The ES601 is Ninja’s attempt to replace three separate machines with one: a built-in conical burr grinder feeding an espresso group, plus drip coffee and cold brew modes off the same base. One published review from Top Ten Reviews, based on six weeks of daily use, gives this product something most obscure listings in this category don’t have — an outside account of how it actually performs.
A real grinder, with a real caveat
Top Ten Reviews lists 25 adjustable grind settings with built-in grind recommendations and a conical burr grinder feeding a weight-based dosing scale — genuine espresso-machine features, and the reviewer rated the espresso and drip output favorably against other Ninja models. The same review flags the grinder dial as sometimes hard to turn, and separately notes the machine’s own spec table lists a blade grinder even though the write-up elsewhere calls it conical — a contradiction we’re flagging, not resolving, since the review alone can’t settle which is correct.
9 bars, a 70oz tank, and no published wattage
The reviewer measured a 9-bar pump — the conventional espresso extraction target, not an inflated marketing number — and a 70oz removable water reservoir, large by espresso-machine standards. Machine dimensions are given as roughly 14.6in tall, 13.6in wide and 13.2in deep. Ninja does not publish a wattage figure for this model in the sources we found; the reservoir number above comes from the reviewer’s account, not Ninja’s own spec sheet, which is silent on it.
Three drinks, three moving parts
Built-in automatic milk frothing with four settings and three brew temperature options round out the feature set, and the review credits the machine with intelligent maintenance alerts. That’s a lot of subsystems sharing one base — grinder, espresso pump, drip brew path, cold brew mode, and frother — which is the tradeoff of a 3-in-1 machine generally: more that can need cleaning or servicing than a single-purpose espresso machine.
What one review can’t tell you
One outlet’s six-week test is real evidence, but it’s a single data point, not the multi-source pattern that lets a review site say something with real confidence. Long-term reliability, consistency across many units and how the machine holds up outside daily light use are all outside what one review can establish. The review notes this model “doesn’t include a single filter basket” — worth confirming against the current retail listing, since accessory bundles on machines like this change between production runs.
Before you buy
- Ask the retailer directly for wattage, since neither Ninja’s own materials nor the review we found publish it.
- Confirm whether a single-wall (non-pressurized) filter basket is included, since one review found it wasn’t.
- Measure your counter and cabinet clearance against roughly 14.6in of height with a hopper needing headroom to fill.
- Check current warranty terms with the retailer, since Ninja revises this lineup periodically.
Based on Top Ten Reviews’ six-week test of the Ninja ES601. CoffeeLogik has not tested this machine in person.
