Just to share, I had an Olympia Cremina for many years. This manual machine provides a very acceptable espresso.

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Excellent coffee, stay with drip. keep extra coffee beans in freezer. I buy 2-4 pounds at a clip. And store my beans at -5 Fahrenheit. fresh coffee for 6 months

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Great, good looking stick….Thanks.. to a New Year. ‘go James Webb’

WOW, exactly.. You would not think, that a QVC coffee machine would make a great cup oh coffee. But this machine will produce a quality cup of coffee.with some additional help. They (Ninja) have incorporated in their machine their ‘specialty coffee brewing system’ It has a “bloom wait time”...

That’s one of the company’s trade mark machines…Gaggia Co invented the modern expresso machine in the 1930’s. Yes, it was a very inexpensive express machine. But..It brought a whole new group of people into making expresso/cappuccino at home. And it made a terrific coffee shot for the price. I...

While I was do my overkill research on expresso machines, I came across an old buddy of mine. During the early days of TV sales I purchased a Ninja coffer maker. It was a terrific item with all kinds of options.. It broke after a couple of years and QVC with their terrific warranty-...

So, I have considered all the options and have almost decided on purchasing a old time (like me) expresso direct lever machine. I keep vacillating on which machine I should purchase, the cost, and do I want to have another hobby or time consuming item to deal with. My good friend has a...

Amazing, yes it was, that old style Italian hand pull machine….there wasn’t the computer forums, help websites or YouTube to give you the assistance needed to use these machines properly Especially the Pavoni, when the handle that pushed the spring down to apply pressure to the coffee...

I read about the stainless pods that is compatible with the Vertuo. All I have read has not be totally positive for that individual stainless size pod that fits into a one individual sized Nespresso capsule. It seems the tinfoil hacks are far superior. i have been rethinking my initial post...

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I read about the stainless pods that is compatible with the Vertuo. All I have read has not be totally positive for that individual stainless size pod that fits into a individual sized capsule used by the Nespresso. It seems the individual tinfoil hacks are far superior. i have been rethinking...

JOHN: I am thrilled you enjoyed some of the old crusty/yellow dusty leftovers. You deserve more than some “ #old-yellow-cello ” for your kindness and generosity over the years you have exhibited to me and others on this board . This is my personal acknowledgment and appreciation. Thank-You

How about the ‘Bolivar unlimited‘ it looks like it might be a cigar that you could just Pass along…I’ll be waiting 😁

While I was helping clean the dishes, the door bell rang. Ding-Dong, Ding-Dong… A package was being delivered but from whom and why? The package looked ominous and mystical and I wondered, should I open it. My beautiful friend was with me and she obviously had some concern as she wondered why...

So, it seems that we haven’t established if there is a specific size grind of coffee used in each different coffee variety in the standard Nespresso pods. And there isn’t a mention of what different grinds are used in the Nespresso replacement pods. except to use a grinder. I just assumed that...

Thanks everyone for a master class on Nespresso technology and coffee…so, if I purchase a Neapresso Vertuo.machine…and start using the replacement lids as an option… what size coffee grind do I use in the replacement pods. Can, I use a find grind espresso that is sold in a small grocer. I hope...

Thanks everyone, I looked at the Nespresso machines as was recommended … there are so many…any reconditions?

I started drink coffee again after many years….I was old school and had a 12 cups plug-in automatic machine….The coffee was not the best…And I really didn’t care,. All I wanted was my caffeine fix in the morning.. Now, I had a couple of cups from these pod coffee machines at a dinner. And...