Coffee Machine Review - DeLonghi ec680

Hurray! Finally I brought a new coffee machine. I have been eyeing this model for a long time but the price doesn't fit into my budget. Instead of RM1399, I brought this at RM999 in HomeDec.

For the first time, you will need to run a couple of time to make it function well and keep the consistency. Go through it with water will do. Just keep on repeating until you find your machine function smoothly. You will get to familiarise while you make your trial.

I think this machine is quite easy to function. The calibration is very simple, it have been pre-set. The warm-up is fast, within 1-2 mins is ready to make you cuppa.

This how the machine looks like. It's slim and looks good in the kitchen.

 Choose a shorter cup as the space is a bit short.

Double shot espresso 

Expect some noise during extraction. Extraction takes about 30 seconds.

Now, is the milk frothing part. The milk frothing wand is quite short, so getting a right pitcher is important. Too tall, you can't reach the milk, too short, the foam will overflow.  

To froth milk, keep the wand at the side, you can see the milk swirling. There's nozzle that will help the milk frothing.

My pitcher is too small, so the foam is not thick enough. And because I uses Low Fat Milk, the foam is not smooth enough 😋 Ehem, Low Fat Low Fat.

And, my Latte Art fail 😅

It's not done yet, I clean my machine after every use. simple, remove the used coffee from the portafilter. Run under water to clean the bits of coffee waste. Put it back to the grouphead then just press the double espresso button to let the water run out to wash the bits of coffee waste that stuck in the grouphead.

See, some coffee waste will drain out from the grouphead. Wash the portafilter under running tap will do.

Now, cover the steam wand with a cloth and turn on the steam to let some steam out. Clean steam wand with wet cloth.

Done. 

Oh yes, this machine have 3 colours to choose.

Black

Red

Stainless Steel