My-Cap Silicone Capsule Caps - Compatible with Nespresso Vertuo Pods - Reusable, Food Grade & BPA Free Coffee Pod Cap - Reuse your Nespresso Vertuo Capsules

Most importantly to note, My-Caps Silicone Caps work. Add your favorite coffee to a Nespresso pod, put a My-Cap on top and it will brew a cup.However, there are a few caveats that should be kept in mind going into the world of refilling Nespresso pods:Crema and taste depend on the quality and grind of the coffee used. Finer grinds are preferred, as is higher quality coffee. (Lavazza may be a good choice. I’ll try it and report back.)Use without a paper filter is messy. Look inside the machine after brewing a cup with a My-Cap and you’ll likely find coffee grounds all over. This can be fixed with a cleaning cycle as well as a microfiber to pick up the coffee grounds, but I don’t think I’ll continue using it without adding a paper filter to make it a more sealed experience for the sake of the machine.Cleaning out and re-using Nespresso pods isn’t ideal. They’re more fragile than they seem, as even the slightest bit of pressure can dent them. This isn’t the manufacturer’s fault as Nespresso owns the patent to its Vertuo pods, so My-Caps is a fairly ingenious solution that requires time and patience.It’s also important not to use pressure when putting My-Caps on top of the coffee grounds, as even touching the silicone causes coffee grounds to “jump” around and make a mess. It’s best to ease the silicone covers into the pod, and focus on the perimeter so it’s perfectly level.I do think there’s the slightest bit of silicone taste imparted compared to using aluminum foil, but it isn’t a dealbreaker and seems to improve over time.Ultimately I did end up buying more pods from Nespresso even after buying these, but I was able to make around two dozen cups with My-Caps without too much of a hassle. I’ll continue to experiment with My-Caps, and will likely add AeroPress paper filters to avoid the mess that’s created from the coffee grounds.Seeing as refillable pods aren’t possible from an American company due to patent issues, this is the next best solution that’s environmentally conscious and doesn’t waste aluminum.Update: I tried the Lavazza coffee, which is a finer grind that’s more alike Nespresso’s own blend in that it combines Arabica and Robusta beans.Unfortunately the first cup was thin, but it may be because the My-Cap wasn’t perfectly flush on top. I brewed a second cup, and that had a decent crema albeit one that’s not as thick or indulgent as Nespresso’s own capsules.It didn’t sound like the machine liked reusing capsules with the My-Cap installed, and I found a lot of coffee grounds in the machine after use. The amount of water (from cleaning cycles) and microfibers wasted cleaning the machine after use negates a lot of the savings of reusing capsules.I think I may have to give up on the idea of reusing Nespresso capsules for now. While extremely pricey, the capsules from Nespresso are a night and day difference in taste and crema. Don’t get me wrong, the Vertuo machine can extract a lot of flavor out of any coffee. I just feel like this solution will end up ruining the machine over time. It may be better with a paper filter, but the My-Cap has to be perfectly flush with the top of the capsule which takes some time and practice to get right.Update #2: I reached out to the folks at My-Caps and took their advice, and I’ve been making more cups that taste similar to Nespresso’s own capsules. The key is to make sure the coffee is filled all the way to the brim of the capsule, and that the My-Cap sits perfectly flush with the top. The crema produced with Lavazza’s House Blend rivals Nespresso’s coffee. Not a bad way to use your own coffee and save money while still getting the Vertuo experience, just keep in mind these take time and practice to use properly. It’s not a foolproof method of making Vertuo coffee, but it is a workaround that works.

I like that these are food grade silicone, and that’s why I decided to try them. They do not fit securely or as tightly as your gray hard plastic disks do. I’m concerned that this may mean that they will spin around in the machine. It is hard to tell if this is happening or not. It seems to work fine, and I’m sure you’ve researched it prior to developing this product and marketing it. I also suspect that even though you offer the silicone caps to go over capsules that one might make and store prior to use how that the coffee would probably spill out from under the filter and disc because of the loose fit. It would remain under the cap, but still be messy and unusable without fixing it. While we’re at it, you also offer an aluminized sticky foil for the capsules, and I originally bought several of these and made them up and stored them in a baggie, and later found out that after several days the adhesive no longer held and the coffee leaked out of the capsule. I find it best to put the coffee in the capsule and tamp it down with a flat bottomed coffee scoop. Then I use one of your gray plastic or silicone discs. I cut my own filter papers from flat coffee filters, and I wet the filter and disc together under the faucet before I put it on the capsule. This makes it much more manageable.

I read reviews of some of the DYI caps and followed a recommendation to use or grind my coffee, whether beans or already ground, to fine consistency. Also use filters, these came with a stack. Everything worked great and I had a great cup of my own favorite coffee. Only once in 10 days did my machine reject a capsule. I just removed it and reseated the cap and it worked the second time. Pack the coffee thoroughly then push silicone disk down, don’t let it sit on top of coffee and filter. I was doing another hack with double caps which worked fine most of the time but was a lot of effort compared to this method. If I was a big or multi house coffee drinker I’d order more sets. The 3 caps work fine for just me and my coffee is freshly ground.

I have used the hard plastic design for a couple years, so I am not a new learner at using these caps. I needed to replace my old cap and bought the silicone version. They are horrible. I have wasted so much coffee using these. They brew coffee that is practically all water. I’ve tried packing less, and packing more.. still haven’t discovered the “trick”. I never had this problem with the hard plastic cap.

I wore out my first set of caps (and it took about two years) so this is a replacement set. I love brewing coffee in my Nespresso but I am not a fan of paying $4 per cup for the pods. This product has saved me megabucks and I can use whatever coffee I want, not to mention cutting down on the waste of using the single cup pods. Highly recommended even though there is a bit of effort in using them.

I waited a few months to review these capsule covers, and tried a few things from other reviews for the best outcome.There is a bit of a learning curve to using them, but that isn't the product, it is getting used to the best way to use them.I agree with another reviewer that they need a paper filter between them and the coffee, and to place with the writing side up. I cut regular coffee filters to rough shapes large enough to cover, dampen, place silicone covers over them and trim around the edge. It's the best way I found to use them. It may sound like a long process but its super fast with a little practice. And so cost effective it is worth it.I've now used them probably 120-150 times and they are still fine, not showing much signs of wear. I've replaced the foil seal lids with these, and those were already a good deal, but these make for even better value. Great product!

A bit expensive for what it is to be fair, and make sure you use quality and strong coffee to get the same coffee tastes as the original pods

I was able to make one decent coffee with this disc. The next six were a total mess. I think there are a few flaws with these silicone discs:1. The weight - At the speed the pod spins in the machine, if for any reason the disc is not perfectly centered, hell breaks loose: the machine starts shaking like a sledgehammer while sounding like a chopper is landing in your kitchen. The Nespresso machine takes a beating it was most probably not designed for.2. The softness - the fact that the disc is soft, it fails at keeping the coffee grinds in the pod. At high revolution, the coffee & water mix wants to exit the pod due to the centrifugal forces. Maybe some Nespresso machines are better at “pushing” against the disc to refrain the grinds from escaping the pod, but with my machine (see picture), there seems to be an issue. I tried with different quantities of coffee, different compressions, and still getting a random (and low) success rate.I had high expectations from this product as it minimizes the amount of garbage I generate but due to the very low success rate I had, I will go back to the aluminum foils solution (Capmesso or ReCaps) with which I get a 100% success rate and never a coffee grind in my coffee.

If your plan is to use them alone, they are not the best quality. They leak coffee all the time, I guess if you truly want them you will need to use filters what actually goes against the use of these things.

Vraiment cool. Fonctionne très bien avec mouture esspresso.