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Do coffee machines that take nespresso pods take regular beans as well?

DH has heard good things about nespresso capsules/pods and is interested in getting a machine. Do all sorts of different coffee machines take the pods, or just particular ones, and if so, do they take regular beans as well, ground, or whole? Any recommendations?
Thanks for any help

The Nespresso machine range is pretty large, and are both automatic & manual, and of course with a price range to match!

However, they all use the capsule system (nespresso ones) and it’s not that you can use ground or regular beans, no The capusles come in different strengths and flavours, including decaf,

This is how Nespresso makes their money on the capsules, so they are not going to design a machine that uses regular beans, as they will lose out on the after-sales market which is the most profitable for them.

Just look at Nespresso.com for your region and you can see the machines available online in advance of buying

We brought just a simple one for espresso’s at home, and love it :0)

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