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Most of what I'm paying for is the convenience. I have a machine in my office that I can hit a button on and get a shot out very quickly. I have a similar Jura

Most of what I'm paying for is the convenience. I have a machine in my office that I can hit a button on and get a shot out very quickly. I have a similar Jura machine at home that starts with beans and pulls a shot. The Nespresso shots are almost always better.

semi-extrinsic 10y ago
Yeah, you don't want an "automatic" machine that does grinding, tamping and pulling the shot. It just doesn't work well, they don't make good espresso IMO. Even the ones I've used at various work locations, that cost thousands of dollars, are pretty bad. What you need is a manual (aka semi-automatic) machine, and a proper grinder (I have the Ascaso I2 and like it a lot) or even just pre-ground Illy, it's not that bad. Learning how to grind, tamp etc. takes about a month. From then it's pure espresso magic. For extra hipster points, buy a really manual machine, aka lever machine: https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/brands/la-pavoni https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/brands/la-pavoni
- dexterdog 10y ago
  I have wanted to get one of those for the house, but as I said, in the office it's hard to beat a nespresso when the automatic alternative is keurig.
- jacoblambda 10y ago
  the hipster points are irrelevant for the la pavoni, they are just straight up beautiful machines.
  - 13of40 10y ago
    Or you could buy this, plus a weekend in Hawaii: http://yourcoffee.arcada.vilkas.fi/WebRoot/Arcada/Shops/yourcoffee/50B5/D1E1/C4B5/3101/4983/0A00/00F3/AEA0/Znaki_zodiaka.JPG http://yourcoffee.arcada.vilkas.fi/WebRoot/Arcada/Shops/your...
    - jacoblambda 10y ago
      OK, I love turkish coffee so i may be picking up one of those at some point.
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bleachedsleet 10y ago
As someone that works in the coffee industry I've been excited to see some of the startups coming out now that could compete against companies like Nespresso using real coffee while still preserving convenience, automation and ease of use. You should check out Spinn. I haven't tried it but it looks promising and might potentially perform better than other so called automated espresso machines.
- dexterdog 10y ago
  Interesting machine. I may give one a try. Unfortunately the pre-order function on the site is broken if you are blocking google analytics, but that is workable.
herbst 10y ago
Then you are using the wrong coffe, your machine is badly configured (most are), was never really cleaned internally (most arent) or are just way to used to the artificial taste.

semi-extrinsic 10y ago

Yeah, you don't want an "automatic" machine that does grinding, tamping and pulling the shot. It just doesn't work well, they don't make good espresso IMO. Even the ones I've used at various work locations, that cost thousands of dollars, are pretty bad. What you need is a manual (aka semi-automatic) machine, and a proper grinder (I have the Ascaso I2 and like it a lot) or even just pre-ground Illy, it's not that bad. Learning how to grind, tamp etc. takes about a month. From then it's pure espresso magic. For extra hipster points, buy a really manual machine, aka lever machine: https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/brands/la-pavoni https://www.seattlecoffeegear.com/brands/la-pavoni

dexterdog 10y ago
I have wanted to get one of those for the house, but as I said, in the office it's hard to beat a nespresso when the automatic alternative is keurig.
jacoblambda 10y ago
the hipster points are irrelevant for the la pavoni, they are just straight up beautiful machines.
- 13of40 10y ago
  Or you could buy this, plus a weekend in Hawaii: http://yourcoffee.arcada.vilkas.fi/WebRoot/Arcada/Shops/yourcoffee/50B5/D1E1/C4B5/3101/4983/0A00/00F3/AEA0/Znaki_zodiaka.JPG http://yourcoffee.arcada.vilkas.fi/WebRoot/Arcada/Shops/your...
  - jacoblambda 10y ago
    OK, I love turkish coffee so i may be picking up one of those at some point.
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bleachedsleet 10y ago

As someone that works in the coffee industry I've been excited to see some of the startups coming out now that could compete against companies like Nespresso using real coffee while still preserving convenience, automation and ease of use. You should check out Spinn. I haven't tried it but it looks promising and might potentially perform better than other so called automated espresso machines.

dexterdog 10y ago
Interesting machine. I may give one a try. Unfortunately the pre-order function on the site is broken if you are blocking google analytics, but that is workable.

herbst 10y ago

Then you are using the wrong coffe, your machine is badly configured (most are), was never really cleaned internally (most arent) or are just way to used to the artificial taste.