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Nespresso vs. Dolce Gusto

With a Nespresso and Dolce Gusto coffee machine, you can make various coffee specialties. With the Nespresso capsules, you can make espressos and lungos. And with the Dolce Gusto, you can prepare cold drinks as well as coffee. In addition, they also differ in making cappuccinos and maintenance. In this article, we'll tell you about the differences between the coffee machines.

Compare Nespresso to Dolce Gusto

Nespresso Dolce Gusto
Type of coffee Espresso, lungo, ristretto Coffee and milk specialties, chocolate milk, ice tea
Hot and cold drinks Only hot Hot and cold
Availability capsules Nespresso store Supermarket
Collection capsules Collection tray for multiple capsules Remove manually per capsule
Type of milk Fresh milk Milk capsules

Nespresso and Dolce Gusto

User-friendliness

User-friendliness Nespresso

Nespresso: one touch of the button

With a Nespresso machine, you can quickly and easily make a cup of coffee. Put the capsule into the machine and choose an espresso or lungo. You can set the water volume of the machine per coffee specialty when you use it for the first time. That way, you can make a cup of coffee to your liking at the touch of a button from then on. Once the coffee is made, the capsules end up in a removable container, so you don't have to throw them away each time.

User-friendliness Dolce Gusto

Dolce Gusto: set manually

To make a cup of coffee, simply place the capsule in the holder and insert that into the machine. Via the display, you can set the water volume the coffee machines uses to make your hot beverage. After every preparation, throw the capsule into the trash can. Every Dolce Gusto machine has a lever to easily switch from warm water to cool water. This allows you to make iced coffee and iced tea with your coffee machine as well

Coffee capsules

Nespresso capsules

Nespresso capsules

With a Nespresso capsule, you can make an espresso, lungo, or ristretto. Nespresso specializes exclusively in coffee flavors. As an espresso enthusiast, you can try various coffee flavors. Go to a Nespresso store to buy Nespresso capsules or order them online. You can find similar off-brand capsules in the supermarket. Not all capsules are suitable, but make sure to choose an aluminum version.

  • Espresso, lungo, and ristretto
  • Hot coffee specialties
  • Available in Nespresso store
  • € 0.37 per cup of coffee
Dolce Gusto capsules

Dolce Gusto capsules

Dolce Gusto capsules come in various flavors and versions. You can use them to make coffee, but also to make hot chocolate and iced tea. With the special milk capsules, you can make a cappuccino, latte macchiato, or chai tea latte at the touch of a button. You can buy Nescafé capsules in the supermarket. There are also similar off-brand capsules.

  • Coffee and milk specialties, hot chocolate, iced tea
  • Hot and cold drinks
  • Available in supermarket
  • € 0.33 per cup of coffee

Milk specialties

Make cappuccino with a Nespresso

Nespresso: milk frother or milk reservoir

With a Nespresso coffee machine, you can make a cappuccino or latte macchiato with fresh milk. Nespresso has different cappuccino machines in its assortment. Some have a milk frother, which automatically froths the milk for you. A Nespresso with a built-in milk reservoir allows you to make a cappuccino or latte macchiato with the touch of a button.

Make cappuccino with a Dolce Gusto

Dolce Gusto: special milk capsule

You can make a cappuccino with a Dolce Gusto with special milk capsules. This milk capsule has milk powder that turns into milk foam once combined with hot water. After you fill your cup with milk foam, you finish it with some coffee. For this, you can use coffee capsule again. This way, you can make a latte macchiato or caramel macchiato with every coffee machine.

Maintenance

Nespresso maintenance

Nespresso: average amount of maintenance

You have to descale the Nespresso machine 2 times per year. Some machines indicate when they need to be descaled with an indicator. Did you make a milk specialty? Clean the steam wand or milk frother right away after use. If you know that you're not going to use the Nespresso for 2 weeks beforehand, briefly rinse it as well. This prevents coffee residue from staying behind in the coffee machine.

Dolce Gusto with container

Dolce Gusto: low maintenance

You have to descale the Dolce Gusto once every 3 or 4 months. Some machines indicate this with an orange flashing light. When the machine is descaling, it rinses a couple of times. As a result, you don't have to rinse the Dolce Gusto machine after the descaling process.

Joey
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Joey Coffee Machine Expert.
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