De'Longhi Dinamica LatteCrema Espresso Machine ECAM35075SI vs Gaggia Anima Espresso Machine

A household that wants eighteen drinks on one button and never touches a steam wand

Scores higher on drinks & milk system, grinder & grind control, cleaning & upkeep.

Bean-to-cup convenience for the coffee, with a real wand for the milk

Scores higher on value for money, capacity & refills, kitchen fit & noise.

• +Eighteen one-touch recipes, the widest drink list of any machine on this site.
• +An automatic milk carafe that lifts out and goes in the fridge and the dishwasher.
• +Named support for oat, soy and rice milk, which most makers will not commit to.
• +A 13-setting conical grinder, the same resolution as machines at half the price.
• +Iced coffee as a built-in recipe rather than an afterthought.

• −De'Longhi no longer publishes a price: the product page shows a notify button instead.
• −De'Longhi calls the heating a single thermoblock while two large retailers call it dual.
• −No pump pressure, tank size, hopper capacity, weight or dimensions are published by De'Longhi.
• −De'Longhi names only seven of the eighteen recipes and publishes no full list.
• −The LatteCrema technology page linked from its own product page is a dead link.

• +Three brew temperatures published as real numbers, which almost no bean-to-cup states.
• +100% ceramic burrs, which hold an edge longer than steel and do not transmit heat into the grounds.
• +A removable brew group that Gaggia says can be washed under the tap.
• +A Pannarello wand, so milk is yours rather than a carafe's, and cleaning is a purge and a wipe.
• +Made in Italy, at $699.00.

• −Gaggia publishes no warranty term on either of its own sites, at any length.
• −Five grind settings, against 13 on the De'Longhi Magnifica Start at the same money.
• −A Pannarello makes foam rather than microfoam, so latte art is effectively out.
• −Gaggia's two sites disagree about the machine's wattage, so we do not state one.