Ok. I wanted a Nespresso machine for so long! Never thought I would buy this model but I did and I'm not regretting. This could be long but useful so read!
I have a keurig machine. Never reaaly liked it because I love a coffee with crema. The tastes in keurig were dull and not fancy honestly, but it was cheap enough so I though what the heck!
But came black friday and I saw Nespresso has dropped the prices. I always do a research before I buy something. Read the reviews and watch some videos if available.
Nespresso has two line: Original and vertuo. Original line has smaller cups, vertuo has round bigger cups.
Original cups and vertuo cups cannot be used interchangeably and there is no machine that accepts both. So you need to choose one line.
Original line offers espresso and lungo shots and vertuo line offers Americano too.
Here is the big game changer: original line cups price range is from $ 0.30 to $1.20 depending on buying from nespresso or other brands right here in Amazon.
Virtuo line is from around a dollar per pod BUT BE AWARE: you may find original line pods from other companies but virtuoline cups are only purchasable in Nespresso brand. This means monopoly and higher prices.
So with original line you have more choices and probably cheaper pods.
Nespresso original line pods which are compatible with this machine are wonderful. The best. The aroma, crema and taste are amazing. Other brands are good but not as good. If you want to pay $ 0.70 per pod, then buy from Nespresso itself and enjoy a wonderful cup of coffee.
Remember that this machine won't give you an Americano. Sure you can use 2 or 3 pods to have the same amount but wouldn't really be financially wise to do so!
One more important thing: the original line pods had about 50 to 60 mg of caffeine. So 2 pods equal one Keurig pod worth of caffeine. But hey, the coffee is richer and tastes much better and honestly Keurig pods aren't really that much cheaper.
The machine itself is cute. Smaller than I thought. Too simple to use!
Just remember that you have to fill the water tank regularly as this is a small machine.
Love the idea of an empty tank for used pods. Makes the machine really fancy.
The bottons on the machine are programmable. You just simply press and hold each botton, water comes out, keep pressing untill you have the desired amount of water then let go. It's done! But remember, too much water means a duller taste and more work in refilling the water tank so be wise about it.
The aeroccino is pretty simple to use and if you use whole milk gives you a wonderful froth. I tried coconut milk but no success as it doesn't have the fat needed for the froth.
Just wash it after eash use and don't use a metal spoon with it.
If you like drinking coffee loke a European or if you simply like beautiful crema on top of your coffee every time, you will love Nespresso.
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