Ninja Luxe Cafe

The writer finds the Luxe Café Premier a well-built, innovative hybrid espresso, drip and cold brew machine with clever grinder and milk features, held back by limited dose control, a proprietary basket system, no built-in water filter and wasteful packaging (the excerpt cuts off before a final conclusion).

Two testers used the 5-in-1 machine exclusively for two weeks, and the excerpt describes easy setup and helpful guided espresso features but says some functions work very well and others very poorly, leaving the overall conclusion mixed and incomplete.

7/10

A well-conceived, fairly priced all-in-one espresso machine with an excellent milk system and helpful assists, held back by some shot inconsistency, a few build quirks, and no hot water spout.

4.5/5

A good-looking, sturdy, bulky bean-to-cup machine that makes espresso and coffee easy and consistent for beginners at a price that undercuts comparable machines, with the lack of a hot water line as its main flaw.

Apart from a divisive gold-trimmed look and plastic-heavy build, the Beckham edition of the Ninja Luxe Café Pro is an excellent, easy-to-use all-in-one machine that delivers great espresso, filter and cold brew for the money, though the standard model is the better buy for most people.

A highly recommended, versatile semi-automatic machine that makes excellent coffee and froth with a coffee-shop feel, held back by a high price, a few design annoyances and an occasionally unreliable grind-size assistant.

After a week of testing, the writer found the Luxe Café Pro an inventive, accessible machine that wins over even a skeptical espresso snob despite some quirks, and recommends it to almost everyone.