This coffee machine is so well thought out. I love that every single little part of it is integrated within the machine. So smart. It looks amazing. It works great. I've made teas, coffees, cappuccinos, I've used cups and grounds. I prefer grounds in general. The temperature of the drink is hot. Taste is awesome. There are 4 types of drinks you can brew. You can make classic(1) or rich(2) (the machine will stop a few times for a few moments and start brewing again during the cycle making coffee taste stronger/richer), over the ice(3) or specialty(4), which brews 4 oz and its really strong like expresso. I brew specialty when I'm making cappuccino. It brews very fast too. I love the frother. It works amazing. You don't get splashes because it has cover over it. I love that its always there and I can pop it out any moment when I need it. It's very easy to clean too. Quarter of twist detaches the frother and I can wash it quickly and pop it right back in with the same quarter of the twist. I absolutely love the fact that this is not overly complicated machine. It has basic functions that I wanted that all work really well. The machine is narrow and doesn't take much space on the counter which I really appreciate. It is a little taller than I thought it would be, but I guess my top kitchen cabinets is high enough that I don't have to move the machine and can open and close the lid with no problems. The heigh of the machine allows to fill the water tank with almost 48 oz of water. Water tank is easily removable. The height of the machine also allows for different types of cups. I can put a pretty tall thermos cup and brew straight into it. The most amount you can brew at once is 24 oz. The machine recognizes which attachment you have inside, for cups or grounds. Attachments are also marked on the outside on their little handles that stick on the outside of the machine when they stored away. It's so neat and cute. It's made with love. I'm soooo enjoying it and absolutely loving it. I'm planning to buy it as a gift to my loved ones, that's how much I love it. The permanent filter is easy to clean. It makes an amazing tea too, not just coffees. Loose leaf or a bag, everything comes out amazing and hot. The lid over the filter has a hole where the water flows through and has multiple holes on the bottom of the lid, just like shower head, which allows hot water to go evenly through the coffee grounds or tea leaves. Love that. I was looking for a single cup machine, so mostly I brew 1 or 2 cups only. I never had a problems with overflowing or getting grounds in the coffee. I think people get those problems because they simply put too much coffee grounds which causes it to overflow and get grounds into coffee. The included permanent filter is not huge, so if you need to brew strong coffee for a large amount of people at once, this is probably not the best choice. But if you brew 1 or 2 cups, this is perfect. Otherwise you could also brew a few times. I don't see any problem with that because it brews amazingly fast. I do not have any dripping problems either. I brew until the brewing cycle is complete, there is blinking light indicator on top of the lid. When brewing cycle is finished machine makes the light stops blinking and machine makes 3 beeps. Not loud, but I'm able to hear them with working TV, washer and dishwasher. If you remove the cup after those 3 beeps and wipe (i usually just touch it with edge of my cup) the last drop on the spout it doesn't drip. Ever. But even if it was to drip a couple drops, there is a nice really easy to clean dripping tray, that you can place on 4 different heights or remove completely. I think this machine is worth every penny. I can't tell you enough how much I love this thing. I'm so glad I chose to buy it. I didn't even expect it would be so great. Not big or bulky, well thought out, looks very very nice, has all nessesary functions that each works amazing. It doen't look cheap at all. It's very pleasing to the eye and stylish. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants versatility, simplicity and style. I feel like I didn't say enough, didn't give it enough credit for what it is lol. Whoever was designing this thing is for sure a big people lover. I wanna give them a hug hahaha.

Fresh pineapple turned into a smooth frozen dessert is simply amazing. I have eaten this now dozens of times and it just doesn't get old. It is like Dole whip, but much healthier because it has just the one ingredient, pineapple. I loved it so much that I bought a second unit as a gift. Overall this machine has been pretty frustrating. I made pineapple first, based on reviews here, but as I branched out, using other fruit like mango and papaya and pitted cherries, the machine started malfunctioning, dropping the blade into the dessert. Digging it out and trying again worked for a while, until there was an awful grinding noise and the spindle that holds the blade was shredded. This was after about two months. Ninja was super good about this problem -- we connected by a video call, they looked at it, had me cut the unplugged cord while online and then sent me a new unit. I was super careful with this unit, making sure that the blade and spindle were clean every time, containers not overfilled and everything seated properly and ... it happened again, this time after a month. It also melted plastic in the blade holder and there was an acrid, burned plastic smell. Ninja was harder to get in touch with but sent me a new unit. Having not had any for a while, it took me two months to open the box, and it wouldn't turn on. I called Ninja and they had me send the unit back and sent me a new unit. This time they made me pay $20 shipping. So this time, on my fourth unit in six months, I *only* make pineapple and orange -- two single ingredient recipes in the book that comes with it. I quit experimenting with other fruits. I don't know why mango or papaya are different than pineapple, orange and banana, but I don't want to lose another unit. Pineapple is worth it. It is a fantastic dessert! I still eat frozen mango and papaya, just cubed and not run through the creami. BTW, I also have a vitamix and you can't do the same things in the vitamix that the creami will do. The vitamix is fantastic and can also make frozen desserts, but not the smooth, whipped pineapple that the creami will make. Is it worth it? If you are trying not to eat added sugar, the creami is the best way to have a terrific frozen dessert with no added sugar, milk, yogurt or anything else. A pineapple costs $3-$4 and makes two containers' worth. So even adding a couple of bucks per container for the unit itself, it is cost-effective over the frozen yogurt place -- if your unit holds out.