I initially got into espresso with a delonghi linea classica which is an entry level machine that costs about 250 bucks. I enjoyed watching videos and buying upgraded portafilters and tamps and other accessories. I like level of involvement in making my own coffee drinks. However I’m no barista by any means and ended up getting frustrated a lot and made many mistakes. I came across this machine and it took a lot of frustration away. The brew assist was a big help. Although I’m not trained on what notes to look for in my coffee I buy freshly roasted whole beans which makes a huge impact. I typically add a double shot to my coffee in the mornings and it makes my coffees taste amazing. I love how I can still be hands on with my coffee making in the morning. Whenever we have guests over I love being able to make cappuccinos or espresso drinks for them, and they love how well everything tastes. I’ve had absolutely no issues with this machine. I’ve owned it for a few months now and it makes me look forward to getting up every morning to brew a shot of espresso. I was a little hesitant on a consumer type of machine like this but it has been great. Takes a lot of my novice guesswork out of the picture and allows me to make fun, delicious drinks. We have a small butlers pantry and it fits perfect in that small area. I believe in time I may step up my game and add on another “pro-Sumer” espresso machine in the future, but this Ninja Luxe will always maintain to be my main staple for brewing amazing tasting coffee drinks.

It is not a durable coating. I used it for a month and coating is coming off. Apparently, I proved It is not "metal utensil safe" as they say it is. "Engineered to last, NeverStick™ Technology ensures the extremely durable, textured Ninja™ exclusive nonstick coating is metal-utensil safe and enables excellent food release day after day without sticking."

I was happy to pay the $20 for a box that would safely hold all the blades, however, the box doesn't have a spot to hold the main blade, the sharpest blade of them all! It's got a place for the dough blade made of plastic, but what am I suppose to do with the super sharp one when I need to store it?! It would have made more sense to make the spot big enough to switch out the dough blade with the other blade, but it is specifically made for the dough blade only. I even tried to carefully fit the blade over top of the others so at least it could be protected in the box, but it won't fit. To be honest, I would have preferred storing the disc blades out of the box then the circlular blade because they lay flatter whereas this blade rolls. Not worth the $20 in my opinion if it can't even hold the sharpest blade with the highest risk of rolling and slicing someone or something when it's bumped.