Lavazza A Modo Mio Idola Espresso Coffee Machine, Grey

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We love a good expresso, and our old machine Lavazza Magia Plus was and not producing proper crema anymore, despite regular descaling, as and when directed. Bear in mind that the capsules are industrially compostable only, so they won’t break down in your garden compost heap. Good Housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Meanwhile its exhausted caps drawer holds 10 used capsules, distinguishing it from smaller, less roomy models (which can hold around 5)and saving caffeine fiends the back-and-forth to the bin.Nescafè®, Dolce Gusto® and Melody I are third party trademarks with no connection with Luigi Lavazza S. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). A. The compatibility of these capsules are for the functional use with home coffee machines by Nespresso ® - Nescafé ® Dolce Gusto ® brands.

Obviously, if you’re investing in this machine, you want to know that you’ll enjoy the coffee it makes. And since the removable parts are all dishwasher safe, you wont need to spend time cleaning after enjoying a relaxing coffee.From the moment of purchase your Lavazza A Modo Mio coffee machine's warranty will immediately begin.

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Featuring an interactive user interface with light and sound response, as well as a machine ready time of 28 seconds, this coffee machine is the perfect modern kitchen gadget to treat your family and friends to coffeehouse standard coffee. Whether you’re after a punchy ristretto, an espresso lungo or a longer coffee to warm your mitts on during these winter months, the Idola offers a full suite of coffees in the comfort of your own home. Specs-wise, the water chamber at the rear of the machine has a sizeable 1 litre capacity and the machine weighs 4kg in total, although it’s unlikely you’ll be lugging this from place to place.

There’s no need to think about the ratio of beans to water, no grinding or tamping and no coffee grounds to clean up afterwards. p>

Choose from 3 pre-set coffee volumes including Espresso, Long Espresso and Long Coffee as well as free dose. Sure, you could get that Lavazza capsule coffee hit for less with the one-button Lavazza Tiny, but there’s good reason to spend more here. Because of the Idola’s depth, if it’s placed beneath overhanging kitchen cabinets, it’s hard to see what’s going on at the back of the machine.

We’ve tested more than our fair share of coffee pods and capsules and can comfortably say that Lavazza’s are some of the best-tasting available. Another downside is that I am not sitting a pavement table outside of a cafe in Spain watching the world walk by.The problem really comes down to the discarding part of the equation: environmentally-aware consumers will balk at the amount of waste involved. Other brands such as Nespresso and Dolce Gusto have pod recycling schemes but these can’t be composted. However, all of the big coffee capsule manufacturers now provide recycling options for used capsules.