Wacaco Minipresso NS
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The new minipresso NS2 is not fit for purpose. It was fine for about a week, and then stopped functioning. You can then spend hours trawling through all the online conversations about how to get around or 'make do' with a faulty product, or simply ask for a refund. This is where the fun begins, as Wacaco Customer service is appalling. I variously… Read more
had to deal with poor communication and poor customer service skills before then meeting with a rude, defensive response when I simply had to repeat that I wanted a refund.
Fantastic! Top coffee without power – We have a motorhome and often free camp. I bought the Nanopresso with a coffee pod adaptor (I use Lavazza pods). The basic model used ground coffee. Simply boil a small amount of water (we have a gas cooker) and tip into the small reservoir provided. Screwbit to the bottom of the machine. Place a pod in the top and screw that compartment to the… Read more
top. Invert the whole machine. Release the pump and place over cup. Pump by hand until all water has passed through. Voila! Quality espresso. Sometimes I heat up some milk if I feel like a latte.
Update Feb 25 - I picked up an Aldi catalogue this week. It was full of camping gear which included a coffee maker looking exactly the same and of course a lot cheaper.
Expresso love ..on the go – I drink my best coffee on Melbourne sidewalks. If you are simply tired of Blend 43 and Moccona not even getting close to that Melbourne hit ..give this a go. All you need is boiling water and your favourite coffee pod (mine is a #10 Urban Brew). The Wacaco gives you a great hot expresso shot anywhere..anytime. Very simple to pack, travel, use and clean. The envy of a lot of my friends in a remote setting. Drink up! Show details
A useless little machine – What a waste of time, effort and money. I was looking for something to make coffee whilst on holiday and came across this handy looking device. It simply doesn't work, low strength tiny little coffee with high risk of scalding throughout assembly, use and dismantling. I did find that piercing the coffee pod by pushing into the machine, removing and then seating again improved the result but only marginally so. Show details
Great machine for when off grid or in the park – I've used one of these for the past 5 years. It makes crema as good as or sometimes better than the pod machines I use at home. I bought the one that takes the CafeItaly pods because they have a good selection of good coffee AND they can be re-filled with my fav grind - Just don't over pack them. If you are using high intensity pods it will… Read more
struggle at times. Squeeze the pod before insertion to loosen up the grind. Also when you are pumping DON'T squeeze hard. Squeeze at slower pressure and "follow" the pump rather than forcing it. Re alignment of the water container - get some white out or similar and mark the two alignment dots so that it is easier to see them. Helps a lot. On cleaning and rinsing out - take the pod end off and the water receptacle end off and pump the unit two or three times to get residual water out of the centre section. I bought the 'barista' kit which has a bigger volume water tank. This makes a decent sized cup of coffee. The original watertank is almost always inadequate when you are on the road. When compared with other NON POWERED, PORTABLE units it fares well in my estimation. The preternatural of the coffee will always be an issue. Its the nature of the animal. You cant have a non powered portable compact unit that will give ultra hot coffee. Having said that, yes, running hot water through the system will give hotter coffee. A good quality insulated mug will also help.
I Can Live Without This One – Bought one of these about 4 months ago thinking it would be great for travelling. I am only just starting to use it. There seems to be a few problems with attaching the water container and holding the coffee pods. It is not easy to thread on and consequently very dangerous as you are using boiling water to firstly warm up the apparatus and then… Read more
press for coffee. The water holder needs to be filled a number of times and I have managed to burn myself on a couple of occasions. Water and coffee also dripped everywhere. Once you have achieved the necessary pressure, pushing can be a bit difficult. It does produce an acceptable coffee, but the process is so time consuming, mostly screwing on and off, that I am wondering if I would bother. Disappointed to say the least.
Worked well for six months then the seals broke and now useless - poorly built – Impressed with the espresso shots for the first six months but then the seals in the machine broke and now it doesn't function at all. Avoid this product. Not durable or robust for camping or even home use. Received as a gift but is the authentic product. Show details
Does what it says, long term maintenance could be an issue – The quality of the coffee was impressive given no power from batteries or mains is required. It produces a full bodied coffee with no bitterness and an impressive nut brown crema. Quality is consistent even if your grind of coffee isn't, perfect for coffee that is manually ground. The temperature of the coffe is good straight from a cold… Read more
minipresso, this can be improved through by running a hot water cycle through the minipresso prior your brew.
My only concern is long term maintenance as water from the coffe and cleaning gets stuck and hard to drain effectively potentially causing issues.
Overall a good machine when on the go.
Plastic has cracked in a number of areas – Plastic has cracked in a number of areas due to force/pressure that i applied during extraction or while cleaning, those areas need reinforcing. That said it does work but you have to mess around a bit warming parts, and then only gives a small cup of coffee because there is not enough water in the tank. Show details
Dangerous – I didn't screw the hot water coupling on tight enough and when I pumped it, a small amount scalding hot water squirted out from the thread onto my wrists. I tried to use it again the next day and this time tried to screw the hot water part on tighter and the thread overscrewed and went loose again causing all the boiling water to spill over my… Read more
wrists and hands. Despite running my hands under cold water for 15min I had bright red burns and was in a fair level of discomfort for 2 days. Hopefully I can return it for a full refund. I don't want a replacement as I believe this is a faulty and dangerous product.
I'd give it 6 stars if I could! – I've purchased this machine from ALDI. It is Espressi/Cafitalia/K-fee compatible. Love it from the first cup! With Espressi pods Level 12+ it makes PERFECT espresso. It is creamy, thick, strong and aroma starts to fill up my kitchen as soon as the first drops fell into my cup. I'm going to take it on holidays with me, in case the hotel where I'm… Read more
going to stay has not so good kitchen facilities. It's light, portable, easy to use and very easy to clean. A PERFECT portable coffee machine.
Bought for Cape York 4wding – Being espresso addicts it was stomach churning going back to instant so we bought a Minipresso August 2017 in preparation for 4wding & camping across Cape York. Whilst we are ex pro baristas & have a boiler style espresso machine at home we carefully read all instructions & thoroughly tested before heading north off the bitumen. Unfortunately the… Read more
Minipresso didn't live up to the marketing hype - despite enthusiastic caffeine craving hand pumping the device doesn't build sufficient pressure to make a crema rich shot though in fairness this may be due to using puny pods instead of filling a conventional group basket with calibrated fresh grind. Weak shots aside the internal parts separated requiring constant reassembly before use and now the Minipresso just leaks coffee grounds & dirty looking hot water instead of caffeine heaven in a cup. Did contemplate flogging this off on eBay or Gumtree but just sits in bottom of junk drawer cos couldn't quite bring ourselves to foist this on some other poor unsuspecting coffee lover. At least it looks kinda neat & was initially bit of a gadget talking point but pretty much useless for the intended function.
Love it, when it works – I bought the minipresso during a round Oz trip in 2017 after a demo of how I could use my Nespresso pods. I've used it for several weeks during the trip and a few times a year when travelling since. When I could get the water tank to seal it worked well. I got good crema and using 2 pods and a little extra water in a mug, its a pretty good long… Read more
black. It takes a fair squeeze to get the pressure and unless you've got huge strong hands, it a 2 handed job and I reckon anyone with arthritis or lacking power would have difficulty. I often had problems with the water tank not properly sealing and having hot water squirting out over my hand (OUCH !) and had to start again. There is a fill line in the water tank and I don't overfill. Lately, the problem became a lot worse. Now the metal coffee pod cutter has fallen out and I can't refit it, it's useless. I've emailed Wacaco to see if there's a fix. Despite the hot water sealing issue and the cutter falling out, I'm weighing up the number of good coffees and not having to hunt out a decent coffee when travelling; I'm almost tempted to buy another.
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Good idea not realised – Well made and reasonably small,but not a great coffee machine. Basically the great thing about expresso machines is the crema, and this machine does not make good crema. I would say about half the amount of crema. Also it only produces a small amount of coffee. So alright if you are making a traditional small expresso but not a flat white. A little dear for what it is too. Show details
Expensive waste of money – I travel a bit for work, so it seemed like a good idea to buy one. MASSIVE mistake. I average one cup of coffee for every 5 pods used. The rest of the time all I get is a slightly brown-tinged cup of warm water. The bottom of the pod is punctured but the top of the pod is intact. The unit has NEVER worked properly since I first bought it over… Read more
18 months ago. Tonight I finally gave up after again having to throw away three coffee pods. Considering the cost of buying the unit and the significant number of coffee pods that I have to throw away each time I attempt to make a cup of coffee, I would say don't waste your money on what has been a huge disappointment to me.
Brilliant Product!! – So at my work we are not allowed a nespresso style coffee maker, so i thought how do i save $4 per coffee (3 times a day) and still get to have a nespresso style coffee pod. So i searched online and found heaps of handheld devices. I read reviews, and came across the Wacaco brand, which is popular for hikers and outdoor activities. So i jumped… Read more
onto Pod & Parcel (https://www.podandparcel.com.au), and ordered this product. I have had this product for 3 weeks now, and it has been fantastic product to use. So simple and quick to use. Barely any mess to clean up. And i can even take it with me on trips, just so i can have a pod espresso! And after a week and a half it paid its self off as i no longer need to buy coffees from shop and i will never do instant coffee at work.
Highly recommend.
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