This article was posted on
Friday, December 14, 2012.
By
Sheppe Pharis.
I am a long-time coffee drinker, and over the decades I've
worked my way up from drip coffee, with water poured manually from
a kettle over pre-ground Folgers, to Tim Horton's coffee, to Second
Cup coffee, to Starbucks coffee, to Starbucks espresso, to my
current source: a local italian barrista who brought his
techniques, as well as his bean roasting secrets, to our little
city. This guy makes the best espresso I've
ever had, and I feel that this is probably the best that I will
ever have.
That said, I can't afford to go out for espresso every day,
multiple times a day, so I have to make my own at home too. When
I'm in a coffee mood, I have my Cuisinart Grind and
Brew coffee maker, and for espresso I've used a Breville Cafe Roma
Espresso machine.
Then along came the Nespresso
CitiZ Automatic Espresso Maker and Milk Frother.
Review:
This wonderful machine makes some of the best espresso I've ever
had, and considering that I'm getting this at home, I couldn't be
happier. The process is simple--pick your espresso type from the
various capsules you can purchase, put one in, hit a button, and
moments later you are served an amazing espresso.
I just mentioned picking the type of espresso that you want from
one of the many capsules made available. Here's a list of the types
of espresso capsules regularly available:
- Ristretto (intensity:10)
- Arpeggio (intensity:9)
- Roma (intensity:8)
- Decaffeinato Intenso (intensity:7)
- Livanto (intensity:6)
- Capriccio (intensity:5)
- Volluto (intensity:4)
- Cosi (intensity:3)
- Decaffeinato (intensity:2)
As you can see, there's a type for everyone. In addition to
these, Nespresso releases "limited edition" capsules a couple of
times a year.
While I don't like the additional waste generated by using
capsules, I do have to admit that they do a great job of keeping
the ground coffee fresh and oxygen free.
If you aren't sure where to store all of those additional
capsules, there is a nice affordable capsule carousel that you
can pick up to store them on.
In terms of build quality, the machine I have is very well
built. I use it regularly, and have had no problems.
It also looks really great! I have the stainless steel version,
but there is a black version available as well. Some of the other
brands also have white versions.
Good Recommendations Summary:
If you've been on the fence about whether or not to pick up one
of these espresso makers, I highly recommend that you go get one.
Outside of Nespresso, there are
a number of different brands that are licensed to make Nespresso
espresso machines, including Krups, Magimix,
Miele, Siemens, and DeLonghi.
Here are some other links you might be interested in: