I test coffee machines for a living and I can’t recommend this De’Longhi model at half price highly enough

If you’ve been considering adding a coffee machine to your kitchen, or upgrading an old one, you’re not exactly short of options. Yet, if all you want is an easy route to a cafe-quality caffeine hit, then only a fully-automatic coffee machine will do — and you can now save a huge 50% on a De’Longhi model that is among the best coffee machines we’ve ever tested.

The De’Longhi Eletta Explore really is a do-it-all machine, capable of making both hot and cold coffee-based drinks, including those with milk, at the touch of a few buttons — and it’s now available for AU$999 (down from AU$1,999) at Amazon for a limited time.

The De’Longhi Eletta Explore might be a couple of years old now, but it’s still more than capable of holding its own against the best coffee machines in Australia. It is simply brimming with features, including Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing you to control the machine from your phone — this includes brewing drinks, but you’ll need to make sure there’s a cup underneath the spout before you do!

As we said in our De’Longhi Eletta Explore review, “The Eletta Explore made delicious, well-balanced espresso with a well-formed crema and plenty of body.” We were also impressed with the foam created using the LatteCrema system, whether making hot or cold drinks. One thing to note, however, is that separate milk carafes are required for hot and cold drinks, so you’ll need to manually swap them if you’re making a variety of drinks.

Ultimately, no matter your coffee order, the De’Longhi Eletta Explore will be able to make it. And now it’s half price, it will recoup its money back and more in no time.

If you’d prefer to spend less on a fully-automatic coffee machine, Amazon has also discounted the De’Longhi Magnifica Evo by 40%, now AU$599. This is an older machine, and is quite large, but is still highly capable and can brew a wonderful espresso. There’s no touchscreen display, and it isn’t able to make as many coffee-based drinks as the Eletta Explore, but if your preference is for a simple cappuccino, flat white or long black, it’s ideal. You can read our full De’Longhi Magnifica Evo review for more information.

Finally, for a more simple espresso machine, there’s the Stilosa. Now just AU$116 (down from AU$149), this simple manual espresso machine with a steam wand is a fine option if you’re not interested in features like cold brewing and automatic milk frothing.

Not too keen on my picks? View a wider selection of manual, semi-automatic and fully-automatic espresso machines at Amazon.