Nespresso D290 Espresso Machine Reviews

Through the years I have gone through phases of drinking coffee and not.  In the last year I really got into espresso and lattes.  My problem was that I never had fresh coffee beans and our espresso maker was really old.  So I bought the Nespresso, which is a pod style espresso maker.  You have to buy the pods on-line from www.nespresso.com

For about a year I had A LOT of fun with it.  It produces a great crema so the cup of espresso looks great.  I would make cup after cup at parties we hosted and people really seemed to enjoy it.  It was fun and novel.  Overtime however, I found that...

In addition to the Nespresso machine at the office, I have an almost identical model at home. I have gone through several non-Nespresso machines; everything from a standard auto-drip Black & Decker to an automatic whole bean grinder from Krups to a manual French press to a single cup pod machine like Senseo. The Nespresso has outperformed them all. I consistently use it two-three times a week at home. And at work, well the addiction requires two-three demitasse cups a day.

The selling point of the Nespresso and other pod coffee makers is ease of use. Simply keep some water in the container, pop...