Not what I  thought it was gonna be, has bar code on the pods so you can only use their pods. Milk frother was lame as well, coated in Teflon which is a poison( is the milk going to stick to the inside of the frother?) completely no reason to subject someone to Teflon . Also the pods are made of aluminum completely enclosed and it forces hot water thru it to brew the coffee. Aluminum is a dangerous heavy metal linked to many diseases and heating it causes it to leach more from the pod into your morning coffee. Way to go Nestle poisoning humanity one espresso machine at a time!