There were at least three different colours, though I'm buggered if I could tell what flavour they were during the time I was stood next to them at the checkout. The box design leaves something to be desired.
I saw last night that Coop have joined the party too with their "Éspresso" range.
The ones I bought were slightly too big for my machine, wast of time unless I cut them down!
Which coffee machine was too small for the Migros capsules?
Mine is a Pixie. I have to jiggle the Migros capsule slightly to get it to fit. Never a big deal though. I also noticed now that the Migros capsules are great for a short espresso, not so good if you press twice to get a longer Americano style. They seem to block up slightly and take much longer to finish than Nespresso capsules after the second press.
It's not the holy grail in terms of taste (running cost and waste, maybe). Fully automatic machines normally have compromised grinders and convoluted internal pathways and soon end up tasting really bad. We have a big automatic Jura next to a Nespresso machine in the office and there's no contest in terms of taste (the Nespresso is much better).
Espresso purists will, of course, plump for a simple semi-automatic (Rancilio Silvia is the poster-child here) and a good separate burr grinder (not a blade grinder). But most people would consider this too much effort for a cup of coffee.
Didn't know the automatic ones went off like that.
I totally agree with the above. But the mess I can create with kit like that is "grounds" for divorce! Hence my move to a Turmix Pixie.
Not if you gently make coffee or cappuccino for your sweet half, like me for example. I have a manual machine plus separate grinder.
No doubt there are more expensive ones that have grinders which aren't going to wear out in a relatively short time and have brass boilers rather than (shudder) aluminium thermoblocks - but you're unlikely to find one of these on a pavement... Certainly, the circa 1000 franc models I think should be avoided.
I've seen a new fully automatic start to taste bad within a couple of weeks - maybe an extensive cleaning regime will help here, but nobody's going to bother doing that in an office. The Nespresso was like a breath of fresh air and is so simple that it can't really go wrong.
As to the mess of a semi-automatic, I don't really see that. It's grind (at that's straight into the portafilter if you have the right kind of grinder), tamp, pull, knock. Job done. Throw the grounds in a bin bag (or your compost heap) when the knock box is full.
A pixie, very standard machine
Also extremely compact compared to some. Freed up a lot of space on deck when my old Basket Turmix and grinder left the scene
How much do they cost? I have tried Denner compatible capsules, and some varieties were quite good actually, like "Ethiopian Dream". They used to be 12 capsules for 2.95 chf, a great deal, but now they raised the price to 3.95.
In France they sell some capsules called "L'Or Espresso", compatible with Nespresso as well. I have found them in several supermarkets, I think they cost around 3-3.50 euros x 10 capsules, not much cheaper than the official brand.
I've tried both Migros and he Coop capsules in my Krups Nespresso machine.
The capsules are ok if you don't mind the taste of the coffee. The water runs slowly through it as they are plastic not the foil ones. Personally I hate the taste of the coffee and when 10 costs 4 chf I'd rather pay the 20 rappen per capsule extra and coffee for the Nespresso branded ones. Coffee is much better and more variety.
We have a wonderful Jura model that does all kinds of nice stuff and have only had problems when we use super oily beans. We drink so much coffee that the cost per cup of owning the Jura far outweighs any capsule option.
A friend of ours has tried the Migros and Denner capsules in his Nespresso machine with mixed results. Sometimes the capsules don't fit, don't work, or leak and he winds up with grounds and coffee all over the counter. Once in a while the taste is lousy but not always. He likes being able to change the type of coffee for each person. I guess to each his own.
Just to throw this in - a bit OT, and not a help for current Nespresso users - but a possible consideration for future, for others.
We were always against capsule (primarily Nespresso) machines due to cost of capsules, and the hassle of buying and implications of disposal (millions of little allu pots needing to be sorted and recycled).
Having used one (a different capsule m/c. in FR.) in a holiday apartment, I was impressed with simplicity and cleanliness, I decided to look into a possible purchase.
I bought a neat, compact machine for 60 chufs from Aldi. Auto stop with user-programmed quantities for small (espresso size) and large (normal coffee cup size).
The capsules are plastic and cost 2,49 (usual) or 2,99 (limited time special flavours and fair trade) for 10 capsules - with good choice and quality.
Basically 25rp. per cup for regular flavours.
Migros capsules are fabulous. Hated the denner ones
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Anyone tried them in a Citiz Nespresso machine at all? Would be interested to see how they handle these capsules!
The Martello capsules won't fit Nespresso machines BTW. Do you know if the Martello machine will take Nespresso capsules?
My concern with that Aldi/Martello system is how long it will be around. The machines do look nicer than a few of the cheaper Nespresso machines in the <200 chf price range. At least with the Nespresso system there are multiple vendors selling capsules now (only reason I looked at it), and refillable capsules (which defeat the convenience part).
If the Aldi machine took Nespresso capsules I would be up for one, knowing that I could switch if/when Martello capsules are difficult to buy.
The Migro capsules are plastic just like the Martello ones BTW TiMow.
No idea about Nespresso capsules fitting in the Martello m/c.
I think as long as there is Aldi, there will be Martello ..... and I think Aldi are not going to disappear any time soon.
Capsule coffee is like printers - the hardware is relatively cheap, but they make the money on ink cartridges, which aren't usually interchangeable between makes.
I would suggest that for a m/c for 60 chufs and capsules at 0.25 chufs a cup, even if Aldi Suisse go down the tube in a year or two (unlikely) and you can never use the Martello m/c again, you will have still have saved hand over foot compared to buying and running a Nespresso m/c - that was my philosophy, anyway.
The Martello machine is not exclusive to Aldi and the machines were available in Fust/COOP long before Aldi started selling them. The capsules are sold in the COOP and other places too so I don't think iot's a shoet term thing. OH bought one about 3 years ago when he was living here alone and AFAIK it is still going strong in another EF household now.