Coffee Machines

Delonghi EN520.B Nespresso Lattissima Plus by Delonghi, 1 Litre, 1300 Watt

3.6(6)

£239.99In stock

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51407 in Kitchen & Housewares
  
• Brand: Delonghi
• Model: EN520.B
• Released on: 2013-06-01
• Dimensions: 9.96" h x
  6.57" w x
  12.56" l,
  9.92 pounds
  

Features

• Patented Auto Cappuccino System
• Lattisima + Nespresso System
• Personalized & Memorized Drinks
• 19-Bar Pressure Pump

• Patented Auto Cappuccino System
• Lattisima + Nespresso System
• Personalized & Memorized Drinks
• 19-Bar Pressure Pump

Product Description

Amazing coffee shop style drinks, just the way you like it, in your own home. The DeLonghi 520BLACK Lattisima + Nespresso System Coffee Maker is the perfect choice. The Patented Automatic Cappuccino System combines the range of the Nespresso Capsule System with the 19-Bar Pressure Pump & Thermoblock Heating System to produce real cappuccino and latte macchito. The removable milk carafe can be conveniently stored in the fridge after use. With A Class Energy rating and adjustable Auto Power Off mode to save your power and money. Personalize how you like coffee and the DeLonghi 520BLACK Lattisima + Nespresso System Coffee Maker will memorized you choice. Have your coffee your way.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
Probably the best `pod' machine for coffee
By Paul S. Ell
I've used a few `pod' based coffee/hot drink machines including those using Dolce Gusto powder capsules and Tassimo powder/liquid pods. I also have an insanely expensive Jura bean to cup machine that uses coffee beans. In my view Nespresso gets closest to the taste of a freshly-ground coffee taste. This is because Nespresso keeps things fairly simple. They only make coffee pods whereas Dolce Gusto and Tassimo attempt, and I use the term deliberately, to provide a range of drinks including tea and hot chocolate. Most significantly though Nespresso machines usually aim to produce black coffee - espressos or lungos. The other brands attempts to use dried or UHT milk generally result in an unsatisfactory drink. With this Nespresso model produced by Delonghi if you want a cappuccino or latte the machine uses fresh milk and it results in very good black coffee, and very good milk-based coffee.The machine will make four pre-programmed drinks each with its own lit button - espresso, lungo, latte or cappuccino. Each drink, although programmed, can be simply adjusted to meet your particular tastes for more milk or a smaller espresso. For milk based drinks the removable milk container on the right of the machine needs to be fitted. When it's not only espresso and lungos are selectable. You simply put a pod into the machine, for milk-based drinks make sure the pipe from the milk container is over the cup, and the cup is over the coffee pipe and that's it. Unlike many Dolce Gusto machines a predetermined amount of coffee and milk is dispensed, for milk drinks the milk first and then the coffee. In terms of using the milk option, milk is automatically heated and results in a remarkable amount of milk froth for lattes and cappuccinos, far better than my Jura bean to cup machine even at the lowest setting. After making the drink the used capsule is stored within the machine by opening and closing the pod container lever and the milk dispenser tube is flushed with water by pressing a button on the water container. Note that with other capsule machines you have to dispose of the capsule by removing it from the machine after use, so this is a nice additional feature.A comprehensive range of capsules is available when it's considered that nespresso only produce coffee pods, including single origin espressos, various blends, and three decaffeinated choices. At the most basic level you can select an range of coffee strengths. More subtle differences between the blends are detectable though. The pods are cheaper than many competitor systems because for all drinks use only one capsules, not two for the more complex drinks other manufactures sell. Each costs from around 29p.Downsides to the machine, well if you don't like coffee, or want a machine that makes a range of ho drinks, the nespresso is not for you. In addition nespresso capsules are far less available than dolce gusto or tassimo capsules, a limited range of which are available through supermarkets. You have to buy the capsules through the mail, and for a minimum order of 50 capsules - although order 200 or more and the postage is free. Like dolce gusto and tassimo, nespresso is a propriety sysem. In other words you have to use capsules made by nespresso so a they have a monopoly and can dictate the price. Except this is not quite the case as another company, Cafe Tutto, produce compatible pods as well. These aren't available through supermarkets either, but the boxes will fit through your letterbox (ordering 50 capsules) so there's no hasstle for having to be around to accept delivery. More detail is available at Café Tutto Capsules Taster Pack (Pack of 2, Total of 50 Capsules). I've reviewed the Cafe Tutto capsules so won't repeat comments here except to say that they are only slightly cheaper, but at least you're not reliant on nespresso. And, apparently, patents on elements of the nespresso system began to expire which is allowing an increasing number of other coffee producers to sell their own pods. As well as mail order Nespresso also have a very small number - around 5 - outlets in the UK and Ireland than sell their machines and pods in London, Dublin, Cork and a couple of other locations from memory. Very smart outlets in fact considering they're selling coffee pods! You'll also need to clean the milk container twice a week, once through rinsing and once in a dishwater but this isn't a major problem. Finally, if you only drink black coffee don't bother with this machine. There are cheaper and more attractive nespresso machines without the hot milk option. In fact in design terms functionality wins over form. Many nespresso machines have an art deco look to them, this machine doesn't.So, a very good coffee making machine. It doesn't use coffee beans but comes closest to machines that do and it works well. It fulfils its purpose pretty much perfectly so within those terms of reference is worth five stars. And it produces properly hot drinks with decent serving sizes, something dolce gusto machines are unlikely to do. It sits near to my bean to cup machine for an even faster and more convenient coffee with just a little sacrifice in terms of the taste of the drink.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Super easy to use and makes hot cappuccino and latte
By Mr. R. D. Turner
This is my 3rd Nespresso machine. I originally had a Magimix Nespresso M200 Coffee Maker (Black) with the cappuccino milk frother. I got rid of this for space reasons and because the milky drinks it made were lots of fuss and not very hot. I then bought a Magimix Nespresso M100 Automatic Sand Coffee Maker, White which is a brilliant machine and makes great lungo and espressos.However this new Lattissima is in a different league. First of all it is really compact. Much smaller than the M200 and about the same footprint as the basic machine. This is in part due to a compact water tank that does only hold about 10 drinks worth of water. This is fine though as I change the water every day anyway. The machine is brilliantly thought out and easy to use. Some of the things I like are:1. The water tank lid is also the handle2. The machine has a sensor for large and small drinks which you change by sliding out a step for the cup.3. The milk frother can be put in the fridge in one piece. It just plugs into the machine.4. The milk frother has a steam clean button that can be used while the milk tank is full.5. The cappuccino's made are HOT. Not tepid but actually hot which is really nice.6. Turn it on, wait 40 seconds to warm up and press the cappuccino button and it automatically makes the right size drink. No having to watch it is 100% automatic.7. Manual override - if you want more coffee extracted from your pod simply press the espresso button again and it does more. Press the button to stop it at any time.8. The milk frother components can be washed in the dishwasher - perfect!I will update the review for reliability in 6 months time but right now I have nothing but praise for this superb machine.17/10/13--------4 months later it still gets used daily. It also works well with off brand Nespresso Compatible pods that you can buy in the supermarket with all the other "Pod" coffees. Genuine Nespresso Pods are better though for a fuller taste and they flow better as well.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Much against my will, I'm impressed
By Book Critic
I thought I was a bean to cup girl all the way, never thought I could be swayed to a pod machine, but this machine has converted me with its frothy coffee loveliness. I love the way the milk goes in the jug at the front; love watching it foaming out, blending with the coffee to make a rich, smooth, delicious cuppa. It's so easy to use - just load up the milk and water, slot in a pod and the rest is just pressing buttons. Everything that matters is adjustable, from the size of the cup you want to fill, to the foaminess - lots and lots of froth if you like that sort of thing. If - like Tony Hancock's rebel, or, indeed, my Mum - you don't like any froth, the The De'longhi EN520.B can accommodate you, too.Cleaning is wonderfully easy, just press the button and hold. Ready for action seconds after switching on: it's very fast, the build quality is excellent, it's wonderfully easy to use, and... OK, pods are undoubtedly a more expensive way of buying coffee but the taste is really good, much closer to coffee-shop coffee than anything else I've tasted, and at a very reasonable price indeed. All in all, if a pod machine is what you're after, I definitely recommend this one.