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Espresso Machine. Uses Pods or Ground Coffee. Which? 'Best Buy'. £35.29 at Argos

russ331
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edited 20 October 2011 at 8:13AM in It's gone, but was it any good?
Usual Price £52.99. Makes Espresso, Cappuccino & Latte. Extract from Which? review... 'Our expert taster highly rated the espresso's super dark gold crema, & the lovely sweet dark aroma & taste'. Score 79%. Note that Which? excludes price from assessment criteria, so the score reflects performance not price.

This machine has two filter baskets, one for loose ground coffee & one for ESE pods, e.g. Melangerie brand Pods. £1.49 for 18. Gold Winner, The Grocer Own Label Food & Drink Awards 2011. Available at Lidl & possibly elsewhere. That's 8p a cup. Can also use Senseo Pods.

Compared with 'Pod' Machines like Tassimo, Nespresso, Dolce Gusto, etc the running costs are much lower...

Tassimo Pods 25p a cup. Say 2 cups a day. That's £182 a year.
ESE Pods 8p a cup. Say 2 cups a day. That's £60 a year.
So ESE Pods are £122 a year cheaper than Tassimo Pods.

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  • Maysie
    Maysie Posts: 2,379 Forumite
    I think thats my husbands xmas present sorted cheers
  • mcja
    mcja Posts: 4,077 Forumite
    edited 20 October 2011 at 2:09PM
    Maysie wrote: »
    I think thats my husbands xmas present sorted cheers

    Never mind hubby...thats MY present sorted. :beer:.

    oh bummer...OOS where I am
    “Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what. If you don't listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won't tell you the big stuff when they are big, because to them all of it has always been big stuff.”
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