The moka pot
For anyone who loves the moka pot’s strong cup and wants it at its best, without turning it into an espresso machine. Chosen on side-by-side tests and on what owners say after years of use.
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Bean-to-cup machines
For a household that wants good coffee at the press of a button. Chosen on the tests of Stiftung Warentest and Konsument, the German and Austrian consumer testers, on how easy they are to keep clean, and on what owners report after years.
Prices from shops in Czechia.
Check the brew unit first. Every machine here but the Jura lets you take it out and rinse it about once a week; the Jura’s is cleaned by tablets and, with heavy use, by a workshop every few years.
Milk now and then
You froth the milk yourself with a steam wand, so these suit someone who mostly drinks coffee black or long.
- Philips Series 2200 EP2220/10 bean-to-cup coffee machine with classic milk frother, black
Stiftung Warentest rated it good value in 2019; it has a brew unit that comes out to rinse and a simple steam wand. Its espresso is light, and it’s better at long coffee and milk drinks.
CZK 5,990 elektropodlasek.cz - De'Longhi Magnifica S ECAM22.110.B bean-to-cup coffee machine, black
The plainest De'Longhi has buttons, a steam wand and a brew unit that comes out to rinse. Owners keep it going ten years and more on cheap parts; the wand takes practice.
CZK 6,399 delonghi.com - De'Longhi Magnifica Start ECAM220.21.B bean-to-cup coffee machine, black
The German and Austrian testers both named it good value. Its brew unit comes out to rinse, and the steam wand suits someone who takes milk now and then.
CZK 7,986 ab-com.cz
One-button cappuccino
If your house drinks mostly cappuccino, start here. The milk sits in a carafe that clips onto the machine, and every carafe here can go in the dishwasher.
- De'Longhi Magnifica Evo ECAM290.61.SB bean-to-cup coffee machine with LatteCrema carafe, silver/black
One-touch milk drinks without spending much, and first in the Austrian test. The carafe clicks on and then goes back in the fridge; run the rinse after milk, or the connector clogs.
CZK 8,536 kamody.cz - Philips Series 5400 LatteGo EP5447/90 bean-to-cup coffee machine
For a milk-drink household it has the easiest milk system here to clean: two parts, no tubes, dishwasher-safe. Stiftung Warentest rated it good twice, though its espresso is lighter.
CZK 10,990 elektropodlasek.cz - De'Longhi Rivelia EXAM440.55.G bean-to-cup coffee machine, pebble grey
Its two bean hoppers swap in seconds, one for decaf perhaps, and the milk carafe goes from fridge to dishwasher. It won Stiftung Warentest’s 2024 test but is too new for long-term reports.
CZK 8,745 testuj.to - De'Longhi Eletta Explore Cold Brew ECAM450.65.S bean-to-cup coffee machine, silver
The all-rounder here froths milk hot or cold from a carafe, makes cold brew, and won Stiftung Warentest’s test in 2022, 2023 and 2026. It’s tall, so measure under your cupboards.
CZK 17,378 elektroshock.cz
Fuller espresso, milk by tube
These two put more coffee in each cup than the rest, so a black espresso comes out fuller. Milk comes up a thin tube, which wants a rinse after milk drinks and a milk cleaner once a week.
- Nivona CafeRomatica NICR 790 bean-to-cup coffee machine, matt black/chrome
From a smaller German brand, it made the best cappuccino in Stiftung Warentest’s 2025 test; the brew unit comes out, the milk tube gets a rinse. Few owners have yet said how it lasts.
CZK 18,990 sekacky-online.cz - Jura E6 Piano Black (ED) bean-to-cup coffee machine
A larger dose makes fuller espresso, and it shared Stiftung Warentest’s 2025 win. Its brew unit stays inside and is cleaned by tablets, not by hand; many owners report ten years and more.
CZK 21,299 pcrobot.cz
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