De Longhi ESAM2600 Caffe Corso Bean to Cup Espresso Cappuccino Coffee Machine Black

Great coffee machine. Makes great coffee with a lovely creama in the cupProsGreat coffee, takes seconds to deliverAdjustable quantity and strengthIt's easy to clean (grinding unit, drip tray, and water reservoir)ConsOnly minor things but the milk steamer is not very adjustableAfter using the steamer I find it quicker to turn the machine off and on again to make another coffee rather than switching the steamer function off. It takes ages to get the water to the correct temperature otherwiseI also have a tip for the milk brother: get a temperature gauge - if you turn the steam off when it's within the red gauge you can guarantee a perfect foam!

Great coffee maker. Love it . Bean to cup. Easy. Have to use the delonghi descaler even so often othewise it doesn't reset. Great for the money.

I bought this to replace an elderly and no longer functioning De'Longhi Magnifica Bean to Cup Espresso Coffee Machine ESAM4200 (before that I had a Gaggia that I brought back from Italy, but to replace it was too expensive). Theoretically, the ESAM2600 should have been inferior as it is cheaper, including the price for each new now. However, the Corso is almost identical in every way except the colour and a few cosmetic differences. The functionality is the same, the good and bad points are the same. I like a bean to cup machine because there are no horrible non-recyclable pods to dispose of, I have reasonable control over how the coffee is made and I get to choose the beans.The downsides are few. The amount of water dispensed (espresso to large Americano style) is not great. A ristretto is almost impossible to get right, but I prefer espresso anyway.. If you want a big cup of coffee, it just doesn't happen. I shrug and don't care too much because if I want a larger coffee, I like a medium extra strong cup anyway. I used to live in Italy and no two Italians drink the same coffee! I have bought beans online from South America, Portugal (where I also used to live), Italy, but actually, Sainsbury's Continental Blend beans are really good, the flavour better than their Espresso version and I like the coffee it makes.The full description says that it doesn't have auto shutoff, presumably, this does not refer to the eco setting which can be set so that after a period of non-use, 15 mins, 30 mins, 1, 2 or 3 hours, the machine switches off automatically.No, this is not perfect, but for the price, it is jolly good. Do remember that it is designed and built by Italians. I love Italians, but even their machines throw their toys out of the pram from time to time. :)

Easy to set up. Easy to use. Easy to clean. Makes wonderful coffee too! Couldn't be happier.

Great coffee machine. Service from Unismart very helpful when descaler had leaked in the box. Loving the quality coffees.

I chose this machine because I had read high ratings of its sister model ESAM2800. I was looking for a Bean to Cup machine which was as automatic as possible and simple to use. And one that looked good For the past six years I have been using a Dualit Espressivo, which produces excellent espresso. I don't drink any other type of coffee.Why then am I rating this machine with only one star? Because it makes execrable espresso. I found it very easy to set up, and made my first espresso using the factory settings. What came out was a straw coloured liquid not very hot and with virtually no crema.Experimenting with the various functions, the best I could come up with: Finest Grind, Small volume, Maximum grind. Maximum heat. The resulting espresso was still unacceptable.In case there was something wrong with the beans I was using, I made several cups using ground coffee, the same as I use in my Dualit. This was still not acceptable.I then compared the espresso made with the ESAM 2600 with my old Dualit. The same ground coffee (though the 2600 measure was considerably larger than that of the Dualit), identical cups, both prewarmed with hot water. and the same final volume of coffee.The 2600 espresso was still weaker than the Dualit, and had hardly any crema, which was a straw colour, and the coffee was not as hot. The Dualit coffee was a deep brown with a strong but sweetish taste, the Delonghi was more bitter. The crema on the Dualit was thick and a deep golden brown. One drank the coffee through the crema, and when one had drunk all the coffee there was a lining of crema all round the sides of the cup. This, in my opinion, is what espresso should be like.In summary the Delonghi is not 'fit for purpose'. The machine has been returned for a full refund.

This machine broke after a few days could not replace at the same price,I don't fancy waiting for a repair had to pay £70 more for current machine,the machine is that same as the other except drip tray is slightly smaller,but the machine is great the variety of coffee you can make endless great machine

I bought this machine for office use. We have another, more expensive and highly-specced, DeLonghi at home, but this machine (the office one) produces better coffee.I have a few minor criticisms of this one:(1) It is very noisy - lots of very loud clunking sounds coming out of the interior, as if there are Orcs in the mines of Moria, quarrying the beans out of the substrate.(2) it seems incapable of delivering the solid residue (post brewing) into the container within the machine, spilling the grounds all over the place.(3) The red warning light, telling one to empty the waste container is forever coming on - and when one investigates, there's just one tablet of waste grounds in there.(4) You have to take great care when removing the coffee mill for washing - for it will not easily go back into its original position. Generally, it takes a considerable amount of care, edging and adjusting components to get the thing back in situ.But - overall - it's great.