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- UPDATE: I find that the machine is really picky with the type of grind. I find that the thickness of the Lavazza coffee is the perfect thickness for the machine. I tried to grind my own coffee and the pod gets clogged. Pressure builds up inside then the foil kind of explodes off, pouring coffee grinds into the cup. So if you want to grind your own coffee, I suggest you get a good coffee grinder that can grind it to the consistency of the Nespresso grind or the Lavaza one. I also found that pressing the foil down on the inside edges is critical otherwise coffee gets inside that lip unevenly during spinning and the pod gets unbalanced and then the machine makes some horrible noises.
This is a video on how to refill the nespresso vertuoline coffee pods using the mycap foils. You can buy the mycap foils and holder kit in the links below. I have also provided links to the airtight coffee container I use and also the lavazza coffee type I use.
MYCAP OFFICIAL SITE:
www.my-cap.com...
MYCAP AMAZON:
www.amazon.com...
TIGHTVAC COFFEE CONTAINER:
www.amazon.com/...
4 PACK LAVAZZA COFFEE (I get these at Walmart in Canada for about $6 a pack)
www.amazon.com/...
man people are rude adults acting like children. the guys just trying to help and did a great job. I appreciate the advise
Thanks Paul! Some people are pessimists ;)
whats in the foil glue your drinking ?
gasdorfic muncher this is exactly the problem. they are made in China. god knows what they use as the glue or the tops. I switched to simply heavy duty aluminum foil, cut to about the size of needed to cover the capsule w a margin to spare. Set them on the filled capsule, fold over a bit, put the capsule on the little holder, readjust the position if needed, and clamp the machine top down and lock it. Start the centrifuge and get your coffee made. Works great.
heavy duty foil I try that , I used three of the sticky foil ones that were in the 100 count kit .
the machine was not get enough pressure the glue was not holding seal fails no water getting in the cup
the problem I have with verismo is that I have to drive 3 miles to bed and beyond in a mall to get disks they don't sell at starbucks in town ? and by the time they reach the shelf they are marked up in price to like 1.50 for a half cup of coffee you get at starbucks .
they make the disks very sneaky soo people cant take the seal off and reuse them lol
gasdorfic muncher I really like Daniel's method. I was also considering the 100 pack of foil stickers, but after reading your issues, held back.
I bought 8 of the 16 oz cans of Lavazza espresso grind coffee when it was on sale for $3.99 each. That's what I use in the Vertuoline capsules. It's a good coffee...full bodied. I would say that I use about 1.2 oz in a coffee capsule. Quite a savings from the genuine capsules.
Wanted to love the foils, but after reading your issues, stopped in my tracks.
I JUST DID THIS WITH MY YUBAND COFEE . I JUST USED HEAVY DUTY ALUMINUM FOIL MAKING SURE THAT THE LINE UNDER CAN BE VISIBLE IT WORKED GREAT MAKING SURE THAT THE FOIL IS SECURE.I ALWAYS MAKE THE MACHINE GO TWICE IT ACTUALLY TASTED BETTER THE SECOND TIME. PS THE COFFEE IS A GREAT FERTERLIZER FOR YOUR ROSES.!
I have to thank you for sharing this video with us. I enjoy my coffee so much more. Many experiments have been performed and its been fun. I bought the full kit and few observation that I'd like to share with you are:
1 - I tap the pod while in the holder so that the coffee settles down better.
2 - Once I set the foil over the pod, I use the brush to set the outer rim first. Then I set the inner rim ( using the brush)
3 - I tuck the foil nicely at the reverse so that it is smooth. This has really helped with the powder spilling out.
4 - I send out a prayer for you :)
Thanks again!
+joydevirve Thanks! God bless!
can you show us how or what you mean with number 3? Im trying to picture that and feel like im about to make a mistake lol
Just wanted to point out that there's a worm in your vertuo cap, you can see it at 1:05 or so. White squiggly thing.
Bought the My Cap foils and they turned out to be much better than the cut heavy duty aluminum foil that I was using. I also found that I was packing the coffee too tight. It's a trial and error thing. Great video...really appreciate your work.
Excellent tutorial clear and concise.Thanks
Thank you for a very specific, clear and concise video. I got the machine for Christmas and have wasted a few caps trying to figure it out. And I cringed at the expense. This video is perfect. Thanks
Thank you, Daniel P. for excellent training. I purchased the My-Cap stuff and wanted to watch somebody use it. You Rock! Thank you!
Douglas Howey no problem! Enjoy your coffee!
how has this worked for you?
Hey, thanks Sir for takin' the time to show how to save a few bucks. :)
Thank you. Bought a Nespresso Creatista.I use it with refill capsule every day. Do my capsules watching TV. It is not a lost of time. Allow me to use my own mix , a terrible bomba for the 5h00 am morning wake-up.Thanks again for the video.I like people who gives time to help other to save money.
Purchased the kit directly from My-Cap Canada, it arrived in two days.
Excellent cup of coffee on the first try thanks to this video and some of the helpful comments. I've been drinking Starbuck's Verona for about 6 years so the My-Cap let's me enjoy the coffee I like with benefits of the Nespresso and if I save some money in the process, while reducing the waste, even better. It really isn't that difficult or time consuming once you've cleaned out a few pods.
I used the Intenso pod with the Verona beans ground a little coarser than the espresso setting on my Breville burr grinder. Filled the pod about 3/4 and gently tamped down.Once I centered and pressed the foil in place, I simply ran my fingernail around the inside ridge to seal it and folded the rest of the foil over. Done.
I figured it might be a little strong so I held the button down on the Nespresso to keep the water flowing a bit longer, this helped to weaken it a bit and the Nespresso will automatically fill the cup to that level each time. The result was the best cup of Verona I've ever made.
To date, I've used the Cuisinart with integrated Burr grinder, various coffee presses, Bodem, Keurig, Aero-press and other than the Cuisinart, none has produced as good a cup of Verona (for me) as the Nespresso and I have the added benefit of the crema on top.
Update: Three weeks in, have switched to the filter as it allows me to use more coffee and produces more crema. Foil ruptures too easily if you use too much coffee. Also, can use regular coffee filters rather than ordering from My-Cap. Sorry My-cap but $100 for a year's worth of filters vs $5.00 just doesn't make sense.
Yeah the foil rip is my worst enemy....
You can also use Press and Seal wrap. Works great.
i bought more thicker foil and fold it into the right size. single cut i can produce at least 20pcs. just make sure you cut it over 1mm over. same quality. vertuoline are awesome
I really appreciate this man. I feel better in knowing how to pack and seal the capsules whereas before I was a little uncertain on how to do it.
No worries, enjoy!
Just followed your instructions for using My-Caps. Worked perfectly. Thanks so much for your video and also for including the link for Lavazza. We got hooked on it when we lived in Italy, recently moved to South Korea where we haven't been able to find any place locally to purchase. Thanks to you and Amazon we'll soon be drinking our favorite coffee too!
Excellent video. Thank you. I noticed that folks on Amazon were complaining about the MyCaps foil coming apart due to weak foil. Hopefully, they have improved this. I ordered the kit directly from MyCaps and will probably order replacement foil from your amazon link since you seem to have success with these.
Thanks again my friend. Blessings to you.
I have still been getting them of Amazon, the new ones I got are 2 on a sheet. They seem to work great!
Right on! This machine makes a great cup of coffee and I've been using the my-cap foils for my wife's pods and I go even cheaper with using the paper filter and plastic disc for my cups. We get a great foam head and I like the flavor of other store bought coffee better than what comes in the Nespresso pods. Their pods are quite expensive and we don't like their coffee flavor, so we buy our own and average about 35 cents for my wife's pods (she has the foil caps) and mine are about 20 cents (I use the plastic disc and cut my own paper filters - bought 100 #4 filters for 1.30 and they produce 6 filter circles per full filter). I couldn't be happier. I was bumming a lot when our old Senseo died years ago - it produced a nice foam, but this Nespresso Vertuoline has crazy foam - I love it!
This really helps a lot when you wanna customize your coffee, I like my coffee fresh and I prefer doing the grinding manually. Thanks
Amer Aljabr I was buying the whole bean Lavazza Oro for a while and grinding it with a Capresso but I found the grind was inconsistent. It would have multiple sizes of grind. I had issues with the pod "expoding" from time to time because of this so I stuck to the pregrpund Lavazza Oro. I find this coffee has the perfect grind size for this machine. I am sure there are ppl that have struck a perfect cord with grinding it themselves though. You seem to be one of those. what grinder do you use?
Daniel P. Well, it's about trial and error. If you feel the flow is week just make grinding coarser until you reach the suitable flow speed. Regarding grinder, I use (Hario) manual grinder, process takes from 3-5 minutes, costs around 22$. Now I decided to buy an electric one, after many searching I concluded the best one with a reasonable price is (baratza encore) costs around 155$. The other good grinders are way above that. Good luck
Glad Press & Seal alone makes the trick and you don't need to care about cutting it in a circular or a squared form since it is transparent and the laser reads through it perfectly.
I haven’t tried this trick myself but I heard you can also us press n seal and that it works pretty good.
I use regular coffee and get crema and get very good flavor. The crema might not be as much as an espresso/fine grind coffee and may not last as long but it works just fine.
I have a simple grinder where I just press down to grind, release to stop. Basically it's 21 seconds exact to get it to the same grind as what you find from nespresso.
I like mycap product , im buying 20 caps of regular and 10 of espresso shot. After 8month with 3 coffee per day , the caps work perfectly. the best product to save a lot of money and have a nespresso quality. My best coffee with super creamy coffee is lavazza crema e gusto. the creama are really density. But remember the finnest coffee need to not compress on caps because the water pump have difficult to pass and open the foil by pressure so all of coffee goes out.
stewie211 Thanks stewie21. Yeah I used to use that one and decided to switch things up. Maybe I'll for back to it for some change. Enjoy your coffee!
This is an old kit. The new one is much better. Use the end of the brush to go completely around the lip and your problems with unbalanced pods will go away. Mine makes no more noise than the original pods. The biggest mistakes are to pack the coffee down too hard and press the foil down too hard. Both result in an exploded cap and grounds in your coffee.
I would say if you're looking to go through this much trouble, you're probably better off additionally investing in a cheap true espresso machine. I have a classic Nespresso for really fast Americanos. When I want to use my own beans, I grind them and pack those into my Brevelle Cafe Roma... great crema. And when I just want to make a big pot of coffee for a few people, I use a regular Black and Decker coffee maker with the same ground beans. I prefer to grind Kimbo Expresso Bar beans.
I love this song it's the best.
This is a great video, thanks to your testing of capsules and the promotion of recyclability.
Thanks this great, many people the latest thing all excited, thenR unhappy at the operational cost of using the new technology. Yes Nespresso got smart when they made this new unit, so u have to buy from them only. Older model NOT vertuo, u could get pods anywhere cheap.now only from Nespresso "boutique" on line costs even more. This hack is practical and clean. Just pick the right pod to re-use and good quality coffee. Thanks again.
Very nicely done video. The best one I've seen on using Mycaps with the Nespresso Vertuoline. And those are some quite useful links too. Many thanks.
Pleasure is all mine Richard. Hope you find a good rhythm.
Very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
Then just buy the cups. Boom. Done. 😇
Here's how to get a cheap brush. Go to any art store or Michaels or something like that which carries artists painting supply and get yourself an inexpensive artist paint brush. They work great for this and they also do make up very nicely.
Why do I feel like a crackhead after watching this and trying it 😭😭😭
For me, there's nothing like a nice French press in the morning. Sometimes I'll even do it cold brew style the night before and press it in the morning. Not a fan of these machines, but to each their own. Hopefully anyone using these machines opts for the refillable pods to save on plastic waste products.
Just became introduced to Nepresso coffee maker when I was visiting friends! Purchased one and love your video your shared I intend to buy the products mentioned.
Thanks again for posting its very informative...
Pleasure is all mine, enjoy!
Hey Daniel I just bought my machine yesterday thanks for the great tips I was always wondering if I could bypass the marketing of the capsules your video was very informative
Awesome this is going to be my kids Sunday choir 👏🏻😅will make 100 pods
Slave driver! Love it!
LMAO you made them you can make them pack espresso capsules😂
Why not put the used coffee grounds in the garden ??
Since I would definitely want to fill and reuse pods to save money, I wonder if opting for the original line of machines....??
I can see online sources for ordering refillable, stainless steel pods. I imagine there is nothing like this for the Vertuoline with it's bar code pods required for the machine to read and work.
Curious - about how much money do you really save doing this method? Thanks so much for sharing. Researching before I jump in & buy my Vertuoline.
(price of 100 nespresso pods) = sum1
(price of coffee of choice per 100 pods) + (price for 100 foils)= sum2
value = (sum1) - (sum2)
+Lisette Tackitt Here was my math calculation (all in $CDN) and based on espresso pods: Nespresso store (or online) bought --> $0.80/pod. Home made pods made with my-cap and Illy brand coffee (premium brand at about $10/250gms) --> $0.25/pod. So savings of approximately 70% or 55 cents per cup.
Thanks for the reply guys. The foils come to $0.15 cents a piece. The Lavazza coffee I buy is about $6 a pack (Walmart Canada), Each pack is 250 grams. I can get probably about 20 full size pods per pack of coffee. That about $0.30. So that would make it $0.45 a pod VS $1.10 for a full size pod at nespresso. That's a pretty significant savings. I also started using Lavazza Qualita Oro. I find it is a lot smoother than the Crema e Gusto. It costs more but it is worth it.
+Lisette Tackitt At 15 cents for a cap and 20 cents (at the most) for a couple tablespoons of coffee you should get less than 30 cents a piece. The person who said 45 cents is overpaying for their coffee. 250 grams for $6 - $10? What is this Canada or something? :) Vs. $1.10 for what amounts to industrial grade coffee from them (despite what they say, they even mix in cheap robusta beans and claim it's better). I buy green beans at and roast my own so that's at $11 - $14/lb. for extremely high grade coffee. You can stuff approximately 20 grams in a pod. so a pound should make 25+ pods. I don't do that much since I am using good coffee and it's much much more flavorful than their junk. So I am getting close to 30-35 cents.
There are compatible nesspreso capsules from other brands , italian brands basically very good quality and very well priced ... beth bad and B has them .... just an idea.
A great instructional video but to me, you buy these systems for ease of use and just seems like a lot of work. Kinda takes the convenience away.
I was just thinking the same thing. There is an 'ease of use' factor to these vs. a traditional coffee machine...which is easier than the myriad of other methods to make coffee or espresso. Anything in life that's worth having is worth putting some effort into.
It’s good if you have time and patients.
My favourite coffee is Melozio also....is the Lavazza coffee similar that? thanks for the great tutorial, once I find the right coffee and am excited to try this.
Thanks for the tutorial but wouldn't it be easier to get say, a Saeco Via Venezia, and not have to fiddle around with foil origami?
Nice and smooth process.
Very helpful. Thanks so much. Will give it a go.
Surely this gets glue in your drink
Waiting for a stainless refillable capsule for the Vertuoline
Why not just buy the Nespresso Pro machine that has coffee and foam all in one place? I’m trying to figure out the pro’s of going for a machine like this which needs a separate frothing process. Comments?
djpatrickperez This machine has smaller and bigger pod options. The nespresso pro only has the small pods. The Vertuoline is also cheaper. There's also the fact that if one of the 2 devices breaks, I can just replace that one device.
The Pro doesn't look like a bad product though!
Daniel P. Thanks. My comment was more geared toward the pro machine, that has the ability to froth milk as part of the process. Here, it appears, you have to make coffee, then froth milk. The Nespresso pro, is an “all in one” option. This appears to be a machine geared more to coffee (I.e. mugs) drinkers more than espresso drinkers. To make a macchiato, for example, on the Nespresso pro machine, makes much more sense, and is a lot faster. ,
That would save you lots of money
2:37 Oh shit ! Nespresso caught you !
My-cap changed their foils and they suck now. I have been in contact with them and they are getting the old foils back hopefully sometime early may.
The foils have been back to normal for a while now.
+Dani P Amazon is selling old stock, I learned that the hard way. Order directly from them and spend $35 for free shipping, exact same price ($14.99 for 100).
My only concern with these foils is the glue? Have you thought about the glue that's on the foil under the pressure of the machine will definitely mix into your coffee as it dissolves with the heat and pressure and so how healthy can that be if you ingest this glue mixed into your delicious crema? Just wondering?
BluBoy Blu I thought about it but I guess just passively. There is a Recap brand that claims to be "Food Grade" although they seem to have mixed reviews. There is also a filter option that I have made a video of as well. There is a link to it at the end of this video.
the only reason you'd ever want a nespresso machine is the coffee, if you wanna pack your own pods, get a kurig. The whole thing about nespresso is the quality of their coffee.
edit: "expresso blend"?? :))
I can’t seem to make good shots of Espresso with a good crema, using a Keurig. Has any one been able to?
@@dalbriggss Pretty sure that's impossible with a drip machine.
I was always hesitant to buy this for my older aunt because the pods can be a bit expensive. I wonder if you can do this same thing with espresso that has a roast date on it.
She loves the coffee I make from my espresso machine, so I think she would like one of these.
Seriously? That took 4 minutes, starting from the first cut into the old foil, to the final pinch of the new foil. 4 extra minutes, for each cup? Not a chance.
Agreed. I guess it boils down to how much is your time worth. I feel like mine is worth more than the 30 cents or whatever it is you save.
Is it possible to use holder upside down to fold over the foil?
Good idea and I'm sure he thinks he helping but, it's like filling your own ink cartridge, or vapers making their own coils, all money saving are we getting to a point that there's no point in buying anything because we can't afford it.
Has anyone tried loading tea into one of these capsules?
Very good video very informative and helpful
I hope you do more thanks
thank you for this video. I am on it!! great job!!
Thanks! Got another that shows a different option.
th-cam.com/video/M2yNVLg61E4/w-d-xo.html
Just got a Nespressovertuoline ...order the caps too any suggestions what coffee to buy and the grind has to be fine?
+Tim Fisher Thanks Tim, that's precisely what my experience was.
Why not just buy coffee maker that take grounds
what grind can I tell starbucks to use for refilling the pods (vertuoline)?
Hmm you should probably go for espresso grind or slightly finer. You could open an unused capsule, put the grind in a zip lock bag and take it with you to Starbucks and have them try and match the grind.
You want to be on the fine side of medium or the medium side of fine. Grinding too fine will give you that bitter nespresso coffee flavor.
This is awesome. Thank you.
Thank you for this video! 😊
Madanna Gonzalez No problem. Enjoy your coffee!
If $1.10 per cup is too much, then Folgers might be the way to go.
What if you have multiple drinkers having two cups a day. Now your $1.10 per cup is $4.40 a day or $1600/year. So if you can cut that down by even half, you've saved $800/year.
There's also the fact that you can choose your favorite coffee and you're not consuming hundreds of pods per year.
Thank you very much, that was useful 💙
Thank you so much for this video!!!
Just buy an espresso top maker then save half the time .. and energy ...
Great job. Thanks
Very smart
Thank you so much amazing video
Awesome thank you
Thanks for helping save the pods your lazy critic's like to toss out. Hopefully nespresso someday makes a machine designed to be refillable and help save the landfills. Also hopefully get rid of the ridiculous packaging of the overpriced pods.
They will recycle all of their pods as long as you dont throw them out yourself.
Exactly. Educate yourself first. They have a nice recycle program.
They Literally send you prepaid bags to recycle your pods
Do you still make your coffee like that? Any problems with the machine clogging? Grazie per l'aiuto
BabyboyEzequias I am still doing it. I am using the exact same machine as in the video. Hasn't broken yet and it's been a few years. There really isn't anything to clog other than the tube where the coffee pours out of I guess but I have had no such issue. There is a new kit I started using lately. It uses a coffee filter and plastic insert. Will make a video of that one soon.
why do u buy a Nesspresso if yu can' t buy the pods ? :P
Because it makes good coffee at half the price ;)
+Daniel P. just the fact that it spins the capsules and makes it foamy for any coffee... is the reason why we have a Nespresso :) im inlove with this machine, it make coffees look like they're right out as coffee shop, got mine at costco (Vertuoline)
Lou Lebrunot you used to get bullied at school, right? ur question is the reason why
Exactly right the whole point is the convince factor why but the machine if you can't afford the coffee pods who the hell would waste time refilling old pods you are all bums lol just buy the pods
don't be cheap
Duh! Its a superb coffee machine...and its nice to be able to use your favorite grinds. And not adding to the landfill is a bonus.
This guy trying just drink his favourite coffee that nespresso doesn't make. Totally sold going buy a Nespresso tomm lol.
Cuisinart, Braun, Black and Decker, Oster don't make coffee but they still sell hundreds of thousands of coffeemakers a year. Your comment doesn't make any sense.
If your going to fuck around re filling them you might as well just buy a good quality instant coffee
People: There are cheaper and better expresso coffee machines that dont use capsules, so if you are planing on doing what is shown in this video, you can just buy those machines and save time non refilling capsules ;).
Well, certainly not cheaper and you will have to buy a good grinder, besides. Then it takes some time and a lot of practice to get a decent shot.
@@anorthernwolf Not true you can buy one that has a pressurized basket that dosnt need a precise grind. You could order coffee online and have it delivered pre ground for an espresso machine. Or buy a bag from Starbucks have it ground for you at the store or buy espresso ground from your local grocery store. The more expensive machines that dont use pressurized baskets require a quality grinder.
Sugar is sugar... organic or not lol it doesnt matter you body doesnt see sugar cain or fruit sugar different.
Not the same.
will it work for Nespresso VertuoPlus?
I dont have one but according to rjbgillis comment on my other video, it does work with the plus. Have a look at the comments on that video: th-cam.com/video/M2yNVLg61E4/w-d-xo.html
Sugar 😢
So all the convenience of using a capsule machine is lost! Save yourself a whole bunch of money and by a stove top espresso maker, less messing around a tiny fraction of the price and probably better coffee 🤷♂️
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This right here is the shit that kills coffee machines. Have fun y'all
Seems like a lot of work bra
LEGIN 6 Yeah it's definitely not as quick as the bought pods but it becomes habitual. There is a new kit which is quicker. It uses a coffee filter and a plastic insert. Will make a video of that one soon.
I love your video, keep up the great work! I make similar videos too :)
Thanks fo that information, please put your coffee grounds on your or someone else's garden, the worms love it, not the fish.
Lmao I 💗when u mention your wifey in here she’s picky 🤣 I think all woman are haha lol
7 minutes for one cofee
Less than a minute for me using the filters.
This video is half coffee snob and half Nespresso
Hahahaha. Thanks??
capsules makers will hate u, lol
Hahaha, yeah I always wonder how many Nespresso employees have seen this.
Dont buy capsules machine
1- This destroys your machine.
2- You loose the experience. Nespresso is not offering you coffee, or a machine. It offers you the experience of coffee.
3- I can't believe there's people doing this 😳
Its just a coffee machine...chill
"the experience of coffee" hahaha, too much ads cause brain damage dude. It's just coffee
How does it destroy your machine?!
uh no. prove it.
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I mean really dude !!!! Nespresso coffee and machine is the bomb dot com. Do you know Nespresso recycle their capsules if you return them? The money goes to pay for health insurance for the farmers and family, pay for schools and hospitals. Also the grounds and place back on the farmers land. Yes Nespresso provide return shipping and handling label plus bag. And besides, if you register your machine, with Nespresso you will receive special promotion of capsules.
This dude is not smart and very cheap
Thank you for a very specific, clear and concise video. I got the machine for Christmas and have wasted a few caps trying to figure it out. And I cringed at the expense. This video is perfect. Thanks