Customer Reviews for De'Longhi - Magnifica Duo Fully Automatic Coffee and Espresso Machine - Silver
Customer Rating
5
This machine does it all!
on July 16, 2026
Posted by: SamW
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This machine does it all. It grinds your beans, froth your milk, and makes your drink at the push of a button. I switched from one of those pod machines to this one because it offers more customization and drink options. I was a little intimidated at first. The machine had a lot of parts but you quickly get used to it. The cleanup process is easy and there are videos on the company’s channel to get you started and to use as reference later. Don’t expect your drink instantly. A good coffee takes time. It takes a minute or two to prepare your drink, especially the drip coffee. The quality of the drinks is amazing. I’m really happy with this product.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] For full disclosure, I received this machine complimentary in exchange for my honest review. As someone whose Keurig was collecting dust due to the disappointment, and relying on instant espresso/coffee shop runs, I was initially intimidated by this machine. Excitingly intimidated. Thankfully, the instructions were surprisingly simple and easy to follow. I had this machine up and running within a very short amount of time.
At the time of this review, I have been using this machine for over two weeks and….I’m genuinely obsessed with the experience every single time. This is so user-friendly and you can create an endless amount of drinks. The quality is just immaculate. Way better than my Starbucks/7 Brew/Dunkin/etc. I feel like a barista in the comfort of my own home. It’s made making my drinks a super fun experience, experimenting along the way with different drinks. It’s easy to clean and I love that it informs me of reminders (like hey girl it’s time to clean that drip pan) This is one smart and efficient machine.
If you’re a lover of coffee, I highly recommend this to you. Yes, this is an investment. However, this is a machine that will stay with you for quite some time. Look at the price of coffee drinks these days. That little trip to that coffee place on your way to work for that much needed caffeine to get you through your day, that adds up. Those pick me up drinks that help uplift your mood, they also add up. Not to mention, you never know what you’re going to get. How many times have you gone to a coffee shop, and when you received your drink, you just knew it was not made correctly? That color. Or the taste of burnt espresso. With this machine, it does all the work for you and you get quality, consistent results every single time.
The fact that this has a frother has been so fun! From hot foam, to my favorite, cold foam - this just has brought back my love for coffee.
It’s safe to say I have already given my old Keurig away. I don’t think I could ever go back to something like that. Nor would I ever want to.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This has been one of the easiest coffee machines to use, especially with the digital screen that doesn’t leave you guessing what a blinking light means! It comes with two milk frothing containers, one for cold and another for hot. Both containers give you three options to customize the foam. They really made it easy to add creamy frothed milk in a few clicks without having to make a mess or hold a cup over a wand. I love that you can use grinded or whole coffee beans, with an option to change how fine you want your beans grinded! If you fill up the water tank, it will give you a couple cups before needing refill. I like that the water tank is in the side and easily slides out to refill so I don’t make a mess. I really like that you can make so many hot and cold drinks, plus you can go further with selecting strength and size of drink! Overall I’d recommend this machine to anyone looking to making coffee at home with a few clicks. Coffee only takes about five minutes to whip up and requires no driving!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'll never go to a coffee shop again, unless it's to buy roasted beans for my De'Longhi! It's so much fun making the many different drinks that are possible with the Duo. I didn't even know that I liked iced coffee until now. It's so easy to make the different drinks and I know because I have made and tasted all of them. I love how user friendly it is and how it helps to keep the machine clean. The grinding of fresh beans is key. I set it once and haven't had to reset it since. My in laws are staying for a few weeks and it's great to have one device that can serve the drip coffee that they like and the espresso that I perfer. It'd so easy to use that I only had to show them once. It's a game changer in my house. Just be sure that you have something to catch the heating and cleaning water because you'll make a mess if not. Even that though, the machine will tell you if the drip tray needs attention. It's been such a hit here that my in-laws (they are snow birds) and ordering one for themselves to be delivered when they return to Florida.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Wow, that's all I can say this thing is actually amazing. It really does it all. This elevate my morning coffee experience by 1000%. It makes making any kind of drink I want easy. This feels very luxurious.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Wow. I've new knew how easy it could be to consistently make great tasting espresso drinks until I tried the DeLonghi Magnifica Duo. This machine truly does it all.
The positives: It is really nice to have a built in grinder, and it's easy to adjust the grind depending on the freshness of the beans. It holds a surprisingly large amount of beans given your first impression of the grinder (it's quite shallow), and lasts longer than expected before needing a refill The machine has easy buttons on it to choose what drink you want, and the profiles are a nice touch. I found this to make consistently good shots of espresso, with nice clean pucks of grounds. The milk frothing containers are super easy to take apart and clean, and the froth generated in the drinks is impressive. I didn't know what an iced latte would do besides just dumping cold milk, but it actually froths it in a very pleasing way. The water container is easy to access and fill, and holds quite a lot of water as well. It's lovely to have an espresso machine where I can quickly (and cleanly!) make fresh ground shots in a couple of minutes, vs the whole production of our prior machine that required manual grinding, dosing, tamping, and then disposing of the grounds. It makes it simple to make my morning Americano on the way out the door rather than going to a local coffee shop, and using fresh roasted beans from the coffee shops I enjoy.
The considerations (these aren't negatives, but ARE things to think about): This machine cleans the spout with hot water on startup and AND shutdown. I didn't realize the shutdown part until I was trying to figure out why our drip tray was always full - that's why. It's important to be aware of this so you don't accidentally get water pumped into your cup. Not a big deal, but something to be aware of. Also, the sizes of the drinks for all the different beverage options are a bit confusing. The manual states what the sizes equate to, but on the machine itself it just offers Small, Medium, Large, or XL. However - what that translates to varies by drink. So on some drinks my 12oz coffee mug can fit a large. Some it's a medium. I wish the drink sizes were done in ounces instead of sizes, for clarity sake. Also - none of my travel cups will fit under the spout. I have a (large coffee chain) 20 ounce reusable cup that I like to use, and it does not fit. That said, I just make my espresso shots and combine separately - but for a milk based drink I have to make it in a mug then transfer. My wife's travel mug is a bit shorter and wider, so it fits. Just something to be aware of. If you're used to single serving machines an grinding separately, having the built in grinder means you are committed longer to a specific bean. So if you and someone else in the house like different coffees, it's much harder to jump back and forth.
Additional - this machine is built very well. It is a bit noisy, but nothing unexpected vs other coffee machines. The quality is very solid, and it feels like a premium experience. The drink photos are very clear, and the menus are quite intuitive. I wish the main menu "espresso" drink defaulted to a double espresso (who drinks a single!), but it's very easy to click "more hot drinks" and hit double espresso. It makes consistent delicious coffee, and I've found myself enjoying the wide variety of drinks far more than I anticipated. I've had coffee shop flat whites before and didn't understand the hype. I get it now.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was a little intimidated to get this machine, however the prompts on the screen take the guess work out of everything. I am able to grind my own coffee beans, make almost any type of iced or hot coffee, and it takes less than 2 minutes from start to finish! I can create 3 different profiles to save preferences. The machine even tells me when to add water, clean the drip tray or add more coffee beans. Everything came in a box together, and i can see myself saving alot of money making coffee at home
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The new Delonghi duo fully automatic espresso machine. This coffee machine is compact, and my favorite feature is the duo function which allows me to make cold and hot drinks as well, that's a game changer! It also has an automatic milk frother which functions well to give my drinks a nice finish. It took a little bit of a learning curve to know how to use most of the functions and to customize my drink perfectly, but once you get the hang of it, it’s a simple as pressing a button.As an avid lover of buying coffee beans, this machine processes the bean up to the delicious and fresh cup of coffee in one touch. The settings are so customizable, and you can always adjust to how hot you want your coffee and the strength. One last and also very important factor about this machine is the cleaning. It's not stressful to clean - it has an automatic rinse and clean system which takes away a lot of work using any appliance. I am really enjoying this machine and always look forward to breakfast and making drinks at random during the day.