Recommend me your bean to cup coffee machine please !

[holidayfever2024]

Our trusty Gaggia machine seems to have died, I am bereft without it.
its over 8 years old so I think we need to look for a new one so looking for recommendations to save me making a costly mistake !
its seems like Sage has become the one everyone sells now so wondering if that’s the way to go.
The machine we had was one where you just press a button for the coffee size you want to pour , not grind and then make the coffee barista style.
Any coffee addicts who can share their recommendations please ?

We’ve just replaced our 15 year old Gaggia Berra with exactly the same machine. £200 cheaper than a Sage, UK Gaggia still accept machines for a service and they are so very reliable. If it ain’t broke etc etc

Sage Barista Impress (I think). Bought reconditioned by our amazing local roasters. Been great so far.

Delonghi Magnifica

@Cerys1971thanks for the super fast reply , that’s interesting our machine is a Brera it has been good and I love how small it is compared to some of the other machines , we feel like ours has had a few niggles for quite while so I am opening my mind to others.
how often have you needed to have it serviced in 15 years?

DeLonghi Magnifica Plus

The sage bean to cup ones, think there's a few models but we love ours

Delonghi Magnifica

Thanks all for the recommendations! I know that de longhi machine well - they are very good we bought PIL one and it’s still going strong many years later.
I do also love the look of the
sage ones but hadn’t realised they are mostly not automatic- not sure I can be bothered going back to barista style using the ‘portafilter’ bit after years of just pressing a button!
May go and look at some in real life as well.
interested to see Gaggia offer a 5 year warranty and Sage only 2 - not long for more expensive machines.

I recommended the Delonghi because I've worked in a cafe with a "proper" machine and I cba with mess and tamping, etc.

Sage Oracle, must be getting on for 10 years and has been excellent. I was impressed with Sage so bought three other appliances and they all work really well.

I replaced the "o" rings on the boiler after about 8 years, but they were easy to do and spare are readily available.

Their range is quite comprehensive, so you should be able to find something that fits your needs.

We have a Philips one. You can use either beans or ground but we stick to beans. It has a steam wand and is so easy to clean. It's only small so fits on a small piece of counter top in our small kitchen lovely. You just select what coffee you want, press the button and away it goes. Used every day in our house