Nespresso vs Kureig - brewed coffee

I have a small Nespresso, the original not the Vertuo. I make drip coffee for everyone in the morning but in the afternoon I have my espresso or my latte and I enjoy it very much. The original has other brands that are compatible with it. It is not technically dual but the amount of water that goes into the coffee is adjustable so I don’t think it necessarily needs to be dual. For me it was worth it.

I have both and used both. My Nespresso made the best tasting espresso shots! When I was working, I could just have an espresso so much faster than drinking an entire cup of coffee which was great when I needed to be out of the house fast. I bought mine years ago and it doesn’t have the attached froth component, which is fine with me because I didn’t use it that often and I preferred the smaller footprint mine has. My frother is a separate little electric machine that whipped the milk at super high speed instead of steaming it. It does have a heating function too and apparently can make pudding or gravy, which I have never done. It got used mostly for super creamy hot chocolate for my son and friends.

I had set up a coffee station with both machines and both types of pods and let people choose whichever they wanted. It was great for after a dinner party. I could just leave the coffee setup where it was and put the desserts next to it. I had stacking espresso cups that saved on space too. My ex fiancé’s daughter-in-law went crazy for the Nespresso. She would insist on making one for people instead of letting them make their own because she liked playing with it. She told her husband she wanted one and I told her that you could not buy the pods locally (at that time) and had to order them from Italy so you really needed to think ahead. Her husband growned and said that would actually make her want one even more. I was trying to discourage her because they were very young newlyweds and didn’t have a lot of money for frills and I could tell her husband didn’t want her to like it. It didn’t work.

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I have used several kcup brewers and was never really happy with the coffee except for the convenience. A few months ago I bought a Nespresso Vertuo and hands down it makes absolutely the best coffee I’ve ever made at home with the convenience of using capsules.

I also like that Nespresso provides prepaid packaging to send them used capsules for recycling. Just fill the bag and drop it off at a UPS store.

Nespresso is the way to go.  I have the original and the Aeroccino frother.  The machines make better coffee and the coffees available are better quality and taste much better. In addition to the Nespresso pods, we like the Illy pods. Those make some of the richest and smoothest coffee ever.

When my keuring died, I did not want another because every so often it would refuse to brew a pod. I found a machine made by Instapot that brews all pod and 

espresso/nespresso capsules. All brands, no funny stuff. It works like a dream. I think I bought it from Amazon on one of their prime days. Fabulous... take a look at them. 

Nespresso all the way for us , I personally dont enjoy Keurrig coffee .

You cannot buy a single pod online or in the boutiques.  That's the tricky thing about the Nespresso website/app.   It shows the individual price of each pod/flavor, but when you go to add it to your bag, you can only add in quantities of 10.  In other words, you can only buy an entire sleeve of pods which is 10  pods.  That threw me off at first as well.  

I would get the Instant Pot Instant Pod.  It brews both Keurig and Nespresso.  I was encouraged to purchase it by my favorite enabler, elaine and I haven't looked back.

My Nesspresso is probably 15 years old. It only makes espresso based drinks. If I want a full cup of coffee, I need to use our drip pot (if its morning and DH is drinking, too) or our Kuerig.