De'Longhi ECP3630 15 Bar Pump Espresso and Cappuccino Machine, Stainless Steel (ECP3630) by DeLonghi

Overall the machine is good value for the price. It's basically the same as the ECP3420, but with a metal cover. The included portafilter and presurized baskets should immediately be replaced with a bottomless portafilter and a good basket (the ones included allow you to use pre-ground coffee and still get "fake" crema). This will give much better results if you freshly grind you coffee from beans, and will also be much easier to clean. NOTE - The portafilter has 2 "ears" (see the pictures attached)! Some images incorrectly show a 3-ear portafilter, and searching for accessories for ECP3630 and ECP3420 will also show 3-ear portafilters, but those WILL NOT FIT. Take care. The basket size is 51mm. It's fully manual, with no pressure display or timer, so you will want to get some scales to measure the output to ensure you get consistent results. If you do this you can make some excellent espresso/latte. Not a lot of clearance under the group head, so go for a "nano" scales unless you use a small cup/glass. The panerello steam wand makes it hard to steam milk accurately for latte art. You can remove the outer cover (use a cable-tie to keep the inner silicone tip on), which helps, but a straight steam wand would have been better.

Estuve buscando entre muchas cafeteras y esta sin duda es una muy buena opción para disfrutar la experiencia de preparar un café. Tenía mis dudas porque es presurizada, es decir: aumenta la presión la capsula para aumentar la crema del café, y eso no le permite tener un molido muy fino. Déjame explicarte: Si usas un molino, como el de mi foto, no lo puedes moler en el tope de fino, debe ser en semi fino, porque como está presurizada, ya tiene presión extra (es decir lo que se logra al afinar el grano). La presión por definición física es: P = Fuerza/Área, por lo que si hay una buena presión (15 bar), PERO en una área muy muy pequeña(grano muy fino), la Fuerza tiende a 0 (¡MATEMÁTICAS HIJO!) y no lograrás que salga el agua, porque no hay suficiente fuerza, ósea, se tapará (y por eso hay gente que dice que no sacan nada). Si por el cambio, compras el grano ya molido, por ejemplo de los que venden en el super, ya no te preocupas, solo compra molido para espresso o fino. Esos molidos están diseñados para esta cafetera, porque suponen que no tienes una maquina industrial que sí puede sacar el espresso aunque el molido sea extra fino. Mi conclusión: la experiencia es buena para hacerte un café de buena calidad, saca todo el sabor del café, lo exprime, creeme que la intensidad depende ya del tipo de grano. Excelente hasta el día de hoy, si algo llega a salir mal, actualizaré, ya llevo casi un mes con ella y saco de 4 a 5 tazas al día sin problema. Si tienen dudas, esta es una buena opción por el precio, es elegante y no le pide nada a otras que pensé comprar más caras! Yo no compraría una Oster o una Hamilton en vez de esta, nada que ver, la precisión es lo más importante en el café y en el sabor, si no te importa el sabor ni el equilibrio del café, pues compra otra más barata, si eres más exigente empieza por una de estas para arriba.

I bought this espresso machine two years ago as a Christmas gift for my husband, and it’s been one of the best purchases we’ve made for our kitchen. Over two years later, it still works just as well as it did on day one. It makes amazing lattes, cappuccinos, and mochas cafe quality right at home. With a bit of routine cleaning and maintenance, it continues to run smoothly. The stainless steel exterior isn’t just sleek and it is Incredibly easy to wipe down and always looks spotless on the counter. Looks expensive, performs beautifully, and adds a touch of luxury to our mornings. Highly recommend it if you’re serious about home espresso! Our weekend favourite- 🍫☕ Classic Mocha Recipe Ingredients: 1 shot of espresso + 1 cup milk + 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup or melted dark chocolate + sugar or sweetener & 😍 topping whipped cream, cocoa powder, or chocolate shavings. Instructions: 1. Brew espresso using your machine. Pour it into your favorite mug. 2. Add chocolate: Stir in the chocolate syrup (or melted chocolate) until well mixed with the espresso. 3. Steam the milk: Use your espresso machine’s steam wand to froth the milk until hot and creamy. 4. Combine: Slowly pour the frothed milk into the espresso chocolate mix. Stir gently to combine. 5. Top it off: Add whipped cream if desired, and dust with cocoa powder or shaved chocolate for a finishing touch.

Updated review 1/10/25 The pump won't pump. We tried descaling but still it won't work. We did leave for a long trip, and the machine was not in use for about 30 days.... could that be the reason? Very disappointed because we really liked the machin, so now I must deduct a couple stars. Even though this was not an expensive machine, I still thought I would get more than a year's use from it.... We did not want to get an expensive espresso machine that we thought might have features we would not need, such as the water filteration, since we have a system for our water already. We didn't need a machine with a coffee grinder since we have a good electric burr coffee grinder. So we settled for this De'Longhi Bar Pump Espresso and Cappuccino Machine, 15", Stainless Steel, on sale for $111.00. Now that we have used the machine, I will tell you what is great about it.... 1. It is a simple machine, easy to use, not complicated. 2. There is no involved cleaning regiment required. 3. It is quick and easy to do 2 delicious coffees quickly in the morning. 4. This machine produces beautiful crema on our espresso shot. The things I wish this machine came with, but for the price, we can work around it... 1. I am not real happy with the frother wand. I now know those that come with 3 holes and on a ball joint are most desireable . 2. This one would have been one of the best, but it is 6 x higher in price, it is the Breville Barista Express Impress, Stainless Steel at $699.00. It does have the better frother wand, the automatic tamper on the side of the machine, and grinder grinds right into the portafilter. But after it is all said and done, we are pretty happy with the results we get from this machine, where we really enjoy each cup of coffee, whether it be an espresso, a long coffee, or a cappuccino. But to tell you the truth, the coffee is so good only because of whom I share it with. <3

Después de haber visto mil videos y precios de muchas cafeteras para espressos al final decidí por esta y la verdad que no me arrepiento. El paquete tardó algunos días pero valió cada día de espera. LLegó bien empaquetada y protegida, todo es completamente nuevo ya que había visto algunos comentarios de que a alguans personas les llegó usada, pero la mía llegó perfectamente. Es totalmente de acero inoxidable y el diseño es muy bonito, además de que la adquirír a un m uy buen precio, casi a la mitad del precio normal. Se deben seguir al pie las instrucciones antes de usarla por primera vez, el instructivo es muy claro. Como bien dicen varios comentarios es importante el tipo de molido del café ya que uno muy fino podría tapar el filtro y uno muy grueso saldría muy aguado. El unico inconveniente es que hay que estar midiendo las tazas de café ya que al ser manual no trae como regular hasta donde es un expresso, pero con la práctica y después de preparar algunos uno le va atinando al gusto de cada quien. Para los capuccinos si recomiendo que la leche esté bien fría como lo dice el manual y así no se tendra ningún problema en tener una espuma deliciosa. En resumen recomiendo al 100 esta cafetera.

This thing has many features that I love: -This machine pre-boils your water so you don't have to waste energy/steam before the machine is ready to us -There's a green LED that turns on when the machine is ready -It doesn't take long at all for the machine to be ready -The tray you put your cup on is removable revealing an even lower tray so that you can put full/large size coffee mugs in the machine -You can fill the water with no real risk of the machine blowing your face off -Has decent water capacity -Water tank is actually removable so you don't have to dump water at the machine risking making a mess beside my toaster -Frother works like a charm and can be swiveled for convenience -Plastic tamper that comes with it is functional and has a scoop at the other end, I like it. I come from a Krups allegro machine which is a total piece of crap in comparison to this machine. For the price this sells for I find it's an amazing bargain, considering some of these machines sell for a few grands. Also if you are percolating coffee and are thinking of getting one of these machines, go for it. Even the worst coffee grinds in a decent espresso machine will have better results than percolated. CONS: -The thing you put the grinds in goes on very tighlty or too tightly. If you overfill with grinds you will not be able to even put the thing in place. I just give it a firm tug and the handle is slightly off center but I'm sure it's still safe though. Maybe after the seal wears the fit will be better.