Ninja Luxe Cafe Premier Espresso Machine Review: Beginner’s Luck

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed leveling up my espresso machines over the years. My first was the De’Longhi Dedica Arte, a great beginner espresso machine that doesn’t break the bank and has lasted me for well over 10 years. Still, I’m excited about the new wave of espresso machines on the market and have had the pleasure to test a few of them over the past couple of years, like the uber-tech-forward Terra Kaffe TK-02 and the more straightforward De'Longhi Magnifica Start. Cappuccinos are my preferred coffee drink, and while I enjoy nerding out about my coffee with scales and temperature-based electric kettles, sometimes I want a machine to do the hard, technical work for me, like the new Ninja Luxe Cafe Premier Series Espresso Machine. Photograph: Tyler Shane I usually have mixed feelings about equipment under the Ninja brand, which is often known for trying to do too much at once, but this machine is impressive. The Luxe Cafe machine comes with a lot of tricks up its sleeve and, even thou ... Read full article.