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From capsules to beans: making the switch
What leaving capsules for whole beans really costs and saves per cup, what you gain and lose, and three ways to do it depending on the effort you accept.
Capsule machines
Closed-system machines: consistent, convenient, and locked to one supplier.
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Capsule machines: what you gain and what you give up
Capsules buy you consistency and zero skill. They cost you money per cup, choice of coffee, freshness you can verify, and a bin full of packaging.
Coffee capsules: the cost per cup and the waste question
A capsule holds about five grams of coffee. Work the price up to a kilogram and the number stops being small. Here is the arithmetic, and the recycling reality.
Pods or capsules: the difference nobody explains
A pod is a paper disc made to an open standard. A capsule is a sealed container made to one company's. That single difference decides price, choice and waste.