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No other machine here covers cold drinks as completely as the De’Longhi Eletta Explore, which combines sub-three-minute Cold Extraction with an included cold-foam carafe and a broad saved menu. Oracle Jet is the portafilter alternative. Ninja Luxe Café Pro also handles rapid cold brew and cold foam.
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Tell true low-temperature extraction apart from recipes that just brew coffee to pour over ice.
By the numbers
What we found across the espresso machines we compare, plus the checked facts behind each finding.
Only 6 of the 62 models checked meet every need here: “Iced or cold-extracted coffee is what I make”, “I want milk textured automatically”, “I drink Americanos or long coffee too”, “Saved drinks for several people”, and “I want the easiest daily cleanup”.
6 models fit, out of 62 checkedHow we countedThe count uses each product's current fit ratings for “Iced or cold-extracted coffee is what I make”, “I want milk textured automatically”, “I drink Americanos or long coffee too”, “Saved drinks for several people”, and “I want the easiest daily cleanup”. A need with no documented match is not counted.
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| De’Longhi Eletta Explore |
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| Ninja Luxe Café Pro |
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De’Longhi, ECAM45086S EX:4
True rapid cold extraction and separate hot- and cold-foam carafes sit alongside a wide menu on this super-automatic.
Top pick ifThe widest menu of hot, iced and cold-foam drinks
Refrigerator space goes to two milk carafes, and both need cleaning.
Breville, BES985BSS
You keep a real portafilter on this 58mm assisted machine, yet grinding, dosing, tamping and milk are all automated.
Best forHeavy automation that still uses a 58mm puck
Extraction and steaming cannot overlap, because automatic milk only begins once the shot is done.
Ninja, ES701
This is the fuller Luxe Café, with an integrated tamp lever, dedicated hot water and a bigger menu of automatic frothing options.
Best forGuided espresso, drip and cold coffee, with a cleaner puck routine
In independent testing, the suggested grind sometimes still had to be corrected by hand.
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Heavy automation that still uses a 58mm puck
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