Nespresso get online, 150 pods free delivery if not rm25. Fast delivery too i heard.

nespresso n dolce gusto different size u know

Hi, got a question to the Dolce-Gusto users. How are the espresso from the machine taste comparing to those from Starbucks, Coffee Bean or Levain? ... I have tried the ones made from a Nespresso machine and it taste almost perfect to my humble opinion. And very consistent as they are fully automated ... proper amount of water and pressure to make a full aromatic cup of creamy black gold :-P

I tried once during a demo at Parkson by a Nescafe staff demonstrating the Piccolo and somehow its just not there (i hope its because that staff don't really know how to make a good cup of espresso when its not a fully automated machine) .... so now i'm leaning towards CBTL since getting a Nespresso machine seems like a hassle as they don't really have a distributor here. Anyone can give comment on espresso from a CBTL machine? Thanks ..

This post has been edited by patrickfam: Nov 2 2011, 10:18 AM

from reviews, cbtl espresso > dolce gusto and even nespresso (some said). I am leaning towards a cbtl machine too.
Also theres currently a 20% discount off cbtl machines using american express card. A good buy now

This post has been edited by Jun-1: Nov 2 2011, 11:34 AM

Are these pods (works, size and etc) the same for all brands?

I'm new to these stuff and noticed that my office has a Krups XN2120 machine.

Okay... that's alot for me for first timer.

I see a deal here. how good is the machine and the coffee it made.

Today's Deal : 32% OFF mypressi TWIST Portable Coffee Maker (Black) @ Cuppa, Jalan Ampang for only RM495 instead of RM729!

When saw this machine, look interesting and feel like want to buy. But later after some thinking, got to pass and not to buy.

Did try the coffee. Somehow the brew smell not that good. Give it a so so brew or normal coffee judge.

This machine only can use with the nescafe capsule and no others. I can't use others brand or bean on this machine. What if the market here no more this capsule. Or difficult to get if those market decide not to sell it cause by low demand. Than I have to throw away this machine.

Also 1 day if I bored with this nescafe taste, I can't use others bean on it. So it will become display set in my home.

Check the machine voltage first, I fried my Delonghi from Amazon plugging it into Australia's 230V mains (Malaysia uses 240v). American equipment can only tahan 120V. The third party shipping can be pretty shitty, depends on your luck, my came late and Amazon refunded the shipping fee.

Yeh, too much trouble. Bought my Vibiemme locally. Slightly more expensive, but for convenience sake, all worth it.

True regarding the limited choices of coffee you have by using capsules. That's cons of having full automated espresso machines. On the other hand, because it's capsulized, you get the consistency of the coffee outcome.
Unless of course, the manufacturer screw up a certain batch of coffee during process

For the manual machines, where you need to get a proper burr grinder, bean storage, milk frother timing - it's too much work just for one morning cup. But the ability to try various type of beans, it weights out all the hassle evenly.

Just get the delonghi coffee machine. But need to save more $ first.

Hey guys, any dolce gusto users here? After much research and consideration, I've decided to get that machine for my hubby's b'day. CBTL came in very close but the thought of buying the milk frother separately was quite a turn off coz that's like spending close to RM1k for the whole set. I've already found someone from the UK who can bring in those various dolce gusto pods so there's alot of variety.

If not mistaken the dolce gusto doesn't actually frother the milk but rather use milk capsules right? If so, I doubt the taste of the latte would be good.
The CBTL milk frother allows variety of milk choices (soya included )

I tried the Delonghi machine from a colleague's purchase, too much mess it made. The so call steam wand doesn't give enough steam to make the milk bubbly

Yup, it comes with milk capsules depending on which flavor you buy so it's much easier to make. I tried the Mocha and it's good. Only problem is they lack variety unlike CBTL. But I'm shipping some of the different flavors in so no problems there. Hope it's easy to operate though.

Okay guess I dont even need to consider Delonghi then, hehe

the dolce gusto .. i tried it in jusco 1u.. the taste not so aromatic...

I think try to avoid the milk capsules (I bet it's powder inside!! but it's just my guess ), because it won't taste as good as frothing the milk. When the milk is frothed correctly, it gives a sweet taste naturally without adding sugar.

When the frothed milk pour into the espresso shot, you'll get a natural sweet, smooth texture taste latte


Personally, if really want to have a good shot espresso, get prepared to lump in at least 5k investment (good burr grinder, double pump espresso machine etc). Not worth it unless you're going to open a home barista cafe

This post has been edited by shakku: Dec 21 2011, 12:42 PM

has anyone brought back a nespresso machine from singapore to malaysia via flight??? just wondering if it's taxable.

got my self a kaldi before the year ended, had 20% off on the price. personally i feel the dolce gusto milk is not advisable as you want the milk to be fresh, of course the bosch tassimo is also doing the same thing, but the milk last for 3 months,

anyway personal preference pros and cons, CBTL you want milk you got to buy and keep in fridge, Dolce gusto, milk available anytime.

i still feel if you want a good cup of expresso, the best is let the machine do the work, unless you love to experiment. the pressure and amount of water all decided by machine. call me lazy but early in the morning except sat and sun i probably wont have so much time to get the right amount of water.

currently our country only have CBTL and Dolce gusto as comment, others like nespresso and tassimo not common yet, plus the pods supply is important, For me CBTL is convenient as most shopping complex has CBTL, same goes with Dolce gusto,

can anyone intoduce me a cheap espresso machine?price around RM 700

I just tried the Dulce Gusto espresso at my local Tesco. Good enough for me. i like a little nicer coffee but i'm no connoisseur. so a rm300+ machine is good enough for me.
I need decaf though and they don't have that in Malaysia, anyone knows if i can buy it online? i found 1 online source but they don't ship overseas.