Coffee pods recent convert

[Odd-no-more]

We don't like instant coffee and over the last 30 years plus we have tried many different ways to make fresh coffee when away. For the last few years we have used a simple paper filter into a vacuum jug, which works well. But after a visit to our daughter, who has a Nesspresso pod machine, we bought one for home. On our last trip we brought it with us and it has converted us to using it when away as well. This week I found a second hand Krups mini Nesspresso machine on FaceBay it is great and takes less space. Now to get an inverter big enough to run it off grid

 

[Jim]

Not a fan of pods. We love our bean to cup machine at home, but the next best thing on the road is a grinder and perculator, we love buying different beans abroad. This is the one we use, makes a lot of great coffee and keeps it warm.

Amazon product ASIN B07JK7L1K7

 

[Gromett]

We don't like instant coffee and over the last 30 years plus we have tried many different ways to make fresh coffee when away. For the last few years we have used a simple paper filter into a vacuum jug, which works well. But after a visit to our daughter, who has a Nesspresso pod machine, we bought one for home. On our last trip we brought it with us and it has converted us to using it when away as well. This week I found a second hand Krups mini Nesspresso machine on FaceBay it is great and takes less space. Now to get an inverter big enough to run it off grid

I refuse to go down that route due to wasting of plastic and cost. I don't like them on principle.

I have an aeropress which is fast, clean and green (as far as coffee goes).

One of these and a metal filter and there is no waste. Please note the metal filter I linked is not the same as the one I got which is no longer available. I am just giving an example.

But the aeropress make a beautiful cuppa really fast with minimal mess.

 

[orridge]

We don't like instant coffee and over the last 30 years plus we have tried many different ways to make fresh coffee when away. For the last few years we have used a simple paper filter into a vacuum jug, which works well. But after a visit to our daughter, who has a Nesspresso pod machine, we bought one for home. On our last trip we brought it with us and it has converted us to using it when away as well. This week I found a second hand Krups mini Nesspresso machine on FaceBay it is great and takes less space. Now to get an inverter big enough to run it off grid

Yes they are great for the motorhome. We also have a moka pot for the stove when we cant use the nespresso.

 

[Nanniemate]

A was gifted a froffy coffee machine works on pods and I love it
Ever so grateful as it was a gadget I wouldn't have bought

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[Guigsy]

We had a couple of Nespresso machines. It's better than instant, but they are generally a bit weak, over roasted and bland.

At home I've got a grinder and espresso machine and steam the milk. I buy reasonable beans. Shot in the morning, latte in the day. Coffee is an event and a hobby.

For the van I grind the beans coarser before I go and use a mokka pot on the hob. I just warm the milk in a pan.

 

[steve69]

Have you not tried Taylors coffee bags yet. M&S also do their own.
Brilliant. Better fresh-ground coffee taste than many other brands & methods.
And I believe a lot cheaper too.

 

[Zigisla]

We use our tassimo machine all the time; away and at home. To save on the plastic pods, I use a tassimo refillable pod with a bean grinder or pre ground coffee.

 

[Grasmere9]

Aeropress and two different sizes of cafetiere. Taylor's coffee bags handy to have in the cupboard!

 

[Guigsy]

Aeropress and two different sizes of cafetiere. Taylor's coffee bags handy to have in the cupboard!

My brother highly rates the Aeropress. He takes it fell walking and camping! He got me one for the van, but I've not retired the moka pot yet.

Mokas can make brilliant coffee and they are fun and make a lot of satisfying smells, but they are a bit finicky. Grind too fine or press to hard and nothing gets through. Grind to coarse and it shoots through too quick and you end up with a thin shot.

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[MisterB]

Jar of Nescafé and a kettle, works for me!

 

[Frank w]

ditto for the tassimo and refillable pods.

 

[hja]

Cafetière for us. Although biggest problem is getting rind of grounds.

 

[Toady]

We have a Nespresso on the van and it works a treat. Just ensure your inverter and batteries can cope.

At hope we have a proper machine that grinds the beans and froths the milk. Good beans as well! I must be a heathen because I think the Nespresso machine on the van is better.

 

[TCG]

great bit of kit

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[Odd-no-more]

Cafetière for us. Although biggest problem is getting rind of grounds.

We used to have one but found filters easier to dispose of

 

[Odd-no-more]

Whilst I have never liked instant coffee I am also not a connoisseur, I have a moka but find it a bit of a faff when away. With Nespresso it comes down to finding the right pods, after trying many I have settled on the ones from Lidl and they're also cheaper

 

[Kannon Fodda]

Aeropress.

I use the paper filters, which are cheap and last me forever. Have one in the house, one in the van and did have another in the office. I can't be bothered to grind my own beans and find Aldi's Alcafe Italian ready ground packets are great - open and tip it into an old Dowe Egberts coffee jar (these have a plastic seal on the lid) which keeps it reasonably fresh and less mess than faffing each time with remnants of that packet.

For one person it is so simple, compact, only needs the cooker kettle for hot water, and almost mess free (unless you spill the coffee grounds as you put them into it )

 

[Pablo19]

+1 for the Aeropress which I use at work or in the van. At home I use a Delonghi Espresso machine with milk frother and use either freshly ground beans or ESE pods which are paper pods and produce great results.

 

[Coolcats]

The guy who invented coffee pods says he regrets doing so, can’t demonise those who have them as it’s personal choice, but not one I would choose as it’s too much waste.

Personally a moka pot in the van is good no paper no plastic just coffee.

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[jumar]

Cafetière for us. Although biggest problem is getting rind of grounds.

Organic...put them in the garden....keeps rabbits away from your tender bits too..like lettuces..etc..

 

[Guigsy]

The guy who invented coffee pods says he regrets doing so, can’t demonise those who have them as it’s personal choice, but not one I would choose as it’s too much waste.

Personally a moka pot in the van is good no paper no plastic just coffee.

I do agree. But it's not that clear cut. Coffee takes a lot of resources to make and ship. Pods extract very efficiently, so use substantially less coffee per shot.

Reusable pods are probably the least environmentally damaging, but then you also lose the convenience.

 

[Lenny HB]

Jar of Nescafé and a kettle, works for me!

Can't stand instant coffee just brown water that tastes nothing like coffee.

 

[Lenny HB]

Never had a decent cup of coffee from a pod machine, we use stainless steel Moka pots in the van and at home.

 

[hja]

Organic...put them in the garden....keeps rabbits away from your tender bits too..like lettuces..etc..

Yes, but not when in the van in many cases.

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[Coolcats]

I do agree. But it's not that clear cut. Coffee takes a lot of resources to make and ship. Pods extract very efficiently, so use substantially less coffee per shot.

Reusable pods are probably the least environmentally damaging, but then you also lose the convenience.

Who told you that? The pod manufacture?

An nespresso capsule contains up to 13 grams of coffee, I use 8 grams per espresso this produces 30ml of espresso and takes about 28 seconds to extract I can also adjust the temperature of the brew so for example a good espresso machine will have a PID. Regarding the milk the further south in Europe the cooler the milk, this can be as low as 55c my preffered temperature for a cappuccino is 65c. Over heated milk makes a poor coffee ️

In the mean time the pod coffee is using resources in addition to coffee

 

[Dorwyn]

I tried the Aero press, but thought it much too much hussle, too many parts to drop or loose, and especially to clean. For decades now I have continued to use the Smart café mug, easy to clean, and wonderful coffee. Being double walled, you also get hot coffee even when it's cold outside. I know people have tried and given up, particularly on the cleaning front. It's an easy technique, and since it only has two components that store as one, takes up no more cupboard space than a single cup. I've yet to taste a comparable pod or mocha. Each to his own!

 

[Guigsy]

Who told you that? The pod manufacture?

An nespresso capsule contains up to 13 grams of coffee, I use 8 grams per espresso this produces 30ml of espresso and takes about 28 seconds to extract I can also adjust the temperature of the brew so for example a good espresso machine will have a PID. Regarding the milk the further south in Europe the cooler the milk, this can be as low as 55c my preffered temperature for a cappuccino is 65c over heated milk makes a poor coffee ️

In the mean time the pod coffee is using resources in addition to coffee

An original Nespresso espresso pod is only 5g of coffee. They are pretty efficient. The newer style large pods are really filter coffee machines, they don't use pressure to brew.

I use 18g of coffee per drink in my machine and that makes about 50ml... I always double.

 

[Threeracers]

We had a couple of Nespresso machines. It's better than instant, but they are generally a bit weak, over roasted and bland.

At home I've got a grinder and espresso machine and steam the milk. I buy reasonable beans. Shot in the morning, latte in the day. Coffee is an event and a hobby.

For the van I grind the beans coarser before I go and use a mokka pot on the hob. I just warm the milk in a pan.

Coffee is similarly a hobby here but I couldn't leave my Rocket espresso machine at home. It went into storage with the rest of my life when I went full time last year but after about six weeks of trying different brewing methods I gave up and installed the Rocket in the truck.

The only concession I made was to leave my Mazzer Royal grinder (83mm burrs, 29" high and weighs 60 lbs) in storage as it just took up too much counter space. I bought a 1zpresso hand grinder and I actually prefer it.

I don't like the taste of Nespresso but just couldn't justify that amount of packaging waste in my life even if I did.

Mark

 

[Coolcats]

An original Nespresso espresso pod is only 5g of coffee. They are pretty efficient. The newer style large pods are really filter coffee machines, they don't use pressure to brew.

I use 18g of coffee per drink in my machine and that makes about 50ml... I always double.

There you go short changed on the originals and again you would need to know how much is extracted per pod, an extraction is made up of 3 parts each part comes out of the extraction at different points so in the first 8-10 seconds it would be bitter the next sweet and then sour ( the order is different I would have to look it up or taste the next brew) so the nespresso could be engineered to produce less espresso for the volume of grind not that it’s that much more efficient other than efficiently charging the consumer more per shot than a manually made one.

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