Gaggia Magenta Prestige Over Ice, Automatic Bean to Cup Coffee Machine, Esspresso and Cappuccino Maker - Moonlight Grey

Rather expensive to buy, but makes wonderful coffee, and in the long run, much cheaper and nicer than any cafe coffee. I look forward to my black Americano with an expresso shot every morning.

Great bean to cup machine. Easy to clean too. Noisy but only like the instant boil kettles etc.

Not only does it easily make a great selection of coffees but I regularly use the milk frother option for hot chocolate and it’s amazing. Easy to use, keep clean and an overall great purchase

I think it bears stating that if you're a coffee snob and espresso buff, you will not be happy with a bean to cup machine full stop - none of them will give you what you want. For the rest of us who just want a decent espresso or latte then these machines are great. Looks smart, has plenty of adjustment re: temp, grind, strength etc. The commercial style steam wand is the main reason I got this and I really like it - produces way better latter foam than the usual frothers but does need practice to master. Downsides: a pain to clean - quite why they design these things with so many nooks and crannies that get a buildup of residue, i don't know but they do. However it only needs cleaning every week or so. The main issue I have with mine is a constant leak. Every time I move it to check, there is a little pool of water on the granite worktop. I've never been able to work out where it comes from and all suggested fixes haven't helped. But it's not a huge amount so I don't worry about it.

looks great, but after 6 months of use: - the water handle snapped. - there is a little tray under the cofffee mechanism that is really hard to clean and gets moudly as its got old grinds and dampness in it - dribbles water into the cup before the coffee begins to come through - coffee tray is an odd shape and so you get random beans stuck in places and it tells you its empty when its not