I used to have two appliances on my counter, one to make coffee, tea and hot cocoa with pods, and one using grounds. I love that I only need one appliance on my counter now. First of all, let me say because it’s Ninja, it’s fabulous. I have several Ninja countertop appliances, and every one of them works fabulous. Second I love that I can use one appliance to make coffee with pods or make coffee with grounds. It’s also very nice that it has a place right on the coffee maker to store the additional parts so you don’t have to have another place for all the attachments. This is a great little  kitchen helper.