Why we love it
Most espresso machines treat an iced latte as your problem. The Dedica Duo puts it on the front panel: three preset recipes — espresso, double espresso and a cold brew setting — on a touch display, so the drink most people actually order at a café is a button rather than a workaround. Underneath it is a proper semi-automatic: you fill and tamp the portafilter, the pump runs low-pressure pre-infusion and then a steady 9 bars, and the shot stops itself. The My LatteArt wand is the commercial-style kind rather than a frothing sleeve, so it will texture milk for a cappuccino once you learn it. De'Longhi doesn't say how long the cold brew setting takes or how it differs from a slow espresso, so judge it on taste, not on the name.
Pros
- Cold brew preset alongside single and double espresso
- Commercial-style My LatteArt wand makes microfoam, not just bubbles
- Low-pressure pre-infusion, then a stable 9 bars
- Shot stops on its own — no timing by hand
- Dedica-slim footprint fits a crowded counter
Cons
- De'Longhi doesn't explain what the cold brew setting actually does
- Touch display is one more thing to break than a dial
- Manual wand takes a few weeks to learn
