Nespresso coffee?

sudzs

I'm back drinking coffee after a few years of avoiding it (ulcer) I recently bought a Tassimo machine and tried lots of different types of coffee but didn't like any. All nasty and bitter while being weak at the same time!

Luckily its on the blink so I can return it. I'm looking at Nespresso machines now but can anyone advise if it will give me a better cup of coffee?

Thanks!

alec76

It is hard to see if nespresso machine will be much better ...
Each capsule contains 5-6 grams of ground coffee , which is hardly enough to make a strong coffee .

CeilingFly

Nespresso will be better than tassimo, but as above, it's just 5g of coffee. A 12oz coffee shop cup will have 12-15g.

If you have time, then an espresso machine using ground coffee will be best before going to bean to cup.

But if time and handiness is important, nespresso is a good option

sudzs

CeilingFly wrote: »

Nespresso will be better than tassimo, but as above, it's just 5g of coffee. A 12oz coffee shop cup will have 12-15g.

If you have time, then an espresso machine using ground coffee will be best before going to bean to cup.

But if time and handiness is important, nespresso is a good option

Thanks for that.

Yes, time and handiness are definitely factors here. But found all the Tassimo cofees I tried left an aftertaste that made me think I'd just had a cup of instant coffee. I'm hoping Nespresso might be better.

OU812

sudzs wrote: »

Thanks for that.

Yes, time and handiness are definitely factors here. But found all the Tassimo cofees I tried left an aftertaste that made me think I'd just had a cup of instant coffee. I'm hoping Nespresso might be better.

I’ve found the 100% Columbian tassimo to be the nicest. Lovely strong flavour. I do have a range of pods in he house but buy the columbian in bulk from amazon because I go through so many.

Not a fan of nespresso at all.

sudzs

OU812 wrote: »

I’ve found the 100% Columbian tassimo to be the nicest. Lovely strong flavour. I do have a range of pods in he house but buy the columbian in bulk from amazon because I go through so many.

Not a fan of nespresso at all.

Yes, the Colombian was the best of them but soooo weak and watery.

Poorside

I’ve tried a few different machines, always went back to Nespresso, by far the best of what I’ve had.

Binka

I use 2 pods for a cup. About an 8 or 9 intensity for the long shot and a ristretto to finish it off. It gives a nice strong flavour and allows for a decent drop of milk too. I don't always have nespresso branded ones but L'or are the next best thing.
I know it doubles the price of each cup but a single pod is definitley too weak for me. It's worth it.

HeidiHeidi

I was given a Nespresso machine a while back, and was horrified at how small the cups were, even the lungo ones (maybe I should have been more horrified at the volume of coffee I'd got used to drinking :eek:)


Also went through a lot of the mid-strength pods and found them all far too weak. The 9/10 ones are ok, but only ok and I generally need 2 of them at least for my morning coffee.


I hardly ever use the machine any more now, went back to my faithful stove-top espresso pot.

OldMrBrennan83

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bluelamp

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I was given a Nespresso machine a while back, and was horrified at how small the cups were, even the lungo ones (maybe I should have been more horrified at the volume of coffee I'd got used to drinking :eek:)

You can change the setting on Nespresso machines so that the lungo button creates whatever size you want.

I prefer the Lidl capsules to the genuine. Especially the ristretto and viola. The part where the machine pierces is foil now rather than plastic, so less likely to damage the machine.

HeidiHeidi

bluelamp wrote: »

You can change the setting on Nespresso machines so that the lungo button creates whatever size you want.

I realise that, but if I make it longer, it means it's even weaker. Win/lose!

J_E

Honestly, an Aeropress is going to give you a way more satisfying cup of coffee for a fraction of the price and not much longer to prepare.

sudzs

Thanks for all the replies.

Having tried a lot of different coffees from Tassimo and Nespresso I thought the nespresso had some better coffees but I wasn't really impressed by either so am going with a cafetière instead!

Melendez

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