De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S vs Gaggia Cadorna Prestige
AheadThe verdict
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige is the better buy on our scoring, 8.6 to De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S's 7.2. It leads on drinks & milk system and cleaning & upkeep.
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige costs $950.95 less.
Who each one suits
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S
Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours
Scores higher on build quality & warranty.
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige
Home users wanting a fully automatic bean-to-cup machine with integrated milk carafe and multi-beverage capability
Scores higher on drinks & milk system, cleaning & upkeep, grinder & grind control.
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 | De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S | Gaggia Cadorna Prestige |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks & Milk System | 16% | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| Cleaning & Upkeep | 15% | 5.0 | 8.2 |
| Grinder & Grind Control | 15% | 8.0 | 8.5 |
| Value for Money | 12% | 5.2 | 10.0 |
| Ease of Use | 12% | 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Capacity & Refills | 12% | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Build Quality & Warranty | 10% | 8.2 | 6.3 |
| Kitchen Fit & Noise | 8% | 10.0 | 10.0 |
What each one costs
| Price | $1,999.95 | $1,049.00 |
Where they differ
Every specification the two makers publish differently. Everything they match on is in the full table below.
| De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S | Gaggia Cadorna Prestige | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand founded | — | 1948 |
| Based in | — | Milan, Italy |
| Price | $1,999.95 | $1,049.00 |
| Best for | Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours | Home users wanting a fully automatic bean-to-cup machine with integrated milk carafe and multi-beverage capability |
| What sets it apart | — | Made in Italy with a built-in espresso tray for crema-perfect short shots, a 100% ceramic grinder, integrated milk carafe with automatic cleaning cycle, and an Over Ice Coffee brew mode. All in one fully automatic machine. |
| Compared with | — | De'Longhi Eletta Explore, Philips 5400 LatteGo, Jura E8 |
| App Connectivity | ✓ | — |
| Automatic milk frother | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic rinse | — | ✓ |
| Bean hopper | 300, published as 10.58 oz | 300 |
| Body Material | — | Black ABS bodywork; spray painted anthracite front; stainless steel boiler; black ABS, stainless steel drip tray |
| Boiler Type | — | Quick Heat boiler, light aluminium and stainless steel body |
| Bottomless Available | — | ✕ |
| 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 | Spray Painted Anthracite, Moonlight Grey |
| Made in | — | Made in Italy |
| Cup clearance | 158, published as a maximum cup height of 6.24 in | 155 mm |
| Custom Recipes | ✓ | — |
| Dimensions | 445 x 260 x 384, published as 17.50 x 10.25 x 15.13 in | 260 x 380 x 440 mm (L x H x D) |
| Grind steps | 13 | 10 |
| 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 | Fully automatic bean-to-cup |
| 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 | — | Integrated milk carafe |
| Model | ECAM45086S EX:4, the only Eletta Explore De'Longhi US sells | — |
| One-touch 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. | |
| Plumbable | — | ✕ |
| Power | 1450 W | 1400 W |
| Pre Infusion | — | ✓ |
| Pressure Gauge | — | ✕ |
| Pump pressure | 19 bar | 15 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. |
| Steam Wand Type | — | Integrated milk carafe |
| User Profiles | 4 | — |
| Voltage | 120 V | — |
| Warranty | 2, or 3 with product registration. De'Longhi banners this as an industry leading 3 year warranty | 1 year |
| Water Tank | 1.8, published as 60.87 oz | 1.5 L |
| Weight | 12.2, published as 26.89 lb | 9.6 kg |
Pros and cons
From each full review, written from the same published facts as the scores above.
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.
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige
- +An integrated milk carafe with an automatic cleaning cycle that froths twice and then removes itself for the fridge
- +A 100% ceramic grinder with 10 settings, and pre-brewing pause before extraction
- +Made in Italy, with a Quick Heat boiler and a 1.5 litre tank
- −$1,049, and $50 more than the Philips 4300 LatteGo
- −Black ABS bodywork on a machine at this price
- −One-year warranty, where Breville and Philips publish two
Every specification, side by side
| De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S | Gaggia Cadorna Prestige | |
|---|---|---|
| The maker | ||
| Brand founded | — | 1948 |
| Based in | — | Milan, Italy |
| Price | ||
| Price | $1,999.95 | $1,049.00 |
| Who it suits | ||
| Best for | Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours | Home users wanting a fully automatic bean-to-cup machine with integrated milk carafe and multi-beverage capability |
| What sets it apart | — | Made in Italy with a built-in espresso tray for crema-perfect short shots, a 100% ceramic grinder, integrated milk carafe with automatic cleaning cycle, and an Over Ice Coffee brew mode. All in one fully automatic machine. |
| Compared with | — | De'Longhi Eletta Explore, Philips 5400 LatteGo, Jura E8 |
| Specifications | ||
| App Connectivity | ✓ | — |
| Automatic milk frother | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic rinse | — | ✓ |
| Bean hopper | 300, published as 10.58 oz | 300 |
| Body Material | — | Black ABS bodywork; spray painted anthracite front; stainless steel boiler; black ABS, stainless steel drip tray |
| Boiler Type | — | Quick Heat boiler, light aluminium and stainless steel body |
| Bottomless Available | — | ✕ |
| 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 | Spray Painted Anthracite, Moonlight Grey |
| Made in | — | Made in Italy |
| Cup clearance | 158, published as a maximum cup height of 6.24 in | 155 mm |
| Custom Recipes | ✓ | — |
| Dimensions | 445 x 260 x 384, published as 17.50 x 10.25 x 15.13 in | 260 x 380 x 440 mm (L x H x D) |
| Grind steps | 13 | 10 |
| 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 | Fully automatic bean-to-cup |
| 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 | — | Integrated milk carafe |
| Model | ECAM45086S EX:4, the only Eletta Explore De'Longhi US sells | — |
| One-touch 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. | |
| Plumbable | — | ✕ |
| Power | 1450 W | 1400 W |
| Pre Infusion | — | ✓ |
| Pressure Gauge | — | ✕ |
| Pump pressure | 19 bar | 15 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. |
| Steam Wand Type | — | Integrated milk carafe |
| User Profiles | 4 | — |
| Voltage | 120 V | — |
| Warranty | 2, or 3 with product registration. De'Longhi banners this as an industry leading 3 year warranty | 1 year |
| Water Tank | 1.8, published as 60.87 oz | 1.5 L |
| Weight | 12.2, published as 26.89 lb | 9.6 kg |
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S vs Gaggia Cadorna Prestige: common questions
Which is better, De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S or Gaggia Cadorna Prestige?
Gaggia Cadorna Prestige scores 8.6 against 7.2, both computed from published specifications rather than opinion. De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S is still ahead on build quality & warranty.
Is De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S or Gaggia Cadorna Prestige cheaper?
De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S starts at $1,999.95, and Gaggia Cadorna Prestige at $1,049.00.
Who is De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM45086S for?
Hot and cold milk foam from one machine, with cold brew in minutes rather than hours
Who is Gaggia Cadorna Prestige for?
Home users wanting a fully automatic bean-to-cup machine with integrated milk carafe and multi-beverage capability
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