Caffe Borbone Espresso Paper Pods, Blue Blend, Balanced and Full-Bodied, Medium Roast ESE Pods, Authentic Italian Espresso - 50 Count

ESE pods are a superior format over K-cup and other proprietary espresso and coffee pods, allowing me to make quick cups of Americano or Espresso, sometimes cappuccino with an automatic milk foamer in a Casabrews brewer. I've tried four colors of Cafe Borbone pods and find them all tasty. My go-to variety are the decafs to avoid loss of sleep if I have several cups in one day. At least some brewers (I also have a Mattinata) can turn one of these pods into a double Americano that is not too weak to pass for a rich cup of coffee.Another virtue of ESE pods is their compatibility with machines from several manufacturers. K-cups and Nespresso original evolved in that direction after lawsuits and patent expirations that opened the formats. ESE's nonproprietary design got this better from the beginning. Instead of vendor lock in there has been competition to make the pods excellent. Cafe Borbone is the tastiest I've had over the years and quite cost effective; there are several other good European kinds. The environmentally friendly aspects are a bonus. Not sure that the pod wrappers are actually recyclable paper in USA, but the pod including its filter paper can go into my home compost pile.Solid 5 stars for taste, economy, rapidity of use, long shelf life, flexibility, environmental aspects, more.

If you have an espresso machine that supports ESE pods, you’ll understand. They are easy to use and don’t produce non-biodegradable waste, and there are many different varieties. These make good espresso with nice crema and are reasonably priced.

Excellent - ESE pods work great with my Brevelle Bambino

We didn't care for the overwhelming strong acidic taste of this coffee. If you like Starbucks than this is for you. If you like the cappuccinos and lattes in Europe, you will like The Italian brand Illy Better. Also, it was difficult to use in my Mr. Coffee machine vs the Illy brand, very hard to turn.

I assumed when I read “pods” these were the same as pods for a Keurig, it even looks like it in the picture. I just received, tried putting 2 in my Keurig, was extremely weak! I then opened of what they call pods, emptied into my reusable kcup. This is some really great coffee but feel the add was very misleading. Will not be ordering again.

absolutely delicious

This coffee is delish and the seller was very kindI actually ordered by mistake they came up when I searched pods I thought they would work for my keurigSadly they do NOTThey refunded me and asked me to donate themI wanted to try them so I opened the pouch and put coffee in a keurig pod it was delish but messy as you mightImagineI hope they start making a pod like San Francisco Bay the coffee is really great 👍

Absolutely wonderful