Can you use off the shelf k-cups in this machine or only the pods supplied by Starbucks?
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coffee bean tea leaf brand espresso pods fit and work well. they are all i use.
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Only the Starbucks pods. When you price everything out it cost as much or more to use this machine as it does to just go to Starbucks.
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Hi Angie - Unfortunately you can only use the Starbucks 'Verismo' pods in this machine. The Kerrig K-Cups won't work in. You can order the Verismo pods on Amazon or go to a Starbucks store. I haven't been able to find them in a grocery store yet. However, despite the inconvenience the coffee is so much better then a Kerig I don't mind having to do a bit more. Hope this helps.
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Yes, there is another brand - coffee bean tea leaf - CBTL pods that fit and work well. That is the only alternative pod I'm aware of at this date. CBTL is available on Amazon, and the quality is at least comparable to Starbucks pods, in my opinion.
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The verismo pods are about half the size of a k cup and so they are not interchangeable. To my knowledge, there aren't any interchangeable generic pods for the verismo
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Yes, you can purchase those through Amazon and directly through the Nespresso website. Those pods (called "capsules") are compatible with the nespresso machines & are only sold under the Nespresso brand. K-cups (San Francisco Bay Coffee & others) are larger & don't fit into that machine.
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Lori, I have never taken the coffee out of a Keurig K-cup and put the coffee in the coffee pods filters, but I can't see why not. I use a lot different brands of coffee in the pods for the Hamilton Beach coffee maker and I have had no problems at all. You should be OK.
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I have not seen any reusable pods for this machine but I wouldn't use one anyway because I love their coffee so much. I haven't had any other coffee as good as the nespresso.
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There is an adapter so you may use K-Cups but I was not pleased with the results.There were grounds in the coffee after a few uses. I have gone back to the pods which are not as available as the K-Cups.I feel the pods work better.
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Also - if you want / need something designed to work with K-cups, you'd be best off getting an actual Keurig. We have one of those as well - very nice machine.
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nope.. you CANNOT use the ones you fill with your own coffee... and nope again as you have to use the k-cups with the green dot like thing because this machine is designed to read the label. so NOPE you cannot use all brands... I had this confirmed by keurigthis was a huge mistake on keurig's behalf. and they are discontinuing most of their other machines to force ppl to buy these special k-cups.... go to their site and read the reviews... people are not happy with this new machine... this and the fact that they sell the my k-cup for use with your own coffee... and they sell bags of coffee....zSTUPID MOVE KEURIG! nope.. you CANNOT use the ones you fill with your own coffee... and nope again as you have to use the k-cups with the green dot like thing because this machine is designed to read the label. so NOPE you cannot use all brands... I had this confirmed by keurigthis was a huge mistake on keurig's behalf. and they are discontinuing most of their other machines to force ppl to buy these special k-cups.... go to their site and read the reviews... people are not happy with this new machine... this and the fact that they sell the my k-cup for use with your own coffee... and... » Read More nope.. you CANNOT use the ones you fill with your own coffee... and nope again as you have to use the k-cups with the green dot like thing because this machine is designed to read the label. so NOPE you cannot use all brands... I had this confirmed by keurigthis was a huge mistake on keurig's behalf. and they are discontinuing most of their other machines to force ppl to buy these special k-cups.... go to their site and read the reviews... people are not happy with this new machine... this and the fact that they sell the my k-cup for use with your own coffee... and they sell bags of coffee....zSTUPID MOVE KEURIG! « Show Less
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No, Geraldine, you cannot. They are specifically designed for use only in Lavazza machines. You can purchase a refillable, reusable cartridge that works with Keurig machines. It can be filled with espresso. Amazon sells them.
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I don't know about the specific Nespresso machine, but the ones I know only use the pods manufactured by Nespresso, which is too bad because the Lavazza coffee is great.
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These are not K-cups. They are Illy proprietary pods. It's a good machine if you want to go down that road.
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Yes, I've used several different types of K-cups in my Mr. Coffee, Starbucks, Dounut Hole and others. They're all pretty much the same. I also bought the Kerug brand cup/filter insert so I can use it with bulk coffee in lieu of the little K-cups. Works great and saves you money.
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Yes, you can use any Nespresso-compatible pods. Apparently Nespresso's patent for their pods has expired so there are a lot of different brands on the market. So far I've liked the official Nespresso ones the most but they're also very expensive.
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No. Unfortunately, they aren't the same size as the K cup. And you can only get some of the pods (espresso) at Starbucks. The k cups are available just about every where.
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Jut wanted to add - there are LOTS of pods available, from Melita as well as a bunch of other coffee makers. Also, I've found the pods to be much less expensive than K-Cups
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I have actually had success with Starbucks pods (using the single shot filter basket), but now I've been reading various places that the machine doesn't work with very many kinds of pods, and it is definitely not e.s.e. certified. I haven't tried any pods other than starbucks, but I don't think pods are the way to go with this machine. I would be curious if there was a pod adapter filter basket that you could purchase to make it work better with pods. Anyone know of such an attachment or where to purchase it?
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I don't think so. Nesspresso cups and Starbucks are different . I think Starbucks use k kup design
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Yes you can use K-cups as well as other types of coffee pods or your own ground coffee with the Solofill V2 cup/adapter. Here is the link to the item Solofill V2 3 in 1 Gold Cup