This machine from prestige only damages the reputation of the company. You can make one normal cup or two small cups of coffee at a time. The filter/powder holder can hold sufficient powder for one cup only. This has a double walled bottom portion with extremely small pores. When you clean it some liquid you may call it water + decoction remains in this space and is extremely difficult to drain it. If the powder is fine it does not work (this may be true of most expensive machines too). The appearance and description of the machine resembles that of some expensive machines, which is totally misleading. I have used least expensive Morphy Richards espresso machine and expensive Saeco machine. The cheap machine is better than this prestige machine. My suggestion is never buy.