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[Closed] Nespresso - are alternative pods any good?

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Are pods from non-Nespresso suppliers of a similar quality/taste to the originals? Some are a lot better value but is the coffee therein worse?


 
Posted : 15/11/2012 9:50 pm
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we got some and they were pretty bad, went back to the nespresso pods before we'd finished the lot we bought.


 
Posted : 15/11/2012 9:52 pm
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Same here, alternative ones are poor, stick with nespresso. Worth the extra few pence.


 
Posted : 15/11/2012 10:26 pm
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There's a refillable thing, [url= http://www.coffeeduck.com/en/cups-for-nespresso ]Coffee duck[/url], that let's you use your own beans. No idea if it's any good, but when I've looked into nespresso before it seemed like a good idea.


 
Posted : 15/11/2012 11:08 pm
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I got some coffee duck capsules and they are OK but take some getting used to. Coffee tends to be weaker. Use a very fine grind to improve the strength.


 
Posted : 15/11/2012 11:34 pm
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I have the coffee duck pods and they work absolutely fine. Not as good as espresso tho and no crema on the ground coffee I use levazza or illy. Saves money tho


 
Posted : 15/11/2012 11:36 pm
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Waitrose are selling Coffee Pod capsules. They're about the same price as the Nespresso pods and individually wrapped to waste even more packaging!
The taste of them is underwhelming.


 
Posted : 16/11/2012 9:52 am