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De'Longhi Magnifica Start: 24 cm wide with LatteCrema
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This version of the De'Longhi Magnifica Start (ECAM220.60.B) appeals to anyone who wants automatic milk drinks from a machine that fits a smaller kitchen. It is 24 cm wide and 35 cm high, and its LatteCrema Hot system runs an automatic one-touch clean after each use, so milk drinks do not mean extra scrubbing.
- Width
- 24 cm
- Height
- 35 cm
- Depth
- 44 cm
- Water tank
- Not stated
- Milk
- LatteCrema Hot
In its favour
- LatteCrema Hot makes automatic milk foam and cleans itself after each use with one touch.
- At 24 cm wide and 35 cm high it leaves room under standard wall units.
- A 250 g bean container and a pre-ground coffee compartment are included.
Good to know
- Only four one-touch recipes are listed, including steam.
- The listing does not state the water tank capacity.
Our take
Four recipes and customisation
The soft touch control panel uses black and white icons for one-touch drinks. The four recipes named in this listing are steam, espresso and long coffee, with the option to customise aroma and temperature. The menu is deliberately short.
There is no colour display, app or user profile system mentioned.
Four buttons may sound limiting, but for many people the morning routine is just an espresso or a long coffee, with a milk drink at the weekend, and this layout covers exactly that.
Beans and pre-ground coffee
A 250 g bean container is included, plus a compartment for pre-ground coffee, so decaf is easy. The machine grinds fresh beans just before brewing. The number of grind settings is not stated in this listing.
LatteCrema Hot and cleaning
LatteCrema Hot produces fine, rich milk foam at a hot temperature. After each use, a one-touch automatic cleaning cycle runs. Many removable components are dishwasher safe, according to De'Longhi.
A carafe is listed among the included components.
A carafe system still needs the jug itself to be washed and stored in the fridge, so the one-touch clean reduces rather than removes milk maintenance.
Size and specs
The machine is 44 cm deep, 24 cm wide and 35 cm high and weighs 8.8 kg. Power is 1450 watts with a 15 bar pump. The water tank capacity is not stated; the 15 cup capacity figure in the specs is not a useful measure for planning refills.
At 35 cm high, it should slide under standard wall cupboards with some room to spare for opening the bean container lid.
Against the Melitta SOLO & Milk and Rivelia
The Melitta SOLO & Milk is narrower at 20 cm with a manual milk steamer and a cup warmer. The De'Longhi Rivelia is 24.5 cm wide with 16 drinks, a 3.5 inch display and Bean Adapt. The Magnifica Start is the simplest automatic milk choice among the small machines.
Verdict
Buy this Magnifica Start if you want automatic milk with easy cleaning in a 24 cm wide machine and only need a few drinks. If width is the main concern and you can froth by hand, the Melitta SOLO & Milk is narrower, and if you want more drinks and profiles, the De'Longhi Rivelia is the step up.
Compared with alternatives in: Best small bean-to-cup coffee machines for compact kitchens, De'Longhi bean-to-cup models compared: Magnifica, Dinamica, Eletta and Rivelia
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