Pod Coffee Machines
Discussion
Afternoon All
I've had a Tassimo for about 6 years and I've decided to throw in the towel. Its not a nice looking device to have on the side and I just fancied a change
Ordered the new Nespresso Virtuo Pop as it was on offer for £50 and 50 pods free. I've just packaged it up and sent it back to Amazon. The coffee just isn't what I would call, hot. From what I have read, this is a common opinion on these machines.
Does anyone have any recommendations beyond the traditional Nespresso pod machines (Original shaped pods)? However, having recently tried a friends Nespresso machine, I didn't think that was much hotter and the stats I've found online on the temperatures seem to support that.
I also like a Mug of coffee, so something that enables me to hold down a button for more water is good. I'm not really a expresso drinker either.
From what I have seen, it could be back to more modern Tassimo or the Nespresso machines and just have luke warm coffee. Nespresso actually advise putting the cup in the microwave or topping up with water from a kettle, which I just think defeats the point!
I've had a Tassimo for about 6 years and I've decided to throw in the towel. Its not a nice looking device to have on the side and I just fancied a change
Ordered the new Nespresso Virtuo Pop as it was on offer for £50 and 50 pods free. I've just packaged it up and sent it back to Amazon. The coffee just isn't what I would call, hot. From what I have read, this is a common opinion on these machines.
Does anyone have any recommendations beyond the traditional Nespresso pod machines (Original shaped pods)? However, having recently tried a friends Nespresso machine, I didn't think that was much hotter and the stats I've found online on the temperatures seem to support that.
I also like a Mug of coffee, so something that enables me to hold down a button for more water is good. I'm not really a expresso drinker either.
From what I have seen, it could be back to more modern Tassimo or the Nespresso machines and just have luke warm coffee. Nespresso actually advise putting the cup in the microwave or topping up with water from a kettle, which I just think defeats the point!
I use mine (a 4.5 year old VertuoPlus one) mainly for americano style coffee, so use an espresso/double-espresso from the machine and top it up with hot water...just like they would at a coffee shop.
But I've never found any size coffee coming out 'luke warm'...and if I'm making a longer coffee to add milk, then I will microwave the milk for 30 seconds to take the chill out of it.
But I've never found any size coffee coming out 'luke warm'...and if I'm making a longer coffee to add milk, then I will microwave the milk for 30 seconds to take the chill out of it.
Edited by mmm-five on Monday 24th April 14:47
If you're the kind of person who likes the coffee searingly hot when made from a proper machine/kettle, the pod machines are always going to be drinkable instantly as they don't get anywhere near boiling. I like to let my coffee cool in general and our machine isn't far off for me when freshly made.
My brother in law has a Sage Creatista Pro, which is over twice the price of our Lattissima and it might be slightly warmer, but we're talking a few degrees if at all so I don't think price point makes a difference here either.
If you want it super hot the tips would be, go back to the kettle or grab a barista style machine.
My brother in law has a Sage Creatista Pro, which is over twice the price of our Lattissima and it might be slightly warmer, but we're talking a few degrees if at all so I don't think price point makes a difference here either.
If you want it super hot the tips would be, go back to the kettle or grab a barista style machine.
Interesting the comments about the coffee being too cool, I've a Nespresso, the original pod one which is around 8 years old, the coffee that it produces is nice and hot, too hot to drink straight away but not scalding hot, scalding hot doesn't make great coffee anyway, I do have just plain black but you can get milk frothers which warm the milk up.
alabbasi said:
Keurig is the default choice in the US. I'm not sure why they don't sell them in the UK as they have a pretty decent selection of coffees.
Can't say I've ever had a decent tasting Keurig when I've been in the US/Canada...no matter what the pod actually contained, but I suppose that could have been due to the basic machine, quality of water, or level of maintenance of said machine (usually in the breakfast area of hotels).
king awful for the environment.Thanks for the comments all. If you left the cup for anything more than a minute then it wasn't great at all. Maybe I had a dodgy one after all. My Mum has one of the bigger Virtuo machines, so might go and try hers again and have a re-think.
I do tend to sip at my coffee a minute or two out of the kettle and yes, I add cold milk to a coffee.
I also add milk to the coffee granules first so its sat in the cup for 1 minute too.
Possibly, I am trying to run before I can walk in terms of coffee and my expectation of the machines.
Might try and have a visit to the Nespresso shop in town and try their machines.
I do tend to sip at my coffee a minute or two out of the kettle and yes, I add cold milk to a coffee.
I also add milk to the coffee granules first so its sat in the cup for 1 minute too.
Possibly, I am trying to run before I can walk in terms of coffee and my expectation of the machines.
Might try and have a visit to the Nespresso shop in town and try their machines.
I bought a Lavazza A Modo Mio when my very well used Nespresso Magimix U+Milk started to pump water into the pod container rather than through the pod and into the cup.
Good things about the Lavazza are the size and cost of the pods.
Not so good things are that if you want a coffee with milk heated by the machine then you have to use their purpose made mug, not goof if you want to make more than one coffee and only have one mug, theres no lip on the mug either so it's difficult to decant into another cup. Also, there is an extra heat button that doesn't seem to do anything and the materials are a bit fragile in places and break easily.
A mate told me that Nespresso will repair my Magimix for a flat fee of £79 including collection and delivery so that's what I'm going to do when I get back from my hols.
Daughter had a Virtuo for about 18 months and has now gone back to her original "classic" pod Nespresso as wasn't at all impressed with the Virtuo. They can't be that good, you only have to look on eBay or Facebook Marketplace to see the number for sale compared to the classic machines.
Good things about the Lavazza are the size and cost of the pods.
Not so good things are that if you want a coffee with milk heated by the machine then you have to use their purpose made mug, not goof if you want to make more than one coffee and only have one mug, theres no lip on the mug either so it's difficult to decant into another cup. Also, there is an extra heat button that doesn't seem to do anything and the materials are a bit fragile in places and break easily.
A mate told me that Nespresso will repair my Magimix for a flat fee of £79 including collection and delivery so that's what I'm going to do when I get back from my hols.
Daughter had a Virtuo for about 18 months and has now gone back to her original "classic" pod Nespresso as wasn't at all impressed with the Virtuo. They can't be that good, you only have to look on eBay or Facebook Marketplace to see the number for sale compared to the classic machines.
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