Her Ninja Luxe Café Premier something.

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How is the "coffee"? I have a different espresso machine, and the closest it can get to coffee is Caffè americano or a lungo. Those are made one cup at a time and are very good and similar to coffee, but not quite the same. They are perfect for me because most of the time I'll make a latte and only occasionally make a lungo. But it is not coffee.

The first time I went to work in our British site, I had neglected to send a coffee maker & coffee ahead.
Now, it's not hard to find coffee in northern England, but it was all instant.
At the end of the week, I had a hankering for actual brewed coffee.
But, no problem. I remembered seeing a coffee bar at the Manchester Airport.
I get there and order a cafe American.
They didn't have drip coffee. The made a shit of espresso & diluted it with hot water!
If I knew they were going to do that, I'd just have ordered espresso.
So, it still didn't taste like brewed coffee & they ruined a shot of espresso!

I also prefer a shot of straight espresso over pseudo-coffee. But they are ok every now and then.

Occasionally I have my grind too coarse and/or don't tamp adequately and get a lungo whether I want one or not!

Tasted like coffee in Bulgaria.
Overroasted, made so strong it has "legs" like a red wine. Very much like Turkish coffee, but I've never been to Turkey.
It's the only coffee I've ever had where I needed to add sugar.
It's like they added benatonium saccharide to it, and that compound is added to medicine to make it so bitter, kids would eat meds they were supposed to.
I've had other strong coffees, but nothing like Bulgarian.

They rate the DeLonghi as the best.
But, that's about $110 more than the Ninja, which isn't cheap ($189 on Amazon).
We still have our Mr. Coffee espresso machine, and even those are $80-150, now.
It makes good espresso, as long as one is very careful of getting the right packing of the disk. The frother is very easy to use & clean, though.

It does make a good drip coffee though. Funny thing is my almost ex-wife got it for me right before our separation. I should have taken it as a sign.

You are right- getting just the right grind size and packing was the key. I have to say that was also the case with my much more expensive Gaggia machine but it produced a superior espresso with nice thick crema.

Thank you for the info.

It's a super simple, no bells and whistles coffeemaker!!! And some models come in glorious colors!

https://us.moccamaster.com/collections/glass-carafe-brewers/products/kbgv-select

It's got the hopper/grinder, and probably the cheapest thing that will give you enough pressure. If you want it to last more than a couple of years though, you have to be diligent maintaining it.

And, yes, you can accomplish a god shot with this machine on a regular basis if you use good beans.

Bun. for fast and regular drip coffee. It literally makes a pot in 3 minutes which is vital for me. Then just buy good beans.

Compared to a breville it would still save you money. Not flashy but gets the job done and reasonably well.

Edit- sorry intended for the op. Guess I need more coffee.