Freedom56
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
At our condo we have a very simple De'Longhi Dedica EC 680 espresso/late/cappuccino maker. It's nice an compact and easy to use. We paid about $144 for it (on sale) from a vendor in Florida. At our main home we have a Breville Barista Express Espresso machine. It's well built but much more expensive (over $500). We have had both machines for over 4 years and use the machines regularly. The Breville has a coffee grinder built in. The De'Longhi works with ground espresso or ESE pods. We always use ground espresso. Neither will brew a late or cappuccino automatically but both have a milk frother.