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DiyPresso: DIY Espresso Machine

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325 points ragebol | 4 comments | 12 Sep 24 19:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.903s | source
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wkat4242 ◴[12 Sep 24 19:26 UTC] No.41524558[source]▶
I love espresso. But I don't think I'd be interested in a DIY option.

I tend to use Nespresso, especially now that the cups are simply available in the shop (and cheap aftermarket options), it's pretty perfect.

I know the manual process is more environmentally friendly but when I wake up in the morning I have no headspace for fussing with coffee grinds. I just need good coffee right away. And I don't even own a car or anything nor have kids so my footprint is pretty low.

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nikkwong ◴[12 Sep 24 20:22 UTC] No.41525113[source]▶
To chime in on the litany of reasons why this is not a good idea--sifting boiling water through plastic is not safe for consumption as plastic nano and micro-particles will leech from the plastic into the liquid. This happens by design when using these pods, meaning you are getting a small serving of plastic every morning, alongside your coffee. What a moronic design.
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1. wkat4242 ◴[12 Sep 24 20:36 UTC] No.41525241[source]▶
Nespresso cups (even the aftermarket ones these days) are aluminium, not plastic.
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2. nikkwong ◴[12 Sep 24 20:45 UTC] No.41525357[source]▶
The cup itself may be aluminum, but there is a plastic lining on the inside of the cup and on the inside of the lid that keeps the coffee from coming into direct contact with the aluminum--just like in canned foods
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3. ndsipa_pomu ◴[13 Sep 24 10:10 UTC] No.41529729[source]▶
I hate to defend Nestlé, but they claim that the coating is shellac.

https://easytoespresso.com/are-nespresso-pods-safe/

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4. nikkwong ◴[14 Sep 24 20:06 UTC] No.41542446{3}[source]▶
I stand corrected!