We bought this last year when we moved into our new house and had some good use out of it. It was definatley a novelty item which we dont use much now.

To make a good cup of coffee though is easy and the flavour is so much better than rubbish instant. I actually use starbucks beans and the syrups. The time it takes to make a pot of coffee is very short only a couple of minutes and it can last for ages as you have the hotplate.

The milk frother is ok but can cause problems when you have the heat plate on the milk jug and spill some milk as it burns on, however being a non stick surface it will easily wipe off.

The system is easy to clean and easy to get the measures right as it has a guide and it says the measurements on the side of the jug.