The only non-Nespresso brand that can safely be used is Starbucks pods since they’re made by Nespresso. Peet’s Coffee and other third party brands are not recommended since you may void your machine’s warranty or damage it by uding them. It’s not recommended though since reusing a pod will give you weak coffee and the capsule may get stuck in the machine and require repair. Nespresso pods are designed to be used just once, but people do use the same pod twice by pressing the button again right after the first one. You can use more than 1 pod for a cup if you like your drink to be extra strong. So a lungo pod is taller than a single espresso. The pod’s “dome” size increases by the drink size. Unlike the Original pods which is one pod makes one shot, a Vertuo pod makes a drink from a single espresso shot to a mug-sized coffee from a single pod. RELATED: Best Nespresso Original Pods Vertuo Pod Tips Only the Craft Brew capsules are larger because they make an 18 oz carafe of coffee and it’s only available for Vertuo Next machines. The difference between the cup sizes is in how much water is added to make the coffee. Espresso, double espresso (double shot), lungo (long shot), and the coffee/mug (7.77 oz) and carafe (18 oz) coffees which are regular brewed coffee like you’d get from a drip coffee machine. Nespresso Vertuo machines makes 5 sizes of coffee. Notes like brown sugar or roasted gives you a better idea of how the pod tastes. Starbucks Nespresso pods only use Arabica beans. Most are Arabica but some have Robusta combined to create a different flavor profile. For comparison, a standard Starbucks single shot of espresso has 75 mg of caffeine and a short (8 oz) Pike Place coffee has 155 mg of caffeine. If you find some Nespresso pods too strong, go for a low intensity score.Ĭaffeine levels for most Nespresso Vertuo pods are in the higher range (130-180 mg) for mug-sized drinks and medium (50-80 mg) for espresso. The higher the intensity score, the stronger the coffee in taste. The intensity is based on the roast, body, bitterness, and concentration of the coffee. Nespresso rates the intensity from 1 to 11 for Vertuo capsules. The darker the roast, the nuttier and deeper the roasted taste. There are over 40 Vertuo capsules from Nespresso with varying roasts, flavors, and drink sizes.įrom light (or blonde) to dark, the roast tells you how long the beans were roasted. The Vertuo machine with the most complaints. ![]() Has a bigger water tank than the regular VertuoPlus. This is a reliable Vertuo machine with almost no complaints. This is the first Vertuo machine by Nespresso. ![]() You can use Vertuo pods on these Nespresso Vertuo machines: RELATED: Nespresso VertuoPlus Setup & Review Nespresso Vertuo Machines Original machine capsules won’t work in a Vertuo machine. Since there are 2 types of machines and 2 types of capsules, make sure you purchase the correct one for your machine. The Vertuo machines make espresso, double espresso, lungo, and brewed coffee. Nespresso Vertuo machines use dome shaped capsules/pods that contain ground coffee.
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