This whole "espresso-coffee" is well made ("it does not Quincaille", "it's tough"). The "coffee" gives a good classic coffee, nothing to say. The "Espresso" provides a good full-bodied and creamy coffee, Italian style. For specific espresso ground coffee is used and is much less expensive than a coffee pod. The machine comes with 4 paper coffee filters, it would have been better to provide a permanent filter or nylon (cost: about 4 Euros) or stainless steel (cost: about 7 Euros), which would have increased slightly the total price of the machine. This type of permanent filter is also provided with the latest coffee machines of the Delonghi brand, but much more expensive. In conclusion: this is a great machine I totally recommend.