Nespresso Pixie Espresso Machine by De'Longhi, Aluminum

Perfect coffee machine .

This makes a good cup of expresso. We have a high end Nespresso machine and bought this for our cabin. Looks like ti will serve the purpose well. Reason for taking off a star: When the Pixie arrived, it initially made a lot of noise without any water flowing. After watching many youtube presentations, I finally found one that enabled me to fix the problem. Apparently some of the nespresso machines (not just the Pixie) come with an air lock problem. The method to resolve the problem that I found to work is to use the bulb from a baster, place the open end over the opening that interfaces with the water tank and establish some pressure. This is done, of course, with the water tank removed. Also, add water to the area that interfaces with the water tank so that it helps to seal the baster bulb as you squeeze but also so that the baster bulb pushes some water into the system. Be persistent. I had to do this quite a few time befor it worked. On the time that it worked, I feld a build up of pressure and then a release. Since this seems to be a problem that many have experienced, one would think that the company should at lease place a statement in their instructions explaining the potential problem and maybe include some sort of bulb to interface with the machine to clear the air lock.