I love my espresso machine! Let me start with set up was a cinch once I followed the step by step instructions closely. I finally made my first espresso just regular so that I could try the taste alone,it was fantastic! Then I found some recipes in the instruction manual and tried a Cafe mocha!!! Oh my I'm in love I will never buy my coffee from a barista again thanks to this machine !I'm looking forward to trying the other recipes in the book !!