Nespresso Essenza Mini

I really love and i've been enjoying playing around with my nespresso machine, even though it's a small one, i'm loving it and i'm using it. Every sin...

I had attended a coffee festival and tasted my first “real” espresso and realized I had to be able to make at home, but on a tight budget. I went with a Nespresso Essenza Mini and enjoyed it for two full years before making the jump to a Breville Bambino. I am slipping further and further down the rabbit hole though, already eyeing up Gaggias and Rancilios and Lelits... so beware the addiction!

It worked really well in the first few months of having it, but now when I want to dispense a bigger cup, the coffee comes out as just 1 shot vs. the 2 it should of been. I've gently dissected this to see what was wrong, checked the hoses and water tank and everything seems to be in the place they a...

Now I take it to work and it all fits in a reasonably small pencil case ish size bag. The other thing- what about a nespresso machine? I know that will never be as good as proper espresso but the Essenza mini and aerocinno 4 will be so small and easy compared to any other set up you have in your room.

I've had this for several years and it still works great! My only complaint about nespresso machines is that they don't pull very hot shots. I feel like it's a great machine for a quick shot, but I would LOVE it would heat the water more.

Had my essenza mini since 2017 and even if I do brew with a Chemex and V60, it’s not espresso, so to me Nespresso is still going to be a different drink, and it’s reliable. Recycle your pods :).

No where in the literature that came with this machine does it tell you how to actually make the coffee. Do you have to stand there and continue to hold the button down? Because each time I let go the stream stops.

I use (forgive me) a Nespresso Essenza Mini alongside a Nespesso Aerocinno 3 Milk Frother. However I’m finding myself more and more disappointed at the quality of the coffee and especially the milk, the frother is simply too small and doesn’t make a sufficient amount of foam, more of a silk type milk than foam. I’d love to upgrade to something else in this price range, the machine is okay, but I really need a decent milk frother or alternative so I can make coffee better!

Great coffee. Had to wait a week for it after my other machine, almost checked into rehab. This a great little machine perfect for it's intend use. Love the form factor, tucks easily out of the way. The only downside was the instructions, it came with instructions for some other machine that were to...

If you just want a quick latte-ish drink with little fuss, these are great. I picked up a used Nespresso mini essenza from Facebook market place for $65. I like it at that price, and the pods from Costco are reasonably priced.