What is nespresso, nescafe, dolce gusto? How do pods work? Are they all compatible with every machine like how USB is compatible with almost every computer? Which is the cheapest or most cost-efficient? Which has the best range of coffee/flavours?
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Nespresso/dolce gusto/tassimo are all single serve pods, but they don’t mix and match. If you’re thinking of getting a pod machine, I’d recommend the nespresso one, mainly because supermarkets do their own versions so you’re not tied to a particular brand.
Also, nespresso pods are much easier to recycle, being aluminium. The tassimo are a *lot* of plastic.
Unfortunately, no, they’re not cross-compatible. The different manufacturers each have their own size and shape of pod.
How the pods work is very simple. The “pod” consists of a tiny bowl filled with ground coffee, and a foil cover. When you put the pod in the machine, the machine pierces the foil and pumps hot water through the pod to produce a cup of coffee.
In general, they are some plastic or foil container with a lid containing ground coffee and a paper filter element at the bottom.
The machine punctures the pod at the top and bottom, then injects hot water through the top. It brews the coffee which then drips out the hole at the bottom and into your cup.
I can’t speak for cost efficiency, but Nespresso has a ton of first-party varieties and, at least in Europe, many coffee shops make pods compatible with Nespresso machines using higher quality beans.
One thing to keep in mind is that Nespresso machines tend to make very small servings and therefore less caffeine. A standard double shot, which is what you would get at almost any coffee shop, has about 20ish grams of ground coffee while a Nespresso pod has 8-13 grams.
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