The Rivelia has a nifty little bean swap system that lets you uncork one hopper full of beans and swap in a second, with minimal fuss and no mixing of beans. It works like this: When you turn the bean hopper to the unlock position, the Rivelia’s screen will simply ask you what you want to do with the excess beanage, which amounts to around 5 grams, or half a shot.
You can choose to get a mini-drink from the excess, or ask the Rivelia to dispose of your little bean problem, sight unseen and no questions asked. Then, just swap out one color-coded bean hopper for the other, and here you are drinking decaf instead of your morning rocket fuel.
The bean swap is a simple and deft solution to an irritating problem that has dogged bean-to-cup machines since their inception. It’s also indicative of the thoughtfulness of this device overall.
Swapping out beans is all well and good, but how’s the coffee? The answer isn’t straightforward. Bean-to-cup machines like the Rivelia, and other De’Longhi models like the Magnifica Evo ($650) and Dinamica ($1,300), exert just as much pressure as a traditional espresso machine. But they also tend to grind a little less finely than espresso made with a pressurized portafilter.
This coarser grind makes the resulting cup a whole lot less finicky, and less likely to be overbitter or deeply acidic, but also less intense. It’s a smooth cup, with some of the edges shaved off. It’s perfect for those who’d like to just press a button and be ensured a frothy cappuccino without looking at pressure gauges or worrying they’ll botch a shot completely.
Photograph: Matthew Korfhage
And so the Rivelia won’t rival a more difficult, fussier portafilter machine. But it does make cups as good as any bean-to-cup maker I’ve tried, in part because of its helpful “bean adapt” function. The machine can be programmed with up to six different bean profiles. When you want to add a new bean, the machine will have you put it through the paces.
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