Smeg’s collaboration with Italian espresso model Lavazza produced a good looking espresso machine that marries Smeg’s covetable retro aesthetic with Lavazza’s top quality capsule espresso machine construct.
And now you should purchase it at half value.
We’ve noticed two nice offers that can 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 purchase it in purple for simply £119.99.
However John Lewis has two color choices (black or purple) for only a few 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 remains to be excellent.
If it sells out at John Lewis or B&Q, you may get an analogous deal from Lavazza. The saving shouldn’t be fairly pretty much as good as those we discovered however the purple mannequin is on the market in a Valentine’s Day promotion for £149 – nonetheless £50 off its finest typical value and £100 off the RRP.
That’s when you’re within the UK, anyway. This machine shouldn’t be on the market within the US, the place there are simply two capsule espresso machines you should purchase from Lavazza: the Stylish Mini and the Stylish Plus.
In regards to the machine
The Lavazza A Modo Mio Smeg is a capsule machine that, because the title suggests, is appropriate with Lavazza’s a A Modo Mio capsules – espresso pods that are available in various intensities and flavours, together with lengthy coffees. In our opinion, they’re among the finest espresso pods accessible.
One other level of their favour is that A Modo Mio capsules might be industrially composted, which implies there’s no want to gather them in a bag for recycling. They’ll simply go in together with your meals waste for council assortment. You possibly can’t compost them at house, nevertheless.
The machine itself is easy to make use of and like all of Lavazza’s capsule espresso makers, it permits for some personalisation. On this case, you may decide for the standard or an extended espresso. You’ll have to organize the milk individually, however you should purchase 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 mechanically 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 effectively.
We’ve reviewed various Lavazza machines: the Desea and the Voicy – which comes with an inbuilt Amazon Alexa speaker – are two of our favourites.
For those who’d extra espresso machine shopping for choices, take a look at our round-ups of one of the best espresso machines total and one of the best capsule espresso makers.