Great espresso, cappuccino, latte macchiato

NESPRESSO COMPATIBLE CAPSULES

NESPRESSO COMPATIBLE CAPSULES

I rarely do reviews, but this is an exeception. All quality products have a few things in common: simplicity, elegance, and ease. The latissima excels on all points. If you love quality coffee, you will find that you can't afford not to have this.

NESPRESSO COMPATIBLE CAPSULES

I bought this for my office, had second thoughts if this was worth the expense, but after my first use (and my colleagues comments) all doubts disappeared.

NESPRESSO COMPATIBLE CAPSULES

If you frequent Starbucks, you will find that this machine will save you a lot of money and time in the long run. Perfect coffee every time, it's so easy to use you will be a nespresso customer for life.

NESPRESSO COMPATIBLE CAPSULES

I was born and raised in the Netherlands. As many a former colonial power, coffee is the mother milk of this nation, drunk with either condensed or steamed milk. For years I could content myself in the United states with the Phillips Senseo/Douwe Egberts Senseo pads. While this machine is still the most popular coffee maker in the Netherlands, here in the US it fell victim to the ease of use of the pod systems. Sara Lee recently decided to discontinue the Senseo pad line, and so I was faced with either to switch to US tastes, or upgrade to Nespresso. I should have done this a long time ago.... Nespresso is a cult in Europe. Swanky outlets, premium coffee, beautiful presentation, and an attack on your wallet. However, for pod systems, the taste of several of their carefully selected blends is unparalleled: a feast for your mouth. Paper cup volume drinkers need not apply. This one is for the coffee sippers and cappuccino lovers.

The Lattissima Plus is a great machine. Sophisticated, well thought out, adjustable to personal preferences, easy to use. Contrary to the Amazon description, this is not a stainless steel model. Rather it has silver and black plastic panels. These lack the luster and quality one would expect for a $400 machine. This minor gripe is however greatly offset by its performance. This machine does not boil your water in a holding tank like other makers. Instead it uses preheated blocks and a 19 bar pump to produce hot, perfectly extracted, crema-rich espresso. Its adjustable automatic milk-frothing dispensing system is a marvel of simplicity and does a good imitation of a skilled barrista. For those who want a great espresso, cappuccino, latte macchiato, and the occasional cafe lungo, this is the way to go. Quick, automatic, always right: premium coffee at a premium price. However, with the French Ethical Coffee Company starting to sell its capsules next month on Amazon, who knows.

NESPRESSO COMPATIBLE CAPSULES