What is the cocoa function from delonghi good for??
Granted the integrated whisk for the delonghi primadonna is a clever solution. Nevertheless, you must also cocoa powder put it in the milk container yourself. Okay, I guess we have to live with that. A powder tray would only stick anyway. A problem that we already know with the ground coffee compartment (risk of mold).
Another point is the cleaning. While you can get cappuccino and latte macchiato one after the other without any problems, you will have to clean milk container completely. That is quite awkward. This does not have much to do with cocoa at the touch of a button. Moreover, this appliance from delonghi in the upscale price segment to find (around the 1000 €). Of course the fully automatic machine is top, but alone for cocoa this purchase is not worthwhile. The cocoa function serves here rather as a marketing strategy. So what is the alternative?
How to get cocoa with the fully automatic coffee maker
An expensive device with allegedly integrated cocoa function is not necessary. We show you how you can also use cheaper devices get delicious cocoa. What most people don’t think about: many fully automatic machines also simply prepare hot milk to. Here you only have to select the desired quantity frothing milk, stir in cocoa powder and your cocoa is ready.
Some fully automatic coffee machines offer the "hot milk" function
Afterwards you only have to stir in cocoa powder -ready
Of course you also get with it no cocoa at the push of a button – but the delonghi primadonna couldn’t do that either. For this you even save the time-consuming cleaning process of the milk container and the devices are significantly favorable.
We present you now the best appliances from our fully automatic coffee maker test the lattego 3200 can prepare hot milk for cocoa:
Test score: 1.3 (very good)
Test winner delonghi dinamica plus
Our test winner In addition to 12 different coffee specialties, the machine also prepares hot milk at the touch of a button to. Here you only have to watch the Stir in cocoa powder and you have hot chocolate. The milk quantity can be set very precisely with this device – even large glasses are no problem.
Another advantage: you can adjust the consistency of the milk foam in 3 steps settings: no froth, some froth, a lot of froth. For cocoa, the "no froth" setting is best. then the cocoa powder can be stirred in well. Our tests have shown that the temperature of the milk always nice and hot was. Also the cleaning the milk system is very easy – it can even go completely in the dishwasher.
Conclusion: the dinamica plus offers a very good price-performance ratio and is an affordable alternative to the primadonna. In our dinamica plus test report we report in detail about our experiences.
- Hot milk at the touch of a button
- 12 coffee specialties
- Very creamy and fine milk foam
- operation by touch display or with app
- Very many setting options
Test mark: 1.5 (very good)
Siemens EQ.500 – hot milk with cocoa
Also the popular siemens EQ.500 scores well in our test very good from. Besides 13 coffee specialties it offers the possibility only hot milk foam to prepare. The milk foam is extremely fine-pored and can therefore be mixed well with cocoa powder. you can adjust the milk quantity in 5 steps with milliliter precision. The milk container can be easily stored in the refrigerator door. There is also a version without milk container: here you put a hose directly into your milk carton.
The milk system cleans itself automatic after each hot water steam brew. After 2-3 days you should clean it thoroughly. the beauty: everything, including the milk container, can be put in the dishwasher. It could not be easier. All further details about the device can be found in our test report on the siemens EQ.500 integral read.
- 13 coffee specialties
- Hot milk foam at the touch of a button
- Extremely fine-pored& creamy milk foam
- Milk system easy to clean & to use
- All beverages also in double
Test rating: 1.7 (good)
Philips lattego 3200 fully automatic coffee maker
The lattego convinced in our test with a very good price-performance. Among the 5 coffee specialties the cappuccino and latte macchiato are of course also represented. Hot milk is not available, but with a little trick you can get it anyway.
To do this, simply select a latte macchiato and leave the machine to prepare ground coffee powder use – but do not fill. Now the fully automatic machine prepares you only hot milk (without coffee). A simple and very effective trick. The milk foam quantity you can still use 3 levels of adjustment or free programming.
The milk system works completely without hoses and is therefore particularly easy to clean. It may even dishwasher. All in all, the lattego offers everything a good fully automatic machine needs. If you want to see the machine in action, it is best to watch the video in our test report to philips lattego 3200 to.
- 5 coffee specialties
- Finer& creamy milk foam
- Extremely fine-pored& creamy milk foam
- Easy cleaning of the milk system
Test score: 2.0 (good)
Siemens EQ.300 – cocoa by milk nozzle
The little sister of the EQ.500 prepares you 4 coffee specialties and hot milk. Here you measure the milk before yourself. Afterwards you push the milk foam nozzle down into your cup. The fully automatic machine starts frothing at the touch of a button.
All you have to do here is cleaning the milk frothing nozzle. You can divide it into 2 parts and rinse under running water or pour into your dishwasher give. Overall, the fully automatic machine performs well in our test. You have with this device though less adjustment possibilities and you have to measure the milk beforehand, but the price is cheaper. You can find out what else the fully automatic machine can do in our detailed test report on the siemens EQ.300
- 4 coffee specialties
- extremely fine-pored& creamy milk foam
- milk nozzle easy to clean
- Top SIEMENS quality for a good price
cocoa from the fully automatic coffee machine – our experiment
As attentive readers, you have probably already asked yourselves where our cover picture comes from. Here we have experiment with our delonghi dinamica plus daring.
Admittedly, it makes a small difference in terms of taste, if milk and cocoa powder foamed together become. That’s why we experimented a bit and add cocoa powder directly to cold milk put it into the milk container. It is important that the cocoa powder dissolves completely and does not form lumps. This is how we proceeded:
Adding coffee powder to the cold milk in the milk container.
So that everything dissolves well we have used a whisk.
We then selected "hot milk" as the beverage to be served.
The fully automatic machine now heats the cocoa and directs it directly into our glass
We had to clean the milk container thoroughly afterwards.
But be careful! The manufacturers strongly advise against this method, because the inner hoses could get stuck. With our delonghi dinamica (ECAM 370.95.T) the cocoa only flows through the milk container which we get quite well clean again. However, in terms of taste there were no big difference to: first draw hot milk and then add cocoa powder. So the greater cleaning effort is not really worth it. You do not need to try it&
Conclusion on fully automatic coffee machines with cocoa function
A fully automatic coffee machine that you cocoa function everything prepared at the push of a button unfortunately doesn’t exist. We are curious which technical innovations the market will offer in the future. Maybe there will soon be a real innovation. We keep you up to date in any case. Until then, we would recommend you to use hot milk and then stir in the cocoa powder.