expiredniki4h | Staff posted Sep 11, 2023 03:03 AM
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expiredniki4h | Staff posted Sep 11, 2023 03:03 AM
Prime Members: 50-Ct Amazon Fresh Espresso Capsules for Nespresso Original Brewers
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I would rank the pods I've tried in this order:
1. Nespresso: A+
2. Starbucks: A+
3. Peet's: A
4. Equine: B+
5. Amazon Fresh: B
4. L'Or: C- (very weak and mostly flavorless)
5. LaVazza: F (cigarette ashes - throw directly in trash)
6. All other brands: not even worth trying based on reviews.
I would rank the pods I've tried in this order:
1. Nespresso: A+
2. Starbucks: A+
3. Peet's: A
4. Equine: B+
5. Amazon Fresh: B
4. L'Or: C- (very weak and mostly flavorless)
5. LaVazza: F (cigarette ashes - throw directly in trash)
6. All other brands: not even worth trying based on reviews.
I thought LaVazza improved after switching to metal pods?
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The pods seem to work fine in my newer machine, but will often only extract part of the coffee in my older machine.
Has anyone else experienced this?
I would rank the pods I've tried in this order:
1. Nespresso: A+
2. Starbucks: A+
3. Peet's: A
4. Equine: B+
5. Amazon Fresh: B
4. L'Or: C- (very weak and mostly flavorless)
5. LaVazza: F (cigarette ashes - throw directly in trash)
6. All other brands: not even worth trying based on reviews.
It's a bit invalid to put out a ranking without specifying the actual coffee flavors you like, since you may be comparing different intensities or different flavors. Each brand doesn't sell just one type of pod. Nespresso for instance sells some real stinkers (to me) that I wouldn't buy over an Amazon Intense pod, just as an example.
I drink basically only Ristretto or dark intensity (11+), here's my personal list:
1. Nespresso Ristretto - no one really argues Nespresso aren't the best pods, but I like Ristretto and not their even darker ones like Kazaar, they just taste too burnt. I was also disappointed by Napoli, the flavor just wasn't great IMO.
2. Peet's/L'Or Ristretto - people don't actually know it is the same company making these pods. Peet's doesn't make their own pods, and the company that makes both these brands actually considers L'Or the more premium brand AFAIK. If I had to choose between their Ristrettos, I'd take Peet's by a small margin because the L'Or is actually a bit darker and slightly more bitter for my tastes, but they are both right under Nespresso as far as taste/quality to me.
3. Amazon Fresh Intense - as middle of the road as you can get, almost amazingly so. It's not great, or even good really, but not bad, and sometimes super cheap. I'll mix these with other pods that I'm stuck with to make a more drinkable blend.
4. Lavazza - Eh, well, the 12/13 Ristretto intensity I have in the cabinet now but haven't tried yet, hopefully those are better than the 11/13 "Intenso" which is what I've been drinking in both plastic and aluminum pods that is extremely underwhelming. I'll mix an 11/13 Intenso pod with an Amazon Intense to make it more drinkable. Also, I can't tell the difference between the Lavazza plastic and aluminum pods, they taste exactly the same to me. I do prefer the aluminum because they fit more properly in the machine (sometimes the plastic pods annoyingly slip through into the waste basket)
5. There are some other brands that can be decent, but not worth buying since they really aren't cheaper or as good as the above. I don't like the Starbucks pods, although that is more of a taste than quality preference. Cafe La Llave pods taste pretty good, but their pods absolutely flowed terribly in my machine to the point where I felt like it was possibly harming it. Bestpresso made a decent dark pod (Verona I think?) but it's not worth buying IMO unless you get it dirt cheap.
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I would rank the pods I've tried in this order:
1. Nespresso: A+
2. Starbucks: A+
3. Peet's: A
4. Equine: B+
5. Amazon Fresh: B
4. L'Or: C- (very weak and mostly flavorless)
5. LaVazza: F (cigarette ashes - throw directly in trash)
6. All other brands: not even worth trying based on reviews.
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