Reusable Nespresso Capsules - Sealpod Stainless Steel Refillable Pods for Nespresso Machines (OriginalLine Compatible) (2, 100 Lids)

So far so good. It works on my Inissia flawlessly. The lid is easy to peel off from the paper, easy to seal the pod and easy to peel off afterwards.The scoop doubles as a tamper. Save your money as those stainless steel tampers sold on Amazon do not work better than the scoop, unless the scoop breaks some day. An ideal tampers should have base diameter at 27.5-27.8mm that are slightly less than the diameter of the pod at the top, instead they are 23.8mm, same size as the base of the scoop. When you put the coffee ground into the pod, try to pack as tight as possible, just as you would with regular manual espresso machines.The pod is visibly shorter than the original pod, because it needs to avoid being punched at the bottom. It also has a thicker wall. As a result, it packs less coffee than the original pod, consequently, it does not produce as strong espresso as the original pod, as many reviewers already pointed out. But the difference is not that much. The weight of dry coffee in original capsules are reported to vary btw 5.5-6.3 gram depending on the varieties. I weighed my sealpod with and without coffee packed in on my kitchen scale which has precision down to 1g. It is 9g empty and 15g packed, therefore the coffee that can be packed into sealpod is about 6g.If you would like to grind your own coffee beans fresh, prepare to waste about 5-10% coffee each time, as it is difficult to get exact amount of coffee to be pack in, and to avoid the espresso being too watery, you do want to pack in as much as possible.Overall, it is a great product, but you do get a slightly watery espresso than the original pod. It also helps if a better tamper is available. I think that this pod is for everyone who likes the idea of a reusable pod, except those who value the intensity the utmost.Update: after a week of trying, I found that packing coffee too tight will slow the water flow noticeably, and the machine would respond by keeping pushing until a certain amount of water went through. I am afraid that this might damage the machine. So one should experiment with the level of compactness and the grind to find a balance btw the intensity and appropriate water flow.

I bought this product to try Lavazza or Illy coffee with my Nespresso Inissia. For genuine capsules, I enjoy Ristretto, and wanted to find other espresso blends comparable to it. I first encountered that espresso brewed from SealPod was quite weak and watery. I tamped it to contain more coffee but it wasn't still satisfying.I decided to compare the genuine capsule with SealPod and the issue was clear. SealPod is quite smaller than Nespresso capsules. I opened a Ristretto capsule and measured its coffee ground. The amount of coffee was 0.23oz by mass and almost 1tbsp by volume. I filled SealPod with the exact same coffee ground, but it couldn't contain all of them. My kitchen scale wasn't able to measure below .10oz, but I estimate that SealPod allows less coffee ground by 0.5~0.10oz than the original.In other words, if your espresso seems weak, it's not because you lack skills for using this stainless capsule. It's just not as big as the original.I can still compensate it with less amount of water, but I don't want to painstakingly calibrate it. However, I really like the idea of reusing stainless capsules for the environment.*********Another Tip********If you look at the inside of a genuine capsule, it has a filter at the bottom like one you see for Aeropress. Because Nespresso machines puncture three holes on genuine capsules which are too wide for espresso, I assume extra filter was added for increasing internal pressure. This suggests that holes on SealPod might be too big for required pressure. At the moment, I don't have any Aeropress filter to experiment it, but you may want to try cutting a piece and put it inside SealPod before filling coffee.

The only thing I regret about my Sealpod purchase is that I didn't order more than one. If I had, I could have my multiple daily cappuccino's with my favorite Italian coffee and quickness as reaching for a expensive Nespresso Pod. It is very easy to fill the stainless steel pod and put the seal on. I am going to order more Sealpod's today, so I can fill them up and seal the night before, and in the morning I will be ready for the day !!!

These things work really well and I used them for quite a while. The only problem is, they kind of defeat the purpose of the Nespresso. If you have to clean and refill them every day, you may as well just be using a regular espresso machine. Or buying the real Nespresso pods. I realize both of those options are much more expensive, so if you're going for frugal real espresso and you don't mind using your time, or if you have environmental concerns, this will work well for you. I know some people talked about using tin foil instead of their stickers to close the pods. We tried, it was a huge fail. I recommend buying their sticker refills.

IT WORKS! I spent a lot of money trying WayCap that would have been 100% sustainable, but it kept getting stuck, so I don't recommend that. I decided to go with seal pod, and it works great! I use the Starbucks espresso grind, and everything comes out perfectly!