Delonghi Eletta Explore: the promise of a Cold Brew in just 4 minutes

With the Eletta Explore, Delonghi is dedicating one of its automatic coffee makers with grinder to lovers of dairy coffees. The latest robot-grinder from the Italian manufacturer gives pride of place to a catalog of recipes, as rich as it is varied, with which it is possible to make around forty recipes. But the one that stands out the most in this plethoric catalog is the one that allows cold extraction. More commonly known as Cold Brew, this coffee recipe, popular in the United States or Australia, typically requires 18-20 hours of drip brewing. Delonghi is betting on preparing a Cold Brew according to the rules of the art in just 4 minutes. For this, the machine exerts a low pressure (4 bars) to speed up the process without harming the preparation.

To complete this offer, Delonghi delivers two carafes: a Hot and Cool Technologies LatteCream for automatically hot and cold milk froth. Making the pride of its manufacturer, this technology makes it possible to obtain a milk froth “creamy and long-lasting, at the right temperature“, whether it is animal or vegetable milk. Several thicknesses of froth are available on the carafe to suit all tastes. And to be a die-hard, this Delonghi provides for rinsing the system with cold water ( between two hot then cold preparations) to stop inertia.

The Bean Adapt for tailor-made grinding adjustment

The innovation continues on the grind adjustment side thanks to the Bean Adapti function which automates all the machine adjustments according to the specificities of the grain inside the bin; a barista assistant that we have already seen at work on the manufacturer’s PrimaDonna Soul. To do this, it is essential to connect your coffee maker to the home Wi-Fi network and configure it from the Italian manufacturer’s Coffee Link application. From the application, the user must provide several information: the typicality of his coffee (100% arabica or arabica + robusta) as well as the degree of roasting of the coffee bean on 4 levels (the color of the bean defines the degree of roasting ). According to the information provided, the Eletta Explora will automatically define the fineness of the grinding, the intensity of the aroma, the extraction temperature as well as the amount of water in the cup in order to obtain an optimal extraction.

To spoil nothing, the new Eletta Explore displays a beautiful 3.5-inch screen with color touchscreen icons, easily identifiable and allowing quick access to favorite recipes. It is also possible to assign them to a profile saved in the machine (up to 4 people).

Such features inevitably have an impact on the price positioning of the Eletta Explore, the price of which starts at €949 and climbs to €1099 for the Titanium version, which also includes the automatic To-Go system for mugs up to to 16 cm (the travel mug is provided).