Smeg’s collaboration with Italian espresso model Lavazza produced an exquisite espresso machine that marries Smeg’s covetable retro aesthetic with Lavazza’s top quality capsule espresso machine construct.
And now you should buy it at half value.
We’ve noticed two nice offers that may get you this stunning little capsule espresso maker for simply 50% of its £249.99 RRP.
The bottom value is from B&Q, the place you should buy it in crimson for simply £119.99.
However John Lewis has two color choices (black or crimson) for just some quid extra – £124.50.
Though the machine’s RRP is £249.99, on the time of writing, it's broadly accessible for £199.99, making the saving extra like 38% or £75.49, which continues to be superb.
If it sells out at John Lewis or B&Q, you may get an identical deal from Lavazza. The saving is just not fairly pretty much as good as those we discovered however the crimson mannequin is out there in a Valentine’s Day promotion for £149 – nonetheless £50 off its greatest regular value and £100 off the RRP.
That’s in the event you’re within the UK, anyway. This machine is just not on the market within the US, the place there are simply two capsule espresso machines you should buy from Lavazza: the Elegant Mini and the Elegant Plus.
In regards to the machine
The Lavazza A Modo Mio Smeg is a capsule machine that, because the identify suggests, is appropriate with Lavazza’s a A Modo Mio capsules – espresso pods that are available various intensities and flavours, together with lengthy coffees. In our opinion, they're among the greatest espresso pods accessible.
One other level of their favour is that A Modo Mio capsules might be industrially composted, which suggests there’s no want to gather them in a bag for recycling. They will simply go in along with your meals waste for council assortment. You possibly can’t compost them at residence, nevertheless.
The machine itself is straightforward to make use of and like all of Lavazza’s capsule espresso makers, it permits for some personalisation. On this case, you possibly can decide for the standard or a protracted espresso. You’ll have to arrange the milk individually, however you should buy a milk frother from Lavazza.
Lavazza
The Lavazza A Modo Mio Smeg is pretty compact at 15.7 x 29 x 36.6cm and has a 0.9 litre water tank. It robotically ejects used capsules and there’s area to retailer six used capsules inside earlier than it must be emptied. The cup shelf/ drip tray is adjustable as nicely.
We’ve reviewed various Lavazza machines: the Desea and the Voicy – which comes with an inbuilt Amazon Alexa speaker – are two of our favourites.
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