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I was using the AeroPress Inverted Method for about two years with varying degrees of success, however, I finally soured on the clunkiness, mess-making potentia

I was using the AeroPress Inverted Method for about two years with varying degrees of success, however, I finally soured on the clunkiness, mess-making potential, lack of easy containment/storage, and lack of body to the coffee it produced so I sold out and got a Nespresso VertuoLine. It's such a refreshing experience to just push a button and have espresso (actual espresso) or coffee. The only downside was the lack of bean choice, however, a clever YouTuber put me on to a method of reusing the pods with your own grind. So when I get tired of the Nespresso flavors, I brew my own (although this is pretty rare since the Nespresso varieties are pretty damn rich and tasty). I still keep the AeroPress around though — who knows why — affectation maybe.

equalarrow 11y ago
Agreed on the clunkiness & mess making. I did AeroPress for about a month and I am a 100% must have 1 cup of coffee as soon as I wake up type person. Something about the AP just seemed too much for not enough return. I ended up going back to my manual drip cone; I feel like you can't get any more stripped down than that. My go to for all this stuff is Sweet Maria's: https://www.sweetmarias.com/brewinstr/brewing.inst.drip.php https://www.sweetmarias.com/brewinstr/brewing.inst.drip.php
e12e 11y ago
Hm. I'll have to acquire and open one of those capsules. I was under the impression that the toxic mess was some kind of freezedried, nasty paste (I certainly haven't tasted a nespresso that tastes like "real" espresso (nor anywhere near what I can get from my aeropress). But if one considers to re-fill the capsules (which would imply you'd need to vacuum seal them in order to keep the fresh-grind taste, or make them just before/soon before having a coffee...) -- sounds like more work than just getting a proper espresso machine. On the off-chance that you're not trolling... which Nespresso flavours have you found to be "rich and tasty" (by which I take it you mean comparable to freshly-ground beans from a specialist, along the line that a barrista would use)?
- mplewis 11y ago
  They're all really good.
- nl 11y ago
  I have a real automatic coffee machine and a professional level manual one at work, and I find Nespresso pretty good. I can't remember the name but my favourite flavour is in a pale gold capsule. It's not as good as my machines do, but way better than your comment implies.
thenomad 11y ago
You can solve the body issue with a metal rather than paper filter, FYI. Definitely worth a try. This is the usually recommended one: http://departmentofcoffee.com/product/able-disk/ http://departmentofcoffee.com/product/able-disk/

equalarrow 11y ago

Agreed on the clunkiness & mess making. I did AeroPress for about a month and I am a 100% must have 1 cup of coffee as soon as I wake up type person. Something about the AP just seemed too much for not enough return. I ended up going back to my manual drip cone; I feel like you can't get any more stripped down than that. My go to for all this stuff is Sweet Maria's: https://www.sweetmarias.com/brewinstr/brewing.inst.drip.php https://www.sweetmarias.com/brewinstr/brewing.inst.drip.php

e12e 11y ago

Hm. I'll have to acquire and open one of those capsules. I was under the impression that the toxic mess was some kind of freezedried, nasty paste (I certainly haven't tasted a nespresso that tastes like "real" espresso (nor anywhere near what I can get from my aeropress). But if one considers to re-fill the capsules (which would imply you'd need to vacuum seal them in order to keep the fresh-grind taste, or make them just before/soon before having a coffee...) -- sounds like more work than just getting a proper espresso machine. On the off-chance that you're not trolling... which Nespresso flavours have you found to be "rich and tasty" (by which I take it you mean comparable to freshly-ground beans from a specialist, along the line that a barrista would use)?

mplewis 11y ago
They're all really good.
nl 11y ago
I have a real automatic coffee machine and a professional level manual one at work, and I find Nespresso pretty good. I can't remember the name but my favourite flavour is in a pale gold capsule. It's not as good as my machines do, but way better than your comment implies.

thenomad 11y ago

You can solve the body issue with a metal rather than paper filter, FYI. Definitely worth a try. This is the usually recommended one: http://departmentofcoffee.com/product/able-disk/ http://departmentofcoffee.com/product/able-disk/