De'Longhi Eletta Explore

Where the Magnifica Evo covers the everyday cappuccino, the Eletta Explore is aimed at a household that also wants iced drinks done properly. The two-carafe design is the reason to pick it: cold milk drinks on most super-automatics use the hot frother run cold and taste like it, whereas the LatteCrema Cool system is a dedicated cold path that produces genuinely velvety cold foam. Add a cold-brew mode that takes minutes and a menu of iced lattes and iced cappuccinos, and it is the strongest hot-and-cold all-rounder here.

The espresso ceiling is the usual super-automatic story — no dose, tamp or pressure control, so it sits below the semi-automatics on pure shot quality. Build is stainless-and-plastic and feels mid-tier next to a Jura, and at 17.5 inches deep it is one of the deepest machines on the site, so measure the counter. The brew group pulls out for rinsing, which keeps it hygienic, and the warranty is a full two years.

At 4.2 stars the reviews are solid; the recurring criticism is that some cold recipes still come out cooler and less foamy than expected, and that replacement parts are awkward to source after a breakage.

Owners describe it as doing everything and doing most of it well, with the hot drinks and the touchscreen singled out, and several reporting a year of daily use without trouble. The critical reviews focus on cold milk drinks under-delivering on temperature and foam, and on difficulty getting spare parts. Ease of use and cleaning are rated highly.