De'Longhi ECC220.R Motivo Espresso Cappuccino Maker - Red
£59.99 @ Argos
The De'Longhi Motivo espresso and cappuccino maker will make a real impact in your kitchen in this striking red finish. This contemporary coffee maker can make two espressos at once and includes a milk frothing arm to make lattes and cappuccinos. Impress your friends and enjoy delicious Italian-style coffee in your own home.
Uses ground coffee.
Power output 1100 watts.
Milk frother.
Makes 2 cups.
Drip tray.
15 bar pressure
- Geemac
Top comments
breslau
7 May 165#1
Oh my God why Hotukdeals why? I have a young family and dont strictly need lovely.. hot.. fresh.. espresso.. first thing in the morning.. with my toast.. mmm.
nashlawrence
9 May 163#22
I've got a cheap different model De'Longhi and I'm fussy(though not snobby) about my coffee and I rate it very highly. Biggest tip is warm the cup otherwise it's all technical tips. How fine the grind, how hard you pack it double or single shot etc. As above YouTube is your barista buddy
Enjoying a flat white as we speak :-)
Latest comments (26)
JamesSmith
16 May 16#26
Tamping alone is often the difference between a good and bad cup IME.. You can have a decent machine produce either good or bad depending on the skill of tamping.
Holdsworth
8 May 16#12
I'm not knocking this deal, but for those who love coffee, should really consider an Aeropress (look at the reviews on amazon). A full on espresso machine is a delight, obviously, but this cheap machine isn't ever going to produce a full on espresso.
k7gixerboy to Holdsworth
8 May 16#13
Just to be clear I've looked up the correct item is it the big tube type item that sits on the cup?, so it then won't froth milk?
cd0nc to Holdsworth
8 May 161#21
That's quite untrue. I've put an unpressurised bottomless portafilter on mine and it's giving me excellent results with very finely ground coffee. I just hadto play with the tamper, grind and amount until I got it right. Having freshly roasted beans is also a must. I paid a fair bit less for mine but I'd struggle to fine anything close for double the cost of this tbh
JamesSmith to Holdsworth
16 May 16#25
Worth pointing out though Aeropress is a different experience to espresso.. Aeropress is closer to filtered coffee but far nicer.
niget
10 May 16#24
Argos substituted an ECC221.R for same price of the 220.R
burgo1
10 May 16#23
picked one of these up today after seeing this post last night, traveled a bit further than my local Argos to get it in black. Well happy with it! only cost me £27.49 using my necter points :0)
nashlawrence
9 May 163#22
I've got a cheap different model De'Longhi and I'm fussy(though not snobby) about my coffee and I rate it very highly. Biggest tip is warm the cup otherwise it's all technical tips. How fine the grind, how hard you pack it double or single shot etc. As above YouTube is your barista buddy
Enjoying a flat white as we speak :-)
aitchem
8 May 16#20
I bought the black one yesterday after my Delonghi Icona failed following 5 years of heavy use.
It's a bit flimsy, lightweight and plasticy and so far the coffee is just OK. I think I'll need to experiment with coffee, quantity and tamping a bit more.
Not bad for the price though. Just remember that 1 costa/nero/starbucks latte a day is gonna cost £50 a month!
SpamJavelin
8 May 16#19
Cheap coffee machine + pre-ground coffee. I'd rather have instant.
DeafCassette
8 May 161#18
Instructions unclear - burned private parts on espresso maker.
fouad172
8 May 16#17
Many thanks
JustExtreme
8 May 161#16
Not bad for casual drinkers. If you're into actual espresso then you'll know that this isn't for you.
I had a delonghi machine not dissimilar to this one for a number of years - it was reliable and good for basic strong coffee (not espresso levels of extraction) and the odd cappuccino/latte. I recently picked up a second hand Gaggia Classic for this around this price and now I realise why these budget machines are shop popular - the pressurised filter baskets make it so that you get plentiful crema/foam regardless of your tamping technique and grind so you get a pretty nice coffee from them but it's worse extraction level than actual espresso so you get more liquid that is less concentrated.
Gkay11
8 May 161#15
I got it. Makes good coffee. And it's cheap to run.
I paid 48 £ -reduced to clear in My local Tesco.
Mine is 9 months old. Also for those who don't like mess. You can use ESE pods
Still a very good price though. Might get a spare one
Darkeru
8 May 16#7
For the coffee novice who has only used pods and instant coffee, how do you use this to make coffee? What do you need to put inside?
TN567 to Darkeru
8 May 162#8
Coffee
topss to Darkeru
8 May 162#10
There's a few demo videos on youtube, just search out the model number. Generally it's ground coffee (your own or packaged). I think you can use a particular make of pod too (not 100% sure).
psycost to Darkeru
8 May 161#14
If it hasn't changed in the last year or so... mine came with two attachments for the group head (the bit where the coffee goes), one for ground coffee, and one for those ese pod/bag things, so you choose what you'd prefer.
It's pretty good for a cheap machine.
breslau
7 May 165#1
Oh my God why Hotukdeals why? I have a young family and dont strictly need lovely.. hot.. fresh.. espresso.. first thing in the morning.. with my toast.. mmm.
Rickardo to breslau
8 May 16#5
All the more reason, surely, both because it's nice and also because you must need the caffeine?
BenderRodriguez to breslau
8 May 16#11
If you're not going to steam milk, look for Delonghi Alicia or similar, takes up much less space.
Darkeru
8 May 16#9
Instructions unclear. Putting tea inside due to not knowing which of the many types of coffee products to use.
Kurvz
8 May 16#6
I bought this when it was the same price at Christmas, my first one made one round of coffee then gave up the ghost, I got a replacement from Argos, and it lasted for two weeks and then the same thing happened just would not start up I really was upset as I really liked the machine.
NitrousUK
8 May 16#4
Got one too. Great little machine, can't fault it. Very good price. Hot.
ArthurDent1
7 May 16#3
I've had this model for 3 years (paid a similar price when Amazon reduced it) and I'm very happy with it.
More hassle than a Tassimo/Nespresso machine (I have a Tassimo at work for convenience) but it makes better coffee and costs a lot less to run.
Suspect it's an old model now so they're selling them off - still a great machine for the money.
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£59.99 @ Argos
The De'Longhi Motivo espresso and cappuccino maker will make a real impact in your kitchen in this striking red finish. This contemporary coffee maker can make two espressos at once and includes a milk frothing arm to make lattes and cappuccinos. Impress your friends and enjoy delicious Italian-style coffee in your own home.
Uses ground coffee.
Power output 1100 watts.
Milk frother.
Makes 2 cups.
Drip tray.
15 bar pressure
- Geemac
Top comments
Enjoying a flat white as we speak :-)
Latest comments (26)
Enjoying a flat white as we speak :-)
It's a bit flimsy, lightweight and plasticy and so far the coffee is just OK. I think I'll need to experiment with coffee, quantity and tamping a bit more.
Not bad for the price though. Just remember that 1 costa/nero/starbucks latte a day is gonna cost £50 a month!
I had a delonghi machine not dissimilar to this one for a number of years - it was reliable and good for basic strong coffee (not espresso levels of extraction) and the odd cappuccino/latte. I recently picked up a second hand Gaggia Classic for this around this price and now I realise why these budget machines are shop popular - the pressurised filter baskets make it so that you get plentiful crema/foam regardless of your tamping technique and grind so you get a pretty nice coffee from them but it's worse extraction level than actual espresso so you get more liquid that is less concentrated.
I paid 48 £ -reduced to clear in My local Tesco.
Mine is 9 months old. Also for those who don't like mess. You can use ESE pods
Still a very good price though. Might get a spare one
It's pretty good for a cheap machine.
More hassle than a Tassimo/Nespresso machine (I have a Tassimo at work for convenience) but it makes better coffee and costs a lot less to run.
Suspect it's an old model now so they're selling them off - still a great machine for the money.
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