Can’t wait for Hoffmann to do a video on this monstrosity!
Me too!
And the subsequent video from Hames
Is there a point to this apart from crass consumerism?
None that I can see.
There is merit to the huge variety of flavour combinations you could get from mixing two pods together, I do that quite often with whole coffee beans myself depending on what I feel like drinking. You could keep a dozen different pods stocked and make 66 combos from them.
Which you could also do by brewing two pods back to back with a regular pod machine, but I guess that would be too much effort.But like, everytime I’ve had Nespresso coffee, it never tasted that noticeably different between varieties. So it’s not like you’re gonna be getting much out of that.
And with all the variability they pitch, like, why not get a home espresso machine for cheaper?
Comes with a retail price of US$800 😂
Fuck this abomination.
I do wonder how much waste a pod generates vs a bag of coffee beans. Like, if you weigh an empty bag of beans, it’s a lot of material. I wish more roasters would switch to compostable bags, but of course they’re more expensive and probably don’t keep the coffee as fresh.
Hmmm the roaster I use always has compostable bags, I hadn’t even thought of buying any that aren’t compostable. Along with using a french press, it’s pretty much the closest I can get to sustainable with good coffee. I just compost the coffee grounds separately from the rest.
Are you sure the bag is compostable? The paper bags are often lined with plastic inside.
Edit:
Interesting. I’ll look out for these:
https://elevatepackaging.com/8oz-kraft-compostable-stand-up-pouch-with-valve/
They’re quite literally plan brown paper bags, no plastic or wax. But we get it ground there and transfer immediately to a tin we use to keep coffee in.
I’ve always been blown away by these machines. We figured out the espresso machine 100 years ago. Modern ones can hold the beans, grind them, put the grinds in a porta filter (aka reusable k cup) and extract your single dose coffee.
Already invented in super auto machines.
And yet here we are.
Guys, go to Costco, get a super auto and a bag of beans. Boom you can press a button in the morning and your coffee is made.
I’ll keep my French press, thanks. The only waste is coffee grounds which I use for compost.
Wait, am I suppose to drink the Robot’s Diarrhea?
