Comments on: Caffe Borbone Nespresso Compatible Coffee Pods, Blue Blend, Freshly Roasted and Packaged in Italy – 100 Individually Wrapped Coffee Pods – NOT Compatible with Vertuo

By: Ricardo Faustino

Ricardo Faustino — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:51:59 +0000

Borbone is a true Napoli coffee. The best out there for Nespresso. Highly recommend and price is right

By: Erin Gambo

Erin Gambo — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:51:59 +0000

Delicious tasting coffee. First tasted in Italy.

By: E T B

E T B — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:51:59 +0000

Works well in Nespresso machine
I prefer the Kimo brand over these and Kimo is less expensive.

By: Bronson Chu

Bronson Chu — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:51:59 +0000

Closer to what I would drink in a cafe in europe. Good quality.

By: Zaccy2005

Zaccy2005 — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:51:59 +0000

During a recent visit to Italy, I stayed at a hotel that had a Nespresso machine equipped with Borbone pods . I was thoroughly impressed by the rich and creamy flavour, which prompted me to place an order. While the taste has been consistently satisfying, I have noticed a slightly longer extraction time. This may be attributed to my 10-year-old machine, which could be contributing to the issue.

By: rosegold

rosegold — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:51:59 +0000

I love the flavour. I use it in my breville mini nespresso machine. Smells like espresso and has a smooth taste even with no sugar. My favourite blend of the Borbone line

By: J. S. Kline

J. S. Kline — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:51:58 +0000

Excellent Tasting Espresso
On a recent cruise, one of the Italian Engineering Officers told us in no uncertain terms that Borbone espresso was the best. We had never heard of Borbone, but fortunately Amazon had. We have to concede that the Gold Blend flavor is excellent.Other reviewers have had trouble with the capsules. We have found that if we press the Espresso button on our machine, then the coffee flows out well. If we push the Lungo button, the coffee stream slows to a dribble once the machine has produced a normal shot of espresso. These capsules are plastic, not aluminum, and they are slightly shorter than an aluminum capsule. Our DeLonghi Essenza Mini machine works fine with the shorter Borbone capsules. Perhaps some machines do not work as well with shorter capsules. We have used quite a few of these capsules, but if we have trouble with them in the future, then I will update this review.Each of these capsules is packaged in a sealed bag to keep them fresh because these capsules appear to have some openings on the plastic end. Aluminum capsules do not need to be individually packaged because they are completely sealed. I prefer the aluminum capsules because they can be recycled, but these capsules do cost less and make very good espresso shots. (Lungo labeled capsules make the best Lungos.)I was tempted to take off a star because these are not aluminum, but they are a high quality product and the coffee is excellent so I felt they deserved 5 stars.

By: Sblair71

Sblair71 — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:51:58 +0000

Best non Nespresso brand!
These are such a pleasant surprise! They are delicious! Iâve been using Solimo brand since the price of Nespresso is non desirable and we go through a lot of capsules. These are SO much better than Solimo, and Nespresso capsules! For some reason, they seem to brew a bit slow, but we donât mind. My machine is also getting older so could be that too.Get these, you wonât be sorry!

By: Kobe

Kobe — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:51:58 +0000

Won’t work in machine – can damage machine!
I hate giving bad reviews, and I was really hoping I’d have a good experience with these. With a 4.2 rating and 21,341 ratings, i felt confident in buying these.Problem: They didn’t work in the machine. Very little water flowed through the capsule, and then stopped. I’ve read other reviews of people’s machines breaking because of the pressure, and blowing gaskets in the water pumps.I tried 4 capsules, all leading to the same result, and decided to stop before any damage is incurred by my machine.From what little espresso was produced, it did seem to taste good. I’m really bummed about these not working out.Also frustrating is that there are no refunds available from the seller, however Amazon customer service still provided me with a refund, so that’s good.I’ve also emailed the manufacturer directly, and reported the issue. I hope they can fix this. I’m not sure how i’ll know it’s been fixed, but until then, I won’t be able to buy these.I’m not sure how anybody else was able to use these in their machines.I’m tempted to open each capsule and just collect the grounds to run through a normal coffee maker, as I hate waste, but this isn’t how I normally do my coffee in the morning. I don’t even have a normal coffee maker, so maybe i’ll give the grounds to my mom or something.

By: Zomolomo

Zomolomo — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 04:51:58 +0000

Problematic Pods?
I have seen many reviews stating that you need to avoid these pods because they are not compatible with nespresso machines. Although this is true, it is not entirely the case.I had purchased a couple of machines where the pod was not compatible and was getting a similar result to what I have read. However, the Borbone website has listed machines that are compatible under each product page.I then purchased one of those machines (Nespresso Citiz by Delonghi) and I have to say, the flow and taste is much better. Now, there is still an issue where at the very end of the brewing process, the flow does start to slow down, however, if you adjust the amount of water coming out (less water), then you should not have an issue.The other machine I had was the Creatista which also did work, however, was not piercing the pod correctly and would hear what I can describe as air in the line when brewing.I think if you give one of the machines listed on the Borbone website a try, you should have good results.Hope this helps