Nespresso - the ultimate coffee?

But the drawback of Nespresso is limited to the coffee offered by Nespresso only.

"Gareth" ???????:4787e7b7$0$13924$ snipped-for-privacy@news.zen.co.uk...

That's the problem. And it isn't that cheap either.

But I don't think it's possible to produce a better cup of coffee in your home. I see that some high class restaurants in the UK are selling Nespresso produced coffee for in excess of $12 a cup:

I would like to share this method with you.

I'm using exactly the same model and do the same things. It works but takes time to practice.

"Gareth" ???????:479101bc$0$13938$ snipped-for-privacy@news.zen.co.uk...

It gets some bad reviews but actually it is interesting.

One problem with Nespresso is that it uses aluminum capsules that cannot be recycled (unless you live in Switzerland and can take the used capsules back to a Nespresso "boutique"). This is really s*it. So in theory reusing the capsules is a brilliant idea.

I would have thought that one problem with the reusable capsule model is that the coffee isn't packed at the correct pressure so the water jet can't pierce the foil correctly. I'm surprised though that the cream is so good - must be something to do with the pump pressure. Does it work well?

Nestlé patented the Nespresso capsule design so that there aren't any generic equivalents (more environmentally friendly) available. Again, this is really s*it. Other pod models have generic equivalents but Nespresso doesn't.

In the UK Nestlé is subsidising the sale of Nespresso machines with money back offers. It's almost a mass market phenomenon in the UK. The environmental/recycling problem is going to catch Nestlé soon and that, surely, can only be good for people who own the machine (why the hell do the capsules need to be made from expensive and wasteful aluminum?)

But I'm not sure about the method you describe although it is interesting. I don't know why the guy in the video is using his finger to put pressure on the nozzle of the machine. I wouldn't be surprised if it could screw up the machine.

Some bad reviews out there but this method really works.

From my expreience, the aluminum capsule can be recycled once only. Because three holes which inject water from back will getting bigger and much more water will leak out from the leakage which will affect the pressure inside the capsule (that's why some people observe from the video that the coffee comes out so slow and less than the original capsule). So the most important skill is make sure the water can be injected from the previous holes, and the other thing is you cannot press the powder into the capsule too hard when using the finest grain coffee powder.

BTW, his finger put pressure on the nozzle of the machine is meaningless.

"Gareth" ???????:47a4d7fa$0$21090$ snipped-for-privacy@news.zen.co.uk...

I don't know if I'll give it a go although it does look as if it gives pretty good results.

It's a shame that it isn't possible to buy Nespresso compatible capsules made by other companies. Nespresso patented the Nespresso capsule design to prevent this although they haven't done the same with Dolce Gusto.

Gareth.