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  • #16
    Re: Pod Snob?

    Originally posted by 756D7C75796A6C180 link=1127816102/12#12 date=1260788680
    Ok I know that there are some criticisms of the pod system, but if you are going to be a coffee snob, at least get your facts straight first....
    Thems fightin words.

    Funny how mudmart made 1 post and vanished yet were all still here.
    Whos a wanna-be now?

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    • #17
      Re: Pod Snob?

      Yeah....

      The only decent thing to come out of a pod, is Vanilla

      Mal.

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      • #18
        Re: Pod Snob?

        I cant believe what Im reading - all this negativity!

        Dont you people know that George Clooney reckons pods are the best way to get top-notch coffee. George Clooney People! hes from Holywood and all - so he definately knows a good cuppa....... :

        OK, I cant even keep typing this with a straight face any more

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        • #19
          Re: Pod Snob?

          Originally posted by 4D7268787E697A1B0 link=1127816102/17#17 date=1260797201
          OK, I cant even keep typing this with a straight face any more
          I should hope not.... ;D

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          • #20
            Re: Pod Snob?

            Originally posted by 6D75646D617274000 link=1127816102/12#12 date=1260788680
            Fresh_Coffee wrote on Sep 28th, 2005, 8:38am:


            Stale coffee, many times having a high proportion of robusta that gives that very characteristic flavour that you either like or you dont, and, many times having a very odd smell (the pod) from the old coffee oil absorbing into the blotting paper material the pod is made of....

            Marketing...not coffee, and if you check the price of some of the "deals"....for example, $75.00 for a carton of pods, containing 150 pods...thats basically $75.00 per kilo, for stale, under dosed coffee with high proprtions of robusta contained.....!


            Ok I know that there are some criticisms of the pod system, but if you are going to be a coffee snob, at least get your facts straight first....

            Secondly, the coffee from Nespresso can potentially go stale (like any system), but its hermetically sealed so unless there is some defect in the particular pod, you will be fine for at least six months (though they claim 12 months, 6 months to be safe).
            Delicious: a 4 year old thread dug up to to make a point about freshness!

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            • #21
              Re: Pod Snob?

              ^^^ oh snap! ;D

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              • #22
                Re: Pod Snob?

                Originally posted by 0A27232F224E0 link=1127816102/16#16 date=1260795470
                Yeah....

                The only decent thing to come out of a pod, is Vanilla

                Mal.
                Steady on Mal, what about peas?

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                • #23
                  Re: Pod Snob?

                  Originally posted by 3C24353C302325510 link=1127816102/12#12 date=1260788680
                  Originally posted by 7E4A5D4B50677B575E5E5D5D380 link=1127816102/2#2 date=1127860693

                  Most pods that come out from the european market are too small for Oz conditions (6-7 ish grams per portion);

                  Stale coffee, many times having a high proportion of robusta that gives that very characteristic flavour that you either like or you dont, and, many times having a very odd smell (the pod) from the old coffee oil absorbing into the blotting paper material the pod is made of....

                  Marketing...not coffee, and if you check the price of some of the "deals"....for example, $75.00 for a carton of pods, containing 150 pods...thats basically $75.00 per kilo, for stale, under dosed coffee with high proprtions of robusta contained.....!
                  Ok I know that there are some criticisms of the pod system, but if you are going to be a coffee snob, at least get your facts straight first....

                  Firstly "Oz Conditions" are the exception to the rule. We are in a "Milk Market" which is more or less a wanna-be coffee culture. If I went to a good coffee house in europe and asked for some of the drinks we serve here, I would be laughed out the door.... Much to the surprise of some aussies, espresso was never meant to be consumed by the litre.

                  Secondly, the coffee from Nespresso can potentially go stale (like any system), but its hermetically sealed so unless there is some defect in the particular pod, you will be fine for at least six months (though they claim 12 months, 6 months to be safe).

                  Robusta - some of the blends have robusta, some dont. Its up to the individual to decide which one suits. So thats just about personal taste. The pursuit of pure arabica is not going to cover all tastes.

                  If you really doubt what I am telling you, I can only suggest a blind taste test against an average metropolitan coffee shop (since thats what the system is designed to beat). Considering the average skill of coffee shop staff, you might agree that theres room for competition  

                  I honestly think the Nespresso system is good for the interests of coffee generally, as it more or less sets a benchmark for amateurs and makes decent espresso available.
                  look, over there, whats that under the bridge? I know, its a TROLL!!

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                  • #24
                    Re: Pod Snob?

                    AHAHAHAHAHA,

                    Mr Macchiato: Creating controversy since 2005 ;D

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                    • #25
                      Re: Pod Snob?

                      We had a pod system installed at work, they even had some sort of expert come out and give training, so I tagged along.


                      I managed to hold my tongue when he mentioned that the pods contained fresh coffee and are good for 12 months. I was really curious as to how they could contain fresh coffee yet not expand and blow up from the releasing gases.

                      I was given a can of roasted coffee (cant remember the brand) but I took it along to a Maltitude meet up one weekend. It made a good milk drink but was bland as espresso. The interesting thing was the cans were exploding from the released gases in the beans, at least we knew they were fresh

                      Hows the coffee at work? pretty bad, fluffy milk, bad espresso. I dont drink it

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                      • #26
                        Re: Pod Snob?

                        could be a new guy, give him the benefit of the doubt....

                        ...then give him a shot of herbazu.

                        whats all this name calling lately? trolls? pea-hating? for espresso shots, a pod shot is indeed better than a bad shot.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Pod Snob?

                          Originally posted by 7C233B2D262D2128282B2B232F204E0 link=1127816102/13#13 date=1260789056
                          btw, how long have you been working for Nestle?
                          I would assume he is one of the new quality control staff recently employed by Nescrap to contain and defuse and online pod bashing.

                          Either that or he has been led to believe that pods are the ants pants of coffee? Either way he came to the right place. Nowhere else would you find a forum where its members would willingly die before consuming such a product for both moral and culinary reasons.

                          Sure the machinary costs a small fraction less than proper machines... but so does McDonalds and thats crap too ;D

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                          • #28
                            Re: Pod Snob?

                            Originally posted by 71485658627A3D0 link=1127816102/26#26 date=1260930399
                            Sure the machinery costs a small fraction less than proper machines... but so does McDonalds and thats crap too
                            Yeah- same concept as buying $49 printer and being gouged for consumables

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                            • #29
                              Re: Pod Snob?

                              hehe yes Chris, but unfortunately $25k printers gouge you even harder!

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                              • #30
                                Re: Pod Snob?

                                Originally posted by 4A67666D776A777A030 link=1127816102/25#25 date=1260925772
                                for espresso shots, a pod shot is indeed better than a bad shot.
                                If a bad espresso shot is weak, bitter, lacking crema nad body then you might ber right.

                                If a bad espresso shot is a touch sour or only 25mls in 30 seconds rather than 30mls then you might be wrong.

                                like all things coffee, it doesnt pay to generalise....

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