HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN REUSABLE NESPRESSO PODS
LIFE HACK ALERT – I JUST FOUND THE MOST USEFUL $20 GADGET ON AMAZON. NOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN REUSABLE NESPRESSO PODS AT HOME!
WHY I LOVE MY NESPRESSO MACHINE
I’VE HAD 2 DIFFERENT NESPRESSO MACHINES OVER THE PAST 6 YEARS AND WILL NEVER GO BACK.
I PERSONALLY HAVE THE NESPRESSO VERTUO PLUS MACHINE. I LIKE THIS VERSION BECAUSE YOU CAN MAKE BOTH COFFEE & ESPRESSO WITH IT.
AS FAR AS NESPRESSO COFFEE PODS GO, MY FAVORITE IS THE CARAMEL COOKIE. A LITTLE MONEY SAVING TRICK I FIGURED OUT, IS THAT IF YOU SET UP A “SUBSCRIBE & SAVE” PURCHASE, YOU NOT ONLY SAVE MONEY BUT HAVE COFFEE DELIVERED AUTOMATICALLY TO YOUR DOORSTEP.
NESPRESSO MAKES THE BEST COFFEE PODS – HANDS DOWN. THEIR COFFEE & ESPRESSO IS AMAZING.
THE ONLY DRAWBACK I’VE FOUND IS THAT THERE ARE LIMITED COFFEE & ESPRESSO POD OPTIONS.
NESPRESSO PODS
FROM MY INTERNETING, I FOUND OUT THAT THE REASON NESPRESSO HAS SUCH A LIMITED ASSORTMENT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR TRADEMARK PROTECTION.
IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN IN THE COFFEE AISLE AT THE GROCERY STORE, YOU’VE PROBABLY NOTICED THEY SELL 2000 DIFFERENT KEURIG POD VARIATIONS. FROM STARBUCKS & DUNKIN DONUTS TO SWISS MISS AND VARIOUS TEA BRANDS.
YOU DON’T HAVE THAT OPTION WITH NESPRESSO. YOU CAN ONLY USE “THEIR PODS”. UNTIL NOW…
REUSABLE NESPRESSO PODS
ENTER, THE MOST AMAZING $20 KIT TO MAKE YOUR OWN CAPSULES FOR THE NESPRESSO VERTUOLINE.
THE KIT COMES WITH A REUSABLE SILICONE CAP AND LID, A PLASTIC REUSABLE CAP, FILTERS, FOIL SEALS, A CAPSULE HOLDER, FUNNEL, COFFEE SCOOP & CLEANING BRUSH. ALL OF THE ITEMS ARE BPA-FREE & FOOD GRADE.
YOU’LL WANT TO SAVE SOME OF YOUR OLD DISPOSABLE PODS TO MAKE NEW, REUSABLE ONES. I ALSO RECOMMEND A SMALL KNIFE OR PAIR OF SCISSORS.
FROM THERE, YOU CAN USE YOUR FAVORITE COFFEE OR ESPRESSO TO MAKE NEW PODS. I RECOMMEND USING THE MOSTLY FINELY GROUND COFFEE TO IMPROVE THE FLAVOR.
STEP BY STEP: HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN NESPRESSO COFFEE PODS
STEP ONE: SET UP YOUR CAPSULE HOLDER AND GRAB SOME OLD, USED NESPRESSO PODS.
STEP TWO: I USED A SMALL KNIFE TO REMOVE THE OLD FOIL, BUT SCISSORS WILL ALSO WORK. YOU BASICALLY JUST WANT TO REMOVE ALL OF THE FOIL AND LEAVE A CLEAN EDGE.
STEP THREE: REMOVE ALL OF THE OLD COFFEE, RINSE & DRY THE POD. YOU CAN SAVE THE OLD COFFEE GRINDS & USE THEM IN YOUR GARDEN – THEY’RE GREAT FOR REPELLING BUGS.
STEP FOUR: USE THE SCOOP TO FILL THE POD UP WITH NEW COFFEE OR ESPRESSO GROUNDS. USE THE BACK OF THE SCOOP TO LEVEL IT AND PACK IT DOWN.
STEP FIVE: USE THE BRUSH TO CLEAN OFF THE EDGES BEFORE YOU SEAL THE POD.
STEP SIX: I PREFER USING THE FOIL SEALS. IF YOU PLAN ON USING THE REUSABLE CAPS, PLACE A FILTER ON AND THEN ADD THE CAP. IF YOU’RE USING THE FOIL SEAL, YOU’LL LINE IT UP & THEN PRESS IT DOWN. I USED THE BACK SIDE OF THE BRUSH TO PRESS THE SEAL IN PLACE.
THAT’S IT! YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BAR CODE ISN’T COVERED – THIS IS HOW YOUR MACHINE READS THE AMOUNT OF WATER TO USE.
REUSABLE COFFEE POD IDEAS
I USED MY NESPRESSO POD MAKING KIT TO MAKE THE TASTIEST PUMPKIN SPICE HOT CHOCOLATE PODS! I SCOOPED THIS PUMPKIN SPICE SWISS MISS HOT CHOCOLATE MIX INTO THE PODS, JUST LIKE I WOULD IF I WAS MAKING COFFEE.
JUST LIKE KEURIG PODS, YOU CAN USE THE KIT TO MAKE A TON OF OTHER FUN MIXES. TECHNICALLY, YOU COULD USE IT TO MAKE THINGS LIKE SOUP, TEA, ETC. I WOULD JUST BE CAREFUL AS IT MIGHT AFFECT THE FLAVOR OF YOUR NEXT POD.
I ALSO THINK THAT USING FRESHLY GROUND COFFEE MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN ADDING EXTRA FLAVOR. YOU CAN USE ANY TYPE OF COFFEE, BUT AS I MENTIONED I THINK IT WORKS BETTER WHEN IT’S FINELY GROUND.
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