Is the Eletta Explore a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?

The Eletta Explore is a bean-to-cup machine.

Does the Eletta Explore have a built-in grinder?

Yes, the Eletta Explore grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.

How does the Eletta Explore froth milk?

The Eletta Explore froths milk: with a carafe that clips onto the machine.

How wide is the Eletta Explore?

The Eletta Explore is 26 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.

How much water does the Eletta Explore hold?

The Eletta Explore's water tank holds 1.8 litres.

What is the Eletta Explore's model number?

The model number is ECAM450.65.S. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

De'Longhi

Eletta Explore

Name: De'Longhi Eletta Explore
Brand: De'Longhi
SKU: ECAM450.65.S
Availability: InStock

Cold brew, hot and cold milk foam, and coffee straight into your travel mug

€699.00

Price verdict from 5 Dec

We have measured this price since 5 November (5 days). Lowest measured: €699.00 on 10 November. A price verdict follows on 5 December at the earliest, and only after 2 more readings.

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When the Eletta Explore drops

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The Eletta Explore makes hot coffee, cold coffee and cold brew, which De'Longhi makes in under five minutes with its Cold Extraction Technology. The LatteCrema carafe froths milk hot and cold, and the To-Go function fills a travel mug up to 16 cm tall.

Around that sit an app over wifi, four user profiles and a 3.5 inch colour screen with touch icons. The Eletta Ultra lists a longer recipe menu, including a tea function. Anyone who only drinks espresso and cappuccino pays for a lot they will not use on either, and is cheaper off with a Magnifica Evo or Rivelia.

Who for: Anyone who wants hot and cold coffee and often takes it along in a travel mug.

Compared with similar machines

Against 45 other bean-to-cups between €474.95 and €999.99, on the specifications the maker publishes.

Grind settings: 13, more than most (usually 8.5)
Bean hopper: 300 g, larger than most (usually 270 g)

Specifications

Making coffee

Type: Bean-to-cup
Grinder: Built in
Milk system: Milk carafe that clips onto the machine; The Clean function after every milk drink. A carafe with milk left in it can go back in the fridge, for at most 2 days with LatteCrema Hot and 1 day with LatteCrema Cool; after that, fully apart and washed.
Grind settings: 13

Capacity

Water tank: 1.8 litres
Bean hopper: 300 g
Grounds container: 14 servings

Dimensions

Width: 26 cm
Depth x height: 45 x 38.5 cm

Technical

Pump pressure: 19 bar
Power: 1450 watt

Model

Material: Metal and plastic
Warranty: 2 years
Model number: ECAM450.65.S

This is what we know for certain. Dimensions and capacities the manufacturer or the shop does not state are left out rather than estimated. A measurement or a tank volume that is not there is one we do not have.

What does it cost a year to maintain?

A worked example, not a specification: 2 cups a day (730 a year), the intervals from the maker's manual, with the water filter the maker recommends, and the lowest price in our catalog today.

Water filter · 6 a year: €65.94; De'Longhi: the filter lasts two months in normal use. 6 x DLSC002 water filter, 1 a pack, at €10.99
Descaler: Not stated; The machine says when, by your water hardness. De'Longhi gives no interval.
Cleaning tablets: Not needed; De'Longhi: rinse the brew group under clean water only, without detergent.

Maintenance a year (the priced lines above)

€65.94

How often you descale depends on your water hardness. Where the maker gives no interval for it, we leave it out rather than estimate it.

Beans, counted separately

6.57 kilos a year at 9 grams a cup: €108.34 with the cheapest kilo in our catalog, €445.45 with the dearest.

Frequently asked about the Eletta Explore

Is the Eletta Explore a bean-to-cup or a portafilter machine?: The Eletta Explore is a bean-to-cup machine.
Does the Eletta Explore have a built-in grinder?: Yes, the Eletta Explore grinds beans itself. You can also use pre-ground coffee if you prefer.
How does the Eletta Explore froth milk?: The Eletta Explore froths milk: with a carafe that clips onto the machine.
How wide is the Eletta Explore?: The Eletta Explore is 26 cm wide. Check the height too if it has to sit under a wall cupboard.
How much water does the Eletta Explore hold?: The Eletta Explore's water tank holds 1.8 litres.
What is the Eletta Explore's model number?: The model number is ECAM450.65.S. Compare on that rather than the name: makers sell near-identically named versions side by side, and the prices differ.

Accessories that fit this machine

Picked on what this machine does and does not do itself

Maintenance

Essential

Descaler

Limescale is what most machines die of, and vinegar attacks the seals. A liquid descaler declared suitable for espresso machines does the same job as the maker’s own branded fluid, usually for less.

€15.90

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Maintenance

Recommended

DLSC002 water filter

De’Longhi’s own filter, and a maintenance part that costs little. It stretches the interval between descalings.

€10.99

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Beans for this machine

Every bean fits every machine. What differs is the order: on a bean-to-cup the 100% arabica beans come first, because dark-roasted blends carrying robusta give off more oil and that clogs a built-in grinder sooner.