Become a Better Barista in 10 Minutes: Delonghi La Specialista Arte EC9155

Have you heard of the Delonghi La Specialista model home espresso machines? They are filling up the home barista market, and that is the reason for this video. We take a beginner's barista crash course in making espresso drinks including: espresso, lungo, americano, long black, cappuccino and latte macchiato.

For these recipes, I do use a bottomless portafilter and IMS basket, which are linked below.

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0:56 Espresso
3:00 Lungo
4:18 Americano
5:12 Long Black
6:31 Cappuccino
8:04 Latte Macchiato

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[kubilaya]

Danke dir Tom! Sehr schön gestaltetes Video 👍🏼

[jadepalairet]

Just brought this machine and I love it. Your videos are very helpful. The best I’ve found.

[AndreaDellaCorte-qgzg]

Thanks Tom, speaking about espresso, perhaps it should be legit to mention italian style espresso which is shorter than your like, maybe you call it ristretto but for us it's regular espresso :)

[bagdaddycool]

I just bought this machine. Thank you so much for those nice explanation!!

[lupisygabocasa]

I bought it today and I loved it, also your video! Thanks a lot. I subscribed, hi from Mexico

[petezafris]

Thanks Tom, this was very informative! Also The La Specialista i purchased is metal, not plastic. It was about $200 more than the previous version. Next stop is your milk steaming episode! I have so much to learn.

[WTC]

I’ve been using this exact same model for 2years and never get a good crema, aight! Guess I need to get a new basket, filter and scale 😂

[gabrielmaximo]

Hi mate, really enjoy your videos and and really liked your wide range of coffee cups!! I wanted to get the lungo and espresso cups, and was wondering if you had any link of a website where I could get any of those?

[latteartimsi]

Hello; I have this model coffee machine and I want to ask you about something I am curious about. Which other Delonghi model device is the portafilter in this machine compatible with? In which other models of the Delonghi family can I use the portafilter of this device?

[joannawareluk]

Thank you for this informative video. Could you please share your thoughts on the quality of the grinder in this machine? I’m hesitating between Dedica Arte plus separate grinder and Specialista Arte.

[bbavdz]

Hi Tom!
I just bought this machine and watching your video's! They're great, thank you for that!
I was wondering wat is the correct brew ratio for an Americano/long black?
I found on internet 15g coffee for a 30ml espresso topped with 150ml water.
What would you recommend?

[bln]

My machine does not build pressure and comes out watery. Any suggestions?

[ghdr]

Podrías hacer un vídeo de la arte con el portafiltro de serie, el que viene en la cafetera al comprarla. Un expreso y un café con leche grande.
Gracias

[palinckxd]

Hey great video! I got the same machine but my coffee tastes really bitter.. i think it also looks too dark. What can i do? Thanks!😅

[marketsuchankova]

Hi Tom. Many thanks for such a helpful video! Please can I ask what WDT tool do you use?

[tmkongen]

I'm really torn between this and the EC685. I have a Nespresso Gran Lattissima for over a year but want to try fiddling with my own coffee!

[marijavukotic]

Hi Tom, would you recommend buying this machine or Dedica + a standalone grinder?

[thomasnoulas]

On 0:24 the button was set for double espresso. Did you make all the drinks with one shot or with a double.

[jennychow]

Hi Tom, I’ve been trying different combos with this machine but the pressure never gets to optimum level and it’s under extracted with no crema. Any suggestions?

[ravieprasaud]

Why you still machine while brewing, it don't have a auto stop?