Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

My wife has wanted a Keurig coffee maker for some time. I didn't see why, as we have a great Cuisinart coffee maker and indulge often in local roasted coffees from Africa. But I was willing to try this machine, because it was also an espresso maker. So I splurged. I have had this for more than a month now and can offer these observations: 1. It makes great espresso and decaf espresso, for 85 cents a shot. As good or better than Starbucks, in my opinion. 2. What surprised me about the coffee however, is that it also imparts a crema foam head on regular coffee. This is great, if you like espresso style coffees. 3. In addition, I learned that the ALTO series is about a 14 ounce cup of coffee for about $1.35 a cup. Previously for a "big" cup of coffee I thought I'd have to go through two packs of normal sized coffee. 4. Finally I learned they have a Gran Lungo coffee which is equivalent to an Americano coffee for about $1.00 a cup. So my favorites after sampling already about $200 plus of Nespresso coffees are these: We both love Stomio which is a dark roast coffee. We love both the Altissio espresso and Decaf espresso. I've become a huge fan of the Fortado Gran Lungo which makes about a 5 ounce Americano espresso/hot water coffee. We have taken this machine to the beach for a week to have fun brewing coffees and we took it to the large family Christmas Brunch for express coffees. Everyone is amazed.