Ninja Luxe Café Premier Espresso Machine & Drip Coffee Maker, Rapid Cold Brew, Integrated Grinder, Assisted Tamper, Hands-Free Frother for Cappuccinos, Lattes, Dairy or Non-Dairy, ES601 Silver

Walmart had a sale on this item and after shopping On Line a few other stores including Costco, Walmart had the cheapest price. Ninja has consistent high reviews for this machine and was exactly what I was looking for. Happy that Walmart carried this product in stock.

I decided to switch from fully-automatic espresso makers to this semi-automatic one and so far I really like it. Of course it's a little bit more messy since I have coffee grounds that get spread around, but I feel that there are much fewer things that can go wrong with this compared to the fully auto ones I've had in the past.

Waited to write review. Wish I would have got this way sooner the ease of use is wild. If you are busy and need that quick jolt of coffee to close deals. This will make you happy

The barista assist seems to actually work, as my fresh beans in the hopper got older it adjusted the grind down. Makes great espresso, the cold espresso also was a surprise. I use it to make a large tumbler of drip coffee in the am and for drip has replaced my k-cup machine. Not a huge mild drink fan, but makes perfectly fine steamed milk.

We just set this up which had a lot of steps but easy enough! Made espresso, cappuccino, iced coffee and absolutely loved them all! We are coffee snobs and had purchased a De’Longhi and had issues with 2 machines back to back so returned those for refund and decided to try this! Absolutely love it! They thought of everything and it is 1/3 of price of the expensive brands!!!

I researched and researched espresso machines; all reviews on a variety of Espresso machines from highest priced to middle of the road were just all over the place. I decided to go with a Ninja strictly for the name. I haven’t been disappointed in any Ninja products yet so I thought I’d give this a try and so far it is wonderful! I’ve only had it 3 months but it is super easy to use and I’ve had no problems with it. It was a bday gift for hubby and he is over the moon!

My family uses this machine daily and we've already made hundreds of cups of coffee that taste better than the local coffee shops. At $7/cup it has already paid for itself. Setup took a while with multiple steps to prepare and configure, maybe 45 minutes total. After that, everything was pretty easy. Moving from grinding to pulling shots to frothing milk was straightforward and takes about 4 minutes for a double shot with foamed milk on the default settings. It holds a decent amount of water and will alert you when the reservoir is low, even during a a brewing session. I.e., it will pause the cycle until water is added. A cleaning cycle can take a while but I've only had to do this once. I think it was about an hour to complete after a month of daily usage. Minor irritations: When switching the types of coffee (double vs quad) it seems that you need to turn off the machine before you can select a different type. For example, if I grind beans first without selecting the coffee type immediately on start, I have to turn off the machine for it to reset to allow me to choose brewed coffee or a quad shot. Also, when grinding beans it doesn't always register that the holder is inserted. You have to fiddle with it until it seats. All said, I'm very satisfied with this machine. It can brew lattes, regular brew, foam milk with or without heat, make Cuban coffee, etc..

Almost perfect. Ninja if you're reading this here's a few minor improvements that would make this great: Water tank not accessible in the back. We (and probably most people) have this on the countertop, not being able to see water level and add water without pulling the whole machine out is a pain. On top of that, the rubber feet make it impossible to slide the machine on a countertop and its heavy, so I had to put felt feet on it to make it slide for my wife to change the water. So either it should be fillable without pulling the whole machine out or it should be able to slide. 2. The grinder seems to get jammed with beans easily so you can't change the grind setting with beans in the machine. I understand this may happen but it should include instructions on how to clear the jam so the grind can be adjusted. Other than these minor nits we love this machine, makes great coffee, espresso and cappucino!

I was so excited to get this but at the same time, I was hesitant because I knew about all the bad. Well, I've had this for a little over two weeks and I've made everything it has to offer. Not one cup of Expresso or drip coffee or iced coffee taste the same. The coffee is either over extracted or under extracted. The barista assist is of no help. I gave it my all and ever single cup I've tried no matter how I made it, tasted terrible. The only thing that worked well was the Frother. Without a doubt, the Frother is a beast and makes the best hot chocolate. No reason to keep a machine that cost $600 just for some amazing hot chocolate. Sorry Ninja, this is not what I hoped for 😭😭😭 I'm a coffee enthusiast and bougie about what I drink. I was hopeful for this, to save money on coffee house cafe's 😭😭😭😭😭. I'll stick with my Moka pot and pour overs

Constantly having to re-make espresso, grind size doesn’t calculate correctly. Compactor compacts too hard and espresso can’t filter thru and gets clogged. Have to do it twice to get one good espresso brewed.