There are some unusual and expensive coffee makers on the market and the DeLonghi Prima Donna ESAM6600 Bean to Cup Coffee Maker is no exception. It's called a fully automatic coffee machine because it does exactly what it says it does – everything from grinding your coffee beans to making the final product, the beverage we simply call coffee. This is not one of the cheaper coffee makers from DeLonghi, like the DeLonghi DCF212T Coffee Maker, and you shouldn't expect it to be.

Features

I don't have one of these, nor can I afford one, but I can tell you what they list the features as:

• Adjustable aroma from extra mild to strong
• Adjustable temperature from medium to piping hot, with electronic temperature control
• Adjustable coffee quantity
• Adjustable water quantity
• Either coffee beans or ground coffee can be used
• Adjustable grinding with a silent, integrated professional burr grinder
• Pre-brewing
• Adjustable coffee dispenser for varying cup sizes
• Removable water reservoir with a water level indicator
• Automatic rinse and decalcification program
• Automatic shut-off
• Cup warmer
• Removable drip tray
• Patented autocappuccino system
• 1 year warranty

As I understand it, you can produce an espresso, a cappuccino, a latte or a plain cup of coffee with this coffee maker.

Pricing and Availability

I would probably be willing do a bit more digging if I intended to buy a DeLonghi Prima Donna ESAM6600 Coffee Machine for myself, but it's too pricey for my blood. The cheapest I could find it for online was about $2429 and some places sell it for much more. Just do a search for "DeLonghi ESAM6600" and you'll get a list of results and a lot of them point to store aggregators like myshopping.com.au.

If you have a limited budget, DeLonghi sells many less expensive models of coffee makers in addition to the high-end models. I fall into that category myself.

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I saw this coffee maker at the top of the list when I searched for coffee makers on Google Squared, so I figured I'd go ahead and do a quick virtual review on it. Keurig calls it the "Special Edition Brewing System", but I don't know what makes it a special edition. When I first visited the Keurig website, I wasn't sure it was the right one. When I right-clicked to save the image, the title included "B60", so I'm fairly confident it's the right one. Without further delay…

Features

The Keurig Special Edition B60 has three brew size choices: 6 ounces, 8 ounces or 10 ounces. It has a removable 48 ounce reservoir, which means you don't have to refill it until you've made at least four cups of coffee. It has a programmable LCD message center, but I can't fathom why anyone would need to reprogram it. It has a removable drip tray, blue backlit LCD and water reservoir, chrome accents and a quiet brewing technology.

This Keurig coffee maker is about 13 inches tall and weighs about 12 pounds empty. It seems to be a little taller and a little heavier than most "full pot" coffee makers. It comes with a complimentary 12 K-Cup variety pack of coffee and tea.

Pricing

The suggested retail price is $139.95 and you can buy it directly from the Keurig website. I found it cheaper, at $129.95 ($10 cheaper) at Amazon.com and with free shipping.

That still seems a little steep to me since I usually go for coffee makers that are less than $100. The redeeming features are that it can produce a perfect cup of coffee in less than 60 seconds and, of course, the included coffee pack.

Would I buy the Keurig Special Edition B60 Gourmet Single Serve Coffee Maker (whew, that's a long description)? Not where I live right now because I wouldn't be able to get more K-Cups. Would I buy it in the US? Yes. I used to heat up hot water in a microwave oven and it would take two minutes for just that step. If I had one of these, I wouldn't need to make a pot at a time and risk part of it going bad (getting cold or burned) before getting consumed.

((Image source: Keurig)

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