August 1, 20233 yr These seem ubiquitous these days. Are they worth it? Does anyone recommend a particular model? Are you tied to buying Nespresso capsules forever and do they represent value for money. Thinking of changing from a coffee filter machine.
August 1, 20233 yr I had a Nespresso machine for a couple years, tried about 20 different coffees, ok but i wouldn't buy again, now i just use a Mokapot, I'd say better, can buy on Lazada and use any coffee
August 1, 20233 yr As stated, make sure you can use any coffee in it, as some machines may still be proprietary, Also, make sure it takes reusable/refillable pods, as one complaint about them, is they aren't eco friendly, and add a lot to the landfills, in comparison to 'no pod' process of coffee making. Also the drinkable yield, is a wee bit small and basically a damn sip for me. Though I'm not an espresso drinker. Edited August 1, 20233 yr by KhunLA
August 1, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said: These seem ubiquitous these days. Are they worth it? Does anyone recommend a particular model? Are you tied to buying Nespresso capsules forever and do they represent value for money. Thinking of changing from a coffee filter machine. no they are for the stupid and lazy. it is no hardship to make yourself real espresso. it tastes much better as well. Nespresso machine also produce mountains of foil and plastic waste the only decent aplication i can see for these machines is in a hotel room or airbnb where pople cant be trusted to make their own beverages but that doesnt justify the environmental disaster the machines are. Edited August 1, 20233 yr by n00dle
August 1, 20233 yr 27 minutes ago, KhunLA said: make sure it takes reusable/refillable pods, as one complaint about them, is they aren't eco friendly, and add a lot to the landfills, in comparison to 'no pod' process of coffee making. if you are going to the effort of refilling your pods you might as well just make proper espress and pack your own portafilter.
August 1, 20233 yr 7 minutes ago, n00dle said: if you are going to the effort of refilling your pods you might as well just make proper espress and pack your own portafilter. There's that ... though popping the pod in vs actually doing something, just doesn't fit in some folks' lives. I'm full on, for the same balanced cup every morning: Slide scale over Warm cup up in microwave Add 10g sugar Grind beans Start kettle Paper in drip cone Add coffee grinds 50g Add water 300g 200g yield Find that easier than the machine, French Press or Moka Pot. About 10 minutes killed, now for the rest of the day. Hmm, lets start with trolling AN, while sipping that cup of Joy. Edited August 1, 20233 yr by KhunLA
August 1, 20233 yr 8 minutes ago, KhunLA said: There's that ... though popping the pod in vs actually doing something, just doesn't fit in some folks lives. I'm full on, for the same balanced cup every morning: Slide scale over Warm cup up in microwave Add 10g sugar Grind beans Start kettle Paper in drip cone Add coffee grinds 50g Add water 300g 200g yield Find that easier than the machine, French Press or Moka Pot. About 10 minutes killed, now for the rest of the day. Hmm, lets start with trolling AN, while sipping that cup of Joy. i make/drink 2-4 espressos with milk every day, something half way between a flat white and a cappuncino. 40 gr of pulled espresso into around 120 gr of milk. i would be surrised if making a cup takes me even 10 mins. Switch on espresso machine, feed cat put milk in electric frother weigh 18g of beans grind 18g of beans load espresso machines portafilter wait for milk to froth pull espresso add milk there is a learning curve, but even the occasinal bad pull is waaay better than a nespresso shot. a moka pot or cafitiere works fine if i'm away form my machine for a few days. Edited August 1, 20233 yr by n00dle
August 1, 20233 yr 2 minutes ago, n00dle said: i make/drink 2-4 espressos with milk every day, something half way between a flat white and a cappuncino. 40 gr espresso to around 100 gr of milk. i would be surrised if making a cup takes me even 10 mins. Switch on espresso machine, feed cat put milk in electric frother weigh 18g of beans grind 18g of beans load espresso machines portafilter wait for milk to froth pull espresso add milk there is a learning curve, but even the occasinal bad pull is waaay better than a nespresso shot. a moka pot or cafitiere works fine if i'm away form my machine for a few days. Wife uses the machine, as a fan of the crema. My coffee is was to strong for her. It's a coffee machine ???? and would say it makes a terrible espresso. 15bar vs 9bar, and poor extraction, as no way to slow it down. It was inexpensive, and we don't drink espresso anyway.
August 1, 20233 yr IMHO Nespresso espresso tastes good - a lot better than many alternatives. And with a Nespresso machine it is easy to make good espresso. Otherwise it is an art to make good espresso, and you need a good and expensive machine. Long time ago you could use 3rd party pods in the machines. Then Nespresso changed the machines so that they destroy themselves slowly with not original pods. Personally, I drink at home Vietnamese coffee. That is easy to brew and the "filter" cost almost nothing. If you really want to look at lots of options, I recommend this YouTube channel. The guy knows what he is talking about. James Hoffmann - YouTube
September 15, 20232 yr Over the last year, I have not been able to drink the 3+ cups of coffee that used to feed my caffeine habit. So, I switched to Nespresso and drink 3 small cups in the morning. I sometimes manually fill an re-usable aluminium capsule with coffee but the metal capsules tend to expand inside the machine and get stuck. Edited September 15, 20232 yr by Danderman123
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