Bean to Cup on a budget

[EdT]

We're willing our coffee machine to expire so we can get a bean to cup one. Other than subscribing to Which/relying on Google, can anyone recommend one that's not ££££££££££££££££££££££££ ?

[jimmyjimjim]

How much is not $$$$$$$$$$$$?

Our Gaggia Titanium was bought 4 years back specifically because it was the cheapest bean to cup machine I could find ($700 at the time), and has delivered sterling service and thousands of cups.

The Brera seems a decent price on amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gaggia-Automatic-Espresso...

[PoleDriver]

I got one of these from Swan. For £99 it,s a good first step! And it wakes us up every morning with a cup of fresh coffee!

[David A]

I got one that new was ££££ on fleabay for £££. I.e. 1k+ for 200

[PoleDriver]

David A said:

I got one that new was ££££ on fleabay for £££. I.e. 1k+ for 200

I just tried that in google translate without success, what language is it?

[NorthDave]

Is a £30 delonghi grinder and an aeropress cheap enough? Might not be what you were thinking but you will hard pushed to beat it for a brew.

[The Mad Monk]

Which says the De Longhi ESAM2800 Caffe Corso £230 is good.

[The Moose]

PoleDriver said:

David A said:

I got one that new was ££££ on fleabay for £££. I.e. 1k+ for 200

I just tried that in google translate without success, what language is it?

I believe the chap is saying that he paid £200 on eBay for a machine that was originally over £1,000.

But I could be wrong - I was never very good at languages...

[neilr]

Before you dive in and spend ££££ on a beans to cup machine...

A family memnber has a Siemens beans to cup bought from Gumtree for 70quid to replace their old failed Siemens machine. It makes great coffee (and had clearly been barely touched). Better coffee than another family members Gaggia that cost him ££££. He prefers coffee from the Siemens. The Gaggia is good though.

Both of them run a (decent) second place to my cheap krups grinder and Delonghi esspresso machine that cost about 90quid.

The Gaggia is very well made, the Siemens less so, in fact Siemens wanted a non refundable 100quid just to look at it when said family member couldn't fix it doesn't endear them to me.

My cheap Delongi now needs new gaskets after almost 3 years of daily use.

I would say though that a beans to cup is a lot less faff but the coffee just isn't as good. Still not bad though.

Hope thats of some help.