A:AnswerYou need ground, whether you grind or by ground. It doesn't grind for you. You can use store bought espresso ground - manual says "pre-ground". My husband buys whole beans and grinds himself. We think we shouldn't grind to the finest grind, one less. I use regular coffee but grind it down. You don't have to grind regular down but it makes for a stronger cup.
A:AnswerHi Jess, "15 Bars" refers to the amount of pressure used to pump through your coffee grinds to create espresso. While some units may carry less, our De'Longhi Espresso Machines are at 15 bars to help you create that perfect shot of espresso. We hope this clears things up for you. Thank you.
A:AnswerHello, since this is a manual unit, you will need to manually turn the device off to stop the pour. If you feel your unit is producing too watery of espresso, we recommend using a finer grind coffee ground or perform a descale of your unit. If you require further assistance, please feel free to contact us Mon.-Fri. between the hours of 9:00 am - 8:00 pm est by calling 1-800-322-3848 or reach us via our web chat feature found on our website. www.delonghi.com Thank you.
A:AnswerHi, the cup clearance from the nozzle to the drip dray is 4.25 inches. If the drip tray is removed it, you would have an additional 2.5 inches for cup clearance. Thank you.
A:AnswerIt sounds like you have several good choices here. Hopefully you were enjoying the DeLonghi EC260 espresso maker or the like, when this minor disaster struck. And also the part missing in action, is likely one of its two filter baskets, not the entire portafilter with the handle.
I’m also guessing that Davy Jones’ locker for the lost basket is the bottom of the kitchen garbage pail, not the insinkerator - if the latter, please be sure to take it out before running the motor.
The simplest but grungiest option is to put on a kitchen glove and search the bottom of the pail. The lost steel basket is almost surely the heaviest object in there. Eew, I know.
If that’s too gross or the garbage has already been picked up, for now you could use the other basket that came with the portafilter.
Annoying if that means twice as many grounds changes or half as much coffee, but this is only a stopgap.
DeLonghi, Amazon or other sources will gladly sell you another filter basket. As to size, the portafilter for the EC260 is the two-eared 51 millimeter diameter one, and its basket comes in one-shot (shallow) or two-shot (deep) varieties.
Or, if coffee appeals to your taste buds and is not just for starting your heart, consider a burr grinder for fresh beans. That will release flavors pre-ground coffee has lost. (I use a hand grinder from Kyocera but there are lots of electric ones.) Since this will clog up the DeLonghi’s portafilter, I’d take the basket’s vanishing act as a signal from the universe and get a bottomless all-steel portafilter with a wider and more porous basket. Mine is Normcore but there are less expensive ones out there. Overall your whole setup will still cost 25-30% of a fancier model.
Once this is taken care of, going forward it would be safer to remove the wet puck with a butter knife or teaspoon. Take care not to nick the black rubber gasket that keeps the filter in place, if you’re still using one.
Why yes, I am a college instructor - how could you tell? Best of luck and happy coffee drinking.
A:AnswerFrom the specifications on the product page:
Product Width 8.07 inches
Product Length 13.5 inches
Product Height 11.22 inches
These are the out of the box dimensions.
