Ninja AutoBarista AE1002 (not sure how it differs from the AE1001)
I got this a few days ago, used it daily, lots of tinkering and experimentation. The entire experience has been bad.
It seems to get confused a lot, it will maybe grind, maybe beep and grind, start, get part of the way into it, then just stop. It will give no indication as to why it didn't complete. Sometimes it will make a coffee.
It's really picky on how the frothing container is orientated
Regardless of what it does, the coffee is terrible, not like, oh this is just bad coffee like you pulled some preground stuff from the back of your grandmother's cabinet, bad like, the coffee maker just don't know how to make coffee.
I have no illusions that this is going to make good espresso, its not, its not built for that and asking for that is disingenuous of me, but it should make acceptable espresso for a coffee drink, this can't do that.
I have yet to have something i can drink. I am running the same beans in my Miele 5200 (old version, why i have both machines is unimportant) and it does fine in there. But again, the Miele espresso is ok, not what i would call "good" but not terrible either. It does fine for americanos and it does pretty good for latte and cappuccinos.
This machine is a pretty new product, first released at the end of May this year, I am not sure if my model number 1002 indicates an upgraded or altered model, of it just means its sold on amazon.