Magnifica Plus Fully Automatic Espresso Machine

Only had the machine a couple of days so still bedding it and and getting used to everything. I've been switching on the machine and making a single drink. Would it make hotter drinks if I left it a few minutes before brewing or even ran some hot water first ? I always preheat my cup too.

Early thoughts are mostly positive. Made my first flat white and the flow seemed to be a bit drippy so may have to change the setting to 4. Still tasted good though. Only small gripe for me so far is the drink temperature. Even on the highest setting it doesn't seem hot enough.

Made a Cappuccino mix this morning. Size L (although it wasn't that much bigger than a standard one in my opinion) tasted good the temperature was only in the low 50's °C. Had to drink it in a couple of minutes before it went cold.

I picked up the black machine and one slight annoyance as I like milk based drinks, is that for some reason it doesn't have a preset recipe for Latte or Cortado yet the other coloured machines do. As far as I know the machines are the same apart from the colour. Is there a way to make your own Cortado or Latte ? This machine does make a damned good flat white.

Still finding it tricky to get a consistent drink I'm 100% happy with. Espresso shots look good with a nice consistency and crema but have a bitterness to them. I've read and watched people dialing in Magnifica Evo machines and they seem to adjust the amount of water pulled in shots but can't see an option on the Plus. Once I have Espresso I'm happy with do you need to dial in for every type of drink ?

I love mine so much, congratulations on your purchase. It really changed the way I drink coffee.

I would recommend Delonghi magnifica plus. Where are you in Canada? I know a place locally that sells open boxes in Toronto which is basically new for $850 all in. I purchased magnifica start and magnifica plus from him and it has been working great for the past 6 Months.

Yeah it's way better than Nespresso pods I was using before, and from reviews I read online delonghi makes better coffee drinks because they can make larger coffee pucks vs Philip machines.

Have you managed to resolve this? I've just purchased one and there's no option for Latte or Cortado 🤔

It seems that the black option doesn't have the caffelatte drink option despite being listed as the same machine - I'm getting in touch with Delonghi about this and will update you with my findings!

Second this machine - make sure it’s the Plus not one of the other evos. Largest espresso dose available. I think the milk is a bit more finely textured on the Jura and KA machines but the espresso is best on the DeLonghi MP. DeLonghi and KA have a removable brew group so much easier to keep the machine clean.