An EASY bean to cup coffee machine for a reasonable price?

We have the Lakeland own brand, it’s excellent, £99 or thereabouts.

We are on our second Delonghi, It’s a Magnifica, we don’t use the milk frothing facility as it’s as a bit of a faff, but have bought a stand alone lavazza frother which is excellent, we love our coffee machine.

Mine isn't bean-to cup bug I don't find it difficult. I can use whatever coffee I fancy and can grind it separately.
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Otherwise I use a Bialetti stove top which is quite different even with the same beans.

Swan do a cheap bean-to-cup that might be worth a go - given that my Swan is pretty good.

I use coffe bags . Fresh coffee taste -no mess

I stick with my Bialetti stove top pot (50 million Italians can't be wrong) I've had several machines but they were all fiddly and tended to develop leaks. I just use ground coffee. If you grind your own you really need to be aware of weather conditions as it affects the flow of water through the coffee, but I really can't be bothered. I did buy a Lavazza milk frother which is very good.

We were given a Delonghi cappuccino, bean to cup, daughter didn’t have time to use it, we absolutely love it. Easy to clean but its rather large so you need plenty of room to sit it somewhere permanently, also I’d imagine it’s expensive to run all day long, we just have a cup at breakfast time. I started with plunge type coffee pot & then on to a lavazza pod machine with milk frother, which I still use if I can get the pods!

Casdon

I’ve got a Sage coffee machine, which is excellent. You could try John Lewis or similar, see if they have any models in the sale?

Sage coffee machines are fabulous. We're on our second and their customer service is the best I've ever known. They even repaired our old machine a month out of warranty, free of charge.

Mellita Purista about £280. When staying with son ofir Chrustmas tgeur coffee machine finally died. I had given them money for Xmas and they bought the Mellita machine. Second best machine on Which magazine only losing 1 point to a very highly priced machine. Even I was able to use it right away.

I will be honest my family have and have had high end coffee machines. My absolute favourite is my filter coffee machine. I am never disappointed.in my morning coffee. This one was a gift and to compliment it a further gift was an electric milk frother|warmer. My mornings are complete and I too enjoy testing ready ground coffee.

Is there a special reason for using coffee beans?
We use a nespresso machine, but it uses pods. Very easy to use and I put the coffee grounds into my compost or around my plants to deter slugs and snails. A lot of the pods can be recycled. Hope you find a coffee machine you like.

Sarahr

Is there a special reason for using coffee beans?
We use a nespresso machine, but it uses pods. Very easy to use and I put the coffee grounds into my compost or around my plants to deter slugs and snails. A lot of the pods can be recycled. Hope you find a coffee machine you like.

Using beans rather than pods is better for the eco system. I know some of the pods are recyclable but this still leaves a footprint. I use the grinds around my plants and in the compost.

Love my DeLonghi Magnifica. Must be about ten years old now and still working fine. Bought direct from DeLonghi, they do deals, mine was nearly half price on their website, then an extra discount for being a pensioner - real bargain. I couldn't have afforded it at full price. As an aside, I bought a "computer" usb vacuum cleaner, tiny and ideal for cleaning the inside of the machine of grinding debris.