Creatista Plus (by Breville)

The Creatista Plus is the most surprising machine in the Nespresso lineup. Built by Breville, it bolts a real automatic steam wand onto the Original-line capsule platform, with eight milk-texture settings and eleven temperature settings, all controlled from a small screen. The wand purges, foams, and shuts off automatically when the milk hits target temperature. The result is microfoam genuinely good enough to free-pour basic latte art — from a pod machine. Add the 3-second heat-up and the brushed stainless body and it's the only capsule machine that legitimately competes with mid-tier semi-automatic espresso for the cappuccino-and-latte buyer.