Cleaning Products

With apologies to Shakespeare, looking after your coffee machine should not require quite as much deliberation as Hamlet’s famous dilemma.

Yet choosing the right maintenance product can be surprisingly...

De’Longhi says EcoDecalk is specially formulated for its machines — but what does that really mean? We look at the chemistry and whether it is genuinely different from other suitable coffee-machine descalers...

How often should you descale your coffee machine?

Once a month?

Every three months?

Every six months?

If you have ever bought a coffee machine or a bottle of limescale remover, you have probably seen advice...

If you've heard people talking about backflushing an espresso machine and quietly nodded along while having absolutely no idea what they were talking about, don't worry. It sounds far more technical than...

If you own a DeLonghi coffee machine, you will eventually need to descale it. DeLonghi recommends its own EcoDecalk descaling solution, but do you actually have to use EcoDecalk, or can you use an alternative...

Yes, descaling is an important part of maintaining most espresso coffee makers. Minerals naturally present in water can gradually collect inside the machine, particularly in the boiler, thermoblock, valves...

A coffee machine can continue working while limescale gradually builds up inside it, which means the early warning signs are easy to overlook. You may notice that your coffee takes longer to brew, the...

Regular cleaning is one of the most important parts of owning an espresso machine. Coffee oils, milk residue, mineral deposits and fine coffee particles gradually build up inside and around the machine...