It's a big question. Is the Nespresso pod and capsule of better quality than the capsules compatible with the Nespresso system? Well, to give a general answer would be stupid. Since the liberalization of the standard which belonged to Nestlé, almost all roasters in the world have started using the capsule. And among the roasters, it's a bit like for the ash galette hunting, there are “good hunters” and “bad hunters”, nevertheless the field of roasting is much less vague than the hunting techniques for the galette of strangers. And we have selected only the best roasters.
Flash roasting versus slow roasting
Flash roasting involves heating the bean for 4 minutes at 700°C or 2 minutes at 800°C with forced hot air. This technique has the advantage of being much faster and leaving more moisture in the product. This is advantageous for the producer who will have a better margin, with the same quantity of grain purchased from the farmer.
Slow roasting is done in about twenty minutes. It develops many more aromas without destroying them, on the other hand, it dries the coffee more out of water. There is more weight loss than with flash roasting, which is less interesting for the roaster but he gains quality.
The Nespresso capsule
Unfortunately, the ground coffee placed inside the capsule is the result of flash roasting, i.e. the flavors will be less strong and less pronounced than if the same coffee had been roasted using the traditional technique.
Nespresso Compatible Coffee pods from Kahwati UK
We have chosen, as a brand of Nespresso compatible coffee pods and capsules, only slow-roasted and artisanal coffees, unlike the original Nespresso capsules roasted with the industrial technique.
Nespresso Compatible capsules are not only roasted by hand, but they also contain 5.5 grams of ground coffee, rather than 4 grams of Nespresso. Your espresso will have even more body and more flavor. These compatible capsules exist in a wide range ranging from pure arabica to the blend, including decaffeinated and pure origins.
A matter of scale
The Nespresso capsule is in a way a victim of its success. Retaining the flavors to which customers are accustomed when we have such large volumes to supply is not easy. For this, roasters make mixtures that allow them to find more or less the same taste year after year despite all the contingencies that are nevertheless linked to the cultivation of an agricultural product, coffee sensitive to variations in many different parameters such as weather.
