Reviews: Nescafé Dolce Gusto Coffee Machine KP200640

The Dolce Gusto Coffee Machine

First things first – I like my coffee and appreciate a good full mug of the brown stuff!
On a recent(ish) trip to Rome, I couldn’t resist popping in to virtually every other coffee shop (and there are a lot of them) and firing an espresso down at the counter.
Every coffee lover knows you just cannot beat the aroma, taste and caffeine hit you get with a steaming hot coffee… beautiful.

However, there’s COFFEE and there’s coffee. Some I’ve tried in the past have either been nothing short of treacle or getting close to dishwater. Seriously, you know what you can do with your Maxwell house and Red Mountain!
So what do I do when I’m not in the city and able to hop into a nearby Starbucks or Café Nero? Well, now I can fire up my Red Nescafé Dolce-Gusto Coffee machine and it’s all systems go!

The Dolce Gusto Coffee Machine is a little beauty and my find of 2008 (ok, we’re in February – but hey).
Not only does this little red gem look damn fantastic on my worktop but it does something that my previous Morphey Richards silver lump didn’t do… it makes superb coffee.
You can choose between several drinks, which you buy in Pods. I believe other machines use this method as well, but looking at some of the Pods or Cartridges for other machines they look like they would struggle to fill a cup never mind a mug!

So, how does it work?

You need to insert a milk Pod (depending on drink) and your chosen coffee pod – choose between Latte Macchiato, Frothy Cappuccino, a Shot of Espresso, a Caffè Lungo, Cappuccino Ice, Mocha or… Hot Chocolate? - Choose how strong you like it (come on wimp!), adjust the drip tray to the height of your mug/glass - then fire the little belter up.
In a few mins it quickly serves up a warm coffee for you to enjoy… That’s it my friend! It’s also really easy to clean.

Seriously though – this does make a really nice coffee. The Espresso gives the required hit and the Frothy Cappuccino really is a tasty drink that does pour with a good Frothy head. The Café Lungo is pretty much your standard coffee but it is a very nice everyday coffee (cant shoot them espressos down all day!).
Haven’t yet tried the Latte, Mocha or Hot Chocolate – but certainly will soon.

Like I’ve previously touched on, this also looks really stylish. It fits in to any modern kitchen and comes in a variety of colours so you can match it with your toaster and kettle.

I really can’t think of many downsides to the Nescafé Dolce Gusto Coffee Machine. It is maybe a little pricey – I paid £90 and the Pods are approx £3 for 16 capsules. But remember with some of the drinks, like the Cappuccino you only get 8 drinks out of that (8 milk, 8 Coffee).That said – you can pay £3 for one drink in Starbucks so you can’t really complain!

Anyway, all this tapping away writing this review is making me tired… what’s going to perk me up???