5 Tips For Better Coffee With Automatic Espresso Machine (feat. DeLonghi Magnifica S)
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Learn how to make better coffee with a bean to cup coffee machine at home or in the office. We used DeLonghi Magnifica S fully automatic espresso machine to share tips & tricks that help you make espresso, cappuccino, or long coffee taste better.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Tips & Tricks for Automatic Espresso Machine
0:29 The Problem with Fully Automatic Espresso Machines
1:20 Tip #1: What's the right coffee?
2:41 Tip #2: Water
3:28 Tip #3: Setting the parameters
5:32 Tip #4: Better espresso and long coffee
8:10 Tip #5: Cleaning is essential!
9:22 Key things to make better coffee! 
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Do you make coffee with any automatic espresso machines? Did you find any other useful tips to get the best out of them?
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:29 The Problem with Fully Automatic Espresso Machines
1:20 Tip #1: What's the right coffee?
2:41 Tip #2: Water
3:28 Tip #3: Setting the parameters
5:32 Tip #4: Better espresso and long coffee
8:10 Tip #5: Cleaning is essential!
9:22 Key things to make better coffee!
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Ive got the Delonghi magnifica ESAM 4200 S. It was gifted to me as the machine pressure valve is too stiff and makes the machine not give any water as it needs too much force from the pump. Sticking a wooden toothpick into the valve and cutting the rest off fixes this problem. After a few months the toothpick gets eaten away by the coffee and it will need a new one. Works like a charm every time. Tried metal needle but that wont work.
Just a few points:
3:59 When I unboxed my machine, the grind size was set to 5.
7:16 if you just want hot water, you can turn the steam wand dial to on without pressing the steam button.
9:09 By default the machine is set on the Hard Water setting, which means you will need to descale very often. If you don’t have hard water, you can lower this setting and you won’t need to descale as often.
what you have to do is keep at as the geezer say innit all are adjustable and then you do it right and thats a bingo oh yes...
When I remove the wand the next piece of plasticr attachment keeps popping out. Is that normal?
just a hint: when you modify the grinder thickness, do it just when the grinder is working, as the manual says
There's a 6th. tip. Only adjust the coarseness while actually grinding coffee ☕ beans 🫘
While on vacation in France, the family I'm visiting has one of these. In a word, Fantastic! Easy to use and the coffee is exquisite!
Simple and easy to use. I'm highly recommend this machine. This video is very helpful with tips on maintenance and making Great Coffee! Thank you!🙌
Just bought my first DeLonghi Magnifica S and your video has been so helpful! I read the instructions but your tips delivered lovely coffee by the fourth one I made (in a bigger cup!)….. looking forward to watching your other videos - Thankyou from Australia (where we are obsessed with good coffee!!!) 🐨🦘☕️🇦🇺❤️😁
Thank you for the informative video. Quick, concise and excellently done.
Before installing the waterfilter you must fill it with water. Hold it upside-down under water en pump the air out till it is completely full of water. Then put it upside-down in the watercontainer and turn in under waterlevel to install it. otherwise you use only half capacity of the filter, because there is air in the top part of it.
That is very true. Thanks for pointing that out.
you can get a gravity filter, the candles last 6 months (or more, only they guarantee 6 months that it will kill viruses and bacteria, but you are not using it to filter mud, with tap water should go longer)
I bought mine for 100£ then it became 150-170£ (doulton/british berkefeld/berkley) and 2 candles for 30£
even had one made in Pakistan, named Mogul, not a shiny 304 stainless steel but some generic pots with 2 holes but was cheap, needed 2 candles and a metal spigot, gifted to my mom, we tested it with some muddy river water too and cleaned it nicely. over time you can save a bunch of money with a gravity filter.
I was using that water with my Esam 4200 which has no filter slot, and had it on 4/4 water hardness in a ¾ area, just so it asks more often, I noticed that with filtered water it was way longer before I had to decalcify and the container looked visibly cleaner too.
You seem to know the machine! When I remove the wand the next piece of plastic attachment keeps popping out. Is that normal? Any way I can keep it on?
@@ramzk8092 I opened my esam, the ecams seem to be diagonal, pretty similar, that one had no removable spout, and it seems it has a few more parts to hold together. I think it should be a mini clamp holding the pipe, if that pops out can be leaking, if it doesn't leak, might just be something else.
Amazing in-depth explanation and tips!! Well done! And I also like that you refer to James' videos, as we all know that he's the king of brewing a tasty cup of coffee ^^
I've got the same machine since a few days. The first few espresso's were not as expected. Thanks to your tips I've changed some of the settings, installed the waterfilter and my double espresso (2 X single) tastes now as I like it. BTW, I use LaVazza beans dark roast strength 5-10
Ive had this machine for 6yrs now and only just come across this video, the temp and grind size is a game changer its like a whole new machine now thank you
Thanks for the tips! The adjustment of the water temperature and using 2x single expresso instead of one long expresso make all the difference. Thumbs up!
Good to know, thanks for a comment ☕️💙
I have this machine for 6 years fully recommend it
Great video - I’ve sold my semi auto setup and am moving back to a fully auto, as I missed the convenience of my last machine. I had no issue with darker roasts which extracted well but always struggled with medium roasts and I now know that I had the temp too low and ratio too short. Can’t wait to try again soon!
I really love coffee and taking serious coffee preparation. Thanks for these useful informations. Like
I got one like this for my birthday in November, i absolutely love you and thank you for the tips. I'm a coffee addict 😂😂😂
Thank you for the helpful tips. Now I get better coffee from this particular machine model in my office.
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Hello. Don't know if someone told you already but you can only move the knob of the grinder if it is grinding. Otherwise it will not function as it should and it can break.
Personally for me a coffee pot is the best ive ever tried by far make it how you want it. I still like to watch your videos though coz i do have coffee from espresso and they are lovley to most ive had👍
Thanks . A really well-made and concise video
Good tips and video, as usual. 👍🏻
Thank you. 🙏🏻
Cheers @cheekster777 ☕️🖤
Terrific information. Thank you ❤
Very happy that i found this video day 3 of owning this machine. What a difference!!
My tip is to always have a cup beneath the dispenser. When the machine switch off, it always let out a little water. Better to leave a cup then let it fill up the tray.
Thanks A LOT for your useful video.
I do that too. Sound advice. Thanks
had 2 blue thick cup noodle plastic cups for 5 years just for that. it flushes on start (which can warm your cup) and at the end when turned off or 30 min eco mode is over, dumps it in the tray, which can get slimy and stinky if the coffee sits in it for days. actually I forgot it for a week, made my coffee and went to work, and when the hot water dumped after 30 minutes of eco mode, heating up the goo, my room was smelling of fermented coffee, dumbass flatmate thought it's 'body odors'. took me a while to figure out that my tray was full and it went rancid, and even a tiny bit of coffee spilling out can make the tray look awful. instantly swapping your cup with one thicker plastic cup just for that purpose catches the few drips and you will not need to clean the tray as often.
also useful during decalcification but probably would go with a 1liter cup and a smaller one for this machine.
hydrogen peroxide (h2o2) so basically oxygenated water can stop mold, most coffee grounds can develop a bit of mold when left in the tray for longer. after a while it can get very sticky from coffee oil and it's hard to wash it out properly, on the run you just dump out the tray and you leave tiny bits in it. I was lining it with some toilet paper (esam had a more narrow tray, ecam has a much wider one). Might be it depends on coffee or environment too, but I had thick mold on it and was super hard to wash out and came back on the next batch once the machine was older. hydrogen peroxide is produced by the body too, it's the mouth producing saliva with h2o2 to clean off bacteria, 3% hydrogen peroxide is even safe to wash your teeth with (destroys biofilm and tartar) but for cleaning you can go higher percentage.
Thanks heaps, We had this machine for 2 years now (heavily reliant!) and didn't realise the infuser needed / could be cleaned!
It started playing up and not pouring properly, now after your vutube clip I've cleaned defuser, found a blockage and it works perfectly again 🙂
Good to hear, we were glad that the video is helping you out ☕️👍
Very useful video! Increasing the temperature was key for me. I'm having better results now.
Perfect! Good to know it helped ☕️👍
Plase help! How do you set the higher temperature?
@@zinkajuric9475 Take a look at this video: ruclips.net/video/b1oRT6BUrz8/видео.html
Note that the machine must be turned off. Plugged in, but off.
@@zinkajuric9475 turn off the machine. Hold the espresso button and lights will blink. Press espresso button untill all lights are on (4), then Press single Coffe button on right side. Done. Now you have hottest Settings temperature
Thank you for the video!
For Medium - Dark roast I found the best setting is a grind 3 and the beans delivery 10 from the maximum. You need to get your milk right though and ensure you have the right cup size. This is after half a kilo of wasted beans and testing over a period of 3 weeks!
Amazing tips
Thank you for sharing
Thank you so very much for your kind time,great video and tips
Great video, thanks!!
i just got this machine so far coffee has been very good for a bean to cup machine, as you say tuning is key to these machines and a good brew.
Where did you buy it? I cant find any in stock anywhere?
@@CascadeDuSel G'day mate,in Australia they are available in just about all home electronic stores, they've also available from a store in the UK Amazon store, goog luck.
@@MrHiss2011 thank you! I am in the US :-) I will shop around
You mentioned good quality water.
We had a Krupps machine before this model and used distilled water only.
It lasted 20 years!
Delonghi instructions manual actually recommends not to use distilled water.
Because of mineral leaks in the system!?
However what's amazing is the life of the machine actually doubled in its life with the distilled water we used.
What would you recommend please!?
Thank you for your video!
What great info...thank you..👍👍👍
had an Esam 4200 and gave up after 5 years, now I bought this ECAM that he has in the video
so far, the main difference is the size, and the Esam had a better grinder, was easier to fine tune it, 3-4 was best setting, on ecam I went to minimum and still seems to work fine, extraction wise that's a small issue, if the lowest setting doesn't clog it up a bit, it means it's not grinding it too fine when you would need it
for filtration: use a gravity filter
doulton has one costing 100£, berkley is kind of the same
they guarantee filters to work up to a half year, but since you not filtering river mud, you can use it way longer
uk dulton candles cost around 35£ each, berkley black carbon ones match and cost more, but apparently they are faster
I got ¾ hardness on the test strip that came with ESAM, I used it with tap water, on max setting 4/4
after using filtered water, it was much more rare that it was asking for decalcification
you will spare a ton of money not wasting on cartridge machines
as for chlorine filters: just add hot water into gravity filter and by the time it filters and cools down, most chlorine will evaporate
there is one in Pakistan that makes similar gravity filter, called Mogul but probably can be rebranded, basically 2 pots, one wit holes, the candles fit, it's a bit worse quality but you might get it for like 30-40£. aliexpress had copies too, some people complained on the candles, but if you get it cheap you can replace 7 inch candles easily, still might worth it. get a metal spigot on it for 4-5£, all of them had plastic ones, even british berkefield/doulton.
for decalcification: use vinegar, get 70% one, it's cheap and you need less, I had this 300 ml one for 3£ and can decalcify it for like 20+ times. the branded ones are a scam. they recommended citric acid, which is vinegar, now they recommend lactic acid.
people try to justify this bullshit. spending tons of money on delonghi specific decalcifier. how do I know? I took my esam apart and wasn't any visible calcification. the bigger issue is the flimsy plastic parts. for one, a 'filter' which is a tiny mesh with a tube inside a tube, gets dirty, costs like 3£ to replace. the 'water flow regulator' is a tiny cylinder with a magnetic spinner, a tiny hole that actually gets calcified and the solution is replacing it after 1-2 years or drilling a 1.2 mm hole in it to remove the calcification. my hoses looked dirty, but it was more like oily and black, still was working and water flow trough. same for the heater and all other parts. decalcification program does a pretty good job, not 100%, eventually you need to take it apart and see.
if you don't believe me, just get a decalcification liquid that changes color. red-pink-orange-yellow as it gets used up, I tried it on a kettle and made it shiny, was crazy yellow. I ran trough the machine with the program and it was pink to orange, it didn't get used up. also you can get decalc pills or even powder for half the cost and lasts a decade with one machine if you get a big bottle of powder, put in water, mix it and use that. it's pretty basic chemistry. just don't waste money on coffee machine maker specific lactic acid. there is no reason they should dilute it so much and sell it so expensive.
flush with vinegar. for this particular ecam it seems to flush and send trough the steam noozle so might not be necessary. for the esam it was all coming trough the steam nozzle. flushing goes trough the heater and then on top of the piston, cleaning it a bit, if it's actually acting up, and you tried a restart, and still acting weird, flushing a few times manually with strong vinegar, might remove a blocking part and save your machine. it's simple but you might need this. the steam noozle was a different pipe at the end, and also won't flow on the piston/infuser so flushing manually can be different than automatic cleaning.
removing the infuser: for this ecam is behind the water container, there is a door saying 'open'. for esam it was a front door and was above the ground tray. there are 2 buttons, saying 'push' can be a bit intimidating at first, but you check a video on how to take out and put in, and it's super simple. you need to wash it like weekly after a while. if the machine is new it will work fine, but you get issues over time and the older it is the more issues. the piston closes on top of the infuser, so it's the most active part. also, yearly you might need to check the piston rings, small rubber bands, also take apart the infuser, wash coffee grounds and put some silicone grease. I didn't do it at first, later I figured how to wash it, even how to take apart, but after using it with 3 people, and often, it was bending a lot and pressured, so one day it shoot out and was a bit out of shape, can ruin the pistons and the suspensions and mess with the motor finding the right spot. even if you clean it often, inside it the grounds can add up, it's one of the more expensive parts but the main issue is that it has the most pressure on it, so it might be the first thing to give up.
steamer: hot water comes out at 94ish celsius, it's ideal for tea and cup noodles too. just fill with water and use the steamer for water.
personally I don't see the difference in freshly roasted beans and slightly older ones. I mean, if it's months, then you notice, but I would rather buy a good blend than just go for freshly roasted ones. I tried a few and paid 2x amount and didn't blow me away. meanwhile I found one that was slightly over 1,5x the cheaper beans and was the best thing ever (spiller and tait signature blend). don't be a snob. nothing wrong with cheaper coffee beans. and more expensive ones aren't necessarily better. for esam I liked the slightly stronger roasts, didn't like the german or swiss or austrian ones, but found really good ones from Napoli or Sicily. Amazon sells coffee at the same price as the companies, it's worth buying there, especially with bonus codes or subscriptions. One really decent seller is Der Franz, beats lavazza, and it's like 7£ per kilo for beans in bigger quantity (4kg or 8), instead of 13£/kg for cheap brands.
for containers: there were specific ones that had this valves, it's basically the same rubber as the coffee bags have. tiny holes on a rubber fitted on a plastic circle, letting out co2 not letting it oxygen. you don't need to vacuum seal it as it releases co2 and gets pressurized. but honestly, it doesn't matter much, if you open a bag, put it in a few smaller jars or sealed containers and only open when you use it, opening it daily would ruin the seal anyway. leaving it in open air for 1-2 weeks would ruin it, but as long as it's not in oxygen it's not a crazy difference.
Thank you for the video. It was informative, clearly presented, nicely summarized, presentation flow is good, and the tips are practical. Thank you again.
Thank you!
3:33 1) Instruction says next - you can adjust grind level only while grinder is working. Otherwise you can break grinder or warp grinder rings, that affects on coffee quality.
2) Also you can use food citric acid for descaling.
3) It won't be superfluous to remove coffee oils from tubes and dispenser using special tablets, although Delonghi doesn't require that, same as some Philips models. I have a Nivona machine, and it requires that each 200 cups.
Could you please Write the ratio of citric acid-water if any and if vinegar also can be used. Thank you for the userul gips.
@@dradriancicortas Ofc it can be used, as long you rinse at least a full tank of water after using it. Usually, I finish descaling process by flushing 2 tanks of water, that's 2 full tanks. That way there isn't any " vinegar smell" left on the inside pipes. As for the ratio goes, I use 25gr of citric acid per 500ml of water, since my tank holds 1.2l of water, I use 50gr of c. acid and fill up 1l of water. Since I'm the only one drinking coffee, in my home, and I drink only once a day, I'm doing decalcification every 4 months and even that isn't necessary. Depending on your usage, you might need to clean it every month or so. Goes without saying that you should only use soft water, in your espresso appliance.
Important note is that you should check if any of your machine inner tubes, boiler etc are made from aluminum, if that's the case I would avoid using any type of acid for cleaning.
@@xWrongButtonx Thank you so much for such an elaborate answer! Very useful. I will give it a try. Have a blessed day!
I'd recommend the original De Longhi descaler. It's kinda expensive, though quite regularly on sale. And it looks like it removes more particles than generic descaler. At the very least I'd give it a try (and the ratio to use it is explained in the manual).
@@xWrongButtonx all decalcifiers are either citric acid or lactic acid
I was using vinegar like forever, I just wing it, it isn't super precise
there are specific ones that change color when used up by the decalcification, isn't expensive, actually one of the cheaper liquid decalc on amazon does this. goes red-pink-orange-yellow. tried on an older kettle and cleaned it nicely, went to yellow once I was leaving it for a while. meanwhile the coffee machine just had pink to orange while on automatic cleaning. the liquid said it can be used again if it's not yellow. I bought it because the machine ran 5 years and kind of started giving up, like overheating and the flow was stuck, still not sure what caused it, somebody advised to just manually flush the machine with decalcifiers, for esam runs trough the steam spout and rarely flushes it and it's different routes. so I was pressing with manual until the container was empty. repeat a few times. went orange after a while and still was able to use that liquid to clean some bathroom limescale. anyway, it's not that crazy inside it. saw videos and mine looked so much better after 5 years than the ones I saw.
one part that gets calcified a lot is the 'flow meter' after the tank, it's a tiny plastic cylinder with a spinning magnet and an intake on top and out on bottom. that hole supposed to be 1.2 mm but gets filled up with yellow goo for some reason. you can actually drill trough it, that's how a youtuber fixed it. probably I drilled a bit too much but wasn't ruined by it. so even 2mm is fine, but after 2-3 years apparently it gets down to 0.5 or worse and affects the flow. can be other issues with heater or top pistons, mainly connectors, but the automatic cleaning won't be able to fix everything forever. it just pushes the water back and forth, it's not crazy science, it's pretty simple. there aren't magic fluids that do much better than others. not that much that would justify the price.
Excellent video, I have this machine and I think it will help.
I would like to mention the instructions state it is important to *ONLY* adjust the grind knob when the grinder is grinding, and that it may take a couple of cups to notice the difference.
Thanks for the comment, you are right! We should mention that too.
Yes they do stress that you may damage machine if you try and make an adjustment while the beans are not being ground. Thank You for your excellent video, That really is a major omission though, Maybe remake the Video
that's so weird, I had an esam and was way better grinder, probably bigger and the settigns made a bunch of difference
I mean I understand that big changes would change a lot in size but still I found weird that the ecam wouldn't work the same way.
@@laszlobandi6456 are you talking about the strength knob or the grind size knob?
@@timhinchcliffe5372 the grind size. I just tried now. changing grind size just made the button wonkier, now during grind I turned back and forth slowly and got more stiff so I think it's different now. on ESAM 4200 you just set whenever, size 1 was dangerously tiny particles that blocked the machine, 2-3 was a bit overextracted, 3-4 was the silky smooth so I just turned from a default 5/6 to 3 without running it and wondered why there is no difference.
If you need hot water for a long coffee, you don't need a kettle. You can simply turn the knob without pressing the steam button
True.
That is true, Well pointed out
The water temperature was set to 2 and was what I believe was holding the machine back from making better tasting coffee. Thanks for the great video
What's the best setting you think? 2 or 3?
@@maikelmarichael9085highest... 4
I got this machine yesterday. Thank you for your tips. ~^^
Thanks, hope it will serve you well.
@EuropeanCoffeeTrip do you recommend this coffee mechine for home use with guests as a budget coffee mechine?
Excellent video. I have the same machine which I’ve slightly neglected.
Couple points I wanted to make.
1. De’Longhi recommend you only turn the grinder dial whilst it’s grinding and only one click at a time and even then it takes a few cups until you can taste the difference.
2. Steam wand you need to heat up the steam before turning the steam dial, button top right side.
3. Grinder cleaning, any tips on that?
Otherwise amazing video thanks for sharing!
had an esam, the grinder worked fine. the infuser gets dirty, and you need to clean more and more often, eventually checking the pistons and the rubber bands, new machine after a year then more often. the grinder was never an issue, for the ESAM 4200 actually costs like 100£/350 for one of the more expensive part. it's pretty sturdy build with steel biters all around.
for ecam is a bit different. but probably same thing. you would need to remove back and side and top panel, and 2 electric connectors with pins, then you can take out, it's not fixed, but sitting on a rubber tray, the cables are shorter than that, so you can't remove unless disconnected. but unless you have issues like the grinder running then no coffee is coming or dry coffee spills after a brew, you shouldnt mess with it. I think you can grind some rice trough it to clean it, if dry coffee gets stuck in it. unless you grind marbles you should be fine.
It's so short video, but what a such many good things you tell. Thanks !
Thanks, Marcin!
Great video, thanks for sharing these tips 👌🏼
Thank you ☕️💙 Any other topics you would like to learn about?
I have several automatic expresso machines. My preference is Saeco Vienna but they do not sell it anymore. I just purchased a DeLonghi Magnifica XS. I use Lavazza Expresso Coffee and distilled water (Zero Minerals). My Saeco is about 10 years and still working. Do not use Dark roast because it is too oily and will damage the grinder.
Thanks for sharing your experience. Good tips, not sure about using distilled water as you want some minerals to actually extract flavours from coffee. It's good it works for you that way too.
Up until this video I had NEVER cleaned the infuser so I guess I owe you BIG TIME! :)
Hope coffee will taste better now ☕️👍
I got one for me Airbnb. So far so good
Hi, with Magnifica Delonghi S i weight the coffè and I have 10gr at Max and 8gr ai Min....how is it possible ? The machine is new maybe have some problem ? Thank you
Thanks you 🙏❤️
Thank you so much
So are the other 3 buttons apart from single shot espresso kinda useless? What I understand is that they don't make for a well extracted drink(you'll get the bitterness out of the coffee from overextracting),which makes 75% of coffee choices on these machines kind of useless. Am I right?
If I ever need to make coffee like this will deffo come back to European Coffee Trip
Thanks!
Own this machine, love it.
You are 100% correct!👊
Buna ziua! Este normal sa curga apa in tav in timp de spumez laptele?? Dupa ce folosesc funcția de spumare gasesc apa in tava.30-40 ml. Magnifica Cam 290.31.sb
I find they make a better spro over, than trying for a true espresso.
Thanks a lot
I use another brand and it’s quite nice to use especially if you have limited time for your morning coffee. But you should keep it obsessively clean if you want to keep it healthy (free of bacteria). Because it keeps the hot and wet coffee grounds inside, the atmosphere inside the machine is incredibly humid. Not cleaning inside for a month (as told on video) might cause new species to form :)
Nicely done = thanks
thanks good video
Thank you, so usefuL, i have this beautifuL machine
7:26 Any tips for the parameters/settings if I manly want to drink long cups via using the long cup button? (without the diluting method)?
use the steam wand for water to dilute, it's 94 celsius and quicker
the long cup button feels off for me, 2 short is better or a long and short. main issue is that it won't grind double the amount of coffee, it more than a single but less than 2x. he said something about 7.8 to 13 gramms on the switcher. the coffee also provides a resistance to water, finer grind will stop the flow more than coarse, also it extracts better, during the start, blooms a bit, then presses it trough. in case of long button, in pushes trough more water trough the same puck at the end, and that won't extract coffee, it would actually be worse in taste if you put a second cup after the same amount.
ESAM 4200 had water settings and we used slightly lower than max, you would need a finer grind to make a long cup stronger
on ESAM I was using 3-4 grind but ecam looked weaker, now I saw that you supposed to turn it while it is grinding, slowly down toward the finer setting until it drips slower, you dont want it to stuck, but maybe sometimes breaks continuous spill. one side was slower flow for me, slightly broken line one side and continuous other was good. I'm still experimenting on my ecam. try Napoli or Sicily 7/7 darker roasts, german ones didn't taste as good. darker roasts are drier and break differently. you extract different flavour from light ones, I'm still experimenting on ecam, but on esam the slightly higher roasted ones tasted better.
Allow me one question please: when I brew long coffee at the almost end of coming out , it comes water and no coffee . What am I doing wrong ?
Your video teached me very much, thank you !
your doing nothing wrong, mine does exactly the same. Don't be so hard on yourself :)
I got the delonghi dinamica and found that the optimal settings are strength 3 and grind 3. I didn't measure the amount of coffee per level of strength, but I believe its around 9-10 grams per shot.
Thanks for sharing!
one error you made - to steam you push the steam button and wait for it to flash before turning valve
Thank you for this video. I have this machine for couple of days now and I have a question, because Im not sure I quite understand, if I get around 40g of brewed coffee at the end of the process how can I elongate the brewing process? For example if I want 30g of espresso with 20 sec. brewing what should I do? Now I get 40g of espresso with 15 sec. brewing.
Adjust the grinder so the coffe grinds finer -> more resistance for the water = less water in same time = less coffee
Is mineral / spring water a no-no for this machine then? 🤔
Haha to je skvělý já si celou dobu rikam že je mi ten přízvuk povědomej a pak vidím ten český napiš na tom rebelovi..
Máte uzasnej kanál!!!
Haha, super! Filmed with 🖤 in Brno.
@@EuropeanCoffeeTrip I studied in Brno a few years ago and became hooked on espresso after staying with my friend's family in Znojmo for Christmas 😃 Hezký víkend!
Just bought the Primadonna and is experimenting with different settings. I don’t understand when you will use the grinder settings closer to 7? I use the setting around 3-4 now. 😊
Is it possible to grinde the coffee beans and remove the powder to use for another purpose also? I mean, using this machine as a grinder as well
No thats not possible, you pop the beans in, the machine grinds them internally, the next time you see them as are in the form of little patties of coffe grounds, you cant access the ground coffee at ant stage.
If you want to use the filter, you should soak the filter in water for at least 30 mins before installing it in the tank.
Yes, that’s true. Thanks for pointing out!
Why?
I switched to a Lever but keep one around that ive had for a few years :)
Thanks for the tips, even if I applied them and even with a good quality coffee, the espresso/ lungo are way to hot to even be drunk. (With the lowest temperature set). Overall i am quite dissatisfied with this machine.
The coffee what I use to make espresso is lavazza red 5 strength I change settings to 3 on grinder and the coffee is still weak!I don't recommend this machine!
Hmmm not a fan of fully automatic machine, but interesting to learn 😁
u turned the grinding adjustment when the coffee mill is not operating,but i read on the menu that what you did is forbidden,why is that????
I think when you adjust the grinder finer when it stops with the previous bean in the blade will make the motor stall next time you turn it on, as a result the motor will be burned.
I have identical I my office :D
I think my delonghi isn't working properly...I measured the grinded coffe...at minimum it's 4.5gr and on max it's 8.5gr....Any suggestion? :)
My Minimum is 8.5g and maximum is 13g 🧐
I wrote DeLonghi an email. They said its a Company secret but its round ABOUT 6g minumum and 14g Maximum. But only when you press the double Cup button its about 14g they said…
Where can I get the 1.5 litre tray shown in the descaling video in the UK please?
any plastic food box would do
@@AdrianIlovan thanks for your assistance.
Hi, are these the 120ml cups or the 180ml loveramics cups? Thanks!
How can I see how many grams is my dose now? It's about the ml? Because I did some settings on my own and things doesn't goes as I expected
You need to use scales. Either place them below the cup on the tray or just weigh the cup before and after. This should give you the most accurate answer.
Hello i have a problem. The machine is putting that i need to fill beans and its full. but its not woking
Wait, I only use these machines for long coffee and never use the espresso button. Should I tweak it differently based on that or use the espresso button and add water?
Just tweak it to you liking, then you won't need to add any water at all. Press and hold the B3 button and press it again when the coffee in the cup is at the level you personally want it to be, ( you can do that process as many times as you like, till your happy)
can you give us best settings for espresso on a Magnifico Evo per piacere? :)
Does a great small coffee machine exist that is less than 300 euros? Our family budget might seem small but we purchased the one from LIDL it was 70 euros its quite nice but now not working too well. My mother drinks coffee a lot every day
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Nice video & tips.
Please could you tell me how can I reset it? Because I've changed the default time, and it makes about 100ml single espresso, instead of 40ml.
I’ve owned a few Magnificas before but this is my first ‘S’. It needs descaling every couple of weeks! Anyone else found the same issue?
I spoke to deLonghi mine only went 2 weeks, they told me to turn down water hardness setting, then do 2 descaling with just water and the third with the descaling liquid. Hope this helps.
@@chelma1974 many thanks Adrian 👍
I had the same problem. I live in a very soft water area. I went onto the Delonghi web site and found the manual and adjusted the descaling accordingly. I now do it approximately ever 5 weeks, which is fine. In the manual that came with the machine it didn't have that info.
@@trixiepickle8779 thanks Patricia 🙂
@@chelma1974 How can you turn down the water hardness that comes out of your tap, Is there a setting in the machine that adjusts your water hardness? you said: "they told me to turn down water hardness setting" if so how do you access it. Thanks in advance Adrian
they should pay you for this, thank you
Please help me and the wife and our life - I tried changing the temperature settings, but the manual was DEFINITELY not very clear on the first step which was "confirm with power button" - I've no idea if that means do it in an off or on state but anyway it said to hold the short espresso, but then it started pouring an espresso and had gone into the mode of changing the default value setting of the short espresso quantity (40ml) so it gave a full mug of espresso until i realized and clicked it. I do know how to manually set it to whatever I want, but the wife REALLY wants it back to the default value as it for some reason doesnt taste espresso anymore and a lot of her recipes are based on 40ml EXACTLY.
I was in contact with delonghi support and they said (i have model without powerswitch on back) to unplug, hold the power and espresso button key while plugging it back in, the lights will start flashing and after a couple of seconds it will stop and its set back to factory settings. MINE DOESN'T EVER STOP blinking until i let go of the buttons but it has not reset upon trying. No amount of googling or watching non-english vids have solved it for me
Well, I think you should just get it back to 40ml (if you have scale to measure or just by looking at the cup based on your experience). Held the 1 espresso button and release it when it’s what you want.
You don’t need to reset to the factory setting if that’s causing troubles.
Mockrát děkuji, díky tomuto videu jsem tu mašinu nevyhodil z vonka a po správném nastavení jsem zjistil, že to hnusný kafé není hnusný ale jen já to mám blbě nastavené. Díky.
Co jste prosím přenastavoval? Nějak se biju s tím, zda raději volit více gramáže kávy, nebo utáhnout mletí na jemnější.. 😂
@@pastikyrasovska
Měl jsem mletí na půlce, spíš víc za půlkou a teplotu vody úplně na nejnižší. Po utažení mletí na max a nastavení teploty na max je to úplně jiná muzika. ;)
I don’t even use the water filter and have no idea which direction to turn the knob to make it finer. The scale seems to be by bean size, so if I turn the scales towards the big bean does that mean it’ll get finer?!
No. You have to turn to the smaller bean to grind fine
I had this machine as my first step to making ''good'' coffee. It was terrible. I sold it less than 6 months later. The tip about using multiple short cups might have Made a differences though
I use Breville Barista Express machine and it’s very good 👍🏻
I’ve had my mine for about a month & same issue with weak coffee, just saw this video and made world of difference. Too bad they don’t have these details in the manual.
@@ariesworld7 That is not in the same league with this machine. It costs double and is not a fully automated machine. They simply cannot be compared.
@@joshc7865 what do you do now to make better coffee with this machine?
This coffee machine give you very weak espresso!
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How much ml is 36g ?
It’s easy, about 36ml.
I can get this yellow colour while using Davidoff or Nescafé gold coffee
Please could you help me with a way to reset the factory. I changed the quantity of coffe the there is different when i choose the 2 cups😔.
does delonghi make better coffee than, say, its peers in this price category? e.g. krups coffee maker?
Please make video Tcibo presso late mqchine
My espresso on maximum dosage of coffe and grind at 1 (lowest) takes only 10 seconds and looks watery, tried with 3 different coffe types
how do i reset coffee yeild
Why is there giant software
Haha, good catch. It was rented to our coworking space by a software company. We couldn’t remove it for filming.
What would be best settings to start with?