An automatic espresso machine can take nearly everything that makes traditional espresso complicated—grinding, dosing, tamping, brewing, and often milk frothing—and handle it for you.
Add whole coffee beans, fill the water tank, choose a drink, and the machine does the rest.
That convenience is why fully automatic and bean-to-cup espresso machines have become such an appealing middle ground between capsule coffee makers and hands-on semi-automatic espresso equipment. You still get freshly ground coffee, but you don’t have to spend every morning adjusting a grinder, weighing a dose, tamping a portafilter, timing a shot, and steaming milk.
Today’s machines also go well beyond basic espresso. Depending on the model, one machine may make cappuccinos, lattes, flat whites, Americanos, cortados, iced coffee, cold foam, and even rapidly extracted cold brew.
The tradeoff is price. A good bean-to-cup machine is considerably more complicated than a standard coffee maker, and premium models can cost as much as serious semi-automatic espresso setups.
So which features are actually worth paying for?
Here are some of the best automatic espresso machines to consider, followed by everything you need to know before choosing one.
⚡ Best Automatic Espresso Machines at a Glance
| Model | Best For | Milk System | Standout Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| De’Longhi Rivelia | Best overall | Automatic LatteCrema | Two swappable bean hoppers |
| Philips 5500 LatteGo | Best easy-cleaning option | Automatic LatteGo | 20 hot and iced drinks |
| De’Longhi Eletta Explore | Best for hot and cold drinks | Hot + cold LatteCrema | Cold brew and 50+ recipes |
| KitchenAid KF8 | Best for customization | Automatic milk system | 40+ drink recipes |
| JURA J8 twin | Best premium two-bean machine | Automatic milk system | Two built-in grinders |
| Bosch 800 Series VeroCafe | Best for households | Integrated milk system | 36 beverages + multiple profiles |
These machines occupy different price ranges, so the best choice isn’t necessarily the one with the longest feature list. The right machine is the one whose automation matches the drinks you actually make.
🏆 Best Overall: De’Longhi Rivelia
The De’Longhi Rivelia strikes one of the most interesting balances in the current automatic espresso market.
It is a true bean-to-cup machine: select a drink and it can grind the beans, dose the coffee, brew the espresso, and automatically prepare milk foam without requiring traditional barista technique.
But its standout feature is the Bean Switch System.
Rivelia comes with two removable bean hoppers, allowing you to change coffees much more easily than you can with most super-automatic machines.
That solves a surprisingly common bean-to-cup problem.
Imagine using a medium-roast espresso blend every morning but wanting decaf after dinner. With a conventional hopper, changing coffees can mean emptying beans by hand or waiting until the hopper and grinder are nearly empty.
With Rivelia, you can swap containers.
That is also useful if two people in the household prefer completely different coffees.
The machine offers 18+ preset recipes, including drinks such as:
- Espresso
- Coffee
- Cappuccino
- Latte
- Flat white
- Cortado
- Iced coffee
Its LatteCrema Hot system automatically froths dairy milk or compatible plant-based alternatives, while the color touchscreen guides you through drink selection and setup.
Rivelia also supports four user profiles and learns beverage preferences, making it particularly suited to households where several people use the same machine.
Why We Like It
Rivelia’s biggest advantage isn’t simply the number of recipes.
It’s the flexibility of switching beans.
Most automatic espresso machines encourage you to settle on one everyday coffee because changing what’s inside the hopper is inconvenient. Rivelia makes experimenting with different roasts—or alternating between regular and decaf—much easier.
Keep in Mind
Its standard milk system focuses on hot milk drinks. De’Longhi offers additional cold-milk capability, but if cold coffee is one of your biggest priorities, the Eletta Explore is the more obvious choice.
Best for: Most households that want a versatile bean-to-cup machine, especially anyone who regularly changes coffee beans.
🧼 Best for Easy Milk-System Cleaning: Philips 5500 LatteGo
Milk systems are one of the biggest maintenance challenges with fully automatic espresso machines.
That’s one reason the Philips 5500 Series with LatteGo stands out.
The LatteGo milk system is deliberately simple. Instead of relying on a complicated network of tubes, it uses a compact detachable milk container that can be removed for cleaning.
For someone who loves cappuccinos but hates dismantling espresso-machine components, that matters.
The Philips 5500 can prepare 20 hot and iced coffee drinks, while automatically handling grinding, dosing, brewing, and milk preparation.
Drink choices include everyday favorites such as:
- Espresso
- Coffee
- Americano
- Cappuccino
- Latte macchiato
- Caffè latte
- Flat white
- Iced coffee drinks
The machine also lets you adjust variables such as coffee strength, drink volume, and milk quantity.
Philips’ QuickStart system reduces the wait before brewing, while SilentBrew technology is designed to make grinding and preparation quieter than earlier Philips machines.
User profiles let different coffee drinkers save preferred settings.
Why We Like It
Automatic espresso machines promise convenience, but that convenience disappears quickly if you spend a significant amount of time scrubbing the milk system after every latte.
LatteGo’s straightforward design makes Philips especially attractive to milk-drink households.
What About the Iced Drinks?
The Philips 5500 offers iced drink programs, but don’t confuse that with true cold extraction.
The machine adapts its brewing for serving coffee over ice. It does not use the same type of room-temperature, low-pressure cold extraction found on the De’Longhi Eletta Explore.
If actual machine-made cold brew is important, choose the De’Longhi instead.
Best for: Cappuccino and latte drinkers who put easy cleaning near the top of the shopping list.
🧊 Best for Hot and Cold Drinks: De’Longhi Eletta Explore
If your coffee order changes with the weather, the De’Longhi Eletta Explore is one of the most versatile bean-to-cup machines available.
Its defining feature is its ability to prepare both hot and cold milk drinks, alongside machine-made cold brew.
De’Longhi offers more than 50 hot and cold recipes on the Eletta Explore.
Its built-in conical burr grinder provides 13 grind settings, and the machine combines that grinder with automatic dosing and brewing.
The milk side is particularly unusual.
There are separate LatteCrema systems designed for:
- Hot milk foam
- Cold milk foam
That means the machine can prepare drinks such as a traditional hot cappuccino in the morning and an iced latte with cold foam later in the day.
The Eletta Explore also incorporates De’Longhi’s Cold Extraction Technology, which uses controlled water flow, temperature, and pressure to make a cold-brew-style drink in minutes rather than the many hours associated with traditional immersion cold brew.
Other capabilities include:
- 3.5-inch color touchscreen
- Customizable recipes
- Bean Adapt technology
- Built-in grinder
- Automatic milk frothing
- Travel-mug-compatible drinks
- Removable cleaning components
Who Should Buy It?
The Eletta Explore makes the most sense if you genuinely drink both hot and cold coffee.
If you only make straight espresso and cappuccino, you may be paying for cold-drink features you’ll rarely use.
But if your coffee rotation includes lattes, cold brew, iced cappuccinos, espresso, and cold-foam drinks, those features become much easier to justify.
Best for: Coffee drinkers who want the widest possible variety of hot, iced, and cold beverages from one automatic machine.
🌱 Best for Customization and Plant-Based Milk: KitchenAid KF8
KitchenAid’s KF8 Fully Automatic Espresso Machine is built around personalization.
It offers 40+ recipe options and allows users to adjust characteristics such as drink strength, volume, and temperature.
The machine automatically handles grinding through its integrated grinder and incorporates automatic dosing technology intended to match the coffee preparation to the selected beverage.
Milk preparation is automated as well.
One particularly notable feature is KitchenAid’s plant-based milk mode, making the KF8 worth a closer look for households that regularly use oat, almond, soy, or other milk alternatives.
The machine also offers:
- 5-inch color display
- Automatic milk frothing and heating
- Removable bean hopper
- Automatic grinder purge
- User drink customization
- Automatic cleaning prompts
- 74-ounce water tank
- Quiet Mark certification
The removable hopper is another genuinely useful feature.
If you decide to change coffee beans, KitchenAid’s Auto Purge system helps clear leftover beans from the grinder rather than forcing the next coffee to be a mixture of the old roast and the new one.
Why Choose the KF8?
The KF8 is particularly appealing when a household wants strong customization without moving into manual espresso preparation.
You get choices, but you don’t have to weigh coffee or operate a portafilter.
Keep in Mind
Forty-plus drink combinations sound impressive, but don’t choose a machine solely by counting menu items. Many automatic machines create their extended recipe lists by varying the same underlying espresso, water, and milk preparations.
Pay more attention to whether the machine makes the five or six drinks you actually order.
Best for: Households wanting extensive drink customization and automatic preparation with strong support for plant-based milk.
👑 Best Premium Two-Bean Machine: JURA J8 twin
The JURA J8 twin takes the concept behind interchangeable beans a step further.
Instead of using one grinder and swappable containers, it has two independent conical grinders.
That means the machine can keep two different coffees ready at the same time.
You might use:
- Regular espresso + decaf
- Medium roast + dark roast
- Single-origin coffee + espresso blend
- Everyday beans + premium beans
The machine can then prepare drinks using the coffee you choose without requiring you to empty a hopper.
JURA lists 31 coffee specialties for the J8 twin, ranging from espresso and lungo to cortado, flat white, cappuccino, and latte macchiato.
It also incorporates JURA’s Sweet Foam function for flavored milk foam.
The Panorama Coffee Panel handles drink selection, while automatic assistance systems help with settings, cup placement, and maintenance.
J8 Twin vs. Rivelia
Both machines tackle the same basic problem: one hopper isn’t always enough.
But they solve it differently.
The Rivelia uses removable bean containers feeding a single brewing system.
The J8 twin incorporates two grinders.
That makes the JURA solution more seamless, but it also moves the machine firmly into premium territory.
If you switch between regular and decaf several times a day, the two-grinder approach is extremely convenient.
If you only change beans occasionally, it may be unnecessary.
For a deeper look at the brand, see our Best JURA Coffee Machines: Models, Features & Buying Guide.
Best for: Premium buyers who regularly use two different coffees and want both available instantly.
👨👩👧👦 Best for Larger Households: Bosch 800 Series VeroCafe
A bean-to-cup machine gets much more complicated when several people share it.
One person wants a strong espresso.
Another wants a mild latte.
Someone else drinks an Americano.
And everyone wants their preferred settings remembered.
The Bosch 800 Series VeroCafe addresses that with unusually extensive personalization.
Depending on the configuration, Bosch lists 36 available beverages and support for as many as 30 user profiles.
The machine uses an integrated milk system and a large 5-inch color touchscreen for drink selection and customization.
Bosch also includes a coffee-pot function capable of preparing a larger quantity of coffee rather than limiting the machine to individual cups.
That makes the VeroCafe particularly interesting for households where a fully automatic espresso machine is expected to replace several other coffee appliances.
Why We Like It
Thirty profiles would be excessive for most homes, but the underlying idea is useful: the machine is designed around multiple users.
It can also make a broad selection of international coffee drinks, so households with very different tastes aren’t forced into a single espresso-and-latte menu.
Keep in Mind
The more sophisticated a machine becomes, the more important it is to consider:
- Counter space
- Cleaning
- Milk storage
- Water-tank size
- Interface complexity
- Long-term maintenance
A feature-rich machine is only convenient when you’re actually going to use those features.
Best for: Larger households or serious coffee enthusiasts who want many saved drinks and user profiles.
☕ What Is a Bean-to-Cup Espresso Machine?
A bean-to-cup machine takes whole coffee beans through most or all of the brewing process automatically.
A typical sequence looks like this:
- Coffee beans enter the built-in grinder.
- The machine grinds the required amount.
- Ground coffee enters an internal brewing chamber.
- The machine compresses or tamps the coffee.
- Hot water is forced through the coffee.
- The spent coffee puck drops into an internal container.
- If requested, an automatic milk system prepares milk or foam.
You press a button and receive a finished drink.
That’s very different from a traditional semi-automatic espresso machine, where you typically need to grind coffee yourself, fill the portafilter, tamp it, lock it into the machine, start and stop the extraction, discard the puck, and manually steam milk.
🔄 Automatic vs. Super-Automatic vs. Bean-to-Cup
Coffee terminology isn’t especially consistent.
Manufacturers and retailers use terms including:
- Automatic espresso machine
- Fully automatic espresso machine
- Super-automatic espresso machine
- Bean-to-cup coffee machine
- Automatic coffee machine
In everyday shopping, fully automatic, super-automatic, and bean-to-cup often describe roughly the same category: a machine with a built-in grinder that automates most or all of the espresso-making process.
An “automatic espresso machine” can occasionally mean something different, however.
Traditional espresso equipment may be described as automatic simply because the machine automatically stops water flow after a programmed shot volume. The user may still have to grind, dose, tamp, and steam manually.
For this guide, we’re using automatic espresso machine to mean a fully automatic bean-to-cup system.
🆚 Bean-to-Cup vs. Semi-Automatic Espresso Machine
These two categories appeal to different coffee drinkers.
Choose Bean-to-Cup If You Want:
- One-touch operation
- Built-in grinding
- Automatic dosing
- Consistent morning routines
- Automatic milk drinks
- Minimal technique
- Multiple saved recipes
Choose Semi-Automatic If You Want:
- More control over extraction
- Greater control over grind and dose
- Manual milk texturing
- Easier equipment upgrades
- A traditional barista workflow
- The ability to fine-tune espresso extensively
Neither approach is inherently better.
It’s really a choice between control and convenience.
A skilled user with a good grinder and semi-automatic machine can exercise far more control over espresso extraction.
But that extra control requires time, equipment, and practice.
A super-automatic machine sacrifices some of that precision in exchange for producing coffee very quickly and consistently.
🆚 Bean-to-Cup vs. Capsule Machines
Bean-to-cup and capsule machines both emphasize convenience, but they work very differently.
Capsule Machine
You insert a sealed coffee capsule and press a button.
Advantages include:
- Very little mess
- Fast preparation
- Consistent dosing
- Minimal grinder noise
- No coffee beans to manage
The downside is reliance on capsules.
Bean-to-Cup Machine
A bean-to-cup machine grinds whole beans immediately before brewing.
Advantages include:
- Freedom to choose coffee beans
- Fresh grinding
- No proprietary coffee capsule required
- Greater recipe customization
- Easier switching among different roasters
If you love trying coffee from different origins and roasters, bean-to-cup has a major advantage.
🫘 The Grinder Matters
One of the most important parts of any automatic espresso machine is hidden inside it.
The grinder.
Espresso extraction is heavily influenced by the size and consistency of the ground coffee particles.
Automatic machines control much of this process for you, but grinder design still matters.
Look for machines that provide at least some grind adjustment.
That allows you to adapt the machine when:
- Changing beans
- Changing roast levels
- Espresso runs too quickly
- Espresso tastes weak
- Coffee extracts too slowly
Some high-end machines go further and guide or automate grinder adjustments.
If you’re choosing beans for your new machine, our How to Choose Coffee Beans: Roast, Origin, Freshness & Brewing guide is a useful starting point.
🌑 Are Oily Beans Bad for Automatic Espresso Machines?
This is an important consideration.
Very dark, oily coffee beans can be troublesome in some automatic machines because oils may accumulate inside the hopper and grinder system.
That doesn’t mean you must use light-roasted coffee.
But if your beans are extremely glossy and coated in visible oil, check the manufacturer’s recommendations before filling the hopper.
A medium or medium-dark espresso roast is often an easier starting point.
Beans should also be fresh enough to taste lively without being so freshly roasted that they are still releasing large quantities of gas.
🥛 How Important Is the Milk System?
If you mostly drink straight espresso, milk automation may not matter very much.
If your daily drink is a latte, it may be one of the most important parts of the entire machine.
Automatic milk systems generally fall into a few categories.
Integrated Carafe
Milk goes into a removable reservoir attached directly to the machine.
Convenient, but the components need regular cleaning.
Milk Hose
A tube draws milk from an external container.
This can be convenient when you want to put the milk container directly back into the refrigerator.
Compact Frothing Container
Systems such as Philips LatteGo use a simplified detachable container designed to reduce cleaning complexity.
Hot and Cold Milk Systems
Premium machines such as the Eletta Explore can prepare both hot milk foam and cold foam.
Think about what you actually drink.
There is little reason to pay extra for a sophisticated milk system if your normal order is an Americano.
🌱 What About Oat, Almond, and Other Plant Milks?
Plant-based milk performance has become increasingly important as automatic espresso machines have evolved.
Different plant milks contain different amounts of:
- Protein
- Fat
- Stabilizers
- Emulsifiers
Those differences affect foam.
Barista-formulated plant milks are generally designed specifically to create more stable texture when heated or frothed.
Some newer automatic machines explicitly include settings or technology aimed at plant-based milk. KitchenAid’s KF8, for example, includes a dedicated plant-based mode.
If alternative milk is your everyday choice, prioritize milk performance rather than treating it as a minor bonus feature.
🧊 Iced Coffee vs. Cold Brew
Manufacturers sometimes group every cold coffee function together, but they’re not all the same.
Iced Coffee
The machine brews coffee designed to be poured over ice.
It is still fundamentally a hot extraction.
Cold Foam
Milk is frothed without being heated to cappuccino temperatures.
Cold Brew
Coffee is extracted using cooler water rather than conventional hot espresso extraction.
Traditional cold brew usually takes many hours.
Some automatic machines use specialized low-pressure systems to dramatically shorten this process.
De’Longhi’s Eletta Explore is particularly notable here because its Cold Extraction Technology is designed to produce cold brew in minutes.
If cold coffee is important to you, read the feature description closely rather than assuming that an “iced” button means true cold extraction.
👤 User Profiles Are More Useful Than They Sound
Automatic machines often let you save personal drink settings.
That may seem unnecessary until two people start sharing the machine.
Suppose one person prefers:
Cappuccino
- Strong coffee
- Less milk
- Hotter temperature
And the other prefers:
Cappuccino
- Medium strength
- More milk
- Lower temperature
Without profiles, those settings may need to be changed repeatedly.
With profiles, each user can simply select their saved drink.
For a one-person household, profiles are much less important.
For a family, office, or coffee-loving couple, they can become one of the most valuable features.
🔄 One Hopper or Two?
Most bean-to-cup machines have one bean hopper.
That is perfectly fine if you use one coffee most of the time.
Multiple-bean systems are useful if you regularly alternate between:
- Regular and decaf
- Dark and medium roast
- Espresso blend and single-origin coffee
- Two household preferences
De’Longhi Rivelia solves this through interchangeable hoppers.
The JURA J8 twin uses two grinders.
If you rarely change beans, don’t pay a large premium for this capability.
💧 Water Filtration and Descaling
Water affects both your coffee and your machine.
Minerals in water gradually accumulate inside heating and brewing systems, creating scale.
Many premium automatic espresso machines therefore use replaceable water filters and automated maintenance reminders.
You’ll still need to follow the manufacturer’s cleaning schedule.
A machine costing four figures should not be treated like a toaster that simply gets wiped down once a year.
Maintenance typically includes:
- Emptying the coffee-puck container
- Emptying and cleaning the drip tray
- Rinsing the brew system
- Cleaning milk components
- Replacing water filters
- Running cleaning tablets
- Descaling when required
Exactly what you need to do varies significantly by manufacturer.
🧼 Don’t Ignore Cleaning Before You Buy
This may be the most overlooked part of buying a fully automatic machine.
Every espresso puck the machine makes has to go somewhere.
So does rinse water.
So does leftover milk.
A machine may automatically clean its internal brewing path, but you still have to deal with physical components.
Before buying, find out:
- Is the brew group removable?
- Is the milk container dishwasher safe?
- Are milk tubes involved?
- How often does the drip tray fill?
- How large is the puck container?
- Does the machine rinse itself at startup and shutdown?
- How expensive are water filters?
- Does it require proprietary cleaning tablets?
The easiest machine to brew with isn’t necessarily the easiest machine to own.
📏 Measure Your Counter Before Buying
Bean-to-cup machines are often deeper than they look in product photos.
Depth is particularly important because many kitchen counters have upper cabinets above them.
Check:
- Width
- Depth
- Height
- Water-tank access
- Bean-hopper access
- Clearance for removing the brew group
- Milk-container placement
A machine might technically fit underneath a cabinet but become frustrating if you have to pull it completely forward every time you add beans or water.
💰 How Much Should You Spend?
Automatic espresso machines span an enormous price range.
Generally, spending more can add:
- More drink recipes
- Better displays
- More user profiles
- Advanced milk systems
- Cold beverages
- Multiple bean hoppers
- More grinder control
- Smart features
- Better materials
- More sophisticated cleaning systems
But there is a point of diminishing returns.
If you only drink two espressos every morning, you probably don’t need 40 recipes, cold foam, six profiles, and two grinders.
Spend according to your actual coffee routine.
🛒 How to Choose the Best Automatic Espresso Machine
Before buying, answer these questions.
What Do You Drink Most?
Straight espresso drinkers can prioritize coffee extraction and grinder quality.
Latte drinkers should place much more emphasis on the milk system.
Do You Want Cold Drinks?
If yes, distinguish between iced-coffee programs, cold milk foam, and true cold extraction.
How Many People Will Use the Machine?
One user may need no profiles.
A household of four may appreciate them every day.
Do You Switch Between Regular and Decaf?
If frequently, look closely at the Rivelia or J8 twin.
How Much Cleaning Will You Tolerate?
If the answer is “as little as possible,” investigate the milk system very carefully.
Do You Use Plant-Based Milk?
Consider machines specifically designed to handle alternative milks.
How Much Control Do You Want?
If you want to fine-tune every variable, you may actually be happier with a semi-automatic espresso machine.
How Much Counter Space Do You Have?
Measure it.
Then measure it again.
❓ Automatic Espresso Machine FAQ
What is the best automatic espresso machine?
There isn’t one automatic espresso machine that’s best for every household.
The De’Longhi Rivelia is an especially well-rounded choice because it combines one-touch preparation with interchangeable bean hoppers, automatic milk frothing, numerous drinks, and multiple user profiles.
For hot and cold drinks, the Eletta Explore is more versatile.
For simplified milk cleanup, consider the Philips 5500 LatteGo.
At the premium end, the JURA J8 twin is particularly appealing to households that regularly use two coffees.
What does bean-to-cup mean?
Bean-to-cup means the machine starts with whole coffee beans and automatically handles grinding and brewing.
Many machines also automatically dose and tamp the coffee and prepare milk.
Is a bean-to-cup machine the same as a super-automatic espresso machine?
Usually, yes.
The terminology varies between brands and countries, but bean-to-cup, fully automatic, and super-automatic commonly refer to machines that automate most of the espresso-making process from whole beans.
Do automatic espresso machines make real espresso?
Fully automatic machines use pressure-based extraction and are designed to prepare espresso.
However, their internal brewing systems operate differently from the commercial-style portafilters found on traditional semi-automatic machines.
The flavor and texture can therefore differ.
Are automatic espresso machines worth it?
They can be excellent value for households that buy expensive café drinks frequently and value convenience.
They make less sense for someone who enjoys the hands-on ritual of preparing espresso or only drinks coffee occasionally.
Can automatic espresso machines make regular coffee?
Many can make longer coffee-style beverages, Americanos, and related drinks.
Some machines also include dedicated coffee functions.
However, the brewing method isn’t necessarily identical to conventional drip coffee.
Can you use pre-ground coffee?
Many automatic machines include a bypass chute for a small amount of pre-ground coffee.
This is particularly useful when someone wants an occasional decaf without replacing the beans in the main hopper.
Check the specific model before buying.
Can you use flavored coffee beans?
Exercise caution.
Flavored beans may have coatings or oils that manufacturers don’t recommend putting through an automatic grinder.
Check the instructions for your machine.
What beans are best for a bean-to-cup machine?
A medium or medium-dark roast is an excellent starting point.
Look for fresh beans without an extremely oily surface.
Chocolate, caramel, nut, and brown-sugar flavor profiles tend to work particularly well in automatic espresso and milk drinks.
How long does an automatic espresso machine last?
There is no universal lifespan.
Longevity depends on build quality, usage frequency, water hardness, cleaning, maintenance, and availability of replacement parts.
Regular maintenance is particularly important because these machines contain grinders, pumps, heaters, valves, seals, and moving brew components inside one appliance.
Do automatic espresso machines need descaling?
Yes.
Even machines with water filters may eventually require descaling depending on water hardness, filtration, and manufacturer recommendations.
Follow the machine’s maintenance prompts rather than ignoring them.
🏆 The Bottom Line
The biggest reason to buy an automatic espresso machine is simple:
convenience without giving up fresh coffee beans.
Instead of loading a capsule, you’re starting with whole coffee. Instead of operating a portafilter, you’re pressing a button.
For most households, the De’Longhi Rivelia offers an excellent combination of convenience, customization, automatic milk drinks, and unusually easy bean switching.
The Philips 5500 LatteGo makes a compelling alternative for anyone particularly concerned about milk-system cleanup.
The De’Longhi Eletta Explore is the standout for people who routinely alternate between hot lattes, iced coffee, cold foam, and cold brew.
The KitchenAid KF8 provides extensive drink customization and is especially interesting for households using plant-based milk.
The JURA J8 twin takes bean flexibility into luxury territory with two built-in grinders.
And the Bosch 800 Series VeroCafe offers an unusually broad set of beverages and user profiles for households where everyone has a different coffee order.
But don’t buy based on the longest specification sheet.
If you drink espresso, prioritize the coffee system.
If you drink cappuccino, prioritize milk.
If you switch between regular and decaf, prioritize bean management.
If you hate cleaning, prioritize maintenance.
The best bean-to-cup machine is ultimately the one that makes your everyday coffee easier.
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- De’Longhi — Automatic Espresso Machines
- De’Longhi — Rivelia Fully Automatic Espresso Machine
- De’Longhi — Eletta Explore Automatic Espresso Machine
- Philips — 5500 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine with LatteGo
- KitchenAid — Fully Automatic Espresso Machine KF8
- KitchenAid — Fully Automatic Espresso Machines
- JURA — Automatic Coffee Machines
- JURA — J8 Twin
- Bosch — 800 Series VeroCafe
