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post #511 of 774
12/20/12 at 5:13am
A bunch of coworkers pitched in and got a NeaCafe machine. It uses these big pods, what's the scoop on those? The machine looks like a Martian.
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post #512 of 774
12/20/12 at 5:52am
Are you talking about the Nescafe Dolce Gusto system? It's a cheaper-made version of Nespresso (same company obviously). Nowhere near as good as Nespresso but targets a lower tier of the market.
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post #513 of 774
12/20/12 at 9:48am
for us Beverly Hillbillies..... http://toddrickallen.com/2012/12/20/nespresso-boutique-coming-soon-to-beverly-hills/
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post #514 of 774
12/20/12 at 12:48pm
Yeah the dulce gusto. They all drink regular coffee from it.
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post #515 of 774
12/20/12 at 4:36pm
Fo' free!
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post #516 of 774
12/21/12 at 8:23am
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Fo' free!

huh?
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post #517 of 774
12/21/12 at 8:45am
Store credit. Like this. Fo' "free":

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post #518 of 774
12/21/12 at 11:37am
Add me to the list of Nespresso fans. My friend made me a cappuccino and an espresso. Wow!
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post #519 of 774
12/21/12 at 11:50am
There is a $100 credit special right through some time in January. Basically, buy a machine and you get $100 to spend on pods.

I was in Sur la Table yesterday, and decided to give it another try. They only had the green pods ("Capriccio") so that's what I tasted. It's not bad, and better than many commercial espressos, but nowhere near the best. It was light in body, low-fruit, low-acidity, low-chocolate flavor, a little nutty, with a very short aftertaste, but it was balanced. It was inoffensive and not very memorable.

edit: some additional comments. The Nespresso lady repeated the "15 bar" extraction pressure claim again, which I find very bizarre because normal espresso extraction is 9 bar, and there's not much you gain from increasing the pressure. The extraction time was about 10 seconds, which is very fast. It was about 5 seconds from when I heard the pump go on to about 5-6 more seconds when the last drip of coffee came out. A normal espresso extraction (at least for the double-dosed 3rd wave stuff) is about 24 seconds total. It was on the normal setting, neither lungo nor ristretto.
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post #520 of 774
12/21/12 at 6:52pm
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Originally Posted by A Y View Post

There is a $100 credit special right through some time in January. Basically, buy a machine and you get $100 to spend on pods.
I was in Sur la Table yesterday, and decided to give it another try. They only had the green pods ("Capriccio") so that's what I tasted. It's not bad, and better than many commercial espressos, but nowhere near the best. It was light in body, low-fruit, low-acidity, low-chocolate flavor, a little nutty, with a very short aftertaste, but it was balanced. It was inoffensive and not very memorable.
edit: some additional comments. The Nespresso lady repeated the "15 bar" extraction pressure claim again, which I find very bizarre because normal espresso extraction is 9 bar, and there's not much you gain from increasing the pressure. The extraction time was about 10 seconds, which is very fast. It was about 5 seconds from when I heard the pump go on to about 5-6 more seconds when the last drip of coffee came out. A normal espresso extraction (at least for the double-dosed 3rd wave stuff) is about 24 seconds total. It was on the normal setting, neither lungo nor ristretto.

My Lattissima is 19 bars. 

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post #521 of 774
12/23/12 at 1:13am
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Originally Posted by A Y View Post

There is a $100 credit special right through some time in January. Basically, buy a machine and you get $100 to spend on pods.
I was in Sur la Table yesterday, and decided to give it another try. They only had the green pods ("Capriccio") so that's what I tasted. It's not bad, and better than many commercial espressos, but nowhere near the best. It was light in body, low-fruit, low-acidity, low-chocolate flavor, a little nutty, with a very short aftertaste, but it was balanced. It was inoffensive and not very memorable.
edit: some additional comments. The Nespresso lady repeated the "15 bar" extraction pressure claim again, which I find very bizarre because normal espresso extraction is 9 bar, and there's not much you gain from increasing the pressure. The extraction time was about 10 seconds, which is very fast. It was about 5 seconds from when I heard the pump go on to about 5-6 more seconds when the last drip of coffee came out. A normal espresso extraction (at least for the double-dosed 3rd wave stuff) is about 24 seconds total. It was on the normal setting, neither lungo nor ristretto.

i bought my machine in early november, anyway to get the $100 promotion?
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post #522 of 774
12/23/12 at 8:40am
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i bought my machine in early november, anyway to get the $100 promotion?

Take it back and get them to return and rebuy it so your new receipt has the proper date.
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post #523 of 774
12/23/12 at 1:36pm
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Take it back and get them to return and rebuy it so your new receipt has the proper date.

i bought via amazon, idk if the store can take the machine back
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post #524 of 774
12/23/12 at 10:40pm

Grabbed the U + aeroccino at macy's today ($250). Applied for the $100 credit online, see when that comes through. So far I like the higher intensity pods, and the ristretto setting seems to be the best.

Ran some 2% through the aerocinno and added some baileys on top of ice... tasty.

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post #525 of 774
12/25/12 at 4:04pm
Anyone get that aerocino 3 with purchase of 350 pods? Might try to see if I can get that welcome pack promo for new nespresso club members (100 pods) and get 250 more...not sure if that would count though....already have a frother on my machine but might get one to leave at parents house
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