Since 2 years I have espresso lovers and have now compared most of what there is on the market, including the Tchibo Caffisimo machine, Nespresso and otherwise every espresso, which I could get at friends or in restaurants anywhere. Tchibo is a good strong coffee, I would not call espresso, Nespresso is nice but not quite as good as Lavazza. Lavazza is after all tests the clear winner, only surpassed by "real" espresso, which I got at Italians or in southern Hungary!