The struggle is real

My non-coffee drinking husband very sweetly bought a Vertuo for me years ago and … it’s terrible. But I have found the best way to get a quality beverage is to add a tiny bit of salt and 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of vanilla. Then use the milk steamer/frother (definitely get this if you don’t already have it) to steam some milk, scoop off the milk foam and then add the espresso to the milk left in the frother and run it for a bit to mix everything, then pour out and top with the foam. It’s more effort but helps! Or I just make it iced.