Bladesman Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Thinking of getting either one of these myself? I know this is an old thread but thought the people who recommended the Dolce Gusto would still recommend one 3 years on? For someone like me who likes their Latte's. Or is a Nespresso the way to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Neither. They cost a fortune to run and the drinks are not the most brilliant. Don't get me wrong, they are way better than instant coffee but a proper espresso machine isn't much more and will give you way better coffee and it's not a difficult skill to learn. http://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-EC330S-Machine/dp/B000C3MLJS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1381969882&sr=8-6&keywords=delonghi+coffee+machine Instead of adding a cartridge, you just spoon in the coffee and turn it on then press the buttons... If you really do want a cartridge style machine then I have friends who have one or the other machines (and they tend to have almost religious style wars about it) The Tassimo gives better coffee IME but that's just personal preference of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slh73 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Neither. Buy a gaggia and learn to make it properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Gaggio all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Thinking of getting either one of these myself? I know this is an old thread but thought the people who recommended the Dolce Gusto would still recommend one 3 years on? For someone like me who likes their Latte's. Or is a Nespresso the way to go? We still have an original dolce gusto and it's used daily for lattes mainly and hot chocolates. We'd still stick with the DG over the others still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Save yourself money and get one of these £8 from TK Maxx or an Italian one costing £15 from a hardware store. Makes great coffee as strong or as weak as you like. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://openicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Aluminium_Espresso_Coffee_Maker.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://openicon.org/coffee-makers-made-in-the-usa/&h=1189&w=953&sz=57&tbnid=w7Teix81JIcnjM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=72&zoom=1&usg=__SnNV6yM6DxvrCduWOH-0ZKNf460=&docid=YjiTWDdgt9Fw0M&sa=X&ei=nJBfUq_xI9SO7QbX-YH4BQ&ved=0CKwBEPUBMA0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Save yourself money and get one of these £8 from TK Maxx or an Italian one costing £15 from a hardware store. Makes great coffee as strong or as weak as you like. http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://openicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Aluminium_Espresso_Coffee_Maker.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://openicon.org/coffee-makers-made-in-the-usa/&h=1189&w=953&sz=57&tbnid=w7Teix81JIcnjM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=72&zoom=1&usg=__SnNV6yM6DxvrCduWOH-0ZKNf460=&docid=YjiTWDdgt9Fw0M&sa=X&ei=nJBfUq_xI9SO7QbX-YH4BQ&ved=0CKwBEPUBMA0 I have one of these (well a similar one anyway), and whilst they make great coffee they are not exactly quick. Consequently I rarely use mine as I can't be bothered and just use my cafetiere instead. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Neither. Buy a gaggia and learn to make it properly You are paying for the name though - pull a gaggia and a delonghi apart and they are the same thing really - you'll get just as good coffee out of that delonghi as you will out of a £200 Gaggia. Now if you up the anti and get a "proper" gaggia I'll agree, but you'll be stiffing out nearly a grand for a coffee machine which not everyone wants to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 There's me thinking most people just put a spoon of coffee in a cup & added water milk & sugar if needed, these machines do sound a bit pretentious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 We have the cafetierre for fresh ground coffee and a quality filter machine to make good brewed coffee. I do have to admit that a DG isn't meant to be the same, it's like comparing a mobile phone camera to a proper camera. The big advantage of a DG is that one cup of latte,followed by espresso followed by a hot chocolate,with no extra pots,no frothing milk etc etc. They're a convenience and not a proper brewed coffee machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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