Zulay Magia Fully Automatic Espresso Machine With Grinder - 19 Customizable Coffee Options - Auto-Cleaning For Easy Maintenance - Milk-Foam System For Latte, Cappuccino - New Silver (13.8x18x9.4)

This Espresso brewer is outstanding and rivals the more expensive models by other companies. It offers so many espresso recipes at the touch of an icon. It is easy to clean and brews excellent coffee delights. The loud sounding solenoids gave me some misgivings in the beginning but now I am comfortable with this entire unit. I believe the quality of construction to be very good, however, time will tell. I did purchase an extended warranty. It is manufactured by a minority owned company which I believe to be a good thing. If you love various coffee drinks custom made to your taste this is an espresso machine for you. UPDATED ONE MONTH LATER. I have owned the Espresso brewer now for about a month and have used it extensively. It is an outstanding brewer that I highly recommend if you love coffee. My advice is to clean the milk frothing unit every time you make one of the coffee drinks otherwise the tube or the actual frother has a tenacity to clog up. It is exceptionally easy to clean which is another plus. THIS IS A TWO MONTH UPDATE: I have been successfully using this espresso machine for exactly 2 months and still delighted with it. However, in these 2 month the coffee dustpan has collected about 3 ounces of ground coffee that seems to be discarded into the pan after every use. This is somewhat of a waste so I collect it and seal it in an airtight container to use later. Granted it won't be as fresh as I would like but it also won't be wasted. I still highly recommend this unit. CUSTOMER SERVICE UPDATE:: Don't rely on the Magia customer service. The plastic plug that covers the ground coffee chute broke quite easily and this company will not even answer my request for a new one. I finally went to Ace Hardware and purchased a metal cap that works better than the original.

Let me preface — I love the Magia and you can read my initial review at the bottom. However, ours, at least, has a serious flaw that has remained unaddressed. I wrote the Magia folks about the insane amount of waste the Magia produces because coffee spills all over the inside of the machine, way more than is actually used to make coffee. I wrote the Magia folks and sent them pictures.I quickly got a cheerful reply that answered none of my concerns. In essence, they said it was simply a matter of proper adjustment. Well, I followed every step of the instruction video, to no avail. The Magia continues to blow coffee grounds all over the inside of the machine, necessitating a major cleanup every day. Maybe we have a faulty brewer, maybe the design simply isn’t optimized, but 2/3 of all ground coffee going to waste is really unacceptable. Update May 15, 2025: It's been a year and a half since I purchased the Magia for my husband. And despite its fundamental design flaw -- the huge waste due to a very poor brewer design -- we're still using the Magia every day. Yes, it still works. But ONLY because we now know all the many ways it can be fixed (not by the vendor, by US!), and because we're putting up with its glitches and its huge waste of coffee -- probably at least 2/3 of the coffee that goes in ends up spilled all over the inside of the machine -- by scraping out the wasted ground coffee and use it on an old-fashioned Mr Coffee. As is, it looks like Zulay is no longer selling the machine new. Too bad, because all that needed to be redesigned and fixed is the brewer, which is a separate module. It looks like it should have been an easy re-design fix. —— Below the initial review, If you ever wanted one of those espresso/specialty coffee machines that’s somewhere between low-end (from low $100s) and high-end (thousands), the Magia fits the bill. We’ve had ours for a month and a half, and use it multiple times every day. So here are some of my comments and impressions. First, this is NOT a high-end coffee machine and not even a Mr Coffee replacement. It’s also not for those who drink coffee by the 32-ounce tumbler mug, for the Magia can barely accommodate a US-size tall cup. The Magia CAN make regular coffee (“Americano”), but it’s really for making Italian style specialty coffee drinks: Espressos (very strong), Restrettos (super-strong), Macchiatos, Cappuccinos, Lattes, and other coffee/milk/foamed milk combinations. How well does it work? Very well, but there’s a bit of a learning curve. The instructions that come with it show good effort (the basic setup steps even printed on the box it comes in), but not extremely detailed. Watching the instruction videos helps. The elegant touch screen interface (likely Android-based) makes everything quite simple. You tap to select one of the programmed drinks as is, you can finetune each drink in how strong, how much, how much of what, temperature, etc. Each member of the household can personalize their own favorite drinks. You’ll learn to love the various ways foamy, frothy milk can make for delightful coffee drinks. The machine also contains recipes that include other flavors that you put in manually. The Magia is quite complex, and it cleans and maintains itself. It makes all sorts of preparation and operating sounds, hissing, steaming and disposing of waste water. You need to learn where to place a dish for waste. The Magia alerts when the coffee or water supply is low (calling it a “shortage”), when the coffee grounds waste container (it presses the grounds into little pucks) needs to be emptied, or when the machine should be “descaled” (a process that takes over half an hour). It does most very well, but it can get confused, alerting to no beans when there still are plenty, or sometimes just spitting water instead of milk (reboot). There is considerable waste; a lot of the ground coffee piles up inside the machine, so fairly frequent cleaning is necessary. The way milk is handled is not elegant. You put the milk into a cup next to the machine and insert a flexible tube to suck the milk. Apparently the newer white version of the Magia comes with a nice milk tumbler with the proper tube attachment, but that’s not separately available (yet) for the black version. Cup size is an issue. The coffee/milk dispenser can be adjusted up and down, but even the tallest it goes isn’t enough for many US cups. And the Magia doesn’t tell you what size cup it needs for a drink. Given its sophisticated computer interface, that info should be added. You can, however, stop dispensing during the pouring. Overall, way more fun and way more useful than we expected. It’s complex, though, and time will tell whether the Magia (or its fascination) will hold up.

We are impressed with our new Machine. It takes a little time to get your choices right, but I like it better than my old Jura Z9 machine because I can choose any coffee, and during the process I can add or reduce my choice. The coffee is very strong but adjustable and I like the milk and foam .Yes the turning on goes a little slow but I did not check in my book if that can be changed. I like that the machine cleans after every use. We definitely drink more coffee than before because it tastes so good. I also clean out the coffee maker every night so that everything is ready for the morning, also make sure enough beans are in the container and water is filled. So a little bit work but fun. And when I walk into my house I can smell the coffee which I missed, the other machine did not have that capacity.

First impressions are awesome. The thing is beautiful on my new countertop. Touch screen is cool and works well. I haven't yet dived into special programming, so I'll hold comment on any special operations. As sent, it makes a decent cup. I do have some down side comments, though the coolness of the machine makes them tolerable. All down side concerns are in machine design. The water tank is way too small. It needs to be refilled quite often. This may say more about my somewhat unhealthy consumption of coffee and less about the tank. I'm currently designing a float valve so I can hook up a water line and never have to refill myself. The bean hopper is also small, though easily accessible to add more without a problem. The main issue in the hopper is that it lays pretty flat and does not feed the beans into the grinder very efficiently. I find myself having to own the top and push the beans around in order to make it feed. My final concern, and probably most concerning, is the way it wastes dry grounds inside the side door. I'm not sure if it's malfunctioning or is really bad design. When I empty the spent puck container (which is a really cool feature, by the way) I find several shots worth of dry, unused ground coffee in the compartment. Enough that it requires brushing out before the puck container can be replaced in its slot. Not only is it messy, it's sure its spending a lot on coffee to be simply be swept away. All in all, so far, I like this machine a lot. It's functional and pretty. I've been using a high end single group brewer and am enjoying the simplicity of a super auto. I call it an infant because it asks for so much on a regular basis (water, beans, empty waste), but it's quiet and makes a good cup. Editing to say that I've had a problem with a water leak from the machine. I contacted Zulay about it. At first I'd say obtaining service was first rate.... well slightly less than, perhaps. I was instructed to return the machine on my dime and they'd fix it. Communication was decent during the repair process. It seemed like a quick repair, just a few days and they said it'll ship back to me. This was a couple months ago. They still have not returned the machine and have ghosted me on email. I'm not sure if I'll get my machine back without traveling to Florida and knocking on their door myself. So I'll not be doing any future business with this company and wish I hadn't in the first place. There are other ways to make coffee. They've stolen my $1000 machine. I advise finding a different really nice machine for yourself.

5/5 Stars "I'm absolutely loving my Zulay Magia Coffee Machine! As a coffee aficionado, I was blown away by the rich, bold flavors it produces. The machine is incredibly easy to use, clean, and maintain. The Magia's compact design fits perfectly on my countertop, and the sleek look adds a touch of modern style to my kitchen. But what truly impresses me is the quality of the coffee. Whether I'm brewing a strong espresso or a flavorful pour-over, the Magia delivers every time. The customer service team at Zulay is also top-notch – friendly, responsive, and knowledgeable. Overall, I'm thoroughly enjoying my Magia Coffee Machine and highly recommend it to anyone seeking a premium coffee experience at home."

Zulay Magia Super Automatic Coffee Espresso Machine **Update 9/20/2023** I've been using the machine now for about 2 months and wanted to provide an update. First, you can edit your custom drink after you set it, so I wanted to correct that. The constant auto cleaning is still annoying. There is a lot of coffee waste. In 2 months, I was able to fill up a standard size ziplock of unused coffee grinds. This is caused by several reason. 1. Coffee grinds get in and all over the brewing unit inside. Guessing when it's grinding, there isn't a good seal between grinder and brewing unit. So make sure you pull it out about once a week to shake it out. 2. There is a small tray below brewing unit that catches grounds from some part of the process. This doesn't do a good job at catching the grounds as it builds up behind the tray. 3. The unit will randomly stop making coffee right after it grinds the beans and presses the coffee. No errors, no reason, you hear it go through it's process of pressing the coffee, then it just stops and dumps the grounds in to the coffee ground box. This has happened several times in the last two months. **Original review** It works great and is simple to use. The espresso taste just as good when I manually make it on a standard espresso machine. It's menu has multiple coffee types which are all one press and it's all handled for you. From grinding the beans, pressing the coffee, and adding the milk/foam all in one unit. There is also another menu to make more premium drinks like White Chocolate mocha. It will list the ingredients you need and the amounts and after you add the extra ingredients it will start making the drink. There are multiple profiles you can choose to setup up different custom coffee setups per user. You can't rename the profiles, they are just user1, user2, etc... You also can't customize a coffee type more than once. So if you wanted to created different sizes of a drink, you have to use different user profiles. You also cannot edit your custom drink after you set it. You have to delete and recreate it. Cleaning the machine is pretty simple and straight forward. It does an automatic flush of the funnel and frother unit on startup and shutdown. However, I feel that's too much and just waste the limited water in your bin. I get running the cleaning on shutdown, but I don't see the need for it to also run on startup. While there is a cleaning setting, there is no setting that lets you turn off automatic cleaning. It also alerts you when to clean the internal components, like empty the coffee grind bin. Everything about the unit is easy to clean and maintain. The water tank is placed on the back of the unit. This will cause problems for those with counters that are not deep. The unit itself already will take up most of the counter depth because its so big. So you may have to keep pulling your unit out just to get the water tank off and out to fill up. This will be frequent unless you only drink the 2oz /4oz espresso drinks only. But even then, with all the cleaning it does, you'll still find yourself filling the tank frequently. Personally, I think they should have just made it wider than deeper. A side water tank would have held more volume and would have been more convenient to refill. The quality of the build of the machine is nothing to be excited about. It's made of all plastic and kind of makes it look cheap. Internal components are mostly plastic as well. However, it's all pretty sturdy. For roughly $800 out the door, it's just lacking. It's like they've done just enough but didn't polish it out. I would peg this more in the $500 line just due to its automation as I'm sure there is complexity there. But outside of that, it's disappointing for having paid this much.

The plus side is that the machine looks really nice and works well for a while. The downside is that it is pricey, requires a lot of maintenance, and wastes a lot of coffee beans. I can deal with the price and the maintenance, but the waste of coffee beans really is bothersome. The grinder settings need to be adjusted manually by using a little hand dial, and if you don’t set it to the correct grinding settings, it grinds the beans and dumps the grounds inside the machine. I repeatedly find myself needing to open the machine and cleaning out the wasted coffee grounds on a weekly basis, sometimes even on a daily basis. When opening the side door, the wasted grounds pour out onto the table top and floor, requiring the whole counter to be wiped down and floor vacuumed. It is not just a little bit of coffee wasted, it is a significant amount. I am going through coffee fast and it does not seem cost effective. Additionally, the machine will not function if there are too many wasted grounds stuck inside. This clean up wastes my time and the coffee. Getting a single cup of coffee then turns into a big task and a big mess, and makes me not want to use the machine. The entire machine is fully digital, except the grinder settings. The manufacturer should change the machine to have pre-programmed and fully automatic grinder settings that the machine self-adjusts. I contacted support for this product and they sent me a video on adjusting the settings. I watched the video, adjusted the settings, and it was fixed for a few weeks, then the problem started all over again. The grind settings are not intuitive, and you need to figure out the settings through trial and error, which wastes coffee and wastes time. You also have the regular maintenance, such as dumping the tray after the self-cleaning, dumping the properly used coffee pucks, and cleaning the tube for the milk frother. When this happens, you find yourself needing 15 minutes or more to prep and clean up, just for a single cup of coffee. Dealing with these issues first thing in the morning, and before my morning cup, are annoying to say the least.

Update: I purchased the product December of 2023 and wrote the below review. Since then I have made quite literally hundreds of drinks. Lots more experience and in the original review I indicated I would give an update if I ever heard out of Zulay regarding registering the warranty and logging into their system. Today is February 10th, 2023 and I did hear back today from them regarding the registered warranty. It's registered! So I'm thankful for that. The auto feed works a little better now I imagine running some beans through it has helped. I still occasionally have to push them in whenever it hangs up but otherwise it's not much of a complaint of mine now. Everything else remains about exactly the same I'm happy with the quality over the last few months, happy with everything that it does for me and I think it was just right for the price. I'm honestly not sure what I would look for in the next unit as I'm overall satisfied with this one. Original review Had the machine for 2 weeks now and have been trying out different drinks, settings, variations, profiles etc and I do like it, but waited a few weeks to fully use and try things out before making a review. Overall, this is a good machine, esp for the price (I paid $699 before taxes and I also paid for the extra protection because I read that it had an LED screen that stays on all the time and I figured that would go out in the first 4 years of use) Pros/Cons. Pros * Heats up fast * Super easy clean up (for what little the user has to do) * Good price comparably to the market for the same or close features. * Very, very, customizable drinks inside the user profiles (eg amount of froth, milk, strength of coffee, temperature etc). Don't let this frustrate you stick it out you'll get the perfect cup. * Basic drink setups not inside of user profiles are pretty good without much modification a little weak on the strength for my style, but still delicious. * The milk frother is Epic! That's all that needs said about that (My girls just like whole cups of froth sometimes). Be ready to invest in milk products there's going to be a lot of them. Con * Go ahead and buy a new set of small coffee cups because the large one/tall one you have is is not going to go underneath that little space and you cannot remove the drip tray to install a much larger cup. It does handle a range of cups but not your large tumbler style or your tall coffee mugs. Think wider and not taller. The liquid drip nozzle does adjust up and down but even at its highest won't accommodate a very tall coffee mug (think insulated cups here as those that won't fit on average). * The beans that I've used (almost through one large bag of bold whole bean Starbucks coffee) have not fallen into the grinder very well. I find myself frequently having to push the beans down into the sides of the grinder hole because the machine reports that it's low on beans even though the hopper is full. It could just be the beans I'm using although they're pretty oily so I would be surprised if there's anything about it sticking, but my initial thought is that there's probably a poor slope or just slightly undersized opening for the beans. Usually works good for a while after pushing them in but does continue to have that problem. * Heats up to 95* at its customizable peak for coffee and is close or just below that for the milk. I'd prefer just about 5* hotter. (I'm picky, I know). * The only way to customize drinks in the user profiles is to go ahead and start the drink there's not a way to modify the drinks strength or froth or milk or heat or any of that without starting the drink so if you don't actually want to do the drink you kind of waste the beans etc. You also only have the time it takes to make the drink to modify the drink. Again this can only be done in the user profile no where else. * The LED screen stays on all the time even after you shut the machine off/ put it through it shut down process (to be fair I knew this before I purchased it from another review - it's not the end of the world it's just annoying). I've not tried to unplugging it cuz I'm afraid it might wipe out the user profiles if unplugged for a long time (And I would test it but the inconvenience of losing a coffee that I've worked pretty hard to get right is worth more than having the screen black during the day). It would be helpful if somebody from the customer service department would get back with me so that I could ask questions like this that are not included in their user manual or online anywhere. * It does have a pretty good size water reservoir however, it will go through the water reservoir pretty quickly because of its self-cleaning capabilities it uses a lot of water. (Admittedly I use the machine right now far more than most small families would use it). It fills up the drip tray even if you put a cup under it because part of the self-cleaning feature runs water through the Brewer inside to clean it, into the drip tray. * I reached out to register the machine and create a user profile on their website but was unsuccessful and tried to leave a request for them to reach back out to me through that feature on their website but nobody ever got back to me. I only tried once and it was after hours so could be that I need to try again, but even the email that it says it sent to me never showed up in junk spam or other. I fear this is a hint at their communication should an actual issue arise. Glad to admit user error if I can fix that (I'll update my review when I am successful). * Instructions provided in the box are pretty simple and basically Center around the setup process of the machine but a more in depth user manual would be helpful. Some more discussion around customizing drinks would be helpful. YouTube videos found online are very basic and not all that helpful. * This machine takes up a lot of counter space and the water bucket is on the very back. Thankfully the water bucket's pretty easy to maneuver out and then without much agility but it's a little inconvenient as most counter space has cabinets over the top. I don't ever have to move the machine to fill it up but I do have to finagle it out just a little bit. Giving the number of times it has to be refilled because of my larger family and it's excessive water use it's a little inconvenient but not that bad. * If you're not careful about how you set the cleaning schedule after the last cup It will follow your exact instructions and go ahead and clean it into your next cup. It doesn't put chemicals or anything into the drink but it will dilute the drink with water or change the mix of milk if the milk frothing tube is in the cup at the time it goes into clean mode. This can be modified with user selections so it's not a big deal but something to be aware of.