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Originally Posted by 6thGear.
I honestly don't remember, but we got it as a gift. Was terrific until it started not brewing properly (amount was always off) so I descaled and cleaned the heads with soft bristle toothbrush. It worked fine for a few days, then same problem came back. Now it only brews espresso shot amount, doesn't matter what capsule I insert. The carafe pod barely brews a cup of coffee.
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missed this response, have you tried resetting it? some units can customize how much water you ran through, and maybe like i did 1 time, i pressed/held a button down wrong and messed it all up, had to pull out the instructions and reset it so it went back to normal.
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Originally Posted by Klondike
Bought a reusable nespresso pod + silicone lid from AliExpress.
It works surprisingly well. Used some Peats pre-ground coffee from Costco that I'm trying to burn through. Crema was thick and taste was smooth and not over-extracted. Tasted like good diner coffee.
For whole beans, I'd dial the grind a bit on the coarser side because there's pinholes where the coffee comes out - the grind you'd use for a typical pour-over should be good enough.
Whole setup was like $10. The pod itself and the silicone lid are sold separately. You can use foil stickers for the top but that defeats the purpose of a reusable pod.
Pretty convenient when I don't have time to dig out the Aeropress or wait for the Vietnamese coffee phin to drip. |
any concerns with it running super hot water through silicone?