Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine vs De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S
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The verdict
Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine is narrowly ahead, 7.5 to De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S's 7.2. It leads on cleaning & upkeep and value for money.
Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine costs $1,600.45 less.
Who each one suits
Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine
One-touch milk drinks with a ceramic grinder and a brew unit you can actually take out
Scores higher on cleaning & upkeep, value for money.
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S
Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours
Scores higher on drinks & milk system, grinder & grind control, capacity & refills.
How they score, criterion by criterion
Both are scored the same way against the rest of their category, from what their makers publish. The weight is how much each criterion moves the total. How the score works
| Criterion | Weight in category | Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine | De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks & Milk System | 16% | 6.5 | 8.2 |
| Cleaning & Upkeep | 15% | 8.8 | 5.0 |
| Grinder & Grind Control | 15% | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Value for Money | 12% | 10.0 | 5.2 |
| Capacity & Refills | 12% | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| Ease of Use | 12% | 7.0 | 7.5 |
| Build Quality & Warranty | 10% | 4.2 | 8.2 |
| Kitchen Fit & Noise | 8% | 10.0 | 10.0 |
What each one costs
| Price | $399.50 | $1,999.95 |
Where they differ
Every specification the two makers publish differently. Everything they match on is in the full table below.
| Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine | De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $399.50 | $1,999.95 |
| Best for | One-touch milk drinks with a ceramic grinder and a brew unit you can actually take out | Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours |
| What sets it apart | A ceramic burr grinder, which does not heat the beans the way steel does under load | — |
| App Connectivity | — | ✓ |
| Automatic milk frother | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bean hopper | 255 | 300, published as 10.58 oz |
| Removable brew group | ✓ | — |
| Built in Grinder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Burr Material | Ceramic | — |
| Pre-ground bypass | — | ✓ |
| Strength steps | 5 | — |
| Cold Brew | — | De'Longhi's own pages give two answers. Its product page says cold brew in under 3 minutes from its Cold Extraction Technology; its Eletta Explore collection page says under 5 minutes |
| Colour Options | — | Silver |
| Controls | Touch control panel | — |
| Cup clearance | 140 mm | 158, published as a maximum cup height of 6.24 in |
| Custom Recipes | — | ✓ |
| Descaling alert | ✓ | — |
| Dimensions | 248 x 419 x 378 mm | 445 x 260 x 384, published as 17.50 x 10.25 x 15.13 in |
| Grind steps | — | 13 |
| In Box Accessories | — | A travel mug, which De'Longhi says works with 15 hot and cold recipes brewed up to 16 oz |
| Maintenance | Front-access removable brew unit and a Calc'n Clean cycle | — |
| Milk parts dishwasher safe | ✓ | — |
| Milk System | — | Two LatteCrema systems. De'Longhi says LatteCrema Hot textures milk for latte and cappuccino, and LatteCrema Cool delivers velvety cold foam for iced drinks |
| Milk system | Milk Express in-cup stainless steel frother | — |
| Model | — | ECAM45086S EX:4, the only Eletta Explore De'Longhi US sells |
| One-touch drinks | 4 drinks | 50+ drinks · 6 shown De'Longhi markets 50+ hot and cold recipes and names six of them on the product page, so this is what it names rather than everything the machine can make. |
| Power | 1600 W | 1450 W |
| Pump pressure | — | 19 bar |
| Ships to | US | — |
| Ships to Note | Confirmed on Amazon US, which is where this link points. Availability in other Amazon stores has not been checked, and a regional store may substitute a different product. | — |
| User Profiles | — | 4 |
| Voltage | — | 120 V |
| Warranty | — | 2, or 3 with product registration. De'Longhi banners this as an industry leading 3 year warranty |
| Water Tank | 1.33 L | 1.8, published as 60.87 oz |
| Weight | 6.7 kg | 12.2, published as 26.89 lb |
Pros and cons
From each full review, written from the same published facts as the scores above.
Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine
- +$399.50 against a $1,399.95 median, the least expensive bean-to-cup here
- +A ceramic burr grinder, which Bosch says grinds without overheating the beans
- +One-touch espresso, cappuccino and latte macchiato with an adjustable auto frother
- +A front-access removable brew unit, so the part that gets dirtiest can actually be cleaned
- −A 1.33 litre tank, small for a machine meant to run without attention
- −No pump pressure, wattage or weight is published
- −No warranty term is published
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S
- +Two milk systems, LatteCrema Hot and LatteCrema Cool, which nothing else here has.
- +Cold foam for iced drinks rather than hot foam poured over ice.
- +Cold coffee in minutes from De'Longhi's Cold Extraction Technology.
- +A 6.24 inch cup clearance and a travel mug that takes 15 of the recipes up to 16 oz.
- +Custom recipes and four user profiles through De'Longhi's Coffee Link app.
- −$1,999.95, the third dearest bean-to-cup on this site, after the JURA Z10 and E8.
- −De'Longhi's own pages say cold brew takes under 3 minutes and under 5 minutes.
- −It markets 50+ recipes and names 31 in its own comparison table.
- −No burr material is published, and nothing says whether the brew group comes out.
- −The warranty is two years, with a third only on registration.
Every specification, side by side
| Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine | De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price | $399.50 | $1,999.95 |
| Who it suits | ||
| Best for | One-touch milk drinks with a ceramic grinder and a brew unit you can actually take out | Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours |
| What sets it apart | A ceramic burr grinder, which does not heat the beans the way steel does under load | — |
| Specifications | ||
| App Connectivity | — | ✓ |
| Automatic milk frother | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bean hopper | 255 | 300, published as 10.58 oz |
| Removable brew group | ✓ | — |
| Built in Grinder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Burr Material | Ceramic | — |
| Pre-ground bypass | — | ✓ |
| Strength steps | 5 | — |
| Cold Brew | — | De'Longhi's own pages give two answers. Its product page says cold brew in under 3 minutes from its Cold Extraction Technology; its Eletta Explore collection page says under 5 minutes |
| Colour Options | — | Silver |
| Controls | Touch control panel | — |
| Cup clearance | 140 mm | 158, published as a maximum cup height of 6.24 in |
| Custom Recipes | — | ✓ |
| Descaling alert | ✓ | — |
| Dimensions | 248 x 419 x 378 mm | 445 x 260 x 384, published as 17.50 x 10.25 x 15.13 in |
| Grind steps | — | 13 |
| In Box Accessories | — | A travel mug, which De'Longhi says works with 15 hot and cold recipes brewed up to 16 oz |
| Machine Type | Bean-to-cup superautomatic | Bean-to-cup superautomatic |
| Maintenance | Front-access removable brew unit and a Calc'n Clean cycle | — |
| Milk parts dishwasher safe | ✓ | — |
| Milk System | — | Two LatteCrema systems. De'Longhi says LatteCrema Hot textures milk for latte and cappuccino, and LatteCrema Cool delivers velvety cold foam for iced drinks |
| Milk system | Milk Express in-cup stainless steel frother | — |
| Model | — | ECAM45086S EX:4, the only Eletta Explore De'Longhi US sells |
| One-touch drinks | 4 drinks | 50+ drinks · 6 shown De'Longhi markets 50+ hot and cold recipes and names six of them on the product page, so this is what it names rather than everything the machine can make. |
| Power | 1600 W | 1450 W |
| Pump pressure | — | 19 bar |
| Ships to | US | — |
| Ships to Note | Confirmed on Amazon US, which is where this link points. Availability in other Amazon stores has not been checked, and a regional store may substitute a different product. | — |
| User Profiles | — | 4 |
| Voltage | — | 120 V |
| Warranty | — | 2, or 3 with product registration. De'Longhi banners this as an industry leading 3 year warranty |
| Water Tank | 1.33 L | 1.8, published as 60.87 oz |
| Weight | 6.7 kg | 12.2, published as 26.89 lb |
Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine vs De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S: common questions
Which is better, Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine or De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S?
Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine scores 7.5 against 7.2, both computed from published specifications rather than opinion. De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S is still ahead on drinks & milk system.
Is Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine or De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S cheaper?
Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine starts at $399.50, and De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S at $1,999.95.
Who is Bosch 300 Series Fully Automatic Espresso Machine for?
One-touch milk drinks with a ceramic grinder and a brew unit you can actually take out
Who is De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S for?
Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours
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