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De’Longhi’s smallest coffee machine adds cold brew
De’Longhi’s new Rivelia Start packs 10 drinks, cold brew, and swappable bean hoppers into a smaller fully automatic machine for £599.99.
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De’Longhi has launched the Rivelia Start, which it says is its smallest fully automatic coffee maker yet. The new model keeps key features from the 2024 De’Longhi Rivelia while shrinking the footprint and adding one standout option for summer: cold brew.
According to the company, the machine can make cold brew in under five minutes using ambient-temperature water, rather than simply pouring hot coffee over ice. That method is meant to reduce bitter compounds and produce a smoother flavor.
The standard menu includes 10 coffee drinks. Buyers who want iced milk drinks can add the optional LatteCrema Cool kit, which makes chilled milk foam for six more drinks. Out of the box, the machine supports LatteCrema Hot for hot milk foam.
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The Rivelia Start also keeps Bean Adapt technology, which adjusts brewing settings to match different beans, and one of the more practical features from the line: swappable bean hoppers. That lets users switch between beans — for example, regular and decaf — without emptying and refilling the hopper each time.
De’Longhi has gone with a simpler control scheme here, using clearly labeled buttons instead of a touchscreen. The machine is also being pitched as a design object, with earthy finishes instead of the usual black, white, and chrome appliance palette.
It is on sale now in the UK for £599.99 — about $800 / AU$1,160 — directly from De’Longhi in maple brown and jade green. Additional colors are due from third-party retailers in September. De’Longhi has not yet detailed an international launch.
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