The Best Bean To Cup Coffee Machines

If you want to splurge on a bean to cup coffee machine, the Sage The Oracle™ Touch is the one to do it. With this product, you'll feel as if you have your own personal barista, it has an excellent build quality with a premium feel to it. We also love the LCD touchscreen, it's super user-friendly and intuitive to use.    

Customer review: "Purchased the Oracle Touch after owning the Duo Temp Pro for a couple of years. I eventually decided to upgrade after watching reviews on Youtube, love it. Very simple setup and use from the included instructions and the built-in tutorials on the screen. Lots of excellent features are available via the touch screen, or you can also use features manually if you want finer control. Integrated grinder and auto tamping is fantastic and simple to use. Drink selection is also simple and can also be customised with your own settings under your favourite icon on the screen.

Steam wand auto purge is an excellent feature as well. A massive water storage tank at the rear that can be filled via a flap on the top saves you from having to pull out the machine to refill it. Pull out the large drip tray and twist the knob and the machine glides around the worktop on wheels, making for easy cleaning. I was thinking of getting the Oracle, but now I'm glad I got the Touch. Once the grinder is dialled in, it makes consistently good coffee every time. Well worth the money in my opinion."

If you're in the market for a new bean-to-cup coffee machine, but you don't want to stretch your budget, we highly recommend the De'Longhi Magnifica Automatic Bean to Cup Coffee Machine. It's super easy to use, and it creates an excellent cup of coffee, so you can enjoy an expertly brewed cup with your own fair hands. This bean-to-cup coffee machine is incredibly popular on Amazon, so don't take our word for it, take one of the hundreds of glowing reviews.

Customer review: "The machine itself is easy to set up. Make sure it is switched on at the back and the steam knob is set to the 'off' position. Read the instructions carefully although most of the factory settings are good enough to start with. I have used a few types of beans although I keep on coming back to Lavazza Qualita Rossa Coffee Beans 1kg. Espresso is nice. I make cappuccinos for my son with it. The transition from coffee to steam is seamless but from steam to coffee takes many minutes. Make sure you brew your shot of espresso BEFORE you froth your milk. Otherwise, the frothed milk would go cold/ flat while you wait for the coffee to be brewed."

This sleek Melitta CI TOUCH F630-102 Compact Bean to Cup Coffee Machine is super versatile and handy as you can put two different types of coffee beans in and select the one you'd prefer while making the coffee. It additionally froths milk quite well, so if you love your cappuccinos or lattes, this is a great pick. 

Customer review: "I've had the Melitta CI touch coffee machine for three days now and I feel I know the machine well enough to review. Day one was all about the first cleaning and initial first run through all the recipes. Was wired to the moon after all the coffee I drank on the first day. The second day I tinkered with my recipes, it was only then I realised how good the machine really was. I was able to make the Latte Macchiato (which was only OK on the first go) exactly like a Costa Latte. Today, all I had to do was go to the machine, press two buttons and I had my latte in less than two minutes. I'm so glad I spent that extra few pounds to make sure I got the quality I was looking for."

If your kitchen already has Smeg products and you're loyal to the brand, then this Smeg BCC02 Bean To Cup Coffee Machine is a no-brainer to add to your collection. Even if you don't own a Smeg product, this bean-to-cup machine is a great mid-range appliance which includes features like a sophisticated thermo-block heating system to allow faster switch-on times and precise water temperature control for brewing, steam and hot water.

Customer review: "I have used many different bean-to-cup machines over the years and the last few went on to Nespresso. Decided to go back to b2c. After looking around for some time I came across this Smeg one. One of the smaller beans to cup about, modern clean looking well it is Smeg. I read the reviews and the one thing I do agree with is to read the instructions FIRST. I now have mine set just the way I want it, single espresso double espresso and 150cl. The machine heats up quickly so no hanging around, flushes each time it goes on and automatically off. Worth the money and I have tried a few beans from Waitrose and think I will stick to their house blend. Good all around."

Read our full SMEG BCC02 Bean To Cup Coffee Machine Review

One of the best things about going for a coffee break is getting to order different types of coffee we can't usually do at home, whether it's an extra strong latte or a frothy cappuccino. Act like your own barista as this Sage, The Barista Touch™, will do it all for you. The touchscreen display has a pre-programmed coffee menu where you can easily adjust the strength, milk texture and temperature to suit your taste, and it will save up to six personalised coffees.

Customer review: "I feel like a professional Barista and I love it. This machine is so fantastic. It's a very stylish appliance and fits in really well with my appliances. There are lots of amazing parts of this machine but my favourite has to be the screen where you can choose which coffee you want to make. It's very easy to use and it is easy to clean as well, the grate at the bottom catches all of the overspill and accidents which is really cool especially when you are practising.
"It's really awesome to be able to froth the milk up so easily and I am slowly able to do some designs in my coffee. It makes it so much more enjoyable to make my coffee now. I can't wait for more family and friends to come round, not only will they be super impressed at the machine, they will love to try my lovely new coffee-making skills."

If you love americanos or black coffee, this De'Longhi Dinamica, Fully Automatic Bean to Cup Coffee Machine may just be the one for you. Drinks can be fully customised in terms of aroma, temperature and volume thanks to the "my menu feature". The grinder can additionally be manually adjusted so you can get a finer or a coarser grind.  

Customer review: "It took me some time to finally decide to purchase this machine, partly because of the sheer number of machines out there and also because I couldn't find many reviews for this specific machine. So after some comparison work, I jumped in. So glad I did, great machine, makes fantastic Expresso, Long, Regular Coffee, Late and Cappuccino. I have programmed it to extract specific sizes of Coffee and Expresso for my own cups/preferences.
"Also it warns you when it's due to be cleaned and takes you through the whole process. I purchased the water filters and descaler and have used them with no issue. Afterwards, I poured the descaling/water solution that had passed through the machine into my kettle and it cleaned that a treat as well. You won't be disappointed with this machine, you will however consume too much coffee as a result, because they taste so good."