Great - Consistent coffee drinks from a beautiful machine
I stressed about buying a "pod" machine for some time. I didn't like the feeling of being held to corporate pods and I resisted the "idiot-proof" nature of a machine like this, but I accepted the fact that I am not interested in coffee enough to master hard core barista techniques so I took the plunge with this machine.
It was a great decision. This machine is beautiful, functional, easy to use and makes fantastic espresso, cappuccino and latte drinks consistently and I highly recommend it. If you dont have access to a Nespresso Boutique for your pod purchases you can get very fast delivery from their online store with reasonable shipping (but I think it should be free).
I also debated a long time between this machine and the one with the attached milk frothing device. I decided to buy that separately because I didnt want the machine to take up too much counter space and the separate frother can be stored in the cupboard.
Broke down, bought one, seriously impressed. Why the (CENSORED) didn't I get this beauty before?
After traveling the course of Delonghi and Capresso manual and semi-automatic machines, I finally broke down. Spending 20 minutes to prepare a shot of espresso, including preparation and clean-up, and then having to drink it luke warm after the motions, was, to put it mildly, just not fun anymore.
Once you get off the high horse of "Oh, that cannot be espresso, only an X machine can make espresso, you need to suffer to make espresso", and you actually try Nespresso coffee, you are in for a treat. It's not bad. NOT BAD AT ALL.
I'm a hardcore coffee guy. My favorite espresso will always be the one that a professional makes for me, or one that I make for somebody else. I cannot enjoy something I make for myself. So my choice was either one of those $1,000+ super automatic machines, with all its glorious, unending, thankless maintenance chores, or one of those "capsule" monsters. Well, HELLO FRANKENSTEIN. Yes, yes, you are ALIVE!
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Very easy to use and makes great espresso
I've owned a few espresso machines over the years: Many years ago, I owned one of those stovetop metal machines. It's been so long since I've had one of those that I'm not even going to comment on the quality of espresso it made. Subsequently I purchased a few different pump machines made by Krups. They both made decent espresso, but nothing compared to what I could get at a decent cafe.
I moved several months ago and discovered that my espresso machine didn't survive the move. After fruitlessly trying to figure out how to get it running again, I decided I'd just buy a new machine. What to buy? I looked at Krups again, but thought it might be nice to get something that would hopefully make even better espresso. I looked at Breville and a few other brands, but my frugal side kept pulling me back to inexpensive machines by Krups and a few others. Meanwhile I was seeking out opinions from others, both in person and online, and finally decided to give the Nespresso...
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