Nespresso - the ultimate coffee?
 

Wow, I just bought a Nespresso Magimix machine off eBay - no pods included
:-(

The pods took a while to arrive from the "Nespresso Club" - about 5 days
following the order. They're also pretty expensive at 23 or 24 pence a cup
(about 50 cents) plus a hefty delivery charge.

But, wow, I have never tasted coffee like this befo it is far superior to
even the best tasting café blends in terms of crema, quality of taste and
freshness. The irony for me is that I only drink decaf - I can't tell the
difference in terms of taste with Nespresso though and I've even managed to
fool (knowledgeable) visitors in to believing that they were having a full
caffeine hit (by just giving them the drink and not saying a word).

I don't understand why Nestlé is competing with itself by introducing the
Dolce Gusto brand. Nespresso is simply bloody incredible - the most
impressive thing gadget wise and taste wise I have encountered since...
ever. And I'm not even a coffee drinker.

I can't recommend Nespresso enough. Sure you can't be too creative with
blend design but with a quality like this do you really need to be creative?
Bloody impressive.

Gareth.

Nespresso - the ultimate coffee?
 

But the drawback of Nespresso is limited to the coffee offered by Nespresso
only.

"Gareth" >
.. .
> Wow, I just bought a Nespresso Magimix machine off eBay - no pods included
> :-(
>
> The pods took a while to arrive from the "Nespresso Club" - about 5 days
> following the order. They're also pretty expensive at 23 or 24 pence a cup
> (about 50 cents) plus a hefty delivery charge.
>
> But, wow, I have never tasted coffee like this befo it is far superior
> to even the best tasting café blends in terms of crema, quality of taste
> and freshness. The irony for me is that I only drink decaf - I can't tell
> the difference in terms of taste with Nespresso though and I've even
> managed to fool (knowledgeable) visitors in to believing that they were
> having a full caffeine hit (by just giving them the drink and not saying a
> word).
>
> I don't understand why Nestlé is competing with itself by introducing the
> Dolce Gusto brand. Nespresso is simply bloody incredible - the most
> impressive thing gadget wise and taste wise I have encountered since...
> ever. And I'm not even a coffee drinker.
>
> I can't recommend Nespresso enough. Sure you can't be too creative with
> blend design but with a quality like this do you really need to be
> creative? Bloody impressive.
>
> Gareth.

Nespresso - the ultimate coffee?
 

"diputs" > wrote in message ...
> But the drawback of Nespresso is limited to the coffee offered by
> Nespresso only.

That's the problem. And it isn't that cheap either.

But I don't think it's possible to produce a better cup of coffee in your
home. I see that some high class restaurants in the UK are selling Nespresso
produced coffee for in excess of $12 a cup:

http://www.independent.co.uk/living/...cle3027384.ece

Nespresso - the ultimate coffee?
 

I would like to share this method with you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84uwCVYWaF8

I'm using exactly the same model and do the same things. It works but takes
time to practice.

"Gareth" >
.. .
>
>
> "diputs" > wrote in message ...
>> But the drawback of Nespresso is limited to the coffee offered by
>> Nespresso only.
>
> That's the problem. And it isn't that cheap either.
>
> But I don't think it's possible to produce a better cup of coffee in your
> home. I see that some high class restaurants in the UK are selling
> Nespresso produced coffee for in excess of $12 a cup:
>
> http://www.independent.co.uk/living/...cle3027384.ece
>
>
>

Nespresso - the ultimate coffee?
 

"diputs" > wrote in message ...
> I would like to share this method with you.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84uwCVYWaF8
>
> I'm using exactly the same model and do the same things. It works but
> takes time to practice.

It gets some bad reviews but actually it is interesting.

One problem with Nespresso is that it uses aluminum capsules that cannot be
recycled (unless you live in Switzerland and can take the used capsules back
to a Nespresso "boutique"). This is really shit. So in theory reusing the
capsules is a brilliant idea.

I would have thought that one problem with the reusable capsule model is
that the coffee isn't packed at the correct pressure so the water jet can't
pierce the foil correctly. I'm surprised though that the cream is so good -
must be something to do with the pump pressure. Does it work well?

Nestlé patented the Nespresso capsule design so that there aren't any
generic equivalents (more environmentally friendly) available. Again, this
is really shit. Other pod models have generic equivalents but Nespresso
doesn't.

In the UK Nestlé is subsidising the sale of Nespresso machines with money
back offers. It's almost a mass market phenomenon in the UK. The
environmental/recycling problem is going to catch Nestlé soon and that,
surely, can only be good for people who own the machine (why the hell do the
capsules need to be made from expensive and wasteful aluminum?)

But I'm not sure about the method you describe although it is interesting. I
don't know why the guy in the video is using his finger to put pressure on
the nozzle of the machine. I wouldn't be surprised if it could screw up the
machine.

Nespresso - the ultimate coffee?
 

Some bad reviews out there but this method really works.

From my expreience, the aluminum capsule can be recycled once only. Because
three holes which inject water from back will getting bigger and much more
water will leak out from the leakage which will affect the pressure inside
the capsule (that's why some people observe from the video that the coffee
comes out so slow and less than the original capsule). So the most important
skill is make sure the water can be injected from the previous holes, and
the other thing is you cannot press the powder into the capsule too hard
when using the finest grain coffee powder.

BTW, his finger put pressure on the nozzle of the machine is meaningless.

"Gareth" >
.. .
>
>
> "diputs" > wrote in message ...
>> I would like to share this method with you.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84uwCVYWaF8
>>
>> I'm using exactly the same model and do the same things. It works but
>> takes time to practice.
>
> It gets some bad reviews but actually it is interesting.
>
> One problem with Nespresso is that it uses aluminum capsules that cannot
> be recycled (unless you live in Switzerland and can take the used capsules
> back to a Nespresso "boutique"). This is really shit. So in theory reusing
> the capsules is a brilliant idea.
>
> I would have thought that one problem with the reusable capsule model is
> that the coffee isn't packed at the correct pressure so the water jet
> can't pierce the foil correctly. I'm surprised though that the cream is so
> good - must be something to do with the pump pressure. Does it work well?
>
> Nestlé patented the Nespresso capsule design so that there aren't any
> generic equivalents (more environmentally friendly) available. Again, this
> is really shit. Other pod models have generic equivalents but Nespresso
> doesn't.
>
> In the UK Nestlé is subsidising the sale of Nespresso machines with money
> back offers. It's almost a mass market phenomenon in the UK. The
> environmental/recycling problem is going to catch Nestlé soon and that,
> surely, can only be good for people who own the machine (why the hell do
> the capsules need to be made from expensive and wasteful aluminum?)
>
> But I'm not sure about the method you describe although it is interesting.
> I don't know why the guy in the video is using his finger to put pressure
> on the nozzle of the machine. I wouldn't be surprised if it could screw up
> the machine.
>
>

Nespresso - the ultimate coffee?
 

"diputs" > wrote in message ...
> Some bad reviews out there but this method really works.
>
> From my expreience, the aluminum capsule can be recycled once only.
> Because three holes which inject water from back will getting bigger and
> much more water will leak out from the leakage which will affect the
> pressure inside the capsule (that's why some people observe from the video
> that the coffee comes out so slow and less than the original capsule). So
> the most important skill is make sure the water can be injected from the
> previous holes, and the other thing is you cannot press the powder into
> the capsule too hard when using the finest grain coffee powder.
>
> BTW, his finger put pressure on the nozzle of the machine is meaningless.

I don't know if I'll give it a go although it does look as if it gives
pretty good results.

It's a shame that it isn't possible to buy Nespresso compatible capsules
made by other companies. Nespresso patented the Nespresso capsule design to
prevent this although they haven't done the same with Dolce Gusto.

Gareth.

The capsule+coffee itself is patented, but I guess they can not patend the container itself (meaning the empty aluminium capsule).
It would be a great idea for an industrial to create and sell empty capsules with separate clipable covers to, let's say, store small portions of tea or coffee ;)

[quote=diputs;1072744]Some bad reviews out there but this method really works.

From my expreience, the aluminum capsule can be recycled once only.



Actually - the pods can be recycled indefinitely. They just recycle the aluminium which is one of the easiest products on earth to recycle (next to glass).

Also, if you live in the UK, you can bring your pods back to any store that sells Nespresso pods (like Selfridges in London) and they will do the recycling for you!