Reusable Coffee Pods / Capsules?

Tehcookiemonsta on 12/05/2020 - 14:11

Looking for a Decent way to save some money with my current Nespresso machine and have average tasting coffee… Pods in general can be expensive, however now that i own a the machine there is no way that my mum is letting me buy an actual espresso machine so i'm stuck with it for now…

Looking for recommendations on Reusable Coffee Pods / Capsules? would think someone on OzBargain has tried this before, There are some Plastic ones on Ali Express which are decent in price however i don't know if they work well and the Metal ones cost a bit more. Would they work well is what i really care about.

Seems like i can buy some nice Aldi Coffee or Lavazza Coffee which goes on sale often to work with these pods.

TLDR: Recommend a Reusable Coffee Pod / Capsule which you have used before and have good experience with.

… I have no doubt that there will be the jack ass comments such as: obviously you should buy a REAL espresso machine etc etc…. :)

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Comments

  • macrocephalic on 12/05/2020 - 14:30
    +1

    Not intentionally being a jackass, but, Kmart sometimes has a [pseudo] real coffee machine with a group head for $69. I bought one when my office made us work from home. It's been working well for the last 6 weeks or so.

    As for coffee, I originally bought a big tin from Costco but it was pretty terrible. I think it was "American" coffee. I'm now part way through a bag of Peruvian arabica from Aldi ($14/kg) and I have a bag of Grinders ($20/kg) to try after that.

    • Tehcookiemonsta on 12/05/2020 - 14:33

      I am interested in purchasing an actual coffee machine but quite sure i'd be getting a lot of crap from mum so i'm not going to bother. Looking to try some of the alternatives and see how it goes…

      Thanks for the advice.

  • DashCam AKA Rolts on 12/05/2020 - 15:08
    +3

    I have stainless steel, reusable pods for Nespresso, that I got from Kickstarter. Spent about 6months trying different grinds and roasts. Ended up going back to the Nespresso pods as I couldn't achieve a decent coffee using the stainless steel pods. Disappointing experience despite a very helpful and co-operative coffee merchant.

  • salmon123 on 12/05/2020 - 15:48

    ebay has a bunch of single-use fill yourself capsules. There's also various rigs and devices to speeding up the filling process.

    I think you'll find after a few weeks of making your own pods (single use or refillable), the novelty factor wears off and the coffee isn't as good as it should be.

  • [Deactivated] on 13/05/2020 - 10:39

    I have a caffitaly machine bought from woolies years ago. Until a few months ago, woolies stocked Gloria Jean capsules plus their own brand which I suspect was made by Gloria Jean. Both nice blends. I tried refilling the pods with a decent quality coffee but they didn't work well in the machine. I subsequently noticed that woolies had introduced Grinders pods in store so I gave them a go. Absolutely vile, I should have read the Choice test which rated them last. I have since discovered St Remio pods at Coles for $3.75 (10 pack) which are compatible with my caffitaly machine. I have tried the Bold, Intense and Rwanda blends which are superb IMHO.

  • casho on 14/05/2020 - 10:21
    +1

    Grab a stove top coffee pot / Moka pot and buy fresh ground coffee, trust, much nicer! And better for the environment

    • macrocephalic on 16/05/2020 - 21:58
      +1

      I used one of these for years. I only went to a machine because we got an induction stove and the aluminium moka pot doesn't work on it (got around that by putting the moka in a cast iron skillet on the stove) and now that I'm working from home I'm making enough coffees to justify the cheap machine. The Moka pot makes just as good coffee as a cheap coffee machine though.

  • Choc0 on 16/05/2020 - 22:44

    At an average of 80c per pod coffee and 15c for a coffee from an espresso machine, there is a point at which you'll come out ahead by buying one.

    • macrocephalic on 17/05/2020 - 11:37

      Aldi pods are just under 40c per pod. I still prefer to use a machine with a group head though.

  • ZippyRoo on 16/05/2020 - 23:21

    I've tried Bluecup and Sealpod but the coffee just isn't as strong. I'm not sure if a darker roast will help but that's something I'll try next. I only have a manual grinder so it really kills when I try to make 10 reusable pods in bulk. I buy some Nespresso genuine ones when there's an odd sale here and there, some Starbucks ones from Amazon (although they're not on sale any more), and have the reusables as my second coffee. I probably wouldn't buy the machine if I had my time over again.

    In terms of usage, both are easy to use and very safe for the machine. They fit well and I've never had them leak or explode. Easy to fill and clean afterwards, and both materials last for ages even though the Bluecup ones are plastic. The only downside for me is just the taste of coffee isn't up to scratch.

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