Refilling Coffee Pods

pennypinchingmum

Hi, i'm not 100% sure this is the right place for this thread.
I've recently been bought a Nespresso coffee machine and as i'm sure your all aware the pods are quite expensive so i've started refilling them with posh ground coffee.
I do this by cutting out the foil on the bottom, refilling them with coffee and then placing a double layer of tin foil on the bottom and pinching it around.
I've also heard that once the pods have been cleaned they are useful for planting seeds and the coffee can be used as compost.
Obviously this helps the environment as well as the pocket. The aluminium can then be recycled i believe.
I was curious if anyone else has done and whether it reduces the life of the machine in anyway?
Thanks for any info.
PPM

morganlefay

I think that's a brilliant idea. I haven't tried it but will now. Can't think that it would hurt the machine since aluminium foil (even several layers) has got to be thinner than the 'proper' pod seal surely ? Clever you !!!!!!

one_bill_at_a_time

Hiya - have you continued with this? Any ill effects?

pixie1

You can actually buy re-usable pods if youd prefer not to put foil in the machine. I brought some for Hubs for Christmas although he hasnt used them as yet as he is still enjoying the pods that came with the machine.

Pix

thunderchild

pixie1 wrote: »

You can actually buy re-usable pods if youd prefer not to put foil in the machine. I brought some for Hubs for Christmas although he hasnt used them as yet as he is still enjoying the pods that came with the machine.

Pix

Can you say where you got these from? My sister has a Tassimo and wondered if the would be compatible?

I have Senseo on the way to me but I have already bought the rectifiable filters.

pogofish

Why not buy a non-pod coffee maker in the first place? That would seem the most economic method of all?

rachbc

pogofish wrote: »

Why not buy a non-pod coffee maker in the first place? That would seem the most economic method of all?

Thats what I did1 Our espresso machien died recently and we looked at repalcing it with a pod machine but my the pods are pricey. Anyway in true OS style hubby fixed the good old gaggia :money:! shame as I was hoping on a excuse to buy a new one lol

pixie1

thunderchild wrote: »

Can you say where you got these from? My sister has a Tassimo and wondered if the would be compatible?

I have Senseo on the way to me but I have already bought the rectifiable filters.

Pop 'Coffeeduck ESPRESSO refillable Capsules' in the search on ebay and they come up

Pix x

Lizzieanne

pixie1 wrote: »

You can actually buy re-usable pods if youd prefer not to put foil in the machine. I brought some for Hubs for Christmas although he hasnt used them as yet as he is still enjoying the pods that came with the machine.

Pix

:rotfl:
I read this really quickly as 'I bought some hubs for Christmas' and have just spent a useless 5 minutes googling 'refillable coffee hubs' !!!

I need to get out more...:D