After living in Italy for 3 years and having Lavazza, Segafredo and a lot of others served to me in various forms...then moving to the states and going through multitudes of drip machines, stove top Bialettis (great btw)...and managing to enjoy my friends Jura Capresso machine...not to mention my own incessant grinding, storing, perfecting the perfect cup of java every morning...

I can honestly say that all that has been now forgotten and replaced by my Nespresso unit. It makes great espresso and coffee. Laugh all you want at the pods but they are awesome. Zero mess. Minimal space taken on my counter top. They have different strengths...but their limited edition coffee right now is awesome.

People that know my coffee habits of the past can't believe that I have switched to the pods...neither can I sometimes...but I have. I too was once a doubter...now I'm a convert.

Take it from a former coffee geek snob...the Nespresso pods are awesome...if you don't believe me...surf on over to coffeegeek.com and read the reviews...