Believing Delonghi was a serious brand, and Amazon offered only good product, I bought with confidence this Delonghi EC270 espresso machine. Upon opening the package, I felt a very strong smell of steel "oxidized". This smell was transmitted coffee was undrinkable properly. For several days I have tried everything to remove this odor, but nothing worked. There remained only one solution to this horrible machine the trash, because its smell, even when stopped in the kitchen, was difficult to bear. I had the curiosity to see the Internet and I discovered that I was not the prmier me to do with this. I am surprised and regrets that Amazon, which I am a loyal customer, dares to introduce this machine in its catalog. Bernard Bachelot