Dolce Gusto Piccolo Capsule Coffee Maker and Emo Cups Refillable Capsules

[Dolce gusto piccolo]

So, after more than a year of active operation, I decided to write about this coffee machine. I bought the "penguin" in December 2013. I found out about reusable capsules in the summer of 2014, ordered them for aliexpress in October and received them exactly by the new year. And for a long time I tried to get used to these capsules.

Dolce gusto piccolo
Type: Capsule
Pressure: 15 bar
Espresso: yes
Cappuccino: yes
Water level: no
Control: mechanical
Inclusion: yes
Coffee: Nescafe Dolce Gusto Capsules (15 flavors)
Body Material: Plastic
Water tank volume: 0.6 l
Power: 1200 W
Height: 28 cm
Depth: 20 cm
Width: 18cm
Weight: 2.5kg
Color: white, red, black
Maximum cup height: 10cm
Features: three-position cup coaster, removable water tank

General view, color options.
In addition to the main three colors, there are collectible ones (for example, in hearts). On the Russian site dolce, they are a lot more expensive.




Video. I like foreign advertising more.


I bought mine at a stock for 1900r. in O'Key, and there are three packs of capsules to her. Then I tried all the capsules and came to the conclusion that it is most profitable to take the actual coffee (in a pack of 16 capsules with coffee). If you take drinks with milk, you will get fewer servings (there are 8 coffee capsules and 8 milk capsules in a pack). In addition, powdered milk, unlike tassimo. So I bought a Japanese Hario cappuccino maker and calmed down on that.

And then the capsules kept getting more and more expensive, and I decided to buy reusable capsules Emo cups... Composition: polypropylene, silicone (seal), stainless steel. The set contains 3 pieces.
There are three rechargeable capsules in a nice cardboard box, here is one of them. And the instruction.

Disassembled the capsule. Silicone shell with lid, polypropylene capsule, perforated plastic insert and stainless steel strainer.

Assembly. 1. Capsule. 2. Strainer. 3. Perforated insert (it is convenient to hold it by the tail). 4. Silicone case with a cover. The instructions describe everything.



IMPORTANT.
The most important thing to remember when working with rechargeable capsules.
You could insert ordinary capsules as you like. A special needle in the working mechanism of the coffee machine pierced the film, and the coffee was brewed.
Rechargeable capsules must be inserted strictly tongue to handle!!!
If you do otherwise, you are drawing to break the needle of your coffee machine. At best, water simply won't pass through the thick silicone. There is only one thin place in the lid where the needle can easily penetrate inside - opposite the tab that secures the cover. I show.

We close. Lower the flap slowly, especially at first. After 5-6 times, the hole in the capsule will enlarge, and the needle enters freely.

I made coffee. Ground arabica beans of good quality, rather coarsely (fine grinding does not allow water to pass through the coffee tablet). I put the coffee almost to the edges of the capsule (tablespoon). Tamped with perforated insert. I closed it with a lid. The foam is almost the same as that of native coffee in disposable capsules.

Herbs brewing. I have ground rose hips. Skipped three times, a rich drink. (By the way, I also liked the tea, especially the large leaf or granulated tea).

And most importantly: the finished drink depends on the quality of the coffee. You won't be able to cheat! Best coffee beans, Arabica. Grind into a sufficiently coarse fraction (not into dust).
A good result was given by Norwegian and Finnish coffee (ground, packed in a vacuum, such "bricks" as anyone has seen). The addition of vanilla sugar or cinnamon also enhances the flavor.
If there is not enough coffee, it will come out liquid and without foam-cream (according to the instructions, I put it to the risks for the first time, that is, to the middle).Put a tablespoon to the side, tamp it boldly and you will be happy.
If you did everything correctly, ground and stuffed, you will get an almost dry coffee tablet at the exit. If you shake out the wet gruel, it means that either they ground too coarsely, or there is not enough coffee. It takes practice and flair. I started to get it from the tenth time, probably. It came out exactly the kind of coffee that suits me.

Delicious coffee everyone!

Looks like I'm the only one on the forum with this coffee maker. All others with tassimo and nespresso.

I also wanted to share. The shelf on the coffee maker has three levels (the lower one is for a tall cup, the middle and the higher one is for a cup of espresso). I always have an average level.

Instead of a mug or cup, I put a Pasabahce jug. Tempered thermal glass. Its nose is such that it clings to the top of the coffee maker, and the jug does not fall.


Otherwise, the machine shakes when brewing coffee. I had a couple of cases when the mug jumped off and the coffee spilled. Now pour it into a jug, and from there into a cup.

It looks like I'm the only one on the forum with this coffee maker

But no, I have one too. Even two. The second with automatic shutdown. Didn't know reusable capsules would work. I'll go to the Chinese to look for ...

I have such a coffee maker in my dacha, I heard about reusable capsules, I want to buy it.
I like the coffee maker, the choice of coffee in ready-made capsules is not very good ..
Climbed on Ali .... Well, they are worth a fig !!!

🔗

[Bes7vetrov]

Bes7vetrov,
Has risen in price - horror !!! Almost 2 times.
I bought for about a thousand (delivery is hammered into the cost). And they have already fully paid for themselves.

In general, dolce has a lot of 15 tastes + collectible, I somehow even ordered from Japan with a cappuccinator (I wanted to make a parcel up to 2 kg). And in Russia there are still very few tastes.

kubanochka,
Itself only in the summer I found out about them, meditated for a long time, read reviews on Tao (there is a blog screwed directly to aliexpress, you can read it). In the end, I decided. There were more positive ones, and negative ones were written by people who did not read the instructions.
Well, you have to experiment with capsules, of course. It doesn't always work the first time.

try making a refillable capsule yourself from two used capsules

[Leta]

Leta,
I saw this tutorial. A lot of fuss.

it took me 3 minutes

[Leta]

Leta,
So I say, a lot of fuss.

And I keep thinking what kind of coffee machine to buy my husband as a gift instead of the coffin that we have. How do you like this penguin? Would you buy it again?

[kolobok123]

kolobok123When choosing a capsule coffee machine, you need to know how often it will be used and which type of coffee you prefer to use. If espresso and lungo, then any capsule will go. If with milk-tassimo, for gourmets nespresso.

[kolobok123]

kolobok123,
If it breaks, I'll buy it again. I like the simplicity of the process and the price.
I found the opportunity to take capsules in Norway (there, for an espresso, lungo in terms of rubles, approx. 280-300 rubles). But I live near the border, for me this is normal, there is a multivisa.
I use Emo replaceable capsules for coffee, recently I have filled the Norwegian Frille or Jardin Dessert Cup, they give a good froth for coffee. You can fill all three capsules in advance, and when necessary, insert them into the car and cook.
Also for herbal teas, do not wait for the infusion of the drink, immediately saturated. For example, now I need to drink a lingonberry leaf, instead of coffee I fill dry grass, a minute - and you're done. Rosehip is also very good, hibiscus, oregano, mint.
My mom is a fan, if the water is boiled, the second time does not allow it to boil in a kettle! And here it is wonderful, every time a freshly brewed drink.
I also like that you can run water through an "empty" car if I urgently need a glass of boiling water.
I have a manual Japanese Hario cappuccinator. This is a tempered glass flask and a handheld milk mixer. I heat the milk (on the stove or according to the instructions in the micro). I whisk, pour foam on the finished coffee from the coffee maker.

But there are also disadvantages. The shape of the tank is such that it can be filled from a teapot with a spout or from a jug with a drain. The hole is not very convenient, on the side and not on top. Still small capacity of the tank, literally three cups. The cleaner is only available online or bought overseas.Delivery from an online store is quite expensive (but fixed regardless of the order amount). After a year and a half, I still needed the remedy when I saw that the reservoir "bloomed". Before that, I just periodically cleaned the tank with hydrogen peroxide, ATTENTION, while water did NOT pass. I just soaked the tank - top of it with water and half a glass of peroxide, waited for the reaction, rinsed it and put it back on the car. And when I bought a special tool, then you can and should let the water through, then the car is still washed from the inside.

In general, there are more pluses than minuses. The machine is unpretentious. If you do not mind the money, you drink coffee not in liters, but in the morning, then you can buy capsules. Cheaper than a cafe, and anything better than instant.

A friend's tassimo, she likes it, but said that now she would take dolche thickly, there are more tastes. In comparison with nespresso, the machine itself is more profitable in price (tassimo, by the way, is also cheap).

On Ibei you can buy capsules of a wide variety of flavors and even matcha green tea, Moroccan tea, etc. Not represented on our market.

Sorry, maybe there are a lot of letters, but it's better to write whatever I think, it's still easy and quick to buy, and suddenly it turns out that it is not right.

In general, if the funds allowed now, I would buy a coffee maker from the Thermomix website (compatible with three types of capsules from different companies, and you can also just brew ground coffee). That is, if you want to please my husband well, take a closer look at such a universal model.

sazalexter,
With milk, Tassimo has at least real milk, and in dolce, powdered milk and additives-frothers-anti-caking agents are thick in cappuccino capsules. So the tassimo definitely drives a lot in comparison with the dolce. But I bought a Hario cappuccino maker and I'm not worried now, I'm making it from ordinary milk.

I also want to add a lot about dolce. The economic component of milk froth. There are 16 capsules of coffee in a box = 16 cups. A cappuccino box contains 8 coffee capsules + 8 milk capsules = 8 servings. It's not profitable.
It's easier to buy an espresso, brew it, and put the foam from natural milk on top, which is what I do.

[mur_myau]

mur_myau, Lena, thank you for the comprehensive information.

At home, only my husband drinks coffee every day. I have long wanted to buy him a good machine, but he artwork ... does not understand his happiness says that it will take up a lot of space and for him alone it is not worth bothering. And this device is small. I'll have to take a good look at him.

[mur_myau]

mur_myau, Lena, thank you very much for the info. We have Saeko Royal Digital. Big. Only brews coffee. Well, the cappuccino is somehow done. I don't use it at all. And the place is on the plane ..... almost like a microwave. So I'm thinking of changing it.

Such coffee makers were given in Eldorado for free for purchases
You can search in the secondary market (Avito as an option), there were a lot of ads and buy for inexpensive

So then there were no reviews for it ... Not everything that is given is worth taking.

[Song*]

Song*, kolobok123If gourmets, then only nespresso, not very demanding Tassimo, there is still natural coffee without additives produced by Jacobs and Carte Noire (Mondelēz International)

[Song*]

Song*,
If you need a small one, dolce has a thick Mini Mi model, it is generally a crumb for 1 cup. So to count on 30 days of daily consumption, one cup in the morning is about 2 packs of capsules. That is, in Russia approx. 800r., From Finnish or Norway approx. 600 RUR per month. Roughly comparable to a pod coffee bag (which are more expensive). No need to wash, cook and discard the capsule.
This is if there are no replaceable ones.

kolobok123,
Saeko is very good, the reviews are positive. Maybe come up with a hinged shelf for this typewriter, such as they are sold for television cameras or microwave ovens? Is the replacement that good? I already wrote that I do not recommend cappuccino from a thick dolce. Or sell your saeko and, as advises sazalexter, buy nespresso.

Alex100,
Yes, I remember this advertisement.)) We, by the way, were given gifts only if the goods were available, they were not delivered enough. Somehow, the logistics did not work that way. Or their goal was to lure people into the store, and then how it goes.

sazalexter,
I don’t want to say anything like that, but I’ll quote from the merchant Bahreev: "Tea of ​​the third grade is not worse than the first!" (beginning of the century advertisement) I have compared carte noir, mélangerie and jardine, and all give a pleasant result. And if you don't see the difference, why pay more? Although unpresso yes, delicacy. It is no longer positioned as a mass market, you drink and it is pleasant from the very thought that you are drinking. And the process of launching-ejecting capsules is more convenient. Generally thoughtful machine.

It also seems to me that the original Nespresso capsules taste exactly the same as the Single Caps that I drink. Same assortment of flavors .. why pay more for the same flavor? ..

[mur_myau]

mur_myau, please tell me, are these reusable capsules still alive? On. How long have they been?

[ElenaMK]

ElenaMK,
Alive! One had a detached tongue that connects the cap with the capsule, but this does not affect the work. I myself am to blame, I washed the knives, so the cut turned out.
It is written that at least 450 times, but it seems to me that more can be done.

I load reusable capsules in the evening, and in the morning I cook it quickly in dolce thickly.
And in the afternoon I have a vitek carob coffee maker, when you can slowly brew.
So I use two coffee makers in parallel. I posted a review on Vitek, right?

If it's not difficult, I'll take a look with pleasure :-) right now these capsules are already 1700, kapets

[ElenaMK]

ElenaMK,
The price, to put it mildly, is overpriced. Even taking into account the course, something is wrong here. Is it really the "bread machine effect" again?
If they fail in a year, I'll think about taking it or not. Finnish and Norwegian capsules are not too expensive anyway. That's what it will do.

Temka here.
https://Mcooker-enn.tomathouse.com/index.php@option=com_smf&topic=429344.0

[mur_myau]

mur_myau,
Where are they sold?

[ElenaMK]

ElenaMK,
Coffee maker in M ​​Video and at the office. Dolce site is dense. In my opinion, they were also gifted for a purchase in Eldorado.
And rechargeable capsules for aliexpress.