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In today’s fast paced life, it is so impor­tant to get a cup of fresh­ly brewed cof­fee quick­ly. Get rid of sleep in the morn­ing or break off dur­ing the work process and cheer up with a cup of espres­so or cap­puc­ci­no with lush milk foam. Undoubt­ed­ly, cap­sule cof­fee machines will come to the res­cue. Prepa­ra­tion takes a minute: you open the com­part­ment, insert the cap­sule, and after a few moments, an invig­o­rat­ing drink is in your hand. But which one to choose among the vari­ety of cap­sule devices?

First, let’s fig­ure out what cap­sule cof­fee machines are. To make a cof­fee drink, you need two main ingre­di­ents — cof­fee and water. The water should be about 85°-95° ​​so as not to spoil the taste of the fin­ished drink, and the cof­fee is roast­ed and ground. The oper­a­tion of cap­sule cof­fee machines lies pre­cise­ly in the cor­rect tem­per­a­ture heat­ing and the pas­sage of pres­sur­ized water through the cap­sule with already pre­pared cof­fee.

A cap­sule is an alu­minum or plas­tic con­tain­er with roast­ed and ground cof­fee inside, sealed with a paper fil­ter and foil. There are no spe­cial dif­fer­ences from real cof­fee. The cap­sules them­selves come from dif­fer­ent man­u­fac­tur­ers (for exam­ple, Nespres­so, Dolce Gus­to, Tas­si­mo) and not all of them may be com­pat­i­ble with your cof­fee machine.

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The edi­tors of the KP, togeth­er with expert Olga Khramo­va, ranked the best cap­sule cof­fee machines in 2022, which are suit­able for use both at home and in the office. The main cri­te­ria for the selec­tion of devices for the office were: quick and easy clean­ing, the pos­si­bil­i­ty of using pow­dered milk cap­sules and a large tank vol­ume. For the home, we select­ed based on the large num­ber of drinks pre­pared by the cof­fee machine, styl­ish design and the pres­ence of a con­ve­nient cap­puc­ci­na­tore that does not need con­stant clean­ing.

Editor’s Choice

GARLYN L8ML

For all lovers of high-qual­i­ty brewed cof­fee in var­i­ous vari­a­tions, this mod­el is ide­al. Three adapters allow you to use dif­fer­ent types of cap­sules (Nespres­so, Dolce Gus­to), as well as pre­pare espres­so from ground cof­fee. Drinks for every taste with­out being tied to one type of cap­sules are a very con­ve­nient solu­tion for both home use and office instal­la­tion.

Despite its com­pact­ness, the mod­el received excel­lent tech­ni­cal equip­ment: a pow­er of 1850 W and a pres­sure of 19 bar. Thanks to this, users will be pleased with both the speed of prepa­ra­tion and the degree of dis­clo­sure of the taste and aro­ma of cof­fee.

Cus­tomiz­ing cof­fee prepa­ra­tion to your taste is anoth­er advan­tage of the GARLYN L8 ML mul­ti-cof­fee mak­er. The man­u­fac­tur­er took care not only of the func­tion of pro­gram­ming the vol­ume of serv­ings, but also of adjust­ing the tem­per­a­ture of drinks.

The abil­i­ty to con­nect an auto­mat­ic cap­puc­ci­no mak­er and con­ve­nient elec­tron­ic con­trol — all this, togeth­er with com­pact dimen­sions and a styl­ish design, make GARLYN L8 ML an ide­al option for home or office use, allow­ing you to pre­pare drinks for every taste.

Edi­tor’s Choice

GARLYN L8ML

Com­pact mul­ti-cof­fee mak­er

The GARLYN L8 ML cof­fee mak­er for home and office allows you to pre­pare cof­fee drinks from both cap­sules and ground cof­fee

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Characteristics

Cap­sule type	Nespres­so, Dolce Gus­to + ground cof­fee
Pow­er	1850 W
Pres­sure	19 bar
Vol­ume	1.4 l
The weight	2.6 kg
Drink type	espres­so, cap­puc­ci­no, lat­te mac­chi­a­to, flat white, hot choco­late, tea

Pros and cons

Suit­able for dif­fer­ent types of cap­sules and for ground cof­fee, pres­sure 19 bar, 7 tem­per­a­ture set­tings and pro­gram­ma­ble por­tion sizes, com­pact dimen­sions, easy clean­ing, large water tank (1.4 l)

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Top 7 best capsule coffee machines for home in 2022 according to KP

1. Nespresso C30 Essenza Mini

If you are a fan of high-qual­i­ty espres­so from a carob cof­fee machine, but long prepa­ra­tion times, con­stant rins­ing of the machine and lack of a lot of free space make you think about anoth­er wor­thy option, then the Nespres­so C30 Essen­za Mini is def­i­nite­ly for you. This cof­fee machine pleas­es its con­sumers with clear func­tion­al­i­ty and a set of nec­es­sary func­tions: adjust­ing the por­tion of water, auto-off when not in use for 9 min­utes, indi­cat­ing the inclu­sion and water lev­el. There is also a drip tray and a built-in waste con­tain­er.

This machine is not equipped with a cap­puc­ci­na­tore, but thanks to its high pow­er of 1310 W and a pres­sure of 19 bar, it per­fect­ly pre­pares two drinks: espres­so and lun­go. The machine has a small water tank of 0.6 l, but it has small dimen­sions and is con­ve­nient­ly placed both in a small kitchen and in a small office. All con­tain­ers are remov­able, which makes it easy to clean the cof­fee machine.

This mod­el only sup­ports Nespres­so Orig­i­nal cap­sules. Many com­pa­nies on the mar­ket (Can­ta­ta, LOR, Jardin) have been pro­duc­ing cap­sules for this sys­tem for a long time, so the choice of vari­eties of Ara­bi­ca, dessert cof­fee and var­i­ous cof­fee blends is huge. As a nice bonus, when buy­ing this cof­fee machine, 14 cap­sules of dif­fer­ent types are includ­ed as a gift.

Thanks to its ease of use, quick prepa­ra­tion and qual­i­ty of the result­ing cof­fee, this machine is an ide­al option for both home and office.

Characteristics

Cap­sule type	Nespres­so Orig­i­nal
Pow­er	1310 W
Pres­sure	19 bar
Vol­ume	0.6 l
The weight	2.3 kg
Drink type	espres­so, lun­go

Pros and cons

Ease of use, com­pact dimen­sions, easy clean­ing, auto-off func­tion, built-in con­tain­er for used cap­sules

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2. De’Longhi Nespresso Lattissima Touch Animation EN 560

Cap­sule cof­fee machine with cap­puc­ci­na­tore is per­fect for home use. She will pre­pare not only a stan­dard espres­so, but also deli­cious drinks with foam (lat­te, cap­puc­ci­no). A sep­a­rate milk con­tain­er (350 ml) is locat­ed next to the mug hold­er, and before start­ing the prepa­ra­tion of the desired drink with foam, you only need to pour milk and turn the knob.

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This machine con­tains all the nec­es­sary func­tions: auto­mat­ic clean­ing of the cap­puc­ci­na­tore, adjust­ment of the vol­ume of milk foam, warn­ing sys­tem about the need for descal­ing and auto­mat­ic shut­down when not in use (9 min­utes after prepa­ra­tion).

In addi­tion to the stan­dard brew­ing modes, the cof­fee machine has a man­u­al adjust­ment of the vol­ume of water per mug from 40 ml to 110 ml. There is also a con­tain­er for ten used cap­sules and an adjustable drip tray. Among the minor short­com­ings, one can sin­gle out the absence of an indi­ca­tor for noti­fy­ing the incor­rect posi­tion of the cap­puc­ci­na­tore.

The cof­fee machine is capa­ble of prepar­ing 6 dif­fer­ent types of cof­fee drinks: espres­so, lun­go, cap­puc­ci­no, lat­te, lat­te mac­chi­a­to and flat white.

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Cere­al cof­fee machines

Choos­ing mod­els for mak­ing rich bean cof­fee

3. Bosch TAS 1001–1007 Tassimo Happy

Bright and styl­ish cof­fee machine will dec­o­rate your kitchen and pre­pare both espres­so and milk cof­fee drinks. The device has an intel­li­gent sys­tem for read­ing the bar­code from the cap­sule. Thus, there is no need to select the mode man­u­al­ly, just start cook­ing with one but­ton. Due to the fact that this device can accept cap­sules from dif­fer­ent brands (Mil­ka, Jacobs), you can pre­pare a large num­ber of drinks: from var­i­ous cof­fees (espres­so, lun­go, cap­puc­ci­no, lat­te), end­ing with hot choco­late and loose tea.

The easy-to-use cof­fee machine is equipped with a pow­er indi­ca­tor, adjustable water lev­els and an auto­mat­ic shut-off sys­tem. When prepar­ing cof­fee, you can use cups of any size, as the stand is adjustable in height and can be com­plete­ly removed. If it is time to clean the appli­ance, the machine will indi­cate this with a decal­ci­fi­ca­tion indi­ca­tor. All remov­able parts are dish­wash­er safe. Buy­ers note that the cof­fee machine is noisy and the plas­tic case is quick­ly scratched.

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Pros and cons

4. Xiaomi Scishare Capsule Coffee Machine S1103

The pecu­liar­i­ty of this cof­fee machine is ful­ly mechan­i­cal con­trol. The choice of pro­grams and switch­ing on is done man­u­al­ly using two but­tons and a lever that reg­u­lates the amount of water (from 18 ml to 185 ml) and the strength of the fin­ished drink (9 modes). A pump is installed inside, cre­at­ing a pres­sure of 19 bar for mak­ing high-qual­i­ty espres­so. After 15 min­utes of inac­tiv­i­ty, the machine turns itself off.

There is also a built-in con­tain­er for used cap­sules and a remov­able drip tray. Of the short­com­ings, one can only sin­gle out the lack of instruc­tions in Russ­ian and a triple plug, for which you will need to buy an adapter.

This machine is com­pat­i­ble with Nespres­so Orig­i­nal sys­tem cap­sules, which allows you to pur­chase cap­sules from both Nespres­so itself and many third-par­ty com­pa­nies that man­u­fac­ture cap­sules for this sys­tem. When buy­ing this mod­el, a ready-made set of 40 cap­sules from Mag­nifi­co, Sub­lime Moka Intense and Puis­sant is includ­ed as a gift.

Characteristics

Pros and cons

5. De’Longhi Nespresso ENV 155

With one press of the pow­er but­ton, this cof­fee machine reads the bar­code from the cap­sule and pre­pares a drink from five avail­able options: sin­gle or dou­ble espres­so, stan­dard lun­go, small cup of cof­fee (200 ml) or large mug (414 ml).

Easy to use and clean thanks to dish­wash­er-safe remov­able parts (drip tray, water con­tain­er, used cap­sule con­tain­er). There is a con­tain­er for col­lect­ing cap­sules and a spe­cial pro­tec­tion in the form of a valve that pre­vents drops from falling onto the stand after the mug is removed. This mod­el has a large water tank (1.2 l) and a short pow­er cord (0.8 m), so you will have to place it clos­er to the out­let.

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Characteristics

Pros and cons

6. Nespresso C123 CitizMilk

This cap­sule cof­fee machine is equipped with a “milk” addi­tion (sep­a­rate cap­puc­ci­na­tore) for prepar­ing milk-cof­fee drinks. The high pow­er of the device at 1710 W allows you to pre­pare a drink in less than a minute. After mak­ing cof­fee, the machine auto­mat­i­cal­ly goes into sleep mode, and after 9 min­utes of inac­tiv­i­ty it turns off com­plete­ly.

A large water tank (1L) allows you to pre­pare sev­er­al drinks in a row, and thanks to the built-in com­part­ment for used cap­sules, it does not have to be cleaned every time. Among the short­com­ings, a short pow­er cord (0.8 m) can be dis­tin­guished.

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Pros and cons

7. DeLonghi Nespresso EN 80 Inissia

This cof­fee machine is easy to use — you can brew great cof­fee with just the touch of a but­ton. This mod­el has a com­pact brew­ing mech­a­nism and a bright design — you can choose from blue, light blue, black, yel­low, gray, beige, bright orange.

The device stands out for its high-qual­i­ty assem­bly and the pres­ence of con­ve­nient func­tions, such as auto-off after 9 min­utes of inac­tiv­i­ty, ener­gy-sav­ing mode, reg­u­la­tion of the por­tion of water, anti-drip sys­tem.

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Rating of the top 6 best capsule coffee machines for the office in 2022 according to KP

1. Krups Infinissima Touch KP270

The cof­fee machine is made in the form of an infin­i­ty sym­bol, there­by attract­ing the atten­tion of buy­ers with an extra­or­di­nary design. Due to its com­pact dimen­sions (15x37x28 cm) it is ide­al for office use. The device is equipped with a large water tank (1.2 l), a touch screen and an adjustable drip tray (3 heights).

Also an advan­tage is the reg­u­la­tion of the water lev­el: from a small ristret­to (18 ml), indi­cat­ed by the first small line on the dis­play, to a large cup of cof­fee, indi­cat­ed by XL (300 ml). And with the help of a lever that reg­u­lates the water tem­per­a­ture, it becomes pos­si­ble to pre­pare cold cof­fee and tea drinks. The cof­fee machine will auto­mat­i­cal­ly turn off after a minute of inac­tiv­i­ty.

Characteristics

Pros and cons

2. Bosch Tassimo Style

This cof­fee machine does not require a cap­puc­ci­na­tore. The machine auto­mat­i­cal­ly reads the bar­code from the pack­age and pre­pares the drink accord­ing to the cap­sule (vol­ume of water, tem­per­a­ture are adjust­ed auto­mat­i­cal­ly). The device is equipped with a tank (0.7 l) and an adjustable stand for a cup of any size. And if you urgent­ly need to return to your work­place, the cof­fee machine will auto­mat­i­cal­ly go into “sleep” mode and turn off.

It is also an excel­lent option for an office cof­fee machine due to its quick ser­vice: the device has an auto­mat­ic decal­ci­fi­ca­tion func­tion — you just need to insert the descal­ing tablet that comes with the kit and turn on the device.

A clear plus will be the afford­able vari­ety of cof­fee, tea and cocoa drinks through the use of cap­sules from var­i­ous com­pa­nies (Mil­ka, Jacobs).

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Pros and cons

3. Krups Dolce Gusto Genio S Touch KP440E10

This cof­fee machine will allow you to enjoy a cup of invig­o­rat­ing cof­fee after 30 sec­onds. A vari­ety of drinks (more than 30) will bright­en up the time spent in the office. The cof­fee machine has an intu­itive col­or dis­play. With it, you can adjust the tem­per­a­ture of the water from warm to very hot (three modes). The pres­sure in the machine is only 15 bar, which is slight­ly low­er than what is required to pre­pare the “per­fect” espres­so.

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From a non-stan­dard func­tion, the device is equipped with the Espres­so Boost sys­tem: before prepar­ing a drink, the cof­fee machine pre-wets the cof­fee in the cap­sule, so that its taste becomes rich­er and more intense.

Characteristics

Pros and cons

4. Nespresso GCB2 Vertuo Plus C

The prin­ci­ple of oper­a­tion of this cof­fee machine is sim­ple: you insert a cap­sule, the machine reads the data and pre­pares a drink. There are sev­er­al mod­i­fi­ca­tions of tank vol­umes: 0.6 l, 1.2 l, 1.8 l. In the office, it is best to buy the largest option so as not to con­stant­ly add water.

A spe­cial light indi­ca­tion on the body will light up when the cof­fee machine needs to be cleaned. There is a waste com­part­ment that holds up to ten used cap­sules. At the bot­tom of the cof­fee machine is a remov­able drip tray, and inside the body is a pow­er cord. And there is also pro­gram­ming of the vol­ume of a cup of cof­fee: espres­so (40 ml), dou­ble espres­so (80 ml), gran lun­go (150 ml), large cup (230 ml), extra large cup (414 ml).

The dis­ad­van­tages of the device are the large weight (4.6 kg) and the low tem­per­a­ture of drinks (accord­ing to cus­tomer reviews).

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Pros and cons

5. De’Longhi Nespresso Essenza Mini EN 85

This cof­fee machine can be described as sim­ple and easy to use. The machine has fast heat­ing (in 25 sec­onds) and a pres­sure of 19 bar, which allows you to quick­ly pre­pare a real espres­so or lun­go. Choice of serv­ing size (40 ml and 110 ml) and tray height adjust­ment are avail­able.

Accord­ing to cus­tomer reviews, the cof­fee machine is almost silent in oper­a­tion, but the user lacks more set­tings and bev­er­age prepa­ra­tion modes. Due to its com­pact size, it will not take up much space in the office, but you will often have to add water to the tank (0.6 l). When the bev­er­age prepa­ra­tion is com­plet­ed, the appli­ance switch­es off auto­mat­i­cal­ly.

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6. KitchenAid 5KES0503EAC Artisan Nespresso

This device con­tains 8–10 cap­sules. Thanks to the max­i­mum pres­sure of 19 bar, the prepa­ra­tion time for one cup of drink is only 15 sec­onds. You will be pleased with the ener­gy-sav­ing mode and the self-clean­ing func­tion.

In addi­tion, a nice addi­tion is the pres­ence of a tray for col­lect­ing drops. A con­ve­nient plus is the indi­ca­tion of the water lev­el and inclu­sion. Styl­ish design will help the device fit into any inte­ri­or.

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Auto­mat­ic cof­fee machines

The cof­fee machine that makes the per­fect cof­fee with­out you hav­ing to do it

Leaders of the Past

1. BORK C830 Nespresso Creatista Plus

An excel­lent offer from one of the best man­u­fac­tur­ers of kitchen appli­ances. This mod­el can make you cof­fee accord­ing to one of 7 pre­set recipes, whip the per­fect milk foam or make your own “cock­tail” in the Barista per­son­al set­tings mode. At the same time, the inno­v­a­tive brew­ing unit has a pres­sure of 19 bar, which will allow you to pre­pare a drink in sec­onds.

An intu­itive inter­face will help any­one deal with this device, and intel­li­gent sen­sors will always tell you about the state of the sys­tem. In addi­tion, the tem­per­a­ture sen­sor and 8 milk foam tex­ture set­tings will help you pre­pare cof­fee at the lev­el of a pro­fes­sion­al barista.

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A nice bonus will be the styl­ish appear­ance of the device.

Pros and cons

2. Krups Dolce Gusto KP 1301/1305/1308 Lumio

This cof­fee machine first of all attracts with its unusu­al design. The mod­el is designed to pre­pare cof­fee from cap­sules of the NESСAFE Dolce Gus­to series. In total, more than 20 dif­fer­ent types are avail­able, includ­ing espres­so, lun­go, cap­puc­ci­no, lat­te mac­chi­a­to, chocochi­no, etc. It is also worth not­ing that the abil­i­ty to cre­ate both hot and cold drinks is sup­port­ed here.

Remov­able water con­tain­er is quite capa­cious — 1 liter. This vol­ume is enough for the dai­ly “ser­vice” of a small or medi­um-sized fam­i­ly. The size of the hot water por­tion can be adjust­ed. By the way, the height of the cup hold­er also changes.

Of the nice bonus­es, you can high­light the func­tion of switch­ing to econ­o­my mode after 1 minute of non-use.

Pros and cons

3. Bosch Tassimo SUNY TAS3205

This mod­el can pre­pare a drink with a sin­gle “Start” but­ton, and the type of drink and recipe is deter­mined by read­ing the bar­code on the cap­sule. Thanks to this, the machine itself is able to mea­sure the por­tion of water need­ed for cook­ing. By the way, the cup stand is remov­able, so you can eas­i­ly adjust its height and wash it.

As for wash­ing the appa­ra­tus itself, it is done using spe­cial cap­sules. The need for descal­ing (as well as the lack of water and the readi­ness of the drink) is indi­cat­ed by indi­ca­tors.

True, it is impor­tant to say that this device only works with Tas­si­mo cap­sules, which sig­nif­i­cant­ly lim­its the range.

Pros and cons

4. De’Longhi Nespresso Latissima Touch EN 550

This cof­fee machine will allow you to pre­pare not only “sim­ple” vari­eties of cof­fee, but also cap­puc­ci­no with thick foam. The inten­si­ty lev­el of the milk foam is easy to adjust thanks to the rotary con­trol.

In total, this machine is able to pre­pare more than 20 types of cof­fee. It is con­ve­nient to con­trol the device using a push-but­ton block that can switch between four modes.

Anoth­er advan­tage of the device is the pres­ence of a com­part­ment for used cap­sules. If you lift the lid, the cap­sule is dropped there by itself.

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Pros and cons

5. Krups Piccolo Nescafe Dolce Gusto

This bud­get, but mul­ti­func­tion­al device is able to please its own­er with 25 types of hot and cold drinks, includ­ing espres­so, cap­puc­ci­no, mocha, ice. At the same time, Ther­moblock tech­nol­o­gy allows you to cook one serv­ing in just 40–50 sec­onds.

Auto­mat­ic shut­down every 20 min­utes helps to save ener­gy, and a well-thought-out cook­ing sys­tem elim­i­nates the need to wash the device. It is enough to clean it from scale once every four months.

Rel­a­tive­ly com­pact dimen­sions (width 29 cm) will allow you to fit the device into the kitchen of any size. Of the obvi­ous dis­ad­van­tages, it is worth men­tion­ing the high price of cap­sules. The orig­i­nal set from Dolce Gus­to for 8 serv­ings will cost about 350 rubles.

Pros and cons

6. Bosch TAS1252 Tassimo Vivy

This cof­fee machine is dis­tin­guished by its com­pact dimen­sions — its width is only 17 cm. At the same time, the tank of this device is designed for 700 ml of water.

The machine is equipped with a bar­code scan­ner that per­fect­ly fol­lows the recipe and cook­ing para­me­ters, read­ing them from the cap­sules. In total, the mem­o­ry of the device has 11 options for mak­ing cof­fee, hot choco­late and tea. True, brand­ed cap­sules do not have a very rich assort­ment.

Of the plus­es, it is worth not­ing the speed of prepa­ra­tion — a por­tion is pre­pared in just 30 sec­onds. It is also worth pay­ing atten­tion to the built-in clean­ing pro­gram.

Pros and cons

7. Caffitaly S06

This appli­ance is designed to pre­pare a vari­ety of deli­cious cof­fees, includ­ing cap­puc­ci­nos with rich foam, as well as teas and cocoa. There is even a sim­ple water heat­ing func­tion.

The device is con­trolled by four but­tons and a knob. A big plus of the mod­el is that you can use cap­sules of dif­fer­ent brands in it, which not every ana­logue can boast of. Also of the advan­tages, it should be not­ed the pres­ence of a remov­able com­part­ment for cap­sules and a drip col­lec­tor.

A nice addi­tion will be the orig­i­nal futur­is­tic design, which undoubt­ed­ly attracts the atten­tion of buy­ers.

Pros and cons

How to choose a coffee machine for home and office

Power

This indi­ca­tor is respon­si­ble for the time of heat­ing water in the cof­fee machine. Accord­ing­ly, the high­er the pow­er, the faster the cof­fee machine will be ready to start prepar­ing a drink. For home use, 1.3–1.5 kW is enough. But for the office, you can choose more pow­er­ful options — from 1.5 kW.

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Pressure

The brew­ing speed and pow­er of the cap­sule cof­fee machine depends on the pres­sure of the device. For most devices, the oper­at­ing pres­sure lev­el is 15–19 bar. Such char­ac­ter­is­tics allow you to pre­pare a drink not only qual­i­ta­tive­ly, but also quick­ly.

To get a rich espres­so, you should choose a cof­fee machine with a pres­sure rat­ing of at least 19 bar, if you are a fan of cof­fee and milk drinks, then you should not chase a high rate and stop at devices with a pres­sure of 10–15 bar.

Capsule type

Depend­ing on the man­u­fac­tur­er of the cof­fee machine, dif­fer­ent cap­sule sys­tems are suit­able for dif­fer­ent mod­els. The main man­u­fac­tur­ers are: Nespres­so, Dolce Gus­to and Tas­si­mo. Let’s take a clos­er look at them below:

Before choos­ing a cap­sule cof­fee machine, first of all, you need to under­stand what kind of drinks you like: espres­so, lun­go, or you pre­fer drinks with milk foam. But it is worth remem­ber­ing that some mod­els can take cap­sules of sev­er­al brands at once, which is a def­i­nite advan­tage.

Tank volume

The vol­ume of the tank is an impor­tant indi­ca­tor for choos­ing a cof­fee machine. If you plan to pre­pare many cups of cof­fee at a time, then you should choose mod­els with a tank of 1 liter or more. And if you are a fan of ristret­to and espres­so, then you will have enough vol­ume and 0.6 liters. Also, it all depends on the capa­bil­i­ties of the cof­fee machine itself. If she cooks only small amounts of por­tions, then she does not need a huge tank.

The presence of a cappuccinatore

If you pre­fer not only espres­so (and drinks based on it), then you should pay atten­tion to cap­sule cof­fee machines with a built-in cap­puc­ci­na­tore. Thanks to him, you can enjoy a cap­puc­ci­no or lat­te with thick foam made from real milk. But some mod­els can pre­pare milk drinks using pow­dered milk from the cap­sule.

The pres­ence of a cap­puc­ci­na­tore requires addi­tion­al care, that is, the con­cept of cap­sule cof­fee brew­ing (press one but­ton and get cof­fee) is vio­lat­ed. In addi­tion, the cap­puc­ci­na­tore needs time­ly clean­ing after use, oth­er­wise it will quick­ly become clogged and fail.

There­fore, it is bet­ter to choose a device with­out a cap­puc­ci­na­tore in the office, or give pref­er­ence to cof­fee machines that pre­pare cof­fee both with milk and with­out it.