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Reddit Reviews
BitofaGreyAreaI love my Cafe Luxe. It does everything good enough, and I'm pretty snobby about coffee. Espresso is good, drip coffee is good, iced coffee and cold brew are good. Everything turns out nicely and it's all in one relatively compact package. It's not unusual for me to make 4 totally different coffee drinks a day on it, between me, my wife, and like a neighbor stopping by.
xyzpdq1Ninja Luxe™ Café Premier 3 in 1 Espresso Drip Coffee & Cold Brew Maker Got the wife one of these for her birthday. Now there’s no point to ever buy a coffee out at one of those expensive coffee shops. It’s just not as good as making it at home. When we go on vacation, we are always disappointed because we don’t have good coffee… not many of the items mentioned on this sub last a “lifetime” but I’m sure this will hold up for many years. If it ever dies, I will buy the exact same one. +1 for this ninja ***edit, everyone is saying the moccamaster is expensive, a quick search found most of them under $380. This ninja is $550 before tax, but I’d still say it’s worth it.
demandmusicI bought a ninja luxe only thinking of the espresso. But it makes excellent filtered? drip? coffee too. We retired our old coffee maker and now use it for everything. The coffee setting gets you a maximum of around 700 ml but is excellent and also makes small cups. Ground and brewed in no time. Awesome machine.
Waldemar-FirehammerI can't speak to how BIFL it is, but I got the Ninja Cafe Luxe back at Christmas and it's been an amazing all in one for the price of $500. I can just set and forget with quality better than any chain coffee, and I don't have to think about anything. High quality coffee without all the ritual. My only two complaints are that I can't grind easily grind to a separate container for French press, and I can't easily adjust the strength of the drip coffee.
smillersmallsI have a Ninja machine that makes both espresso and drip coffee, and has a steamer built in to froth milk. It makes such good drinks that it’s taken the enjoyment out of cafe coffee. “We have fancy lattes at home!” But it was not cheap ($500+?). I chose it because that brand sells parts - if it does break, I won’t have to buy a whole new machine
badwhiskey63Tell that to my Ninja coffee maker. First the tank started to leak when you removed to fill with water. The clock timer failed next. Finally the whole thing started to leak. I just got a Moccamaster on 1/2 price sale, and I do think it makes a better cup of coffee faster than my Ninja.
My Ninja died on me. First it leaked so I could take the tank off to fill it, then the LED clock died so I couldn't use the timer function, then finally the whole thing started to leak. Moccamaster is the way!
binarunsHave one of these too…5 years and going strong.
CapnKush_Do you need a whole pot? Nespresso is like 100 bucks and the vertuo ones make espresso and coffee. Strong good cups too. Otherwise, a ninja drip coffee maker was good to me for awhile. I see the pour over and French press recommendations, both a pain in the ass for a minimally and maybe no different cup than a machine drip. If you like the process and the routine then absolutely go for pour over or French press. Otherwise all drip and pour over coffee is pretty similar assuming you have good grounds and don’t have the cheapest shittiest coffee maker. Diminishing returns are insane when it comes to coffee. Someone somewhere will tell you how his $30 espresso was magical when it’s still just coffee.
