seem to care a jot, as this model is selling so well...

I have had the Dedica Style for a week now and I am very impressed. I have been using it to make espressos, cortados, cappuccinos and americanos. All have been excellent. I would say that the instructions which come with the machine are pretty poor, you can probably get better instructions where the machine is listed on the Amazon website. I would also recommend looking at videos on youtube that describe the milk frothing process - it will definitely help you use this machine to greater effect. After watching some my technique definitely improved. My only problem is that I haven't been sleeping that well because I have been drinking so many cortados! - my go to when it comes to coffee. I would also recommend getting a couple of barista jugs in different sizes so that you can do single or two cups, this also saves on the milk. The machine looks well on the kitchen worktop and I have not had any issues with things breaking. Filling with water is very easy and cleaning after use is quite simple and only takes a few seconds. The first time I used it the frother did come off in my hand, but that was because I used a twisting motion when wiping it down and that is how you remove it to clean it properly! It took me a short while getting it back on because I hadn't taken note of its orientation before it came off. I would recommend you practice removing it first so that you see how it sits and how it comes off before it does so without you knowing what happened. Noise level is not obtrusive. Anyway, if you are using the frother correctly there should be a high pitched noise from it at the start of the process - again check out videos on youtube. Water capacity is good - I only need to refill after a couple of days, although, as I have said previously, I mostly make cortados so I am only making 'one shot' each time. If you want to use full size mugs/cups with it you will have to remove the drip tray, but it comes off easily. I was a bit concerned when I ordered the machine due to a few poor reviews but, going by my own experience, I would have no hesitation in recommending it.

I was in the market for a coffee maker, either double expresso or one single cup. Nothing big but when this arrived it's so compact and it takes very little space but you get absolutely top-quality coffee bar coffees. I know it's all about which coffee you purchase. I buy the Japanese number 5 strengths and that makes amazing espressos. It's just as good as what you get in a coffee bar and when you think how much coffee is nowadays, it's definitely worth the money to get it. The quality of it, everything, the tamper, the filter head, it's all like proper professional gear. I can't fault it. Well done DeLonghi.

Es una cafetera con un tacto y un ajuste muy bueno, una apariencia que mejora en directo y fácil de utilizar y limpiar. Obervaciones y CONSEJOS ÚTILES: 1. Preparación del café: la colocación de la cazoleta en el brazo es muy sencilla y tiene un buen ajuste. Va a presión y hace "clac" cuando la insertas. Gracias a la cuchara de plástico que viene con la caferera es muy fácil tener la cantidad de café exacta: una única porción(son unos 7g) para un café y 2 porciones para la cazoleta grande de 2 cafés. La misma cuchara sirve para prensar el café y esto es importante: un exceso de prensado hará que no salga café o que salga muy poco. Hay que prensar con poca fuerza hasta que notemos que ya hace falta incrementar más la fuerza de prensado, y ahí paramos. 2. Haciendo café: colocar el brazo y apretarlo es bastante fácil porque está marcado el punto de inicio y fin de giro y además el tacto es buenísimo para notar si lo estás haciendo bien. Parece una tontería pero en algunas cafeteras de brazo no da mucha seguridad esto que comento. Si no sale nada de café es porque el agujerito que hay debajo de la cazoleta está embozado. Es complicado que pase porque ese agujero no está en contacto con el café molido pero si se cuela algún granito de café cuando lo estás limpiando se puede obstruir y no sale nada de café. Otro consejo: si notáis que cuesta girar es porque os habéis pasado de cantidad de café. Esto ocurre con más frecuencia cuando se usa la cazoleta de 2 cafés aunque se use la cuchara medidora para llenarla. Por muy poco puede darse el caso de que entre muy apretado el brazo y luego no salga café o salga poco. 3. Usando el capuccinatore: Consejo: yo suelo hacer primero el café y luego cambio al modo de capuccino para espumar la leche, de esa forma no tarda nada de tiempo en calentarse y poder usar esa función. Pero si lo haces al revés, y esto es de lo que mucha gente se queja, luego tarda mucho en enfriarse la función café. Eso es así para evitar que te hagas un café quemado. En este punto tienes 2 opciones: 1. apagas y enciendes la cafetera 2. En el modo café (no en el de vapor), abres el grifillo para tirar vapor y dejas que actúe unos segundos. Tirará vapor y luego agua, y ahí cortas. En unos segundos los botones de hacer café dejarán de parpadear porque habrás enfriado la máquina. Esto no es una solución casera, está explicado en el manual, pero la gente no lee el manual. Otro consejo: el mando de accionamiento del vapor no tiene un recorrido de 90°, son más de 90° así que asegúrate bien de que está abierto "a tope" cuando lo uses o funcionará unos segundos y luego no irá y pensarás que va mal. otro consejo: veréis algunos comentarios de gente que dice que sale agua alrededor del botón de encendido y que está defectuosa y la han cambiado. Decir que eso sólo pasa si no colocas bien el depósito de agua. Hay que insertarlo desde arriba y hacer un poco de fuerza y que haga "clac" para asegurarse que se ha encajado bien. Si no lo haces bien es cuando va filtrando agua por debajo y empieza a salir por el botón de encendido. A raíz de comentarios sobre la baja temperatura de los cafés: se puede regular (baja - media - alta) la temperatura del café así como la cantidad. Hay que leerse el manual, para eso está!! A día de hoy me funciona todo perfectamente y después de leer opiniones malas puedo decir que la mayoría son por un mal uso o por no leerse el manual. Por su puesto que habrá alguna con algún defecto pero por estadística es normal visto lo visto de unidades vendidas. Edito 8 meses después: sigue funcionando perfecta, muy contento. (25/12/2020)

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Great home coffee maker

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Great buy my old one lasted 10 years. I hope this one will do the same