Stainless Steel Reusable Nespresso Capsules Permanent Coffee Pod Holder Compatible for Nespresso Machines (Silver capsules tamper)

After reading a lot of reviews on a different options, I chose this one to try because i wanted all stainless steel - I didn’t want the ones that glue down as I didn’t know what was in the glue. It worked perfectly. I have coffee from my family’s plantation that I never use because I never take the time to prep it. This enabled me to use it in my Nespresso without issue. It took 3 seconds to load the coffee. It might have been slightly milder in flavor, but not enough to bother me (and I like my coffee strong) and gives me so many more options to the nespresso flavors I was growing tired of. I’m buying a second backup, even though this is very easy to clean too. The trick that I got from someone else’s post is to pack the coffee tightly, but leave a little room on top to create pressure from the machine.

Works great. After a few tries I quickly got it down and it makes a great espresso for my morning latte. I love the savings in cost and waste.

Not a good product. Coffee tasted weak.

Difficult to use

Makes wonderful espresso.

Overall I like this product -- it delivers what it promises. You want to use your own coffee with a refillable pod? This works quite well overall. I'm using it with a Pixie Nespresso machine.Stainless steel construction is very good. It's nice that they include a tamp, scoop, cleaning brush etc.The fit in the machine can be a little fussy.Quality of espresso produced is fine. I found it works better with either a very light tamp or no tamp at all. If you pack too much coffee into the pod, you'll barely get any espresso in the extraction.I think that one is not enough. I have purchased two and that seem sufficient.Cleanup is kind of a drag. The coffee is packed into the pod so tightly, you can't knock it into a grounds bin. So you need to scoop it out, then rinse the pod. Overall it's a messy process that takes a little time.I tend to agree with the sentiment that using these pods alters the Nespresso experience. Basically it goes from being a purely automatic experience to a somewhat manual experience. I like the idea of the reusable pods, just know that they do take some time to fill and clean. And if you are investing the time doing these tasks, you might as well get a more manual machine. I also have a Rancilio Silvia for that full manual process and that's what I use more frequently.Anyway, these work pretty well and I would recommend giving them a try.

If your machine is in good condition and use this as in instructions works very well, recommended!

Received around the holidays. First use resulted in weak coffee dripping out one drop at a time. After experimenting with the grind and amount in the capsule I am now getting results with better taste than retail pods. Crema still a little thin but taste is more important to me. I'm using a creatista machine. My only concern is the foil piercing mechanism in the machine being damaged by the stainless steel pod. Doesn't seem to be affected so far. I plan to experiment further and wiill purchase additional pods