can you make espresso and froth the milk with this machine? thanks
1513556
Unfortunately, no. The strongest cup of coffee I've made so far was with fresh-ground beans and the 'gold' coffee pod I bought on Amazon. (Really like that, by the way. You can adjust the coarseness and strength of the grounds.) I haven't tried it with "espresso" beans, but would think you could get a pretty stout cup that way. All of this, of course, pretty much cancels out the 'instant' factor touted by the makers of these machines. And I still think the water needs to be hotter to get good flavor extraction.
2107918
Yes this WILL make espresso........you would have to use ESPRESSO beans instead. I ONLY use espresso beans.
482373
Yes. At first I thought the milk seemed luke warm. Then I found a solution. Simply heat your coffee cup! Fill your coffee cup with very hot water and let it sit while you prepare your drink. Then dump the water out of your cup before adding espresso and milk. Piping hot latte every time!
1875573
You can only use the little pods. It will make espresso or regular coffee. It's great and no clean up time!
1065057
Neither model has INTEGRATED GRINDER OR MILK CONTAINER. Makes great espresso and froths milk nicely, but one has to load from separate grinder and fill container with mill to froth!
956655
Kind of. I make Americano with frothed milk. Heat the milk in the microwave and froth it with a little hand frother that looks like a coffee press.
402513
It does make cappuccino, if you look at the picture it has a milk frother on the left. It's a little different as it pulls milk through a hose and froths it then deposits it in your cup instead of a normal steam wand. And yes, there is a slot for instant coffee on the top... One thing I would warm about this machine is that I have no idea how to find additional support or spare parts for it and I've looked... I've owned it for about 6 months now and haven't need support or spare parts, but I'm nervous when I inevitably will about where I'll find them.
2272043
Yes, and there is a good video on youtube. In Italy they pore the brewed coffee and the frothed milk at the same time, then spoon the foam on top.But it's really up to you how strong you like it. you will find your sweet spot. I love my machine. And the price was right, thou if I was rich (very rich) I would get a fancy one with an Eagle on top. One note: to clean the grounds underneath, run water thru the brew cycle into an empty cup. Cleans it for the next day.
2017471
Yes to making good espressos and cappuccinos. The closest to a regular cup of coffee you can make with this would be an Americano.
179184
Yes! I have recently made the switch from cows milk to almond milk. I was a bit worried about frothing the almond milk in the nespresso. But I tried it and it worked perfectly. I'm so happy it can froth anything. I love my nespresso.
1249305
You can always heat milk up separately and add the coffee to it. So, it might be two-touches.....not a big deal. Either way, this machine makes AMAZINGLY good coffee.
1755884
NO! only on original Nespresso capsule machines:ie,"Inissia". You can use the milk frother with any machine.Go to Nespresso site..Vertuoline coffee pods are much larger&(dome like shape).
1330816
Yep - it actually child milk very easily but I just use ice - milk and the choice of espresso. Best machine ever. .
1571773
Thanks for the insight... I'm frothing before pulling the esspresso now. I'm still very happy with the machine.
2190055
Sorry this is late but tes it will make hot chocolate just don't put espresso in it. Use the milk frother for the milk then put the chocolate in the bottom. Pour steamed milk and a little foam on top.
2272045
Lattes. micas, espresso. Not as good as a thousand dollar machine at Starbucks, but yes you can make lattes.
1569819
Does not make espresso. It is just a steamer. We only steam milk for one or two lattes at a time but it holds plenty of water to do many more.