Thanks for this. Just as a note, when I make inner pod this way, the inner pod becomes stuck, almost impossible to separate from outer pod after use. So just use two complete pods. Wrap the foil(no press & seal) over the inner pod,and line up the grooves on the two pods. This works great! Less prep and WAY easier to separate and remove foil for next use.
Worked great! Apart from further reducing cost per cup, especially for a household with multiple coffee drinkers, I'm able to appreciate a greater variety of coffee options. Thank you very much for the meticulous demonstration videos.
A fiskars circle cutter and aluminum foil alone works just fine. The Fiskars is an adjustable cutter and would probably work easier with heavy duty foil but it worked fine with common grade cheap aluminum foil.
Mmm I watched your videos but the work for each capsule and time definitely worth for me more than buying the original nespresso so I'll stay with the original capsule
I enjoy these hacks as I find them very helpful --- but I have an issue applying potentially cancer-causing plastics (Reynold's Wrap) to a pod which will be heated to such an extent that it will potentially release BPAs into the brew.
I did it exactly how you instructed in the video but my coffee makes a loud noise when brewing the capsule using this method. I’m guessing it’s when it’s spinning. Any suggestions?
Jose, to make the video easier to produce I show using the foil sheets and comment that you really should be using the higher quality Reynolds wrap roll. I use the standard duty rather than heavy duty. I suspect that loudness means your weight is off while spinning (like a washing machine when unbalanced). Also, be sure you are backing it with the glad press-n-seal. Experiment with your materials a little bit and when you get those right then it shouldn't really be any louder than a normal pods. Good luck and let me know if you make progress.
@Michael Kaye Are you using high quality foil? If not, try actual Reynolds foil because it does work better. It shouldn't be much (if any) louder than a Nespresso pod.
@Michael Kaye Thanks for taking the time to post an update! I know it takes some trial and error but once you figure it out then this works like a charm and has been well worth doing for me.
Hi Mantas, great question! The only slight adhesive with this solution is on the Glad Press'n Seal and that side adheres to the foil rather than directly touching your coffee. Glad markets Press'n Seal as a food safe, microwave safe and BPA free product. It is FDA approved and, according to the FAQs ( www.glad.com/faq/ ) on their site, the ingredient used as an adhesive "is frequently found on fruit and vegetable labels". I'm comfortable with using (and recommending) Glad Press'n Seal but if you have concerns about it then my refill approach might not be right for you.
@@coffeeresearchlab5000 but the water is passing through the seal; wouldn’t the bear break down the composition of the Glad and pass through the along with the water?
Have you done much math on the savings? Buying the grinds, foil, and gladnseal (not counting time).. obviously freedom pods are less, but any idea how less?
Hi Cory, not counting your time the foils cost just 1 or 2 cents each to make. You get 25 to 30 servings out of a pound of coffee so if you buy $8 coffee it would be approx 32 cents plus your time per cup. That is just to give you an example. Additionally it gives you the freedom to explore coffee that isn't offered by Nespresso. Refilling won't be for everyone but it works well for me.
How messy is it to get the used coffee cleaned out? One of the things I'm amazed at is the Nespresso and it's minimal use of water. Even a drip machine, you need to clean the thing all the time. The pods, just pitch them in a bag, send them back. No compost, no mess.
Can’t connect to the website. I see people complaining about the cost of the supplies saying it’s not worth it. I don’t really get it. It’s unbelievable the amount of money these pods cost. The supplies are super cheap and you could be using a lot better quality and fresher coffee. I assume this was a business idea that just never took off. If it ever picks up again and you get the website up I would be interested in purchasing some foils.
Thanks Chad! I do have foils available so if you can send me a message on facebook then I will share the details. facebook.com/CoffeeResearchLab I wanted to share these methods since I used them daily and yes I figured it could be a side business idea. However, after launching it a close family member got a terminal diagnosis so this got put on the back burner. I do plan to get back to it in the very near future and will get the website back up and create more content.
I think it will work fine. But haven't you find that it will come out with petty much of waste water after all? My experience it will come out almost one fifth of 230ml pod
Tried this using everything you said did exactly as you described and still getting separation from glad press and seal and the aluminum. and having the pod fill up and blast grounds through the machine i would suggest sticking with the pods that come with this machine as there is a huge difference in the coffee it makes and if your not interested in purchasing Nespresso coffee then it’s probably cheaper to use a regular Percolator as this will just destroy your Nespresso machine or cause you to have to run the clean function especially on the newer machines that require a mandatory Descaling.
John, I'm sorry this isn't working for you. I've been doing it daily for over 3 years and it is working great for me. You are correct that if the seal is breaking and you are filling up your machine with grinds then certainly don't continue doing this.
I bought a plastic cap from this website my-cap.com around $10,and than I purchased to Ebay a pack of 350 coffee filters precut fit exactly for the nespresso pods, for less than $9. My wife and I are hooked since last year when I saw it on TH-cam, worth the money.
Dude, the whole point of a capsule based coffee machine is the convenience. If you want to spend that much time and effort for a cup of coffee maybe you should have bought a real expresso machine.
I totally understand finding an alternative way, but I don't get going through all the trouble. $1 for coffee is not a big deal. If you go to your local D.D. or Starbucks you can pay $3-$4 for a cup of coffee. 🤷🏽♂️
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You appear to have been hacked.
Thanks for this. Just as a note, when I make inner pod this way, the inner pod becomes stuck, almost impossible to separate from outer pod after use. So just use two complete pods. Wrap the foil(no press & seal) over the inner pod,and line up the grooves on the two pods. This works great! Less prep and WAY easier to separate and remove foil for next use.
Worked great! Apart from further reducing cost per cup, especially for a household with multiple coffee drinkers, I'm able to appreciate a greater variety of coffee options. Thank you very much for the meticulous demonstration videos.
Have you tried this with foil only (no press n seal)?
would a 3 inch craft punch work instead of having to cut them?
great video,s thank you refilling all now with my favorite coffee
A fiskars circle cutter and aluminum foil alone works just fine. The Fiskars is an adjustable cutter and would probably work easier with heavy duty foil but it worked fine with common grade cheap aluminum foil.
Hey Jeff, what model of Fiskars cutter do you use? There seem to be more than one. Is it the one for cutting fabrics?
Thank You so much!
Mmm I watched your videos but the work for each capsule and time definitely worth for me more than buying the original nespresso so I'll stay with the original capsule
plastic in press and seal has carcinogen that might be released under heat, right?
ive done it with just heavy duty foil. why the need to make stronger? when pierced press and seal plastic gets into coffee
Really? I’m about to try it out
Brilliant
Have you tried using heavy duty foil to see if that would work without the press and seal?
Actually all you need is the press n seal.. no need to double up with foil.
Imagine my horror when I found out Press n Seal isn't available in the UK!
@@chome4 bought mine from amazon.co.uk £9.99 well worth it
@@andrewwilliams3379 I'm on the case!
Oh I'm going to try that then!
So would you say you don’t need the second inner piece as well? Could you just use one capsule?
Will the little plastic or silicone disks that you use like a cap work?
Anyone know where I can buy Press n Seal in Australia?
What if you use the Glad Press n' Seal on both sides of the foil?
this video mentions that we can buy some of these ready made on your website but it's not working. help
I enjoy these hacks as I find them very helpful --- but I have an issue applying potentially cancer-causing plastics (Reynold's Wrap) to a pod which will be heated to such an extent that it will potentially release BPAs into the brew.
Do you mean the glad product that he used to back the aluminum?
Exactly! Leave out the PNS.
I'm assuming you tried the hack without the Glad Press & Seal initially. What happened?
Website not working ??.
I did it exactly how you instructed in the video but my coffee makes a loud noise when brewing the capsule using this method. I’m guessing it’s when it’s spinning. Any suggestions?
Jose, to make the video easier to produce I show using the foil sheets and comment that you really should be using the higher quality Reynolds wrap roll. I use the standard duty rather than heavy duty. I suspect that loudness means your weight is off while spinning (like a washing machine when unbalanced). Also, be sure you are backing it with the glad press-n-seal. Experiment with your materials a little bit and when you get those right then it shouldn't really be any louder than a normal pods. Good luck and let me know if you make progress.
@Michael Kaye Are you using high quality foil? If not, try actual Reynolds foil because it does work better. It shouldn't be much (if any) louder than a Nespresso pod.
@Michael Kaye Thanks for taking the time to post an update! I know it takes some trial and error but once you figure it out then this works like a charm and has been well worth doing for me.
@@coffeeresearchlab5000 I used dollar store foil and it was fine.
What about all the adhesive leaking in to the coffee after it's exposed to hot water ?
Hi Mantas, great question! The only slight adhesive with this solution is on the Glad Press'n Seal and that side adheres to the foil rather than directly touching your coffee. Glad markets Press'n Seal as a food safe, microwave safe and BPA free product. It is FDA approved and, according to the FAQs ( www.glad.com/faq/ ) on their site, the ingredient used as an adhesive "is frequently found on fruit and vegetable labels".
I'm comfortable with using (and recommending) Glad Press'n Seal but if you have concerns about it then my refill approach might not be right for you.
Yes, you do indeed need all of those things :)
@@coffeeresearchlab5000 but the water is passing through the seal; wouldn’t the bear break down the composition of the Glad and pass through the along with the water?
Some people just use press n seal and it works fine. Because it’s clear the barcode shows and you are eliminating many steps.
Unfortunately cannot connect to the website, somehow the word hack google does not let me connect
Have you done much math on the savings? Buying the grinds, foil, and gladnseal (not counting time).. obviously freedom pods are less, but any idea how less?
Hi Cory, not counting your time the foils cost just 1 or 2 cents each to make. You get 25 to 30 servings out of a pound of coffee so if you buy $8 coffee it would be approx 32 cents plus your time per cup. That is just to give you an example. Additionally it gives you the freedom to explore coffee that isn't offered by Nespresso. Refilling won't be for everyone but it works well for me.
How messy is it to get the used coffee cleaned out? One of the things I'm amazed at is the Nespresso and it's minimal use of water. Even a drip machine, you need to clean the thing all the time. The pods, just pitch them in a bag, send them back. No compost, no mess.
Can’t connect to the website. I see people complaining about the cost of the supplies saying it’s not worth it. I don’t really get it. It’s unbelievable the amount of money these pods cost. The supplies are super cheap and you could be using a lot better quality and fresher coffee. I assume this was a business idea that just never took off. If it ever picks up again and you get the website up I would be interested in purchasing some foils.
Thanks Chad! I do have foils available so if you can send me a message on facebook then I will share the details. facebook.com/CoffeeResearchLab
I wanted to share these methods since I used them daily and yes I figured it could be a side business idea. However, after launching it a close family member got a terminal diagnosis so this got put on the back burner. I do plan to get back to it in the very near future and will get the website back up and create more content.
I think it will work fine. But haven't you find that it will come out with petty much of waste water after all? My experience it will come out almost one fifth of 230ml pod
How do you get the foil on the capsule so it stays
Matt Adam Is there any update on the ezpod?
@@samsagas unfortunately it didn't fund successfully, but they said they would try again with slight product adjustments and a new marketing strategy
Tried this using everything you said did exactly as you described and still getting separation from glad press and seal and the aluminum. and having the pod fill up and blast grounds through the machine i would suggest sticking with the pods that come with this machine as there is a huge difference in the coffee it makes and if your not interested in purchasing Nespresso coffee then it’s probably cheaper to use a regular Percolator as this will just destroy your Nespresso machine or cause you to have to run the clean function especially on the newer machines that require a mandatory Descaling.
John, I'm sorry this isn't working for you. I've been doing it daily for over 3 years and it is working great for me. You are correct that if the seal is breaking and you are filling up your machine with grinds then certainly don't continue doing this.
I bought a plastic cap from this website my-cap.com around $10,and than I purchased to Ebay a pack of 350 coffee filters precut fit exactly for the nespresso pods, for less than $9.
My wife and I are hooked since last year when I saw it on TH-cam, worth the money.
I had same problem now I use only heavy duty aluminum foil and it works well.
Dude, the whole point of a capsule based coffee machine is the convenience. If you want to spend that much time and effort for a cup of coffee maybe you should have bought a real expresso machine.
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plastic releases BPA chemicals into your coffee, I thought this was well-known.
Way too much work!
your time is worth something just buy a real expresso machine
I totally understand finding an alternative way, but I don't get going through all the trouble. $1 for coffee is not a big deal. If you go to your local D.D. or Starbucks you can pay $3-$4 for a cup of coffee. 🤷🏽♂️