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Coffee pod machine recommendations

  • 06-11-2017 10:41pm
    #1
    august12
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    Not sure what to buy, looking for small compact Nespresso type machine which can use generic pods, easy to use and clean for less than 100. Preferably cream or white in colour.


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    colm_mcm
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    Nespresso inissia?


  • #3
    54and56
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    http://www.currys.ie/mobile/product/dolce-gusto-by-krups-melody-3-hot-drinks-machine-black/317731/396.2.3?&


  • #4
    colm_mcm
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    Je_suis_Jean wrote: »
    http://www.currys.ie/mobile/product/dolce-gusto-by-krups-melody-3-hot-drinks-machine-black/317731/396.2.3?&

    Can you get generic pods for those?


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    fleet
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    august12 wrote: »
    Not sure what to buy, looking for small compact Nespresso type machine which can use generic pods, easy to use and clean for less than 100. Preferably cream or white in colour.


    Nespresso machine if you have to have a capsule machine. Geatest generic capsule selection. Needs separate froather to do milk based drinks.

    The other machines (Dolce Gusto, Tassimo etc.) can do milk based drinks directly from the capsules, but in my opinion they taste muck (watery and over sweet). Generic caps available too though.

    Spend 100-200 and get a proper ground coffee machine (with built in steamer wand), and 40 for an optional grinder if you want the maximum selection. It's a few seconds extra hassle, but worth it if you enjoy coffee.


  • #6
    54and56
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    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Can you get generic pods for those?

    Yes you can get generic pods but I don't bother as I find the Nescafe range to be excellent quality and good calue for money other than trying out various blends using these re-useable pods.


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  • #7
    54and56
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    fleet wrote: »
    Spend 100-200 and get a proper ground coffee machine (with built in steamer wand), and 40 for an optional grinder if you want the maximum selection. It's a few seconds extra hassle, but worth it if you enjoy coffee.

    I use this €100 bean to cup machine at weekends to keep a pot on for the family milling around but in the mornings during the week or when we're each running in and out of the house we generally use the Dolce Gusto for quick good quality one cup coffee's. I was initially against getting a pod machine but pretty much every patisserie we went into in France on holidays this summer had a Dolce Gusto machine and primarily used the Barista pods when you ordered a coffee. It's a strong short flavourful coffee.

    Dolce-Gusto-Melody-3-Machine1510417779.jpg


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    colm_mcm
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    Je_suis_Jean wrote: »
    Yes you can get generic pods but I don't bother as I find the Nescafe range to be excellent quality and good calue for money other than trying out various blends using these re-useable pods.

    Aren’t they around 35c each?


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    OldMrBrennan83
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  • #10
    54and56
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    OSI wrote: »
    Had a Dolce Gusto. Hated it. Was difficult to get pods for

    How hard did you try? I buy mine on www.dolce-gusto.ie who typically deliver FOC within 48 hours and can also get them in my local Tesco. I also use the reusable pods which i fill with either beans i have freshly ground myself or from ground blends i purchase in my local coffee shop (The Coffee Shot in Beacon) or my local supermarket.
    OSI wrote: »
    and they're expensive.

    They work out about 35c each for me delivered which I think for the quality and volume of coffee combined with the convenience is good value for money.
    OSI wrote: »
    The pods are about 4 times the size of the Nespresso ones
    .

    And having 4 times (if that's even true) the amount of coffee in the Dolce Gusto pod is a bad thing because???
    OSI wrote: »
    but you need 2 for most drinks, and the powdered milk in the milky drinks is horrible.

    I disagree. You only need two for drinks which have both a coffee and milk component. I don't drink those type of coffees at all so can't argue with your assertion that the milky component is horrible. Doesn't affect me as I like strong short or medium volume coffees into which I pour regular milk. If I want a long coffee eg during the day at weekends I'll typically use my bean to cup filter machine or an aero press.

    OSI wrote: »
    At least with the Nespresso ones you can use whatever and however much milk you want.

    As you can with any other pod machine including the Dolce Gusto. There's nothing stopping you frothing up some organic full fat milk to layer onto your strong full flavoured coffee is there??


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