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You do sound like a snob! It's a De'Longhi Magnifica S (typically 300 EUR, 250 on sale). Yes, that's their entry level offering. It's not junk. The coffee is fi

by morsch 4y ago

You do sound like a snob! It's a De'Longhi Magnifica S (typically 300 EUR, 250 on sale). Yes, that's their entry level offering. It's not junk. The coffee is fine. I buy decent beans, which helps. I'd recommend it to everyone who just likes coffee, but isn't interested in making it their hobby.

ChuckNorris89 4y ago
I'm sorry if it sounded like that but you won't get any snobbery from me, my coffee gear is under €100. I'm just trying to provide useful information. You can also like good coffee without making it your hobby, but unfortunately those cheapo budget brand machines aren't it chief. At that price range, their grind uniformity alone must be awful since the corner cutting is taken to the extreme to hit that low price point. Yeah they make "coffee", but not good coffee, which I guess for most consumers that never tasted good coffee and have no standards and just need a hit of caffeine in the morning is fine, which is why they sell so well to the general public, but if you buy great beans, running them through a cheap and lousy machine is kinda wasteful, as you're not getting the most out of your expensive beans. I also though the coffee my cheap machines at home/office was great for many years, until I tried a Sage, Jura or other methods/grinders that really make good coffee and I couldn't drink the previous coffee anymore. It tasted trash. There is no comparison, the difference is night and day. But if you enjoy yours that's fine and that's all that matters.
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- morsch 4y ago
  Oh, don't worry, I'm sure you'd consider the beans I buy "pretty junk".
  - ChuckNorris89 4y ago
    I was only trying to be helpful and extend your horizon to what objectively makes great coffee. Nothing wrong with going for budget options all the time if that's what you're into (traditional German stinginess I guess, haha :D), but there's a reason most good coffee and appliances cost what they cost, and you can definitely taste it without being a snob.

by morsch 4y ago

ChuckNorris89 4y ago

I'm sorry if it sounded like that but you won't get any snobbery from me, my coffee gear is under €100. I'm just trying to provide useful information. You can also like good coffee without making it your hobby, but unfortunately those cheapo budget brand machines aren't it chief. At that price range, their grind uniformity alone must be awful since the corner cutting is taken to the extreme to hit that low price point. Yeah they make "coffee", but not good coffee, which I guess for most consumers that never tasted good coffee and have no standards and just need a hit of caffeine in the morning is fine, which is why they sell so well to the general public, but if you buy great beans, running them through a cheap and lousy machine is kinda wasteful, as you're not getting the most out of your expensive beans. I also though the coffee my cheap machines at home/office was great for many years, until I tried a Sage, Jura or other methods/grinders that really make good coffee and I couldn't drink the previous coffee anymore. It tasted trash. There is no comparison, the difference is night and day. But if you enjoy yours that's fine and that's all that matters.

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morsch 4y ago
Oh, don't worry, I'm sure you'd consider the beans I buy "pretty junk".
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  I was only trying to be helpful and extend your horizon to what objectively makes great coffee. Nothing wrong with going for budget options all the time if that's what you're into (traditional German stinginess I guess, haha :D), but there's a reason most good coffee and appliances cost what they cost, and you can definitely taste it without being a snob.