[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is amazing for coffee lovers. We tried this out with pouring over ice and I couldn't be happier with the brew. It was smooth and luxurious. A def upgrade to my kitchen. I would recommend to anyone I talk to.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My son loves iced coffee and when I got it he immediately went out and bought all flavors of coffee...it works really well...and makes good coffee...also the water gets extremely hot so be careful...it was a little complicated trying to figure out how to use it...it's awesome...now my daughter wants one...
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product about 2 weeks ago and couldn't wait to try it out. Right out the box, I was impressed with the chic design, it looks great on my counter tops.
Before first use, the coffee maker has to be primed. All it means,is to run two full cycles with fresh cold water,using the "golden cup" setting. This took about 20 minutes to complete.
This Delonghi brewer offers 3 different brewing methods : golden cup (regular drip coffee), pour over (which makes a bolder type of coffee) and iced coffee.
My first attempt was golden/drip coffee as this is my favorite. The machine uses number 4 filter - they do however not fit perfectly and are a bit too big. I folded the filter a little bit on the bottom and made it wet around the sides,which gave me a perfect result.
Next I added coffee grounds to the filter with a handy scooper that came with the machine. It also came with a stand for the filter, which makes it very easy to fill.
The filter goes directly inside of carafe.
The machine will heat up the water to boiling, you will hear a loud click and then the water is released through the filter in to the carafe. It will click several times throughout the brewing cycle and at the end, which I found a bit annoying. The brewing cycle for 8 cups took about 10 minutes total.
The heating plate will keep the coffee warm for an hour before shutting off by itself.
It produced a delicious cup of coffee, I'm very impressed!
Next try was pour over coffee : it uses the same set up as the golden cup setting with a minimum of 2 cups and maximum of 8. To start the cycle,you have to press the right button twice quickly (it uses the same button as the iced coffee,for which you would press only once to start). Coffee was good,but a bit too bold for my liking.
Finally iced coffee: we love iced coffee at our house and I love that this machine can make both iced and hot coffee. To make ice coffee,you have to fill the carafe with ice cubes and then do the same as for hot coffee - fill water in to the water tank and add grounds to the filter with a ratio of 4 cups of water to 8 scoops of coffee grounds.
Overall, I am very impressed with the Delonghi 3 in 1 brewer! One thing that could be improved is the volume of coffee it produces. It only makes 8 cups and I would prefer 12. We drink a lot of coffee on the weekend and it would be nice to have a higher amount of coffee per brewing cycle.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this two days ago and i must say that I am extremely pleased with this coffee maker. It is such a unique design, very easy to use, and the coffee tastes wonderful! I love this product! I would definitely recommend.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] So after my kids somehow melted the front of our Keurig. I was really in need of a new coffee maker. This one looked so cool! It looks like a cross between a french press and a coffee pot!. No more little plastic cups in the trash. One pot of not to hot not to cold coffe for my whole house. Given that the first people up start the pot at 5am and the last person is up at 7am its all still hot. We haven't tried to make the cold coffee yet because its cold and snowy here. But thats the plan for summer! I can't wait to make cold coffee to drink when its 90 out. I would so get more of these for family members. When your a coffee drinker and you like hot and cold this is the pot for you.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My husband and I love our coffee and I have to say we were super excited to try this machine. I have to tell you that this coffee maker did NOT disappoint. We absolutely LOVE our new machine! And can’t wait to share with friends!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I can't believe how easy this was to use,at first it looked very difficult but using it was a breeze. My family has me making coffee all day. I absolutely love the De'Longhi 3 in one specialty brewer coffee been better.