De'Longhi Magnifica Evo ECAM290.61.B Fully Automatic Espresso Machine - Black

De’Longhi Magnifica Evo ECAM290.61.B Fully Automatic Bean-to-Cup Espresso Machine | Black | Red Dot Design Award | 1,450W | 15 Bar | 1.8L Water Tank | 250g Bean Hopper | 13-Setting Conical Burr Grinder | LatteCrema Hot Technology | MyLatte — Zero Milk Waste | 5 One-Touch Drinks: Espresso / Coffee / Cappuccino / MyLatte / Hot Water | Colour Touch Icons + LED | Adjustable Coffee Length | Pre-Ground Compatible | Twin Shot | Water Filter Compatible | Programmable Water Hardness | Max Cup Height 140mm | 360×440×240mm / 9.6kg | 2-Year Warranty

The De’Longhi Magnifica Evo ECAM290.61.B in Black is the fully automatic bean-to-cup espresso machine that brings the De’Longhi Magnifica experience — integrated conical burr grinder, 15 bar pump, LatteCrema Hot automatic milk frothing and freshly ground coffee with every cup — into the most streamlined and accessible configuration in the Magnifica Evo family, awarded the Red Dot Design Award for its combination of sleek black glossy finish with chrome detailing and the simplest control interface in the range: five one-touch colour icon buttons covering MyLatte, Cappuccino, Espresso, Coffee and Hot Water, each activating the machine’s complete automated preparation sequence from grinding through brewing and milk delivery to cup without any manual intervention. The Magnifica Evo ECAM290.61.B is the ideal first fully automatic machine for households new to bean-to-cup espresso — the entry point to the Magnifica platform with no operational complexity, no learning curve and no compromise on the quality of the extraction that the same 15 bar pump and conical burr grinder deliver across the entire Magnifica family.

The integrated conical burr grinder with 13 adjustment settings is the technical foundation of the Magnifica Evo’s quality advantage over any pre-ground or capsule coffee system. Conical burrs — two nested cone-shaped grinding surfaces where the inner cone rotates inside the outer — produce a more uniform particle size distribution than flat burr grinders at the same price point and generate less heat during grinding, because the slow rotation speed of a cone geometry requires less motor speed to produce the same grinding force as a faster flat disc. A more uniform grind size means more even extraction: every particle of coffee is exposed to hot water at the same pressure for the same duration, extracting the same compounds at the same rate, producing a balanced cup rather than the over-extracted bitter compounds from fine particles combined with under-extracted sour compounds from coarse particles that a non-uniform grind produces. The 13 settings span from fine (for espresso) through medium (for lungo and americano) to coarser settings that adjust for different bean roast levels — a lighter roast at a coarser setting and a darker roast at a finer setting both targeting the same extraction yield, which is how the Magnifica Evo accommodates single-origin specialty beans as well as commercial espresso blends without fixed grind calibration. The machine grinds beans immediately before each extraction — not in advance — leaving minimal residual ground coffee in the grinder path, so the aromatic volatiles released the moment beans are crushed reach the cup rather than oxidising in the grinder chamber between uses.

The LatteCrema Hot milk system delivers automatic hot microfoam through the stainless steel thermal milk carafe connected to the machine’s steam circuit: the carafe pumps milk from its internal reservoir into the steam system under controlled air-and-steam pressure, producing hot creamy foam that is dispensed directly into the cup at the end of the espresso extraction for the Cappuccino function. The MyLatte function is the distinctive operational feature of the ECAM290.61.B: instead of requiring the user to fill a shared reservoir or manage leftover milk at a fixed quantity, MyLatte detects exactly how much milk has been placed in the carafe and uses all of it — the machine completes the milk foam cycle using 100% of the milk supplied without leaving any remainder that would need refrigerating or discarding. This eliminates the most friction-generating aspect of daily milk-based coffee preparation: the need to store partial volumes of steamed or frothed milk and the hygiene risk of warm leftover milk in the frothing system. The one-touch automatic cleaning cycle runs the steam system with hot water after each milk drink, purging the milk path without the user removing or rinsing any component manually. The dishwasher-safe milk carafe is also fully removable for tray washing. Coffee length is adjustable for each drink independently. Pre-ground coffee bypass doser accepts a single spoonful of ground coffee — useful for decaf or a specific bean the machine’s grinder is not calibrated for. Twin Shot delivers a double-strength extraction in a single brew cycle. Compatible with De’Longhi water filter cartridges for taste improvement in hard water areas. Programmable water hardness calibration adapts the descaling reminder cycle to the local tap water quality. 220–240V. 2-year warranty.