Which capsules for which coffee machines?

The article describes the main advantages and disadvantages of capsule coffee makers, types of capsules, and features of using reusable containers. The table shows suitable models of coffee makers and coffee, followed by a brief description of the main manufacturers. At the end of the article, a method for rebooting the container yourself is proposed.

Types of capsules for coffee machines

Before purchasing capsules, you need to understand their characteristics. They may be intended for single or multiple use. Different packages make different drinks, sometimes the kit already contains all the ingredients, including, for example, milk powder. Other manufacturers offer different types of coffee, and if you want to add milk, you need to take care of it yourself. Let's look at the differences in order.

By number of uses

Containers can be disposable or reusable.

The advantage of disposable ones is obvious, this is the quality of the drink. Freshly dried, roasted, ground coffee, hermetically packaged, has the ability to preserve maximum taste and aroma.

Reusable containers are economical. Their advantages:

• the price of one serving is lower than with single-use tablets; Having paid for reusable containers, it is enough to buy traditional grain packaging;
• brewing occurs under high pressure of 15 bar, which allows you to make maximum use of the resource of coffee powder; carob coffee makers with such high pressure are several times more expensive;
• You can mix different types of coffee, spices, additives.

The other side of the coin is the lower quality of the drink:

• some, and often significant, time passes between opening the package and the start of preparing the drink; the quality of the powder decreases;
• containers that are not hermetically sealed become deformed under pressure and form small empty areas that prevent effective brewing.

The most popular reusable capsules:

• Coffeduck;
• My Cap;
• Emohome;
• Tassimo;
• Sealpod.

When choosing reusable containers, you need to check their compatibility with your coffee maker model.

By type of drink

In addition to traditional espresso, manufacturers began to sell packages with kits for preparing other drinks: latte, cappuccino, hot chocolate, Americano, lungo and others.

Often, one drink requires the use of two or more capsules in turn. You will have to stop the water supply, replace the tablet, turn it on again and pour in the next ingredient. Such manipulation, as a rule, causes an increase in the price of the portion.

Which capsules are suitable for different coffee machines?

As mentioned above, when choosing a coffee maker and capsules, you need to check their compatibility. We list the compatibility of popular brands:

Leading manufacturers of capsules for coffee machines

The most popular brand in the world is Nespresso manufacturer Nestle. The assortment includes more than 20 varieties, differing in the type and strength of ground coffee. If you want to prepare a drink containing milk, you can simply pour it in or use a cappuccinatore first. Cappuccino makers are included with coffee makers.

The second most popular are capsules Dolce Gusto, also produced Nestle through the company Nescafe. The number of varieties of drinks is comparable, the filling is fundamentally different. There is no variety of varieties, but numerous drinks with the addition of cocoa, milk powder, and teas are offered.

Capsules Tassimo, filled with Jacobs coffee, have 15 varieties, mainly coffee drinks with the addition of other dry ingredients (milk, cocoa).

Worldwide favorite Tchibo tablets and packages branded pulverizer Cafissimo. The assortment looks modest compared to Nestle. However, careful control ensures high quality. The manufacturer offers various coffee blends. There are no drinks with powdered milk or cocoa. Cafissimo is not widely available in supermarkets, but is available for order in many online stores.

The list of leading manufacturers would not be complete without the company Lavazza with the same product Lavazza. There are about 20 types of capsules on sale in two model versions. Various types of coffee are offered. Milk, cocoa and other ingredients are not presented.

Reloading capsules for coffee machines

To save money, capsules can be reused. We don’t throw away the used container, but rinse it, dry it, add coffee, and seal it with foil. Just put a piece of foil on top, wrap it and secure the edges.

It is necessary to take into account that the quality of the drink will most likely be significantly inferior to its counterpart from a hermetically sealed package.

Benefits of coffee capsules

When we decide to drink a cup of coffee, we begin to enjoy the drink before we take the first sip. Aroma is an important component. It can fill the entire space of a coffee shop or apartment. When it comes to ready-made espresso or cappuccino, it's great. But the intoxicating smell from whole or ground grains quickly turns them into second-rate material. Manufacturers of coffee, tableware, and accessories are constantly improving methods for storing beans and powder in the least possible contact with air and light.

A new level of quality has been achieved with the advent of capsule coffee makers.

A capsule is a packaged portion of ground coffee pressed into a tablet, which is inserted into a coffee maker when closed. Immediately at the moment of preparing the drink, the coffee maker itself pierces the shell and passes a stream of steam under a pressure of 15 bar through the tablet.

This technology has undeniable advantages:

• hermetic packaging preserves the aroma and taste of the pulverizer until the moment of preparation;
• the speed of preparing a portion takes less than a minute;
• Factory-packed coffee is not poured into different containers using different devices, and there is no risk of foreign particles getting in;
• The high pressure of the steam jet along with the preparation disinfects the parts of the coffee maker involved in the process.

Disadvantages of coffee capsules

When purchasing a capsule coffee maker, you need to take into account its unpleasant features:

• the designs of machines of different brands have differences, tablets of a certain brand are suitable only for certain devices;

Attention! Some models of the same brand require different capsules.

• The cost of compressed tablets is an order of magnitude higher than standard packaging.

At the time of writing, a box of 16 tablets weighing each from 6 to 10 grams (depending on the type of drink) of a popular brand costs 369 rubles as a promotion. For comparison, a standard 250 gram package of ground or bean coffee can be purchased for 250 rubles or less.

Conclusion

Capsule coffee makers provide the opportunity to enjoy the fullest and richest taste of coffee. When buying such a coffee maker, it is important to consider that the cost per serving will increase significantly. It is possible to use reusable capsules and save money. However, this significantly affects the quality of the drink.

Having decided to become the owner of such a machine, it is important to choose it while simultaneously studying the consumer properties of the capsules, mainly their compatibility with certain devices.