Vertuo are Nespresso’s espresso and coffee machines that use proprietary pods designed just for them. If the Nespresso pods you are trying to use in your Vertuo are too small, then you most likely using the wrong pods for your machine. Below, you’ll find photos of the correct pods for Nespresso Vertuo and what the small pods look like. The…
Coffee Pods
The question of whether Nespresso coffee pods are filtered or not comes up a lot. For these pods to be considered filtered, they need to contain a paper filter inside the pod which will filter out coffee oils. To answer the question, I opened up two Nespresso coffee pods: an Original espresso pod and a Vertuo coffee pod to show…
You use a single-serve coffee machine, like a Keurig for example, for convenience and a mess-free experience. But if you constantly open your coffee maker to find that the pod has exploded and you are left with a mess to clean, that’s the exact opposite of what you signed up for! In this post, I’ll walk you through possible reasons…
Nespresso pods and ESE pods are two popular types of coffee pods that are used in different types of machines. While both are used to create an easy and mess-free espresso shot, they are not the same thing. Key Takeaways ESE (Easy Serving Espresso) vs Nespresso Pods Coffee Grams Per Pod Both ESE pods and Nespresso’s Espresso pods are designed…
You’ve probably come across Bianco Doppio and Bianco Piccolo, two of Nespresso’s Barista Creations Vertuo pods. In this post, I will be answering a question that often comes up when choosing one of these pods: What is the difference in flavor and taste between Doppio and Piccolo? All info in this post, including caffeine content and grams per pod is…