Makes excellent crema on par with more expensive devices and brings out the subtle taste of the coffee--the only reasons to buy this machine

Have to use special OILY java roast and grind it very fine for it to work well. Not every coffee will work well with this machine. Too many steps to make in order to make the coffee and you have to look out for water running low and refill it. Makes...

This is a great espresso machine. I already had Delongnhi machines before and as always, Delonghi = quality ; Quick espresso, great taste, suberb crema especially if you use frech grind coffee ; For the price, you ca't get better

Water recipient is small and hard to remove for refilling

A decent machine for making expresso ; has held up well. We typically use Cuban expresso grind and run more water through the unit than is typical for expresso. Then we share the larger volume of somewhat dilluted coffee among two cups adding steamed...

Eventually, as other reviewers have noted elsewhere, the steamer/frother attachment drips water, so keep a towel handy ; Pump expresso makers are small pressure cookers therefore the user must be dilligent in only turning on one switch at a time:...