My mother in law arrived from Italy last week and the only thing she'll drink is a Starbuck's machiato and not our single cup coffee, so I went to various stores to try to find a "real" espresso machine. A true steam pressure driven espresso machine is around $800, so I thought I would try this one and return it if I didn't like it. Nespesso machine with the built in frother was still not that cheap! I just recieved it and it is actually better than coffee boutique espresso, which isn't that hard. I can honestly say it is just like in my wife's hometown, Bolzano (actually Sulla strada del Vino). I'm not crazy about having to buy only from Nespresso, but most Americans aren't that particular about their coffee so there probably isn't much of a market to sell it at say The grocery store. It is actually worth every penny and it doesn't get any better than this coffee."..." Read more
- Hazen555 in cleveland, oh