RECAPS Reusable Coffee Filter Capsules Compatible with Nespresso Original 3PCS Refillable Coffee Pods Permanent Coffee Filter Stainless Steel 120PCS Aluminum Foil Lids Coffee Tamper

The RECAPS Stainless Steel Refillable Capsules Reusable Pods was the best investment ever! I had bought another reusable plastic brand pod which was 6 pods total that had the flip top...but I was not totally sold on it with how it brewed my espresso and how it tasted.I saw this steel set 3 pods with adhesive caps and thought it was a bit too much for its price, but I read mix reviews, so I figured to give it a try. I bought the set late June 2018 and I continue to use it today and I am very pleased with it. Because I can use my own espresso Cafe Bustelo, Illy or make my own espresso mix. I love the look, smell and the taste of my espresso. I can confirm that the pod gives off the crema expected from the Nespresso machine with this Stainless Steel Refillable Capsules - I haven't tried with the regular coffee grind.What comes in the set.About (120? )Paper sleeves have 6 adhesive caps, heavy duty tamper, brush, 3 extra pod gasket, 3 steel pods.Pros: Crema, taste, cost-effective in the long run, mix your own coffee grind or espresso, easy to wash.Downside: Cleaning out the grinds (this is expected for reusables!). be mindful when you need to reorder caps before you run out(not sure how much to replenish the caps are. I still have a lot of caps to get through.Well worth the purchase versus to the the plastic or the nespresso capsule option.

This makes good espresso for cheap and environment friendly. Perfect for my morning latte, ok for an espresso shot.Make sure it’s compatible with your machine. It works great with my Essenza but I know some for whom it’s damaged the puncture spikes inside.Fill with ground coffee labelled specifically as "fine" or for espresso, not for drip coffee. I recommend the Illy classic or Lavazza. I tried with my own whole beans but my grinder makes ground not fine enough and not consistent in size.Don't tamper the coffee or just lightly rest the tamper on top or the coffee won't brew. You can also tap the pod on the table like a tequila shot and that will be enough.The downsides are that it is not fully reusable as you need a new aluminum lid for each brew, and the elastic bands seals keep breaking and I can't find replacement ones from Recap. They are necessary or the water pressure doesn't build up and it leaks.

The media could not be loaded. I use a very good grinder (Krups) and grind the Lavazza beans till I have a nice fine powder. I fill it per the instructions, I even played around with it, 1/2 full, 3/4 full and 100% full. No matter what I do, more than 1/2 the coffee (water) ends up in the tray that is meant to catch the caps when you lift the handle. At first I thought my Nespresso machine was broken and leaked water all over the counter top, until I realized the reason why I am getting so little pour into my cup was because more than 1/2 the water never made it into the cup but in stead ended up in the tray. In my opinion this is because of bad design or bad manufacturing. They must know this because why else would they provide two different type (color) rubber bands that you have to place around the capsule to prevent it from leaking water. They must have had many complaints about this and their solution is to add a rubber band - which for the record does not work. Watch my video which I have attached. I mean really, why can a company such as Lavazza manufacture a plastic capsule that works beautiful and never leaks, but this stainless steel cap leaks! Unacceptable. The leaking has nothing to do with how fine your coffee is grinded or how full you fill the cap, it is just plain bad design or manufacturing. If caps typically leak and need rubber bands to stop them from leaking all caps, no matter the manufacturer would have had the same problem.

These recaps are my first try of a reusable nespresso cup. I like how easy they are to fill and clean and that I can reduce how much I waste by refilling them, recycling the aluminum and composting the grounds. They are also cost-saving. I like that I was able to buy my favorite local coffee beans, grind them finely and then enjoy them. It's actually a lot fresher than the nespresso capsules. As other reviewers for most reusable models write, the espresso is not quite as strong as the disposable capsules, yet this is still strong enough to be called espresso. The packaging was mostly cardboard and looked nice enough to be a gift for a nespresso lover.