Comments on: Easy-Seal Coffee Capsule Refill Kit for Nespresso Vertuoline with a Brush, Scoop, Reusable Capsule Holder, and 80 Premium Foil Seals

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:01:13 +0000

easy, fast coffee.
They work great , to fill with your favorite coffee. And for recycle minded people, they are so easy to clean, stack, and fill.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:01:13 +0000

Saves some chedda, but its kinda pain…
The system actually works, but as I’ve learned from the 50+ cups I’ve made: what you save in money, you spend in time and mess. The pro: its actually simple…you take the cup holder base (provided in the kit), put in a clean Vertuo pod (i.e. a pod that you previously made a cup of coffee with, emptied, remove most of the foil & cleaned) , then just fill it with freshly ground coffee, peel off a foil cap sticker (about 100 come in the kit), place that sticker loosely in place over the edge of the newly filled pod (making sure that you put it on fairly straight), take the “presser downer” ring (also provided in the kit) and rotate, making sure there is a tight seal between the foil and cup. Pretty straightforward (after doing it once).However, the negatives are that you have to clean out the old cups (or at least a bunch of them), remove the original foil seals using a box cutter (can be dangerous with a sharp knife and wet hands) and make sure any new coffee you just poured into pod/cup isnt interfering with the seal on the lip of the cup…There’s a knack to it but its not super hard, just takes ‘a feel’. Coffee tends to get all over the place. It takes time. Its messy. It takes some experimentation to fill the right kind of cup, with the right amount and grind of coffee…Know that pods have a bar code on them that tell the vertuo machines how much water, time & pressure to pump into the pod to make the brew… so the same coffee will brew different with different color & sized pods… I overfilled a couple pods, thinking that would result in a stronger cup, but when I overfilled a pod, it would tend to overpressurize during the brew and blow off the foil, making a bigger mess inside the coffee maker itself. Message to you…DONT OVERFILL THE PODS… but underfilling or using too coarse a grind means watery weak coffee. So, be prepared to play around with different variables. There *is* a solution to the math.My bottom line is that it did save me a few dollars, but the hassle only seems to pay off when I drink a lot of cups…Between the cost of the bulk coffee, the kit cost (a one time investment) and the foil stickers (cheap, but an ongoing cost) , I estimate that I saved roughly 25%-33% of the cost vs. the pre-filled cups…so maybe $0.25-$0.30 cents per cup…that will add up, but it ain’t going to make you rich quick…After some experimentation, I now tend to get pretty good cups from store bought, cheaper coffee…If you are a busy mom or dad, or working person…it might not be worth it…but for the ‘coffee-a-holic’, starbucky guzzler who has more time on their hands but tends to get annoyed at the price of brand named coffee, this might just work for you.

By: Salespro687

Salespro687 — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:01:13 +0000

Saving me $$$!
This kit works perfectly to make my Nespresso pods refillable! The foil lids are easy to seal and do not leak. There is a little work involved cleaning out the used pods to refill them but its worth it for the cost saving. I can use whatever coffee I want to and refill any size pod for less than half of the cost! Great product.

By: Aidan

Aidan — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:01:13 +0000

Great with Nespresso Vertuo
This tool makes it really easy to load the coffee ground and seal the foil on the lid. I can prepare about 1 pod a minute compared to like 4 minutes without this tool. This makes a big difference when preparing a weeks worth of pods.I would highly recommend this product if want to:1. Reuse and reduce pod waste2. you want to run your own coffee3. And save lots of money and avoid vendor lock-in.For example, a pod fill with Illy coffee ($10.39/250 gram container) will yield a 25 coffee pods (1 scoop per pod) + ~espresso left over. That comes out to 41Â¢ per pod. Nespresso Veruto per pod costs comes in a $36/30 = $1.20. So essentially 3 homemade pods to 2 Nespresso pods if you want to think about that way.The foils that came in the pack worked, but I prefer the foils by AIEVE because they have a slightly larger diameter and there is more room for error. You need to precisely center the Geesta foils. Other than that, the general the fools work very well.The brush seems to be a pointless addition to the set. I never use it to clean the pod lid. Instead, I just quickly tap and rotate the pod until all the grounds slide off the lid. Whatâs more, I have seen a lot of people using the end of the brush to seal the inside of the foils to the lid. I have experimented quite a bit this method and have actually found better results when skipping that extra step and just using the tool to seal lid.The scoop is nice for consistently dosing the pods. I don’t even bother with a scale more.

By: D. Schultz

D. Schultz — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:01:13 +0000

Not worth the trouble
The Geesta kit works perfectly. Follow the directions and you’ll get refilled capsules that produce great coffee and won’t mess up your machine. So why the 3-star review? Because it’s simply not worth it to use the kit at all. There is a lot of prep to clean out the old capsules and get them ready for use with the Geesta kit. You have to be careful removing the old lids with your Exacto knife or razor blade. Then you’ll use a fair amount of water (always a precious commodity in the West) just to clean the capsules properly. All this takes a minute or two per capsule (depending on how dirty the old capsule was). And if the old capsule is filled with mold (happens often with sweeter capsules), it’s really fun cleaning them without breathing all that nasty stuff.Once you’ve done all the capsule cleaning, it takes a few minutes (not just a few seconds) to fill each capsule, tamp down the coffee, line up the new lid properly, and then press it down with the included cover. The process has always worked well for me, but I work slowly and carefully.So it’s not really the cost of the Geesta plus the coffee you use. You have to add in all that WATER and your TIME. Hopefully, when we recycle the capsules to Nespresso, they have a more efficient way of cleaning and refilling them.

By: Pepe

Pepe — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:01:13 +0000

Excelente producto soÃ±ado para un cafÃ© riquÃsimo

By: An78

An78 — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:01:13 +0000

Jâadore mon cafÃ© mÃ©lange personnel. Avec les pellicules dâaluminium et le boÃ®tier, je peux remettre du cafÃ© dans mes capsules utilisÃ©es. Lâutilisation nÃ©cessite de vider le cafÃ© utilisÃ©, nettoyer la capsule et remettre du cafÃ© dedans. Ensuite on peut facilement coller la pellicule dâaluminium. Avec la pointe dâaluminium excÃ©dentaire, il est facile de bien aligner le papier sur le moule pour ensuite utiliser la partie supÃ©rieure et sceller la capsule. Le rÃ©sultat est parfait dans ma machine Nespresso Vertuo Next.Perfect as expected!

By: Wayne

Wayne — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:01:13 +0000

Wasn’t sure what to expect but fits perfect for my Nepresso Virtuo.I even enjoy the prep work in getting the pod ready, fine grinding, tamping and using the coffee of my choice, couldn’t get any better.

Ahora puedo utilizar mi cafÃ© preferido en la mÃ¡quina vertuo. Queda bien sellado siempre y cuando estÃ© bien limpia la parte donde estÃ¡ la pega y no exceda la cantidad e vamos de la cÃ¡psula reusada.

By: Amazon Customer

Amazon Customer — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:01:13 +0000

Easy to use and save you tons of money in capsules and is good for the environment