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We tried a variety of pods in our Francis Francis X5 and these were by far the best. This stuff spoils us because the espresso at the coffeeshops around here are never as good.Of course, crema-wise you'll still do better with whole beans and a high quality grinder. Been ordering this stuff for years now. The taste is very smooth and not bitter. We get a thin crema top with these but that's about it. As I think everyone understands there's a tradeoff to be made with pods--and no other pod I've tried has ever been any better for me in this respect--I haven't held that against this product.Highly recommended.
The Illy pods are probably a little better quality - but at twice the price are not worth the additional investment. I tried a sampler pack before of many different brands and the Illy and Lavazza pods had the most consistent least bitter taste. These seemed to be the most consistent pods. I would strongly recommend these. Lavazza pods have nice creme. The water flows faster compared to the Illy pods so need to run the expresso machine for a little less time. And the shipper was on time and the goods packed well. They do come loose so you will need a container to store them (unlike the illy pods that are boxed)
I have been using Lavazza for the past 20 years since discovering it in Italy. I use both products and have been very satisfied. I am glad to see it become more available in the past few years. For the true barista go for the ground lavazza bar but for the easy no fuss no mess espresso or capuccino/latte the Lavazza pod is consitently the best that I have tried. Works great in my krups with the pod filter basket. I highly reccommend it.
We've tried hundreds of Illy, Espressione Arabica, and Espressione Classic pods, but these Lavazza pods are the best so far. We've had a Francis. The taste is consistently smooth, without the varying levels of bitterness we tasted in the other pods. Francis. X3 Espresso machine for well over a year now, and have gone through about a thousand ESE pods. We ordered 150 Lavazza pods about a month ago and I'm about to put in our next order. This is definitely the fastest we've ever gone through an order of 150 pods.
I have three to four shots of this a day. Wouldn't be without it. Wish the seller could send to APO addresses. No matter, worth the wait.
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