On 5/29/14, 12:30 PM, Steve Freides wrote:
> .... she's been figuring out that how you put the coffee into them
> matters, specifically that you have to tamp it down somewhat....
>
> Anyone else find the same? Anyone else using reusable K cups and have
> any observations to share?

I don't use K-cups, but my wife does , in her office. I do use
refillable Capsul'in pods for my Nespresso, and yes, tamping firmly is
definitely required, as it is for any other espresso machine I've come
across. The Capsul'in pods come with a small plastic tamper sized
perfectly for the pods (shown he http://amzn.to/1lUBp7v.

You should be able to tamp firmly enough with anything of the
appropriate diameter, such as the smaller end of a used k-cup, or even
with a finger.

-- Larry