Buy De'Longhi Icona ECO310.BK Pump Espresso Machine, Onyx BlackDe'Longhi Icona ECO310.BK Pump Espresso Machine, Onyx Black Product Description:
Product Description
The Icona Traditional Pump Espresso Machine, in Onyx Black, is a stunning espresso and cappuccino maker with a high-gloss finish. It is both stylish in design and easy to use, with a simple three-button operating system. Part of the Icona range of kitchen appliances by De'Longhi, a matching kettle and toaster is available to complement this coffee machine.The Icona coffee machine is a must for any budding Barista. The two-in-one professional filter holder holds either ground coffee or Easy Serve Espresso (ESE) pods, while the stainless steel manual milk frothing arm, with variable steam emission, mixes steam, air and milk to produce a rich creamy froth for a great cappuccino.The Icona ECO310.OB is built to accommodate two full-sized cappuccino cups or two espresso cups. It features a built-in tamper and an incorporated crema device, for the perfect crema, while the separate coffee and steam boiler ensures faster use and optimum temperature control.Other features include a removable one Litre water tank, cup warmer, removable stainless steel drip tray and built-in tamper. Coffee granules are included, so you're good to go straight from the box.
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222 of 225 people found the following review helpful.
By tabler
I had considered buying an expresso machine for some time, being a Latte lover. Had purchased a Tassimo machine but could not get a decent hot cup of coffee out of the thing. although it produced other drinks, chocolate etc, the tea was, as my wife said, awfull. I returned it as faulty, drinks not hot.I decided to go for a true ground coffee machine and chose the Delonghi Icona. Have not looked back, the ground coffee is really the only way to get good results. The coffee is hot and the milk frother makes all the difference, although the temperature of the milk can be judged by feeling the temperature of the jug, I have purchased a thermometer and it does make a difference. So now I enjoy excellent coffee at the right temperature.The machine will also accept eeze pods and, although using the pods supplied with the machine gives a fair coffee, I will not be buying any more as the ground coffee is best.An added bonus is that it looks good too.
93 of 94 people found the following review helpful.
By Kokan UK
Having deliberated over which coffee machine to purchase, my wife finally added the voice of reason and we opted for Icona at roughly £130 instead of some of its siblings at closer to a £1000.APPEARANCE:The machine fits very neatly against a wall and below our cupboards and is not out of place amongst other small kitchen appliances. It's relatively light so bringing it forward to to get to the water tank for topping up is not a problem. We have 4-6 coffees a day and the tank needs refilling only every few days, anyway.OPERATION couldn't be simpler. There are three buttong and espresso takes 5 minutes for the first one (with cold machine) and 1 minute for subsequent ones). Instruction manual could be reduced to:1. Switch on;2. Choose single or double coffee holder and screw in the handle;3. Wait for 2-4 minutes for the first-time-in-the-morning use, only about one minute for further ones, certainly not 15 minutes as suggested;4. Press button when green light is on.5. Press button again when green light is off.And, to add milk froth for cappuccino (extra 1 minute):6. Press another button (for steam)7. Wait green until light is on.8. Froth milk.TASTE: Simply excellent. Crema is always perfect and my double espressos and wife's double cappuccinos are always thick and rich. We are currently on our fifth brand of coffee and are for the first time properly noticing the huge differences in taste. The Illy that comes with the machine is still the favourite, but as it's a bit more expensive than most others - we're still not committing.FURTHER NOTES: Get yourself a metal milk froth container and possibly a thermometer. It will add £10 to the total, which is paid off with your first ten coffees, but will reduce spillage and ensure foam is at the right temperature. The coffee nozzles are a little bit too low and suit slightly shorter cappuccino cups. No problem at all with espresso cups.
73 of 74 people found the following review helpful.
By drifter
Nice product, well built and nicely presented. Looks lively in our kitchen!The Icona is a good, middle-of-road espresso machine which warms up quickly, has a big reservoir and good steam capacity too for frothing milk. The filters in the group set (the bit that holds the coffee) are delognhi's cream-enhancing design; that means espresso with a good crema. They can be dismantled for cleaning every couple of weeks or so.It whistled and squeaked a bit for the first week, but seems to have settled down nicely now.Used it with everything from shop-ground coffee to pods and not been disappointed.
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