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DiyPresso: DIY Espresso Machine

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325 points ragebol | 2 comments | 12 Sep 24 19:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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talldayo ◴[12 Sep 24 20:31 UTC] No.41525193[source]▶
People don't buy Nespresso for the taste, they buy it for the convenience. If it was actually a superior method of serving coffee, then everyone would use it. Alas.
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tssva ◴[12 Sep 24 21:57 UTC] No.41526022[source]▶
People wouldn't use Nespresso pods if they found them to be horrible tasting, as you claim they are, no matter how convenient they are. They use them because they both enjoy the taste and find them convenient.

Most people like the taste of Nespresso pods, k-cups, drip coffee and Starbucks. The sales of all 4 reflect that.

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Arch-TK ◴[12 Sep 24 23:06 UTC] No.41526582[source]▶
They taste horrible compared to a good coffee, but they do taste better than crappy coffee shop espresso served in any country where espresso is not a common drink.
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tssva ◴[13 Sep 24 00:22 UTC] No.41527021[source]▶
Plenty of people find them to be quite tasty and many people don't particularly like what you are calling good coffee. Coffee snobbery is like most snobbery it says more about the person being snobby.
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Arch-TK ◴[13 Sep 24 08:39 UTC] No.41529233[source]▶
You don't know what I am calling a good coffee. I appreciate some people don't like particularly sour coffee because it's unusual for them but you can do a lot better than nespresso in the realm of that style of darker roast coffee too.

It's really simple, people are happy with it because actually good coffee is so rare that they have nothing to compare against. I also doubt most of these people have ever drank a well brewed light roast espresso anyway so I think your blanket statement about "many people don't particularly like what you are calling good coffee" is bullshit.

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wkat4242 ◴[13 Sep 24 15:46 UTC] No.41532297[source]▶
> I appreciate some people don't like particularly sour coffee

Is that normal in 'good' espresso? I've had some coffee from shops with a particularly sour taste and I don't like it. It's not really because it's 'unusual' to me, I just really don't like it.

PS: I don't drink it with milk nor sugar. Just plain espresso with nothing (just in the morning I do like it americano with water). I like the strong taste and I hate milk :)

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1. Arch-TK ◴[13 Sep 24 17:37 UTC] No.41533361{3}[source]▶
Some level of acidity is normal in any coffee, an increased level is common to lighter roasts. You can get a good darker roast espresso which won't be very noticeably acidic or you can get a good lighter roast espresso which tastes like fruit juice. At that point it's a personal preference.
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2. wkat4242 ◴[14 Sep 24 15:01 UTC] No.41540236[source]▶
Thanks! I will ask for a darker roast next time then. I always buy dark roast cups too.