De’Longhi Dinamica Fully Automatic Coffee Machine ECAM35025SB

La De’Longhi Dinamica es como tener un Barista del Seattle’s Best de planta. Estamos contentos de haber decidido en este modelo.
Rogelio P.
Ensenada BC

I wanted a coffee maker that could serve espresso, but also just a good cup of joe. I like my Nespresso machine for coffee but I don’t like how it costs $1.35 minimum for each coffee.

The coffee this machine brews is better than my Nespresso. I can actually differentiate the taste of one medium roast from another, which is something I haven’t found too often from machines in the past. The only downside is that it serves about 1/2 mug. I believe that I can program it to serve more though so perhaps that’s something I just have to read and understand from the manual.

The espresso is as I thought it would be – top notch. Want to know what’s even better? The iced coffee! Really, the iced coffee feature wasn’t something I was too excited about – but its really what knocks this machine out of the park…. its amazing.

Overall, I’ll give the machine a 8/10. If I can solve the amount of joe per mug problem, then probably a 9/10. It would get a 10/10 if the grinder was a little quieter.

I was lucky enough to have a very high end built in espresso machine at a place I once lived in. This machine was in the $5K range. Does this one measure up? Almost! Of course you need to keep the Dinamica in context. $5K espresso machines (at least good ones) are expensive for a reason. So if you are a real coffee connoisseur who can differentiate between bean types, want to tamp and fine tune and want a coffee shop level frother, the Dinamica may fall short.

But if you appreciate a very good coffee drink and want to be able to have some control over your coffee, the Dinamica will be one of the best machines you can own.

I did a great deal of research on the type of espresso machine I wanted to buy which was in the $1K range. Eventually, it came down to the Philips PicoBarista and the Dinamica. I opted for the De’Longhi because the Philips was almost too automated and I wanted the iced coffee function.

Some reviews note the iced coffee does not produce legit cold brew. I don’t think the manufacturer was aiming for true cold brew but rather the ability to produce a better iced coffee drink. As noted, the espresso still waters down the ice so I actually put sweetener in the cup, brew it without ice, stir and then pour the espresso over a glass full of ice and milk for a yummy iced latte. You still get the benefits of this function without watering it down as much.

Other reviewers were overwhelmed by the set up and figuring it out.

Set up was simple. Compared to programming VCRs in the 80’s or putting IKEA furniture together, this was a breeze.

Learning its ins and outs was also not too hard. While I did have some experience with the aforementioned expensive machine, I don’t think the Dinamica was complicated if you focus on learning one function at a time. So figure out how to make an espresso. And then the next day figure something else out.

Frothing is lots of fun. The quality of the froth can carry the weight of caramel sauce on top so not bad for the little guy!

Once you figure out the functions you will wonder why you thought you’d be overwhelmed.

In short, this little machine punches way above its weight. Not only does the Dinamica make close to coffee house level drinks, it allows the creative inner barista to come out. Before you know it, you will be making all sorts of drinks and ordering a variety of syrups to spice things up. Thank goodness I leaned toward using this machine during the recent shelter in place drama instead of baking cookies — probably saved me a few pounds!

Our coffee tale: Keurig’s flavor was a flat tire; French press, a drama queen with mess issues. Then, De’Longhi burst onto the scene, coffee cape and all! Flavor upgrade – now my taste buds throw parties. No mess drama, just smooth, fresh cups effortlessly.

After our 3rd Jura automatic espresso machine broke in less than 10 years and the customer service was terrible, we decided to try De’Longhi. So far, we are really impressed with the ease of use, quality of espresso and the ability to clean/maintain it without “sending it back to the factory” like Jura.

My wife always got iced lattes from Starbucks and the home espresso machines were intended to do the same thing at home. This machine works great and needs very little “fine tuning” to duplicate commercial quality espresso. I drink americano’s and this machine has produced better drinks for the both of us compared to the more expensive Jura machines.

I would recommend this to family and friends.

Update: Over a year later, this machine still works amazing. Really happy with this purchase 👍