Makes fantastic espresso, lungo and American style coffee. I'm really enjoying the milk drinks as well. The machine has the feel and heft of quality. I read a review that said mild drinks were not hot enough. Not my experience. In fact, I found them hot enough that I had to be careful drinking them. Not an inexpensive investment, but, assuming it lasts, I will be enjoying it. Contrary to Amazon's blurb, the machine clearly says right on the top of it where you put the pods, that you can either use Expert or Blue pods. I also read a review that said you can't find the pods. Well, they are available right here on Amazon, as well as a couple of other sites on the internet. Has that reviewer tried to find Nespresso pods at their local Piggly Wiggly? I don't think you can find those there either. Another reviewer complained that the pods didn't drop automatically. That is true, I have to push them down. Takes a half a second, and is not a problem in my view. One reviewer mentions overflows. I have made only about 30 or so drinks, but not a problem, yet. It does take a time or two to get used to emptying the pod receptacle. There is water in the bottom of the receptacle, and you have to take care to dump the pod portion separately from the container under the perforated pod collector to avoid a mess. I have to say, I did not see Amazon's 'This item is non-returnable' way down by the gift options. If I had seen it, I might not have purchased. In fairness, it does say that if it is defective, it can be returned. ----- October 27, 2021----- Now in use for a while. Still love it. Suggestions: buy a bag of citric acid here on Amazon for your decalcification. Also, I have found that the Blue capsules contain more coffee than Nespresso. I have been using the espresso capsules to make an 8oz cup when I want one. I think the coffee actually tastes better than the 8oz Lavazza pods for that purpose. Also, now I only have to buy one pod type. On a separate note, I'm really disappointed that Amazon has eliminated comments on other reviews. This ability was quite nice, as you could explain the solution to another reviewer's problem. Also, the manufacturer could respond. If flame wars were a problem, you could warn offenders and/or ban them if they were impolite. November 6, 2022 Now a year out. Still madly in love. Use it every day. Most difficult thing about it is to figure out how often to get pods delivered on auto ship.
