Omigosh can I just say I don’t know how I lived without being able to froth my own drinks. We have had this coffee maker for about a year now and it’s a solid machine. We got it because I’m a tea drinker while my husband is a coffee. With that said, I haven’t used it for tea yet and still use my traditional kettle, but I personally have gotten a lot of use from it and have become a fru fru coffee drink queen! It’s great because you can create healthier versions of fancy coffee while saving money. We did that math, and we we’re getting a mermaid chain coffee about twice a week, between the two of us this machine paid for itself within about 4 months. Now with working from home, I couldn’t be more happy we have it. My only complaint is that I wish it had a heating plate, but the steel carafe does a good job keeping the coffee hot.