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i got got the frother. Used to use it for cappuchinos but the frother doesn't warm it hot enough for my liking. Like a hot coffee, hence warming my own milk
I was actually looking at a machine that has a milk warmer container as part of it. Are they all poor Si?
Haven' used that model but would avoid as most at that level are junk. If your seriously wanting entry level espresso then get something like a gaggia classic and a baratza or Graef grinder
invariably the best coffee you can get is quality beans, freshly ground put through a quality machine at the right temp and pressure.
IMHO, if you like a decent cup, easily made, then nespresso is by far the best capsule brand out there. You can, as it happens, grind and fill your own capsules, but then you run into the foot pound pressure discussion. Some of the original nespresso machines were far more powerful than the present day bunch... which are cheaper and smaller.... and I don't believe produce quite as nice coffee... but that said I have one at home, and I tuck one away in my office at work... simple easy and delivers better coffee that any of the big chain high street coffee companies, with out the bank loan per cup.
In a perfect world I would have an office overlooking Piazza Sant' Eustachio in Rome... where the legendary Sant Eustachio il Caffee is based... and I would never bother making my own again!!! Until then....
"Dear heart, you're talking to a man- a real man- who drinks straight Tequilla, with lime and salt on the rim, and smokes cigars" (J Zavala)
I like the idea of being able to fill pods with coffee of choice but once you've going to the effort of grinding and filling pods then the 'conveniene' aspect of Nespresso is removed and may as well use a regular machine.
I've used several Nespresso machines and always found the coffee produced by them lacking in body and any real distinctive flavour- I believe there's 5grams of coffee in a pod compared to typically 11-18grams that a portafilter basket will take, which may have something to do with it.
I understand the convenience aspect but the price per cup is ridiculously high compared to other methods/sources.
Edit:
I'm taking this at face value but a quick comparison of price per kilo shows an astonishing difference! (From 2014 and take into account the commercial aspect of the blog)
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