De’Longhi’s New Magnifica Duo Makes Barista-Style Coffee Surprisingly Easy – It’s Like Having a Café on Your Countertop
It even delivers cold brew in three minutes
For many of us, making coffee at home is a no-frills routine. It gets the job done, but rarely comes close to what you can order at your favorite coffee shop.
The De'Longhi Magnifica Duo Automatic Espresso Machine aims to change that, bringing the barista experience home, but without any of the fussy training. With 20 preset hot and iced drinks, including espresso, drip coffee, iced lattes, and cold brew, plus a built-in grinder and automatic milk frother, it takes almost all the guesswork out of brewing.
When choosing a coffee machine, it is certainly one to consider, whether you are a coffee aficionado or simply need your morning caffeine hit.
This complete 'café-at-home' offers hot and iced coffee, as well as hot and cold foam at the touch of a button, with a menu of 20 preset hot and iced drink recipes including espresso, drip coffee, iced lattes, cold brew, and more.
If you want to make espresso at home, you need one of the best espresso machines − and the De'Longhi Magnifica Duo is shaping up to be just that. With a built-in grinder, preset menu, and automatic milk frother, it can make any style of drink in minutes. It even takes the fuss out of cold brew, reducing a traditionally 12-hour extraction process down to just three minutes.
High-pressure brewing with pre-infusion creates bold, intense espresso. Lower pressure without pre-infusion allows the grinds to bloom for a classic drip coffee. For cold brew, ambient temperature water and very low pressure steep the grounds longer.
To really make the system effortless, the machine features a built-in conical burr grinder and milk frother, which work seamlessly without extra labor. It is going to be one of the quickest café-style brews of any morning routine.
The machine allows for instant milk frothing, from steamed to cold foam, at the touch of a button.
It's designed for families, too, even if you have different tastes. You can set three dedicated user profiles, each with unique taste preferences to automate drink size, intensity, and temperature, no matter who is making coffee at home.
Better still, the cleaning is just as simple. The removable components are dishwasher safe, and the machine has a self-clean function, so you're not stuck scrubbing.
While we are yet to get our hands on one to test ourselves, pre-launch reviews have been nothing but positive. One on the De'Longhi page dubbed the Magnifica Duo the 'Ferrari of coffee machines,' adding, 'This machine is amazing. And I’ve had some pretty good ones in the past. I have a Moccamaster for drip coffee and a Ninja Deluxe machine as well. But the intuitiveness of this DeLonghi, the ease, the flavor of the coffee when extracted is top-notch. I look forward to every morning to be able to use this machine. [...] I could not recommend this machine more if you are a coffee enthusiast.'
Another commented on how surprisingly quiet it was even when grinding, and others praised how easy it is to clean. I can't wait to get my hands on one and put it through its paces.
What Else to Shop
To help you create the ultimate home coffee station, I've rounded up my favorite accessories, from syrup and bean storage to beautiful mugs that make every cup feel a little more special.
All prices were correct at the time of publication.
If you really want to bring that café-style coffee home, you will need to pick up some quality syrups and beans. This tiered countertop organizer is a great way to keep these organized, using vertical storage to save space while creating a visual display.
Nothing ruins your brew like stale coffee. This coffee canister features a patented inner plunger lid with a two-way valve that forces excess oxygen out of the canister and locks out excess humidity, preserving freshness for longer when storing coffee beans.
Available in singles and sets of four, this mug is expertly crafted in Portugal from high-fired glazed porcelain finished with 7K gold, and is easy to clean in the dishwasher.
These matching glass bottles come with precision pumps for easy syrup dispensing for consistent tasting coffee. They also come with labels to fully personalize your setup.
This chic ribbed glasses are ideal for iced coffee, sodas, and shakes, adding a fun and trendy coffee-shop touch to your summer brews.
This handy set of ice trays allows you to bulk prepare and store ice, with a serving scoop for dishing out ice for guests' drinks.
No matter your machine, your drink will only taste as good as the ingredients you use. With that in mind, we have put together a complete guide to choosing coffee beans to find the perfect roast for your brew type and tastes.
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