Ninja Luxe Café Premier Series Espresso Machine and Drip Coffee Maker, Integrated Grinder, Assisted Tamper, Hands-Free Frother, for Cappuccinos and Lattes, ES600 Stainless Steel

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.

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.

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..

Product arrived fast and setup was very easy! Love the drink outputs and how the machine can customize my grind settings to the drink I select. It takes all of the thinking out of making Espresso drinks. Truly such a fun and enjoyable experience to learn and teach my family how to become a barista! Ninja continues to exceed all expectations.

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

I love this machine better than Starbucks any day. I’ll make everything you want. I’ll probably make 10 to 15 cups of coffee out of it a day cappuccino espresso magically delicious.

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.

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.

1; Needs cleaning a lot 2; Uses a Lot of coffee 3; After 8 months of just making coffee this morning water had leaked out of the reservoir flooding the counter and the floor. 4; Not worth $500 period.