Compare the Nespresso, L'OR, Dolce Gusto, and Senseo
Nespresso machines
Nespresso Original: for espresso and lungo
With a Nespresso Original, you can make espressos and lungos quick and easy. When a Nespresso has a milk reservoir or milk frother, you can easily make milk specialties like a cappuccino. The capsules are vacuum-sealed, so the coffee stays as fresh as possible. After you've made coffee, the container catches the capsules.
Nespresso Vertuo: for large cups of coffee
The Nespresso Vertuo brews 5 different cup sizes, from an espresso to a large mug of coffee. The machine recognizes the unique barcode on the coffee capsule. It'll then get right to your preparation. You use the special Vertuo coffee capsules for this. These are rounder and larger than the size of the Original capsules.
L'OR
A L'OR Barista has the same brewing system as the Nespresso Original. This also makes coffee with a capsule under a 19-bar pressure. The advantage of the L'OR, as opposed to other machines, is that it can make 2 cups of coffee at the same time. This way, you can make a double ristretto or double espresso. With a milk frother, you can easily turn these black coffees into a cappuccino. Every aluminum coffee capsule fits in the L'OR, so you're not bound to 1 brand. The container catches all used capsules.
Dolce Gusto
You also use coffee capsules with a Dolce Gusto. This contains the coffee, but also milk powder for a latte macchiato, for example. That way, you can choose from all sorts of hot and cold specialties. You use 2 different capsules for a milk specialty: 1 for the coffee, and 1 for the milk. The machine doesn't catch the used capsules like other machines do though. After use, you empty the cup holder into the trash can.
Senseo
With a Senseo machine, you can make coffee with a coffee pad. The coffee machine wets the coffee pads with water. Because the Senseo doesn't put much pressure on the pads, you'll get a less strong cup of coffee. That's why we compare a cup of Senseo coffee to filter coffee. There are various pads for a mild or more intense cup of coffee, for example. You can throw these out right after use. Like to make a cappuccino or latte macchiato? We recommend a separate milk frother.
