Machine is flawless. A real value for the closest thing to "real" espresso. I'm drinking 2-3 per day. Easy to use, Al pods recyclable.
Coffee pod quality varies greatly. My theory is some roasters simply have not figured out secrets of freshness. Pods must be aluminum and hold pressure. No other way.
illy - 100% disappointing Nespresso pods. Great coffee company, great beans, even decent line in Keurig pods but these are off, stale, not good.
Nespresso - what can I say. Namesake brand. They have it down. Even the pod sampler that came with the machine tastes fresh and fine. Minor gripe, they have some odd and too many roasts and some make no sense to me. Tokyo? Just over roasted beans. Nicaragua was too acidic, IMHO. etc. In all that only 3 decafs varieties
Peet's - will try some others tomorrow so stay tuned. Got some 8's and 9's coming today. Have not tried, nor could I find any decaf from Peet's
Amazon Fresh Decaf - actually not bad. Good value, good body. Deeper than I expected
Artuzzi Perugia Decaf - best decaf Nespresso pods so far. Nice flavor. Like Italy and great price to boot.
Coffee pod quality varies greatly. My theory is some roasters simply have not figured out secrets of freshness. Pods must be aluminum and hold pressure. No other way.
illy - 100% disappointing Nespresso pods. Great coffee company, great beans, even decent line in Keurig pods but these are off, stale, not good.
Nespresso - what can I say. Namesake brand. They have it down. Even the pod sampler that came with the machine tastes fresh and fine. Minor gripe, they have some odd and too many roasts and some make no sense to me. Tokyo? Just over roasted beans. Nicaragua was too acidic, IMHO. etc. In all that only 3 decafs varieties
Peet's - will try some others tomorrow so stay tuned. Got some 8's and 9's coming today. Have not tried, nor could I find any decaf from Peet's
Amazon Fresh Decaf - actually not bad. Good value, good body. Deeper than I expected
Artuzzi Perugia Decaf - best decaf Nespresso pods so far. Nice flavor. Like Italy and great price to boot.