This appliance grinds the beans, makes great espresso, and makes a great Americano too ... which has allowed me to replace three separate appliances with this one Cafe! It is heavy, and deep, and seems very well made. It also makes other types of coffees. The coffee delivery spout moves up and down a bit to accommodate all sizes of cups. And the system does a quick hot water purge to clean itself before brewing your next cup. The only less-than-perfect feature is the front drip tray, which doesn't secure solidly to the main unit. There are weak magnets in the tray that keep it loosely attached to the main unit, and it comes unattached very easily. But I think this was a necessity in the design to keep the tray from breaking off if it was integrated into the main unit. I'm really happy with it!