De'Longhi EC685.BK Dedica Black

Product information

Key specs

Built-in coffee grinder

Build quality

Basic

Adjustable temperature

Milk frothing method

Steam wand

Water tank capacity

1 l

Built-in coffee grinder
Build quality	Basic
Adjustable temperature
Milk frothing method	Steam wand
Water tank capacity	1 l
Type of tamper	Separate tamper
Number of cups per brew	2
Cup warmer

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Pros and cons

According to our semi-automatic espresso machine expert

• Thanks to its slim size, the coffee machine takes up less space on your countertop than other piston machines.
• Your cup of coffee stays hot for longer on the heating plate.
• You can easily make a cup of coffee with an ESE pad as well.
• Without a bean grinder, you can't grind coffee beans yourself, so you have to purchase it separately.
• With frequent use, you have to refill the 1L water tank often.

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Description

The De'Longhi EC685.BK Dedica Black takes up little space on your countertop with its narrow size. You can brew 2 espressos at the same time with the double filter holder. Do you only want 1 espresso? Use the container for a single filter holder. You can preheat the cups on the heating plate. With the steam wand, you can froth milk for a cappuccino or latte macchiato. The double drip tray is specifically designed for placing small and large mugs. Do you want to make room for a latte macchiato cup? You can easily remove the top layer of the drip tray. If you have little time in the morning, you can also use ESE servings in this espresso machine. This allows you to quickly and easily make a cup of coffee with a coffee pod.

Note: it takes time and patience to learn how to prepare a tasty coffee with a piston machine. This is a lot less easy as with a fully automatic espresso machine.

The De'Longhi EC685.BK Dedica Black takes up little space on your countertop with its narrow size. You can brew 2 espressos at the same time with the double filter holder. Do you only want 1 espresso? Use the container for a single filter holder. You can preheat the cups on the heating plate. With the steam wand, you can froth milk for a cappuccino or latte macchiato. The double drip tray is specifically designed for placing small and large mugs. Do you want to make room for a latte macchiato cup? You can easily remove the top layer of the drip tray. If you have little time in the morning, you can also use ESE servings in this espresso machine. This allows you to quickly and easily make a cup of coffee with a coffee pod.

Note: it takes time and patience to learn how to prepare a tasty coffee with a piston machine. This is a lot less easy as with a fully automatic espresso machine.

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Tips for using this product

Tips for using this product

Read our tips and find out all about how to set up your product and use it the right way.

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This is what you get

• Manual (707.32 KB)
• Filter holder for 1 cup
• Filter holder for 2 cups
• Filter holder for ESE servings
• Measuring spoon/tamper

This is what you get

• Manual (707.32 KB)
• Filter holder for 1 cup
• Filter holder for 2 cups
• Filter holder for ESE servings
• Measuring spoon/tamper

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Key specs

Built-in coffee grinder

Build quality

Basic

Adjustable temperature

Milk frothing method

Steam wand

Water tank capacity

1 l

Built-in coffee grinder
Build quality	Basic
Adjustable temperature
Milk frothing method	Steam wand
Water tank capacity	1 l
Type of tamper	Separate tamper
Number of cups per brew	2
Cup warmer

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Reviews

351 reviews

8,7/10 (351 reviews)

Rating

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167 reviews with 4 stars

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20 reviews with 3 stars

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3 reviews with 2 stars

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2 reviews with 1 star

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Rating per section

Cleaning

8,4

User friendliness

8,9

Taste

9,1

Sound level

6,9

Design

9,3

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Most helpful reviews

10/10

Fantastic device

• Beautiful jewelry in the kitchen
• Convenience thought on all fronts
• Short milk frother

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• Jolanda
• 30 April 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,4/10

Very satisfied with this beautiful device

• Beautiful, small design
• Autostop
• No place to store the filters

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• Noor
• 6 February 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

A must for the espresso fan!

• Compact
• Tasty espressos!
• Quickly cuts back to save energy so cups rarely get hot on the heating plate

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• Piet van dyck
• 28 December 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,2/10

Grand Cafe coffee at home. Top!

• Easy to place fits anywhere
• Significantly less noise than my previous De'Longi!
• Does coffee addiction promote

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• Rob knol
• 4 March 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

Great machine with many possibilities

• Beautiful design
• good coffee

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• Carlo
• 9 April 2019
• Automatically translated from Dutch

9,6/10

Easy to use, easy to maintain, and very good coffee

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• Alberto fazzi
• 1 March 2018
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9,2/10

Nice piston coffee

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• Stephan preeker
• 25 November 2017
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8,4/10

barista experience at its best

• beautiful design
• beautiful crema layer
• boiler must be cooled after frothing milk if you want to make coffee immediately afterwards

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• Herman
• 23 December 2017
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,0/10

Nice coffee if you know how to do it

• Easy to operate
• Compact device
• Practice making coffee

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• Nynke
• 19 February 2020
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8,0/10

Small device, not that expensive and makes delicious coffee!

• Compact

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• Eveline
• 5 February 2018
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10/10

Fantastic device

• Beautiful jewelry in the kitchen
• Convenience thought on all fronts
• Delicious coffee (good temperature and nice crema), once you know how it works
• Short milk frother

Read the manual carefully before using the device. An espresso machine is a special case and that requires preparation. For example, you can't make coffee after frothing milk, but you shouldn't want to because it is a single boiler machine and your espresso will burn and not taste. If you want to be able to steam and make coffee at the same time, use a double boiler. The heat plate on top is not to heat your cups before brewing the coffee (it is best to put a cup of espresso water before that), but to keep your cups warm after brewing the coffee, before drinking it. I don't think people who complain about cold espresso here understand that you should preheat an espresso cup.

The tamper is the only thing about the device that I don't find useful, because the content of the scoop is just too large and has an edge in the handle, so that coffee often remains in it. But those are details.

In the beginning the coffee sometimes didn't flow through, but that was my own mistake: after each cup it is best to let a cup of water pass through the machine so that the head of the machine is clean again; Do not tamp the grind too closely in the filter and make sure that the filter is clean. Folks, espresso is a delicate thing and the filter grind is very fine. This means that a simple grain can already cause a blockage, so that the filter does not run through and you do not get coffee. Therefore, take good care of your device and clean it every day. I haven't had any problems with it since then.

I read here that the filter would easily fall out of the holder: certainly not the case with me.

Drink a fantastic double espresso every day for almost a year now and enjoy it to the fullest. Incidentally, I have not had to descale once (but I only use mineral water in it).

Would have liked the milk frother to be 1 cm longer, that would make frothing a bit easier because I use a large milk jug (600 ml).

• Jolanda
• 30 April 2020
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,4/10

Very satisfied with this beautiful device

• Beautiful, small design
• Autostop
• steam nozzle
• No place to store the filters

I was looking for a not too expensive, compact espresso machine for my small kitchen. This one looks great and works well. It's especially nice that it heats up so quickly. The steam wand also works very well, especially for the price.

• Noor
• 6 February 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

8,8/10

A must for the espresso fan!

• Compact
• Tasty espressos!
• Quiet
• Quickly cuts back to save energy so cups rarely get hot on the heating plate

Ideal, compact and affordable espresso maker! With a little practice you can make delicious espresso, lungo, doppio, cappuccino, ... Even frothing milk is fixed in no time.
However, don't expect a coffee maker that produces large cups or jugs of coffee, that's not what it's meant for!

• Piet van dyck
• 28 December 2018
• Automatically translated from Dutch

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Specifications

Product

Product number

785498

Manufacturer code

0132106140

Brand

DeLonghi

Warranty

2 years

Processing of your defect

Via Coolblue

General properties

Type of coffee machine

Piston machine

Type of coffee/filling

ESE pods, Ground coffee

Bean grinder included

Water tank capacity

1 l

Removable water tank

Removable drip tray

Thermometer

Coffee preparation

Number of cups per brew

2

Adjustable water temperature

Suitable for frothing milk

Milk frothing method

Steam wand

Functionalities

Hot water function

Display

Auto shut-off

Cleaning indication

Standby mode

Cup warmer

Storage compartment

Non-slip feet

Included by default

Included by default

Tamper

Type of tamper

Separate tamper

Physical properties

Spout height

12 cm

Filter holder diameter

6 cm

Filter holder material

Stainless steel

Height

30,5 cm

Width

15 cm

Depth

33 cm

Weight

4,2 kg

Color

Black

Build quality

Basic

Material

Metal

Metal type

Stainless steel

Material interior

Stainless steel

Technical properties

Coffee heating system

Thermoblock

Power

1300 W

Pump pressure

15 bar

Pressure gauge

Awards

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