What is cheaper? Drink coffee with coffee cups, coffee pads or with fresh coffee in a fully automatic bean machine?
When thinking about coffee capsules, think of Nespresso. In this concept, long-life ground coffee is placed in an aluminum capsule (coffee cup). That’s what you make your coffee with. The taste is good but it can be expensive.
With the fully automatic bean to cup machine you can make delicious fresh coffee. When you make coffee, the beans are first ground and a cup of coffee is automatically made from the freshly ground coffee. This is often cheap to use.
Coffee from ESE pods approximates the taste of fresh coffee. These pads resemble Senseo pads but are of much better quality because each pad is packaged airtight. The pads are not cheap, but they are tasty.
Already 10 years ago we ordered our coffee cups from Nespresso. It was October and we saw that we had already ordered €350 worth of coffee that year. We thought that was a lot. On “the back of a beer mat”. we calculated that it would be much cheaper for us to work with fresh coffee and to buy a more expensive coffee machine. We have been doing this to our complete satisfaction for 10 years now and have already saved more than 1000 euros!
Purchasing most automatic bean to cup machines is more expensive. Basic machines start from around 350 euros, but the price goes up to over 1000 euros. That seems expensive, but grinding fresh beans is many times cheaper than purchasing Nespresso coffee capsules or ESE pods. For those who drink more than one cup a day, it quickly becomes an economical choice. Of course you can also buy very expensive beans, but you should not compare apples and oranges. If you buy expensive coffee beans, you should compare them with the more expensive Nespresso coffee capsules or ESE pods.
Are you unsure about purchasing an expensive coffee machine? That is understandable, but it is not always more expensive. Coffee beans are usually cheaper than cups or pods. And so when you use a more expensive machine, you often automatically pay for yourself. Therefore, do the calculation here with the handy calculator and choose the best coffee machine for you.
Do you like to drink a nice espresso? And do you like to make these yourself at home? Then you can choose a Nespresso coffee machine and use the delicious Nespresso coffee cups in different flavors. Nespresso coffee machines are often quite cheap, but the cups are a lot less cheap. For example, the price of a cup of espresso rises to almost 55 cents.
You can also purchase an automatic espresso machine at home. The machine is a bit less cheap than a Nespresso machine. But a fully automatic espresso machine with fresh coffee beans is often an economical choice. If you make 4 cups a day, a cup of espresso with fresh coffee beans from the coffee shop and a luxury fully automatic coffee machine will cost you about 32 cents, while the price with a budget espresso machine and coffee beans from the supermarket is even only 19 cents per cup.
With the coffee calculator you can calculate what will be the cheapest for you. Of course, that mainly depends on the amount of coffee you make per day. But also where you buy your coffee beans or coffee cups. At the supermarket it is cheaper than the price you pay in the coffee shop. But with this calculation we neatly map out the costs for you.
Do you want to drink coffee cheaply? Then think carefully about which coffee machine you use. Purchasing a Nespresso or possibly a Dolce Gusto coffee machine is often quite affordable. But the price of the coffee cups is often very high. You can of course use affordable house brand coffee cups, but they are often less tasty. The same applies to the ESE servings, where not only are the pads less affordable, but the machines can also be quite expensive. But there are good alternatives to drink coffee cheaply.
As mentioned, coffee cups or coffee pads are often less affordable. But coffee beans have a much cheaper price. Of course you can also find coffee beans in all kinds of prices, but on average you will be much cheaper than with cups or pads. Of course, a bean machine has a higher price, but you can easily earn that back. You can calculate that here.
Calculate for yourself how you can drink coffee cheaply. Indicate in which price segment you would buy your machine and what quality of coffee you want. Also indicate how much coffee you make per day. The calculator will then automatically calculate which coffee machine will give you the cheapest coffee. We take everything into account, we look at the purchase price of the machine, the price of the coffee beans and the price of coffee cups or coffee pads. We also look at the costs of depreciation of the machine and the costs of maintenance.
With the fully automatic bean to coffee machine you can make delicious fresh coffee. You fill the machine with fresh coffee beans. When you make a cup of coffee, the beans are first ground and the freshly ground coffee is automatically made into a cup of coffee. Most machines have the ability to adjust the grind size and strength. You can also make a latte machiato or cappucino with most machines.
The purchase of most automatic bean machines is somewhat higher. The basic machines start from around 350 euros but can go up to over 1000 euros. That seems expensive, but grinding fresh beans is many times cheaper than purchasing Nespresso or Dolce Gusto coffee capsules or ESE pods. For those who drink more than one cup a day, it quickly becomes an economical choice. Of course you can also buy very expensive beans, but you should not compare apples and oranges. If you buy expensive coffee beans, you should compare them with the more expensive Nespresso or Dolce Gusto coffee capsules or ESE pods.
Dolce Gusto is a Nescafé concept. Dolce Gusto Coffee Machines are used in the so-called Dolce Gusto manner. This means that you can make coffee at home at the push of a button. Dolce Gusto has an enormous variety of coffee types and even tea and chocolate milk. The concept is actually similar to that of Nespresso.
This way you can make intense black coffees, deliciously creamy white coffees, invigorating teas and sweet chocolate treats, you can choose from more than 30 types.
The Dolce Gusto concept uses sealed coffee cups. Fresh coffee is brewed under 15 bar pressure. There are many people who really like Dolce Gusto cups. The cups are a bit more expensive than fresh coffee, but the machine is much cheaper. You have to decide for yourself whether you like the Dolce Gusto own brand cups as much as the original ones from Nescafé. In any case, we have already seen machines for €50 and the most expensive device we saw costs approximately €300. Calculate here whether the Dolce Gusto Machine is beneficial for you or whether it is better to choose a fully automatic bean machine.
Coffee from ESE pods approaches the taste of really fresh coffee. These pads resemble Senseo pads but are of much better quality. Each pad is packed airtight. The taste is often experienced as very good. However, the ESE pads or servings are expensive to use. The price of the machines is between the fully automatic bean machine and a Nespresso or Dolce Gusto machine.
THE ESE pods were invented by Illy and are also called E.S.E (Easy Serving Espresso Pod). These are small compressed coffee pods containing 7 grams of coffee. The pad is used in special espresso machines that fit these pads. You should not compare the pads with Senseo pads because the quality is much higher. Not only Illy offers the pads. Lavazza, for example, but also various private brands also offer the pads. Some E.S.E. machines also contain a piston in which you can put freshly ground coffee. That is very affordable and you can choose how you want to make coffee.
Nespresso is a coffee concept based on the use of long-life ground coffee in aluminum coffee cups. It is a concept developed by Nestlé. Both the capsule and the method of making coffee are patented, which initially meant that coffee could only be made exclusively with Nespresso cups from Nestlé.
If you put a Nespresso capsule in the machine, you can make coffee at the touch of a button. The cup is perforated by the device and hot water is pressed through it under a pressure of up to 19 bar. You can then throw away the cup.
The cups or capsules are quite expensive, but since some of the patents expired in 2012, all kinds of other coffee brands also produce the capsules. These also fit in Nespresso machines, which makes drinking coffee a bit cheaper. Yet the question is to what extent this is a cheap alternative to version coffee from the fully automatic coffee machine.
Do you like tasty, easy or cheap? Most people find coffee from freshly ground beans tastier than coffee from coffee cups or pads. Self-ground coffee beans are often cheaper to use than cups or pads. With beans you automatically pay for a more expensive machine. For some people, coffee cups are an easy middle ground in terms of taste experience, but coffee cups are expensive to use.
Are you a coffee drinker and are you willing to purchase a more expensive machine for a cup of delicious coffee? And would you also like a cappuccino or latte? Then choose an automatic coffee bean machine. Or do you opt for a cheaper machine and would you rather pay a little more for coffee cups or coffee pads? Do the calculation here. With this calculation you will find out what is most favorable for you.
