NinjaLuxe Café Premier Series, Espresso Machine, Drip Coffee Maker & Rapid Cold Brew, Integrated Grinder, Assisted Tamper, Hands-Free Frother, for Cappuccinos & Lattes, Cyberspace, ES601CY

Why did you pick this product vs others?:We have tried just about every home espresso machine you can buy and this takes the prize for best one! We are avid coffee drinkers who want good espresso but also don’t want to spent 15 minutes making one latte on busy mornings. This makes the perfect, coffee shop quality latte in 3 minutes to the point we don’t even go out to buy coffee anymore. Makes great lattes, drip coffee, and cold brew!We have had a Breville Barista, De’Longhi All in One, a Nespresso and a De’Longhi Dedicated Duo and this is by far the superior product. The other ones take a lot of time and labor to make a latte while this can make a latte start to finish is less then 3 minutes and mostly hands free. We like how easy this is to clean and maintain and consistently makes a great drink where some of the other ones we have had are hit or miss on getting a full drink brewed each time. Nothing is more infuriating than brewing an espresso shot and the machine malfunctions and only gives you a partial shot and that does not happen with this machine, ever! This also saves us money because we previously were spending around $80-$90 dollars a month on Nespresso pods when we used that and now we spend about $25 on a 35 ounce bag of espresso beans every month. This is for 2 adults drinking 2 lattes a day on average. We have spent a lot of time and money researching espresso machines over the years and are so pleased with this machine and know that this will be the machine we use for years to come. We also know it is built to last because all of our other Ninja products are top notch!

This coffee machine is exceptional, with all coffee styles prepared to perfection, and featuring clean, easy, and intuitive operations. All digitalized to guarantee you'll love making your coffee. After using it, I discovered one item was not placed, the single basket, but I don't know if this is covered by the double basket as well, for a single espresso size.

I admit that once upon a time, I chased the dragon. I owned progressively more expensive grinders and espresso machines and pour-over machines...at some point, I gave up chasing fantasies and bought the Ninja Luxe Cafe Premier. I don't give five star reviews unless something changes my life.My friends, welcome to a five star review of the Ninja Luxe Cafe Premier.Every day, I awaken at 5am to get ready for my day. One of the very first things I do is make my first double-shot oat milk latte. Not every day, but often, a second cup comes around 9am. If I was paying someone, I'd be broke, and if I was doing what I used to, that would be 30 minutes. Now, it's ensuring there's water in the reservoir, beans in the hopper, and the pitcher filled with oat milk and in place in the foaming station. Then I push one button to get a perfect 18g of beans ground at the optimal setting per the system's brains - I do have to WDT, level, and tamp, as well as putting the portafilter in the unit. Then I push two buttons and walk away. A short three minutes or so later, I return to a perfectly pulled double-shot and perfectly foamed oat milk. All I have to do is assemble. While there have been a few times where I forgot to put the glass under the portafilter, this is otherwise so easy you can do it sleepwalking.So, now I get my one to two cups of coffee a day, at least as good as I'll get at the drive through run by teenagers with FAR too much energy for 5am, and while it wasn't cheap, if I simply add up all the cups I've had since I got it, it's saved me money already.Good coffee requiring barely any brains for well under $600 is a steal. SO much so that many more influential reviewers have indicated it's a shot across the bow of high-priced semi-automatic espresso machines. For 66% of the price of the least expensive alternative semi-automatic machines, the Ninja Luxe Cafe simply smokes the competition. And if you don't believe me, go research it. You'll find even James Hoffman grudgingly admires this machine.Simply put, coffee shop quality espresso drinks, requiring very little effort, making the indulgence less indulgent? Yes, please. I smile every damn day when I get my coffee!

I was very nervous about buying an all-in-one product as there is a lot that can go wrong ... for example if the grinder fails, does the whole unit stop working? So I went into this with some skepticism. Ive had this thing since Feb, so about 6 months, and I cant rave enough. I was just cleaning it and told the Mrs that this may be the best purchase we've made in years. I am the kind of person that takes really good care of my things, so I do the biweekly cleaning and maintenence that a lot of people would not do, but even so I am absolutely AMAZED at the quality of the build and how consistently perfect the shots taste, especially after 6 months. Ive come to to appreciate the ease of use and consistency so much that I now skoff at videos describing great techniques for making espresso. Ive even tried deviating from the recommended grind values only to have the shots come out wrong and always go back to the grind the machine suggests. The ONLY minor issue ive had is that the little float to let you know the drain is full is getting stuck and doesnt always notify you that its full, so extra care is needed when cleaning this to ensure it can lift properly without friction. I generally dump the water as I use it so it doesnt become a problem, but this thing gets used 4x to 6x a day (by several people) and its absolutely held up. The little rubber gasket that you unscrew a thing to access and remove to clean is also still in perfect shape. Very good quality product. We have really good water here (not very hard) so ive only had to descale it once so far ... so take that into consideration. The frother is fantastic, particularly with cold foam, and I love that you can use it in 'manual mode' if you desire, but Ive never had to as the automatic setting work great.