Customer Reviews

150 Lavazza Gran Crema Espresso Pods

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These seemed to be the most consistent pods. I tried a sampler pack before of many different brands and the Illy and Lavazza pods had the most consistent least bitter taste. Lavazza pods have nice creme. The water flows faster compared to the Illy pods so need to run the expresso machine for a little less time. The Illy pods are probably a little better quality - but at twice the price are not worth the additional investment. I would strongly recommend these. And the shipper was on time and the goods packed well. They do come loose so you will need a container to store them (unlike the illy pods that are boxed)

We've had a Francis! Francis! X3 Espresso machine for well over a year now, and have gone through about a thousand ESE pods. We've tried hundreds of Illy, Espressione Arabica, and Espressione Classic pods, but these Lavazza pods are the best so far. The taste is consistently smooth, without the varying levels of bitterness we tasted in the other pods. We ordered 150 Lavazza pods about a month ago and I'm about to put in our next order. This is definitely the fastest we've ever gone through an order of 150 pods.

For wonderful quality and exceptional taste, nothing beats these LaVazza ESE pods! I make lattes with these every morning, the coffee flavor is so smooth, much nicer than the bitter tasting Starbucks ESE pods I used before.

Easy serve espresso pods, or ESE pods are supposed to be a consistent size, weight and tamp. But as a machine manufacturer I can tell you first hand that the coffee brewers intentionally modify the ESE spec to make their pods more likely to work well in their machine. ( and not so well in a competitor's) You see, in Italy, the coffee biz is like the cell biz here. Buy a contract for two years of monthly pods and we will throw a machine in for free. They don't want you using that machine with OPP (other people's pods). So they take a perfectly good standard and tweak it so it is no longer a standard. In the case of these pods, they are way too loosely packed to work in any of my pod only machines. Water flows so fast it barely changes colors. Oh well, I've only got 149 left. Ughhh.

I own an Illy x6 and it came with a sampler of illy ese pods. When those ran out I researched online and ordered these pods. First of all the pod is not tightly packed and has a looseness which makes the fit in the holder improper. As a result sometimes the illy machine keeps on going and overflows the normal quantity which an espresso cup would hold.

Secondly the flavor body and aroma are diffuse and not good for espresso. If you are making a cappuccino you will likely not taste much difference. I do not recommend Lavazza for espresso on an illy machine.

We tried a variety of pods in our Francis Francis X5 and these were by far the best. Been ordering this stuff for years now. The taste is very smooth and not bitter. This stuff spoils us because the espresso at the coffeeshops around here are never as good.

Of course, crema-wise you'll still do better with whole beans and a high quality grinder. We get a thin crema top with these but that's about it. As I think everyone understands there's a tradeoff to be made with pods--and no other pod I've tried has ever been any better for me in this respect--I haven't held that against this product.

Highly recommended.

ESE pods make great espresso in our Krups pump espresso maker. Smoother, more flavorful espresso than the Espressione Classic Espresso Coffee Pods. The Lavazza Gran Crema Pods seem a little smaller than others, so we use the smallest filter holder. Also recommended: PodMerchant Espresso Pod Super Sampler.

I had been buying Starbucks pods for a number of years, but the last order was not as good, so I order these. I am very happy with Lavazzas espresso pods. My espresso has been consistently enjoyable each morning, and the price is much better than Starbucks.

I used to buy pods from another vendor but they have since gone out of business. I bought these and they are very good. Good creme, great taste and come in a large box.

I will be buying these again as it appears to be the best value and flavor around.

This was the first time I ordered this brand because I could
not find reasonably priced Starbucks pods. Lavazza got
great reviews; so I ordered a bunch of pods and am glad
I did! Very tasty, non acidic, great espresso! Arrived well
packaged and in a timely manner. I will order them again.