De'Longhi Rivelia

The De’Longhi Rivelia brings a distinctive feature to the fully automatic coffee-machine category: two removable bean hoppers that make it easier to alternate between beans, such as regular and decaffeinated coffee. Its Bean Switch function helps clear residual beans from the grinder before the change. A 3.5-inch colour touchscreen, guided Bean Adapt settings, four user profiles and an automatic hot-milk system make it an option for households seeking substantial personalisation without manual espresso preparation.

Its compact width comes with a practical compromise: the 1.4-litre water tank requires more frequent refilling than a larger tank would under comparable use. UK manufacturer dimensions are 245 × 430 × 385 mm; extra clearance is still needed for refilling and cleaning.

Coffee quality — findings from published hands-on reviews

Josephine Watson’s TechRadar review, published 19 February 2024, reports rich crema, satisfying espresso and generally warm drinks. She tested a range of hot and iced drinks and found Bean Adapt straightforward to use. Her article was written around the UK launch; it does not identify an exact EXAM SKU in the article text.

In a separate US-market review, Matthew Korfhage of WIRED, published 11 May 2025, describes espresso that is smooth and consistent but less intense or nuanced than he would expect from a more manually controlled portafilter setup. He found the bean-switching workflow notably convenient. WIRED does not state the exact reviewed SKU in the accessible article text, so its findings must not yet be asserted as tests of EXAM44055BG in particular.

The reviewers describe different subjective experiences, not a controlled comparison. The common ground is convenient bean switching and accessible, largely automated coffee preparation. Machine & Bean has not tested the machine itself.

Milk and iced drinks

Both reviewers report capable automatic milk frothing. TechRadar describes fine microfoam and reports hot-milk results around 60°C in its tests; WIRED praises the texture but notes the resulting milk is not extremely hot. TechRadar liked the iced-coffee results; WIRED was less enthusiastic about the ice-cube-guided iced drinks, particularly without milk. These impressions should both be retained rather than merged into a universal conclusion.

The included LatteCrema Hot system prepares hot milk foam. De’Longhi markets the LatteCrema Cool Upgrade Set separately for additional cold-milk drinks. The machine’s iced-coffee recipes should not be described as a dedicated cold-extraction or cold-brew system.

Features and regional variants

UK EXAM440.55.B: De’Longhi’s UK product page advertises 16 pre-programmed drinks, two interchangeable 250 g bean hoppers, four user profiles, a 3.5-inch touchscreen and a 1.4-litre tank. Its published dimensions are 245 × 430 × 385 mm.

US EXAM44055BG: De’Longhi’s US page advertises 18+ preset recipes, two removable 8.8 oz hoppers and four user profiles. The country-specific recipe claims should be preserved independently. The US product page specifies an optional LatteCrema Cool accessory; it is not part of the standard hot-milk description.

Exact component and drink-menu equivalence among the UK, US, Canadian and Australian machines is not fully approved; the external reviews’ exact test-unit SKUs remain unconfirmed.

Day-to-day use and maintenance

TechRadar reports that the touchscreen can require a firm press and finds routine tray and grounds-container cleaning manageable, although the milk carafe takes more effort. WIRED similarly highlights the touchscreen and guided bean switching but describes the additional work of disassembling and cleaning the milk system approximately weekly in the reviewer’s own use. Both are reviewer experiences rather than an experimentally established maintenance interval for every owner; follow the model-specific manual for required cleaning.

Reliability and after-sales support

De’Longhi publishes warranty and service information for both the UK and US, but the terms and repair arrangements differ by country. Check the local warranty and out-of-warranty service options before buying. Individual owner reports do not establish how often this model develops faults.

Methodology disclosure

Machine & Bean evaluates manufacturer-documented specifications alongside clearly attributed, externally published hands-on reviews and regional commercial research. We did not personally test the Rivelia, conduct a head-to-head laboratory comparison or measure long-term failure rates.