Review on De'Longhi ESAM3300 Magnifica Super Automatic Espresso & Coffee Machine in Silver - Enjoy Your Perfect Brew Every Time! by Steven Notsinneh

We've only had the car like this for 2 days - but wanted to write now and clear up the confusion about height cars. The description says two different sizes and it makes a difference if you need to place this under cabinets like we do. Height 14 inches - see photo. It fits under standard cupboards, although you should place it on felt pads or a tray for easy pulling out for refilling coffee beans. You won't be able to use the cup warmer either, except maybe for small espresso cups. Now more details - Benefits - Almost as easy as a coffee maker with coffee pods, but no coffee pod waste and you have more coffee options - Easy to set up and use. Steps (after adding coffee beans and water and calibrating to your taste): 1. Press the button, wait about 2 minutes to heat up, followed by a short rinse cycle2. Place a cup under the tap (a large cup will do) and press one or two cup buttons3. Wait about 1 minute for the espresso to fill the cup; If you want another cup repeat WARNING - WHAT NOT TO DO - we had a fully manual machine and with that you had to fill the filter, tamp the set, empty the set. I always screwed up. With this machine, all of this is automated and the used coffee grounds are placed in the container on the right-hand side in the form of a small coffee puck. Remove and empty approximately every 10 cups. And no polluting capsules to throw away.4. When the milk is steaming - turn on the steam, wait about 15 seconds for the water to turn into steam, hold the milk jug under the nozzle until the desired temperature is reached and foaming. The frother creates a very light cappuccino froth. Takes about 1 minute.5. Remove nozzles and flush milk.6. Done.—Very good frother - light and creamy—Easy access to water and grounds container from the front of the machine—Looks stylish on the counter and nice that there is no longer a separate coffee grinder on the counter—Easy adjustment—Amount of coffee, ground , water - so you can calibrate to your liking - but it takes a little trial and error. Cons —— not cheap compared to pod machines— you have to hold the milk jug under the nozzle while frothing (with our manual machine you can put it under the nozzle and leave it - but then it probably won't be as good for foam quality) - I don't know anything about reliability yet.