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Nepresso Vs Nespresso Vertuo

  • 30-12-2019 6:28pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭


    Which would you recommend?
    Current nespresso is on its way out and need to upgrade
    so its either replace the pixie I have or try out the vertuo

    Wondering if anyone has a recommendation either way?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭maxwell smart


    I upgraded to the Vertuo as it does the usual 3 Nespresso coffee lengths and also a proper 'mug' of coffee.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,900 ✭✭✭✭Riskymove


    I upgraded to the Vertuo as it does the usual 3 Nespresso coffee lengths and also a proper 'mug' of coffee.

    me too


    the only issue really is that you are limited to official nespresso capsules for many years

    whereas the capsules for the earlier version are everywhere


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭youngblood


    I upgraded to the Vertuo as it does the usual 3 Nespresso coffee lengths and also a proper 'mug' of coffee.

    Is it hotter or colder than nespresso?
    I've often found nespresso to be a little on the cool side


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,604 ✭✭✭alec76


    youngblood wrote: »
    Is it hotter or colder than nespresso?
    I've often found nespresso to be a little on the cool side
    Are you preheating your coffee cup at all ?
    It is mandatory rule for espresso making.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭maxwell smart


    youngblood wrote: »
    Is it hotter or colder than nespresso?
    I've often found nespresso to be a little on the cool side

    As above you need to preheat your cup, like for any coffee really apart from instant :D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭Damo 2k9


    I have found Vertuo slightly hotter than the OL. But I have also started pre heating my mug and the difference it has made is insane.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 496 ✭✭Enrico Palazzo



    As above you need to preheat your cup, like for any coffee really apart from instant :D
    High quality coffees are usually best enjoyed well below the brewing temperatures, so a cold cup helps getting there quicker.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭maxwell smart


    High quality coffees are usually best enjoyed well below the brewing temperatures, so a cold cup helps getting there quicker.

    Indeed. But the Nespresso machines brew the coffee at exactly the correct temperature therefore putting it into a cold cup affects that temperature, therefore preheating the cup is a must. It's a chicken and egg situation.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,776 ✭✭✭youngblood


    Which taste do you prefer- Nespresso Original or Vertuo?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 496 ✭✭Enrico Palazzo


    Indeed. But the Nespresso machines brew the coffee at exactly the correct temperature therefore putting it into a cold cup affects that temperature, therefore preheating the cup is a must. It's a chicken and egg situation.
    Optimal brewing and drinking temperatures are two different values. Good coffee should not be very hot, bad coffee must be. The same principle applies to e.g. to beers, just on the opposite end of the beverage temperatures scale, hence all piss is always recommended to be drank frozen cold, else you can taste how bad it really is. Now, I'm not here to change anyone's habits or preferences, just correcting on the "It is mandatory rule for espresso making." myth. If you need your coffee as hot as possible, then yes, preheating cups is needed.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭maxwell smart


    Optimal brewing and drinking temperatures are two different values. Good coffee should not be very hot, bad coffee must be. The same principle applies to e.g. to beers, just on the opposite end of the beverage temperatures scale, hence all piss is always recommended to be drank frozen cold, else you can taste how bad it really is. Now, I'm not here to change anyone's habits or preferences, just correcting on the "It is mandatory rule for espresso making." myth. If you need your coffee as hot as possible, then yes, preheating cups is needed.

    Thanks but that's not the point I'm making.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 496 ✭✭Enrico Palazzo


    Thanks but that's not the point I'm making.
    Coffee is brewed in the machine, once it's out, it's done.


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