Descaling, cleaning and how-to guides for every coffee machine, grinder and pod system, start here for looking after your machine.
Key takeaway: It depends which “Aldi coffee pods” you mean. Aldi’s own Expressi machines use the K-fee capsule system, a completely different shape that never fits a Nespresso machine. Aldi … Read more
Key takeaway: Vittoria, Lavazza’s Compatible Collection and L’OR all make capsules for the Nespresso Original system, the smaller cone-shaped capsule used in machines like the CitiZ and Pixie. None of … Read more
Key takeaway: Genuine Nespresso Vertuo pods are sold through one source only, Nespresso itself: its website, its app, Nespresso boutiques, and the new Starbucks by Nespresso Vertuo range. Coles, Woolworths … Read more
Key takeaway: Nespresso recycles used capsules by separating the aluminium shell from the spent coffee grounds, then recycling the aluminium into new products and composting the grounds. In Australia you … Read more
Key takeaway: Every coffee machine heats water and forces it through ground coffee, but the way it forces that water through is what actually separates the types. Pump espresso machines … Read more
Key takeaway: The right coffee machine comes down to what you actually drink and how hands-on you want brewing to be, not which one has the highest bar rating on … Read more
None of the methods below give you the fine, silky microfoam a steam wand or an automatic frother produces, but the jam-jar shake-and-microwave method comes closest for a home flat … Read more
Don’t fill any frother, handheld or automatic, past its lower max-fill mark; the milk roughly doubles in volume once it’s aerated, and overfilling is the top reason it floods over … Read more
