Caporegime
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good to know. i only bought 3 packets so i'll get some loose stuff or even grow my own as i'm guessing it's mostly mint anyway.
Coffee machines, Tassimo or Nespresso?
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good to know. i only bought 3 packets so i'll get some loose stuff or even grow my own as i'm guessing it's mostly mint anyway.
Man of Honour
I do enjoy my Tassimo. The pods are a little expensive and it seems horrible for the environment throwing all these plastic pods out though
Mint Tea is super easy. It is just shredded mint and add boiling water (+ honey or sugar to taste for sweetness). You can even add a bit of loose black tea to make it a bit stronger.
Has anyone tried something like this?:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reusable-N...00WOWZ74Q/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Tempted to give them a try!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reusable-N...00WOWZ74Q/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Tempted to give them a try!
I have been tempted but does it work out any cheaper than just buying pre filled ones. I mostly use the Costco ones at 16p a capsule, save nespresso ones for weekend.
depends what coffe you buy, it take 7-10g of coffee so easy to work out the cost, bonus is that you can use what ever coffee you like.
a really nice coffee like rave fudge evolution would cost between 14p-20p, so yeah i would say for equal quality it is far cheaper. Although never tried these reusable pods.
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I think it's partly a convenience problem. The machine itself is a convenience device, so as soon as you remove that convenience by having to fill your own pods, you've taken away a chunk of the reason to own the machine.
That said, better coffee for less...!
I use the Aldi and Lidl pods - loads of options, nice coffee and not too expensive
That said, better coffee for less...!
I use the Aldi and Lidl pods - loads of options, nice coffee and not too expensive
Caporegime
I just have my coffee black is there a cheap and cheerful machine I can get that's a good improvement over pouring kettle water over instant coffee? 
Soldato
Basic Tassimo can be cheap at times, got my last one at a Tesco direct sale.I just have my coffee black is there a cheap and cheerful machine I can get that's a good improvement over pouring kettle water over instant coffee?
Andi.
Yeah i was looking at buying this and a couple of bags of Rave coffee to try in them!
Looking at this video, it doesn't seem like too much trouble to do this at all:
Might take a couple of minutes longer than just popping a capsule in but not the end of the world
i assume you could just make up like 25 pods at the weekend for the week and then its no effort in the mourning.
Associate
It costs over £30 for 2 pods, you would in deed be in mourning if you had to buy 25 !
Haha yes that would be a bit pricey!
I've purchases the set of two as I only usually have 2 coffees a day anyway.
Also ordered 3 bags of coffee from Rave to use in them
there are other refillable ones. Amazon is littered with them.
Man of Honour
I just picked up a Nespresso Pixie, was on offer for £50 on Amazon for the aluminium one. I only drink black coffee so it's perfect. And the Aldi pods are better than the official ones imo, which is brilliant as they are dirt cheap
yes the Aldi ~17p pods are meant to be good
amused me that the re-usable pod foil caps are 10p each Amazon Sealpod-Espresso-Lids-Nespresso-Reusable-Capsules-Sticker in comparison
and appeared that refillable are sub 6g , I guess since stainless is thicker than plastic
also if you roll your own, keeping them fresh maybe difficult unless you can vacuum pack or give them nitrogen to breathe.
amused me that the re-usable pod foil caps are 10p each Amazon Sealpod-Espresso-Lids-Nespresso-Reusable-Capsules-Sticker in comparison
I thought the nespresso genine pods are all sub 7g
and appeared that refillable are sub 6g , I guess since stainless is thicker than plastic
also if you roll your own, keeping them fresh maybe difficult unless you can vacuum pack or give them nitrogen to breathe.
it says 7-10g in the faq for the ones posted. If its less then that cuts cost. there are many reusable ones that don't have lids and if you use cheap coffee then obviously it'll be even cheaper. As for freshness pods aren't fresh at all, probably been packed for months. Most people will probably get through a bag of coffee in a week or two and can be stored in the vacuum pump Tupperware.
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I've recently bought a Creatista Plus. It does the job very nicely and we're currently working our way through a bunch of different pods to see which we prefer.
Using Nespresso is a bit of a departure for me, I used to use a Rancilio Silvia but the heating element died in that and whilst I could have got it replaced I like the lack of faff associated with pod machines. My missues couldn't get a good espresso from the Silvia but now they're of course consistent. Perhaps not quite as good as the Silvia but there's very little in it.
Using Nespresso is a bit of a departure for me, I used to use a Rancilio Silvia but the heating element died in that and whilst I could have got it replaced I like the lack of faff associated with pod machines. My missues couldn't get a good espresso from the Silvia but now they're of course consistent. Perhaps not quite as good as the Silvia but there's very little in it.
Caporegime
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making your own pods defeats the whole purpose IMO.
also you can buy pods from anywhere. pods albeit expensive when compared to beans when you factor in the convenience there isn't much in it. unless you drink a lot of coffee your better off with pods unless your a coffee enthusiast. then you wouldn't have a nespresso machine in the first place you would go for bean to cup or a grinder, temp, and a proper espresso machine.
it's like making your own cup a soup sachets. there is no point.
also you can buy pods from anywhere. pods albeit expensive when compared to beans when you factor in the convenience there isn't much in it. unless you drink a lot of coffee your better off with pods unless your a coffee enthusiast. then you wouldn't have a nespresso machine in the first place you would go for bean to cup or a grinder, temp, and a proper espresso machine.
it's like making your own cup a soup sachets. there is no point.