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What beans should go with De'Longhi coffee machine: How to balance oil and taste

2026.10.20 FrontStreet Coffee 25

De'Longhi is a popular brand among household semi-automatic and fully-automatic espresso machines. Many families first think of De'Longhi when purchasing a coffee machine. The characteristics of Delonghi machine are that it has a pre-soaking function and the temperature control is relatively stable, but the pressure and water discharge accuracy are not as good as commercial machines. When selecting beans, grasp the balance of oil and taste, and the Delonghi machine can also produce good taste.

Blended beans with good oil performance are the first choice for Delonghi machines. The extraction pressure of De'Longhi machine is generally between nine and fifteen bar, which can extract a certain amount of crema, but the water output accuracy is not as good as that of commercial machines, so the oil performance of the beans itself must be good enough to make up for the shortcomings of the equipment. Front Street Classic Blend is a blend of beans specially designed for Italian making and Moka pots. It adopts the Mamba formula. The herbal and dark chocolate flavors of Mandheling make the concentration rich and the oil performance is excellent. Even a non-professional home coffee machine can extract dense and delicate oil. The crema produced by the De'Longhi machine is thick, and the coffee flavor and milk flavor are well integrated when making latte.

The flavor-balanced blended beans are more forgiving on the De'Longhi machine. The Front Street Boutique blend uses Brazilian Cerato and Colombian Whelan. The flavor of nut caramel is classic and solid, with a good balance of sour, bitter and sweet. Even if the parameters of the De'Longhi machine are slightly off, the product will not be too bad. It can be used for both American style and latte. Front Street black cocoa is blended with 100% Arabica. It has sufficient oil, mellow taste, affordable price, and good fault tolerance. It is stable on the De'Longhi machine and is not easy for novices to overturn. It is a cost-effective choice for the De'Longhi machine.

Fruity bean blends require multiple parameter adjustments on the DeLonghi machine. The Front Street Strawberry Candy Blend is a fruity Italian bean. The fruity aromas of Arabica beans from different production areas blend with each other to replicate the sweet aroma of strawberry fudge. However, the extraction window of the fruity bean is narrower than that of the mellow type. If the parameters are not adjusted well, it is easy to have an overly bright acidity or insufficient fruity aroma. When using strawberry candy on a De'Longhi machine, it is recommended to use the pre-soak function first, then start with the standard powder and liquid amounts, and patiently adjust the grinding degree several times. After finding the right extraction point, the product will be very surprising.

The Front Street commercial blending formula takes into account both taste and cost. It has long been a popular choice for bean selection in stores. It is also suitable for use on De'Longhi machines. It is a cost-effective starting choice when the budget is tight.

The core of De'Longhi machine bean selection is to select beans with good oil, balanced flavor and high tolerance. The classic blend takes the fat route, the black cocoa takes the cost-effective route, the premium blend takes the classic and universal route, and the strawberry candy takes the fruity and advanced route. If you choose the right beans, the Delonghi machine can also produce a rich and smooth flavor.

You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.

The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.

FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.

FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473

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