Comments on: The Ultimate Espresso? Nespresso Essenza C100 and Aeroccino Review

By: Skintologist

Skintologist — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:34 +0000

Had a nespresso …
Had a nespresso machine that sat unused for about a year as I am a big fan of good coffee. But last week I was considering buying a serious (read v.expensive, large and shiny) machine and thought I would give it a bash again (before giving the machine away) and compare it to the 6 cafe’s I most regularly use. To my surprise it was better than 2 of them, on par with 2, but not nearly as good as the best 2. This actually isn’t bad for such a cheap machine so for now will be keeping it.

By: rumvodkaf1

rumvodkaf1 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:33 +0000

Good stuff. You …
Good stuff. You know where i can find info on the caffeine content, I’d like to compare it to a regular shot poured from a ‘proper’ espresso machine.

By: presspass

presspass — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:33 +0000

this is essentially …
this is essentially our point. you could go out and spend A LOT more on a machine, but when you take everything into consideration (price, convenience, ease, etc.) it really is a great product. all things being equal, is it the best? no. but since when are all things ever equal…?

By: Pistolero1983

Pistolero1983 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:32 +0000

Do you know if it’s …
Do you know if it’s possible to run the non lungo capsules using the big cup setting? or would that dilute them too much? i’m too cheap to try myself

By: presspass

presspass — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:32 +0000

good question. …
good question. here’s a response from nespresso edited for space:

The caffeine content per brewed capsule varies between approx. 55 and 65 mg. The Lungos contain 20% more coffee per capsule; therefore they have slightly higher caffeine content, about 77-89mg ea.. The coffee is about 1.2 to 1.5% caffeine. There is no correlation between the “strengths” and caffeine content. In the Espresso range, the Capriccio and Roma contain the most caffeine.

hope that helps!

By: rumvodkaf1

rumvodkaf1 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:31 +0000

Have you tested the …
Have you tested the consistency on your machine? I was playing around with my c100 yesterday and i discovered that it does not always put out 40ml of water when you press the small cup button, it sometimes randomly goes from 25ml to 40 and sometimes even 60 and above.

I tried the same with the large cup and it pours well over 150 ml of water….

By: presspass

presspass — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:31 +0000

definitely possible …
definitely possible. recommended? eh, i wouldn’t. ultimately it’s a matter of taste and if you like/don’t mind the more diluted coffee you’ll get by using a non-lungo capusle on the big cup setting, then you’re in good shape. but i can’t say i’d recommend it.

By: rumvodkaf1

rumvodkaf1 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:30 +0000

That really sucks. …
That really sucks. Mine is only a week old and it’s doing this regularly. I called the customer hotline and the woman on the other end said the problem was caused by manually stopping it using the buttons, which is a load of crap..

By: presspass

presspass — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:30 +0000

funny you should …
funny you should mention that. after longer term use, that’s become our biggest complaint with the machine. the volume of the pours is inconsistent. you can reset the pour volume to the default (instructions in the guide) but we’ve found that resetting only helps for a little while. while it’s not a big deal to manually stop the pour, it does seem like maybe that’s a flaw in the machine.

By: presspass

presspass — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:25:29 +0000

haha
haha