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

I have been using these reusable capsules since November 2017. I have Nespresso Latissima Pro and Nespresso Inissia machines. First, I did a few tries using the empty capsules without and with the lid seals and rubber seals. First, the rubber seal must be installed. The lid seal is thinner than the original nespresso pod lids. It is easily broken by the water pressure. These capsules fit well in my machines. No problems like others are reporting on their reviews with their machines.Before I use these capsules with coffee, I study the reviews and comments. My conclusion was that for a successful use of these capsules, I have to have the proper combination of the following components: coffee beans roast, grinding level (granularity), amount of coffee, and packing pressure in the capsule. First, the coffee beans. Coffee beans have to be roasted for espresso. Other mild roasting levels could be used for extracting ristreto drinks, not espresso or lungo per Nespresso standards. Second, the grinder, it has to be conical burr grinder. I was able to get a Breville BCG600SIL conical burr grinder. Next, grinding setting on the grinder. I started with 12.5 setting in my BCG600SIL. Then I compared it with the grains of an original Nespresso pod. It was closed enough. From 12.5, I went down and up to find an optimal setting. Then, the most difficult part, packing pressure and coffee amount in the capsule. Doing this by hand, there are millions of combinations when we add all of these variables: grain level, grains amount, and packing pressure. So, I had to be patient and consistent with my testing. Too much pressure and amount, the machine is obstructed and almost no coffee is extracted. Too light pressure and the extraction is weak and watery. But, there is a sweet spot where I got what was acceptable to me for espresso extraction. Great flavor and good amount of crema. I was looking to get the same amount and brewing rate from the capsule.After two months of use, I am getting closer to get consistent results every time.One note, coffee beans don't have to be flavored or oily beans. That is just another problem for the grinder. Always use external syrups for flavoring your coffee.

Product Used with Brevelle Creatista Plus Breville BNE800BSS Nespresso Creatista Plus, SilverCoffee: World Market Amalfi Coast Espresso ground on espresso settings on my grinder.I looked into the many varieties of refillable capsules, especially since the Nespresso brand is $.70+ each and I like to have two shots in my cappuccino. I chose this one because of the stainless steel capsules and the metal tamper. I did not trust the plastic ones, and from of the videos I have seen, you WANT the ones that use the stickers. I know you have to buy replacements, but the ones with reusable caps do not allow enough pressure to build up and you do not get as strong a coffee and do not get the nice creama.I typically make cappuccinos, and the shot of espresso I receive tends to be as strong as the Nespresso brand with nice crema. I fill each capsule with about a scoop and a half of coffee, using the tamper to press it into the capsule. Do not overfill, you need to leave a little bit of space between the coffee and the lid. I then place one of the aluminum caps on the capsule and then tap it a few times to make sure it is not pressed in too tightly. So far, it produces nice espresso at a fraction of the cost with a brand I enjoy.CONS: - You have to buy more lids when these run out.- You have to prep your own coffee, cutting down on the convenience of the Nespresso machine.- It takes a little bit to take the used lid off of the capsule, but it is easy to clean.PRO: - Inexpensive refills - they pay for themselves- Nice coffee with good crema- You can use whatever coffee you like

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.