Cheapest coffee machine available from a real appliance brand. 70% off RRP$299.
- Cup warmer plate
- 1.4L water reservoir
- Variable steam control for milk froth
Kmart clearance deal. Some orders may be cancelled.
Credit to @superforever.
De'Longhi Icona Coffee Machine $89 Delivered / C&C / in-Store @ Kmart
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I had this from around 10-15 years ago too. It was a great little machine. But I also didn't demand much from these things back in the day either.
wow Kmart sell De'Longhi? either kmart is going upscale on quality or De'Longhi is downgrading there quality.
RRP was $299 actually. At least thats what's listed on Myers.
Thanks. Updated
Seem like a very good deal. Hope it's good enough for my 3 - 4 coffees a day addiction.
Ordered one thank you OP.With all the marketing around liquid espresso pods, and summer around the corner, is that just the better option now?
I put my Breville Dual Boiler in to get a service / pre-warranty run-out check over in late December, really awkward time and I knew I'd be without the machine over the Xmas period.
Bought an Aldi Pod machine $79 bucks to get me through the Xmas period, already had a milk frother which sells for an additional $32.
https://www.aldi.com.au/product/expressi-coffee-capsule-mach…
https://www.aldi.com.au/product/expressi-milk-frother-000000…
Definitely not as good as a more expensive espresso coffee machine but definitely not the worst experience.
The coffee pod machine (not sure about the milk frother) has a 2 year warranty IIRC.
I have a barista pro but I've not been using it because by some means I wont explain, I have about 2-3kg of coffee beans still frozen which don't seem to brew as well as fresh, but make a decent cold brew. So I've been using the grinder for that and making a lot of cold brew instead, especially since it was overly warm recently and turning to Summer now. Might be an option rather than using pods, unless you really need espresso.
You had me at "definitely not the worst experience" 😀
I've used the basic Breville Cafe Roma for a while and it's still my backup if my EM7000 ever kicks the bucket. Always found it better than pods (not that I mind those either) and having the steaming wand is a big part of it too.
Yes I'm making the assumption here they are close enough in that basic tier.
Breville Cafe Roma: mine is ~ 20 years & just keep on going.
~2016, I bought a used one as back-up & wonder if it'll die 1st?
I'm not here to agree or disagree as each to their own and I don't drink coffee.
But, Pods is 10x more expensive then ground and pods produce over 2x the waste.
So does that destroy the taste and versatility of pods? Who knows.
All I really know is that in terms of priority for reducing our impact to the world, there are way more helpful things you could do then ditching the pods.
I got the Dedica from Amazon in 2018 for $104.50. It's still going strong and I do nothing the service it.
Only thing I don't like about my dedica is the porta filter sometimes (once in every 250 shots or so) gets blocked with a coffee particle.
Once or so a year the filter falls out when I knock the grinds out. I take the opportunity to use a toothbrush to clean everything and I haven't had a blockage in yonks.
I'm confident you could put 100 pods covering the breadth from all manufacturers in a blind taste test and nobody in a room of people would be able to tell you with any confidence the difference in flavour or agree on which was the nicest. A pod machine is just a socially acceptable way to juice some caffeine in a convenient manner. The cheapest and nastiest espresso machine with a grinder is going to run rings around any pod machine.
This was the perfect gateway into "making your own" coffee from scratch.
Eventually I got a Breville Barista Ex (which I've been using for ~6ish years now), and will likely upgrade to a nicer machine in a couple of years.
anyone got/experienced one of these in the wild?
always wondered how cheap you can go with a home-user espresso station…this does look a likely contender
We picked one up from Aldi for $129. Once we switched to a non-pressurised basket and used a grinder, it started producing great coffee, around three cups a day. The machine feels a little flimsy, but the results have been solid. The included pressurised baskets didn’t perform well, I couldn’t get a good coffee out of them. The milk steamer also works well.
fyi you'll need a grinder too
Or just buy pre-ground coffee.
Or just buy a cup of coffee… XD
kinda defeats the purpose of brewing at home imo
A coffee afficianado wouldn't buy this cheap ass coffee machine in the first place. There's a market for ground coffee for a reason. A decent coffee grinder will be more expensive than this coffee machine.
I don't think so. If you live far from your favorite coffee shop, you can buy pre-ground coffee for a week and avoid going there daily.
As someone who doesn't drink coffee, could you explain why you would want to grind the coffee yourself rather than getting it pre-ground? Do they lose some sort of potency if they sit ground for too long?
@XVX: Fresh ground tastes better.
Also, espresso is a "fussy" because of how interaction between water, pressure and grind affects flavor. There are a bunch of advantages of being able to control the grind for each kind of bean in the actual machine you are using. A generic grind will produce only one result and it can therefore be hit and miss, even if it was done with a commercial quality grinder. Better to grind for the bean and machine so that the rate of extraction can be optimised. To control for example, sour and bitter notes that can come in then the extraction speed is not calibrated correctly.
TLDR: more control = better flavor
Pre ground coffee is normally too coarse for espresso.
Grounded coffee: consider Lavazza? Finely grounded, vacuumed packed, ~ 40% off RRP when on-sale @ supermarket, check BB date ~ 2 years from packing date etc.
Burr-grinder for freshly grinded beans: hoping to find a used one & seems to taste better for those who've offered me coffee from premium-beans.
More choice of beans, including https://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/limebluecoffee.com
Grinding freshly grounded coffee…not sure if I would put up with this task for every coffee i drink?Smart grinder is super easy to use and less messy than a bag of ground beans
My order is get cancelled and refunded. Anyone succeed to get this?
Same, just received a cancellation email
if you get this, upgrade the portafilter to non pressurised and metal from AliExpress/Amazon or eBay note the diameter. I think this one that comes with the machine would look like trash and make bad coffee.
You need a milk frother because these machines steam milk badly.
Additionally get a tamp and a portafilter screen.
A decent grinder would be great addition eventually but the above are very important or you will have a very average cup of coffee in my opinion.2nd getting a non pressurised filter. also, tamp lightly. coffee should come out golden brown and shouldn't take too long to start dripping
If you are going to go to the expense of a portafilter and milk frother, then I'd just buy the De'Longhi Stilosa instead. Has an unpressurised basket and steams milk well for me.
Included tamp is shit and I bought the Delonghi metal tamp of Amazon for it.
I had this machine and second the portafilter screen 51mm iirc. It has no pressure release valve and was prone to exploding when taking out immediately after brew.
You recon I can flip this thing?
Yes but after responding to 150 ‘“is this available?” messages for $30 profit. Good luck!
You could but it probably wouldn't survive the impact.
Pretty crap. I'd go with a moka pot
Yes! Its sold out! I have no more room for cluttering up kitchen bench!
I wouldn't bother. Get a Breville Bambino.
A Bambino is a fair whack more money as they're hardly on sale with reasonable discount. But a good upgrade as I just bought one. I have all 3 of the Delonghi Icona, Dedica and Stilosa, all picked up for a song on FB marketplace - as a few here have advised, it's the grinder that is the most important. Most of these espresso machines, as long as you have an unpressurised basket and good control over the grinding (I use a manual grinder - Kingrinder, a cheaper version of the Z-Presso or whatever that Lexus thing is), will pull an espresso as well as one another. The ability to froth milk varies - the boiler based Stilosa has the best consistent pressure, next is the boiler based Icona, the last is the thermoblock based Dedica. This Icona is a decent machine: https://youtu.be/GYvwaM2wcBs?si=bIiBJ8utlKu6tokh
I'm suggesting this kind of money/machine is a sensible starting point. Heaps of decent stuff on Marketplace if you're willing to go for secondhand. The only points in pods favour is variety of coffees and maybe simpler cleaning, but the coffee is lousy (and that's not even by snob standards).
Order placed. Let's see if I get it. Even if it's just for the steamer wand it's worth it; can't buy a stand-alone steamer these days so currently need to heat my milk up in a microwave for my moka pot coffee (I hate those heater frother things!)
haha nice to know I'm not the only one. For many years I used my backup Cafe Roma that I mentioned in an earlier comment at work to use with the work coffee machine. I'm not an espresso snob so don't mind auto machine shots with zero cleanup, but can't stand the steam blasted milk that came out of them.
A few co-workers thought I was a barista when I managed to froth it right and pour out some loose semblance of a latte leaf lol.
I think even the most basic espresso machine + grinder would be better than any pod setup, simply because you are using fresh beans.
Pod coffee is expensive, who knows how long the coffee has been sitting in those pods, and the range and quality will be nowhere near as good as what you can buy from speciality roasters.
Someone using an $89 espresso machine probably isn't very fussy when it comes to coffee, I doubt many owners would be paying the extra for fresh beans from a specialty roaster.
You can buy reusable pods if purchasing premade pods isn't your thing.
https://www.amazon.com.au/reusable-coffee-pods/s?k=reusable+…
Ever since I bought an aeropress my Breville espresso machine has been collecting dust. Though this is a good deal if anyone wanted an espresso machine. The service light on these machines tend to come on very early and you can buy cheap descaling liquid from Amazon.
Kmart has the worst online logistic service, every online order is a bet.
As expected, cancelled!
Got the Aldi Espressi pod coffee machine. Plus have a coffee grinder and a milk frother. Would this be an upgrade from the Aldi pod machine ? I only drink 1 coffee a day.
I'd stick to the Aldi pod machine if you like the coffee you're drinking now, if you want better coffee spend more on a better machine.
sold out online in SEQ
ORDER CANCELLED AND PAYMENT REFUNDED
KMart says it couldn't source sufficient stock for all the orders from OzBargainers.
Also scans for this price at Target even though display price is $169 I believe
Oh wow I had this machine 10 years ago