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With or without a dog in tow, while it can be a lovely ritual to walk to your local coffee shop each morning for your caffeine fix, having a coffee machine at home will change your life. If you’re a coffee lover, there’s no greater joy than experimenting with the nuances of espresso – heat, steam, and grind for the perfect balance of flavour in each pour. We’re telling you this because now is the time to invest. We’ve found five of the best deals on coffee machines on Amazon to tempt you (who knew they sold so many?!) just in time to work on your milk-frothing skills for bonus winter hot chocolates. Run, don’t walk to the Amazon Prime Day sale – on right now.
How does Amazon Prime Day work?
Add everything to your cart while you shop over the next few days, then finalise it at checkout for huge savings. Amazon Prime Day is their biggest sale all year and for members only. This year it runs from 16th-21st of July and our hot tip is for you to sign up for a 30-day free trial of Prime membership to gain access to not only Prime Day deals but also free shipping, Prime Video, and select free e-books. Here’s our full guide on how to make the most of Prime Day.
01
Breville ‘The Infuser’ expresso machine BES840BSS
$395, Amazon
DEAL: 26% off
Best for: Coffee lovers with a separate home grinder
Breville is at the top of the home coffee machine game and they keep getting better. If you’re a milk coffee drinker, you’ll want to wrap your hands around the so-called “microfoam” milk texturing Breville has honed its machines to produce – no more boiling bubbles, just luscious, creamy foam atop your freshly made espresso.
Key features:
- Flexible shot control – single or double
- Microfoam milk texturing
- Precise espresso extraction
- Dimensions: W25.7 x D31.2 x H33.4cm
02
Sunbeam Barista Max espresso machine
$389, Amazon
DEAL: 29% off
Best for: All in one café-style coffee at home
While this machine is fully automated to produce perfect coffee at the touch of a button, you can adjust the coffee grind (from 30 different settings), choose a manual shot dose and learn latte art with the foaming wand.
Key features:
- Flexible shot control – single or double
- Fast heat-up
- Onboard one-touch conical burr coffee grinder
- Dimensions: W44 x D39.6 x H36.6cm
03
DeLonghi Eletta Explore Perfetto Automatic coffee machine
$1299, Amazon
DEAL: 35% off
Best for: All in one café-style coffee at home
DeLonghi is highly regarded in the home coffee machine market, particularly for those at the beginning of their journey to produce café-style coffee at home. This elegant machine does it all for you, including hot and cold coffee delivery and the ability to personalise and store your coffee style, then select in a simple, one-touch delivery.
Key features:
- Hot and cold automatic milk frothing
- Allows for coffee cups up to 16cm tall
- Onboard coffee grinder
- Self-cleaning function
- Dimensions: W26 x D45 x H38.5cm
04
Sunbeam Compact Barista espresso machine
$134.99, Amazon
DEAL: 52% off
Best for: Coffee for one
This is what we’re talking about! We love this little beauty for a small space, single-coffee-drinker household or simply an affordable solution to homemade barista-style coffee anywhere you go. At this price, you can get one for the caravan, one for the houseboat and one for your apartment.
Key features:
- Pre-set shot control – single or double
- Fast heat-up
- Café-style steam wand for creamy microfoam
- Dimensions: W13.8 x D31 x H30.5cm
05
De’Longhi Nespresso Vertuo Next capsule coffee machine
$199.20 Amazon
DEAL: 20% off
Best for: Pod lovers
Nespresso fans have not been left behind in the suite of the best coffee machines on Amazon. If pods are your thing, this latest has all the bells and whistles you’re after, with clever tech that reads a bar code from the pod you have used to deliver one of 5 coffee sizes, from 40ml espresso to a massive 440ml ‘alto’ size! In line with Nespresso’s commitment to providing eco-friendly products, the machine is made from over 50% recycled plastic, and all of the packaging is 100% recyclable.
Key features:
- Pre-set shot control – single or double
- Fast 30 second heat-up time
- Nespresso app with offers and consumables
- Dimensions: W14.2 x D42.0 x H31.4cm
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