Excellent – The Giotto is a first class machine, and a reasonable "barrister" can make a great cup of coffee. According to my coffee snobs it is an awesome looking machine that can be placed in a prominent spot in the kitchen. This Machine enables good control of the shot, produces a good thick creme,good temperature control and pressure control. The water tank is a good size for making multiple coffees when friends or family are over.

Frothing the milk is quick and can be done at the same time as pulling the shot. This hastens the time when making multiple coffees.

Cleaning the machine is simple and straight forward and when kept clean makes a great cup of coffee. Having a supply of multiple sized baskets is great (one shot, two shot or three shot baskets)as you can make your coffee to suit the taste of the person drinking the coffee.

The machine has a pressure gauge which is most helpful and an "Out of water" shut down to protect the machine. Spare parts are readily available. Larger parts needing servicing are also available and servicing is reasonably priced. The whole machine is made of highly polished stainless steel, however, under the drip tray the material is mild steel and is prone to corrosion.

It takes 20 minutes to heat up.