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DiyPresso: DIY Espresso Machine

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325 points ragebol | 1 comments | 12 Sep 24 19:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | 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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ben7799 ◴[12 Sep 24 20:00 UTC] No.41524875[source]▶
Well the bigger problem with Nespresso is the coffee/espresso tastes horrible and you have to deal with the waste.
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tssva ◴[12 Sep 24 20:29 UTC] No.41525167[source]▶
Based upon the sales of Nespresso machines and pods a lot of people seem to disagree with you regarding the taste.
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Arch-TK ◴[12 Sep 24 23:05 UTC] No.41526578[source]▶
People still buy supermarket instant. I think the problem is actually that people don't know what good coffee tastes like, nor do they care.
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tssva ◴[13 Sep 24 00:14 UTC] No.41526986[source]▶
If it tastes good to them then it is good coffee. Could it just be case of different strokes for different folks and some wanting to feel superior?
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Arch-TK ◴[13 Sep 24 08:39 UTC] No.41529237[source]▶
Or they have no perspective. See my other comment.
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tssva ◴[13 Sep 24 12:13 UTC] No.41530456{3}[source]▶
That comment definitely makes me lean towards you just liking to feel superior.
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1. Arch-TK ◴[13 Sep 24 13:57 UTC] No.41531316{4}[source]▶
Or maybe it is you who likes to feel superior to people with an interest in coffee?

e.g. "It makes decent espresso and the money, time and mental energy for getting a slightly better espresso through a more expensive machine is just not worth it to me."

If you think that time, money and experience can only produce a "slightly better espresso" then I will just say you are not experienced enough to make such a claim. Rather than accepting that maybe to some there is a big difference, you call them snobs.