Fancy coffee makers recs

I have a Cuisinart coffee maker that is single serve woth a 72-ounce reservoir.

I then have a handheld frother by Zulay.

Easy to use, I buy my own coffee and use the k-cup insert that came with it, and froth my own milk.

I get the same results as the super pricy fancy coffee makers that have learning curves.

Those will also be $350+.

I still love my Nespresso and wouldn’t have any other.

. The coffee in their pods is so much better than anything I've ever found in a Kuerig pod.  If you are wanting to make fancy drinks, then look at the Nespresso Vertuo machines.   Another option that includes the milk frother would be the De'Longhi Dedica machines

A Nespresso double espresso latte has been my treat every morning for 5 years. Over the past 30 years, I migrated from a French press to a Moka Pot with a manual milk frother and now have a Nespresso Creatista Plus, which I love so much.

Nespresso machines are spendy but i think you can find basic ones on sale all the time.  worth every penny.  We have a Lattissima Pro that was $600+ when we got it 6 years ago and it still works great to this day. I think the current version is called a Gran Lattissima.   My niece bought one of the basic models on sale for under $200 and loves it.  

I have been a Keurig gal since they came out. But last last few have soured me on them. I went through 3 in very short succession. Each one replaced by warranty, but what a pain.

I switched to a Ninja Dual Brew and I LOVE it so much! It can do a lot of things, but I admit I pretty much only use the KCups. But you can also easily switch to grounds. It also has a hot water features, which all the machines can pretty much do, but this one can do up 60 ounces at a time! It can do Hot or Boil, so if you need really hot water fast - it's great. It has a frother, but I don't use it.

It's $179.99 if you use the code DEC22 (until December 14), but I paid $140 for mine a few months ago. Amazon and Target have it for $179.99 also. It has the multi-stream brew for KCups that make them taste so much better. Which is what I liked the KSupreme for -but damn, it would take month to burn out a machine.

We love iced tea made with it. I use TAZO black tea KCups and just brew a 12 ounce and sometimes brew another small brew off the same cup, into the carafe, then I pour over ice in a pitcher. Best iced tea!!


Ninja Dual Brew

I really wanted to get a Nespresso machine, but still love my Ninja Dual Brew, so I got the Essenza Mini. LOVE IT! It's tiny, so it doesn't take up much counter space, and if you wanted to put it away in a cabinet, you could easily. It is super simple to use. I mostly make latte's with it.

Nespresso Essenza

This milk frother is great, and not so expensive as some. It does 2 types of hot froth, one really frothy, one light froth, it also has just a heat selection, for lattes, and a cold froth. It really works great! I've had mine a few years.

Miroco Frother

We change up a lot, and try out new varieties when they are released, but Napoli and Volutto have been long time favourites. We are currently also enjoying Stockholm lungo and Shanghai lungo. I also like the flavoured coffees - Vaniglia and Caramello are year round and this year's Christmas flavours are yum - Seasonal Delight Spice and Frosted Caramel Nut. I am drinking a Seasonal Delight for my breakfast coffee right now. 
A lot depends on how you like your coffee - do you drink your coffee black or with milk? How strong a blend do you prefer? DH likes stronger blends - he has intensity 10 - 12, while I tend to stick to intensity 6 - 8.

I use a separate frother for the milk too. I tried a friend’s expensive machine and made a mess with the milk spraying out of the container.  I bought a cheap frothing thing that heated the milk and created the foam at the same time.  It was also great for making creamy hot chocolate.  Instead of a hand unit, this looked like a mini blender that you added the milk to.  It was apparently great for making pudding, but I never tried that.

I have a Nespresso machine for the coffee.  Back then, you had to order the coffee pods from Italy, but now you can get them on Amazon.  My Nespresso is a very basic unit just for espressos.