I am a coffee love , my husband was a barista in the PNW in his youth has coffee smarts. But my love, and his expertise has never met at a happy place until we got the De Longhi True Brew. His favorite feature is the coffee grinder so each cup is fresh, and I love this, because I don't have to mess around with a coffee grinder. The brewing of the coffee is easy to do for non-expert like myself, and we both agree it does a knock-out job of getting the best out of the beans. It took less than five minutes to set up. It doesn't have a large counter top footprint and that is much appreciated as we have limited space.  If you want professional level coffee without the hassle of going out, this is the coffee machine for you