Can this make americano style coffee as well?
1998034
Yes. An Americano is espresso shots in hot water. This machine brews espresso shots, simply add them to hot water and you have an Americano coffee.
1998035
You can do the espresso pods like the other users have said and in a pinch if you have the frother it can heat up the milk for you as well. It will also do a full cup of coffee (with the right pods) if you like that.
813130
You can make a version of regular Coffee called a Americano, the only problem is, it will taste a 1000 times better.It is a shot of espresso with some water added to dilute it to a regular coffee taste, only much better.
1655771
No. That espresso maker takes Keurig style "pods", this makes Senseo style pods.
1383387
Yes. I bought this model for that reason. Sometimes a make a cup of 50% espresso & 50% black regular coffee.
2107915
No, this does not make espresso. Its a different kind of brewing method all together.
129677
You can make an "Americano" style coffee which is espresso shot(s) with hot water added to make it whatever strength you prefer. So if you prefer a coffee, then you would just make the espresso, then remove pod and hold down button on machine to dispense hot water to the strength you like and it is a great cup of coffee!
537528
Absolutely. That's why I bought the Preciso. So I could go from Espresso to press on the same unit.I now own a Baratza Vario. It has a different burr setup and it's not as good for course grind, but most people wouldn't notice the difference.
856168
No. Only the Dolce Gusto pods work in these machines, and no fill-your-own pods or filters. If you want an occasional cappuccino and don't want the mess -- or to pay $4-5 at the coffee shop -- then this is the way to go. If you shop online with care, a cappuccino runs around $1 or a non-milk drink runs about half of that (esspresso, longo, americano, tea). We love ours. Considering getting one for my Mom, who prefers a European style coffee once or twice a day. The Dolce Gusto is perfect for that. FYI: the best deal we've found for pods is to "subscribe" either at the Dolce-Gusto store, or as of last week or so, here at Amazon. It's slightly cheaper here at Amazon, but to get the best price you need to buy 3-packs of the same flavor. The subscription doesn't have to be monthly and can be changed or cancelled any time. The next best price is by subscribing for four boxes at the Dolce Gusto store. That gets you free, fast shipping and you can mix the flavors any way that you like. Again, the subscription does not have to be monthly, and you can cancel it anytime. We don't want the same mix of flavors every month, so we cancel one subscription and immediately start another with the adjusted mix of flavors that we want in the next shipment.
1756100
The Verissmo is optimized for 1 oz shots of espresso, so it's not comparable to a Keurig for regular coffee cups. Even making an Americano would probably not suffice....
1827226
No, just espresso based drinks. You can however make an americano with this machine. Just add hot water to your espresso shots. Hope this helps.
371481
Absolutely, if by "regular" you mean an American coffee. You have the option to do American, expresso, cappucino, long coffee, machiato, and latte. It doesn't do drip coffee. It works better with whole beans and -- of course -- the better quality the brand of coffee, the better the taste. If you're going to invest in a machine like this, it makes sense to buy good coffee beans. We use Dallmayr. We bought this machine for Christmas and it's more than paid for itself. We love it!
2148080
You can do multiple shots of expresso in a row. To make an americano, press water button to get the correct volume.
707544
It makes espresso in a small cup and a lungo in a larger cup (3.25 ounces, about). Although the lungo is more equivalent to the size of an American coffee, it is more intense. You could add milk to it if you want it to be more like a cappuccino. You MIGHT be able to make American coffee if you used a different capsule, maybe from a company other than Nespresso. Their capsules seem to me to be very European.
1131462
Yes, I believe so. I've never done it, but I'm sure it's possible. It's called a 5-cup Programmable coffee maker.
628382
As somebody who likes mild coffees, the Americanos that this machine produces are too bitter. Here's a possible solution: get the MyCap foils and fill the used pods with a coffee of your choice (in my case a light breakfast blend ground on the Espresso setting of the grinder). Insert the refilled pod, run it on the large setting to create an Americano. Then add a little more water. This creates something very much like a regular coffee. The only downside is that it takes some effort to fill the pods yourself.
357861
Yes you can. It works just like a full size coffee maker only it allows you to make one cup at a time.The unit has a permenant basket(removeable for cleaning), a travel mug and works great.You will have a full cup of coffee in five minutes.
2205684
It can make an 11.2 oz Americano with 2 button-presses (double shot of espresso = 2.7oz, then hot water = 8.5 oz), which is close to the size and flavor of what an American might call "regular coffee". Actually it can make any size of coffee -- I only use 11.2-oz as an example because it's the size of a Starbucks "tall".Obviously it doesn't exactly do "drip coffee" if that's what you meant, but with some experimentation and the right settings, it can pretty much replace your drip coffee maker completely.