[Closed] Nespresso - Superb !

Poor relation to proper espresso imo. Very convenient though.

Probably the best "instant" coffee machine ever but very pricey per cup (we have them in the office). Inferior to proper expresso machines or a Bialetti stove top coffee pot

Coffee snobs will mock it, but for ease of use, for decent (IMHO) coffee they are great.

Just had 200 capsules delivered today 🙂

it's simply excellent - no aggro and perfect espresso every time !

I like the black ones.

So what sort of price per cup are we talking?

29 pence up to 33 pence.

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Poor relation to proper espresso imo

Convert here.
Just one in the morning mind..

jerome - why stop at one.............?

I'm not really a fan of it black, it's always too bitter, but it's nice for latte's or whatever. What capsules are the best for black coffee? The blue ones taste of cigarettes 🙁

tom - heretic - burn him lol 🙂

Impressed with the simplicity and output of mine. Almost zero maintenance. The crema finish is pretty damn good.

I did a back-to-back comparing stove-top with Lavazza Rossa v.s Nespresso with Roma capsule. I actually preferred the Nespresso.

I was buzzin'!!!!!

Someone told me that patent on the capsules runs out soon, so there could be some competition on the offing.

Try not to drink too much coffee.
We buy about 25% caffeine free - which is actually very tasty..

After looking around at various machines it was the simplicity that I liked. Mines 4 years old and still going strong.

Not a fan of caffeine free in any form of coffee.

Christmas £40 promotion back at John Lewis.

I bought a bean to cup machine but was sorely tempted by Nespresso.

I love mine. I wouldn't say that I've never tasted better coffee, but for the incredible lack of hassle, it makes well-above-average coffee,whichis good enough for me. I especially like mine because the decaf intenso capsules are very good.

It takes me about 30s to prepare an espresso from beans. How do you people cope with modern life if you view that as an incredible amount of hassle?

Oh stop it .ffs
Nearly spilled my nescaffe

Nesspresso equals thimble full of coffee

If it ain't in a mug I'm out ..

One question about nespresso and B2C machines...if you're having a "large" coffee, do they just continue to run the water through the pods (or grounds in the case of a B2C machine)?

heathen!

Love mine, and my aerocinno for fantastic cappacino. Big fan of ristretto, and the recent special was very good.

buzz - the patent is already up...hence all the competition like from the old Nesp boss..

making work fun tho - got to invent new machines..

i drink some at work, but dont own a machine..

Somebody made me a coffee from one of those machines and I thought it was barely average. I'll stick with my aeropress. Lot less packaging waste too.

Probebly helps if i actually read the instructions, but it never seems to make more than half a cup of coffee if you press the big cup button, and by the time you have pressed the button for a second run its pretty weak, so i go back to my mug with 3 spoons of nescaffe. To be fair, it's not bad stuff, but the noise is a little off putting for dinner guests as they tuck into their after eights.

If it were for sale in shops, I might consider it. But it's not, so I won't.

Love mine. I used to buy recently roasted beans but they would go stale before I finished them. It's replaced the stovetop and cafetiere now.

Scamper: it produces an espresso/lungs. You put one or two shots in and top it up with hot water. You can program the buttons to deliver more water but I thought that was supposed to be a no-no for posh coffee? Anyone else know?

I also bought an outpresso to crush the caps for recycling. Good bit of kit but very expensive for what it is.

edit: Andy, Waitrose/ocado sell caps too but they are not as good apparently. I have a refillable cap but it doesn't provide as good a cup.

I have a decent machine/grinder and use climpson/Monmouth/square mile beans but would rather have a nespresso coffee than one made with the above bean/grinder/machine combo but operated by somebody with no idea how to make good coffee. At least with nespresso it"s consistent unlikely to be overextracted and you know what you are getting.
It's still expensive and mediocre compared to proper espresso (not stale illy / stovetop)

Are these those godawful coffee in a pod machines?

Am i being stupid here - a recycling machine for the caps, you are kidding me? Can't you just stand on them?

Yes, you end up with coffee grounds all over the floor!

Refillable pods remove all the convenience to the extent that they're more inconvenient than a proper espresso machine.
Never seen nespresso compatible ones.
I'll be buying a real machine, and not having my coffee habits tracked by Nestle like it were facebook.

Ah, of course, but if there is a need to crush them Adam, you must get through a fair number 😉

Brother-in-law has one. Pretty average IMO. But better than the instant he tries to pass off as coffee.

Mother-in-law has the Dolce Gusto thing. That's just bloody horrible.

A mate is selling his Kitchen Aid Artisan. I'm very tempted. But I know how much he paid for it second hand. And I'm not getting the same saving. Still a good price though.

The Bloke selling them in john lewis said that the ones from waitrose were ok in his opinion, not sure if they're any cheaper though, but he did say that the amount of people wanting to buy coffee for their machines was why he'd put forward JL selling the coffee.

Salem, hardly expensive at 29p per capsule from nespresso direct, considering the quality....

Starbucks Grande Cappuccino £2.75.

Nespresso Cappuccino (with [b]2[/b] pods for double espresso), including the milk (yes, I've worked it out) 75p.

And the problem is?

Almost zero maintenance

but a rather large quantity of waste packaging and pod per cup to balance it out.

I just buy them from their counter rather than having them sent, purple one for me.

but a rather large quantity of waste packaging and pod per cup to balance it out.

That is all recallable. Nespresso even offer a free bag and pick up for the used capsules.

If Nescafe gold blend is Bells

Nespresso is maybe J&B

And a nice Hasbean* coffee roasted 24hrs ago and home ground moments before drinking is a Laphroaig or another good single malt.

Sadly once you get used to Laphroaig it's had to drink a 2nd quality alternative. I prefer a cup of tea to gold blend these days. Close call for Nespresso.

*other online roasters available.

patent on the capsules runs out soon

You can already buy compatible capsules in French supermarkets.

I've just donated mine to work because 1) I have a gaggia classic and 2) the work coffee is truly dreadful. Colleagues are much happier.