Caffenu Cleaning Pods Compatible with Nespresso OriginalLine Machines - 5x Cleaning Capsules (5 Uses) - Coffee Machine Cleaner Removes Oils, Residue & Odours - Improves Coffee Taste

Simple to use ( follow the instructions) and seem to keep the brew nozzle clean

3.5 stars for this rounded up to four. These were used in a Krups Pixie Clips machine, in a soft water area. The recommendation is that these be used every thirty cups or so, but given that I'd had my machine for several years with no noticeable deterioration in delivery of the drink, I won't be doing this. I bought a box of five capsules that came with a comprehensive multi-language instruction leaflet. There are several safety warnings about handling the capsules. Make sure the water tank is full, as you will need a lot of water. They are used just in the same way as a standard capsule, with the difference that the button for an espresso is pressed first, to deliver a foaming cup of cleaning liquid. After waiting for one minute, the lungo button is pressed, then the used capsule is dropped in to the capsule container like any other. I used the used cleaning liquid dispensed by the machine to clean two stained cups before pouring it down the sink, it worked beautifully. You will then need to repeatedly flush the machine by running it without a capsule in. Even after dispensing some 400 ml of water a cup of fruit tea had a slight white film. The taste wasn't affected, but do be aware. I haven't noticed any positive or negative changes in flavour or dispensing speed. I followed the instructions and cleaned the used capsule container carefully afterwards, disposing of the capsule carefully. I'll use up the box of capsules I bought, but I'm not in a hurry to use the next one.

These are really good, didn't fix my previous machine as that had a different issues, but I put one of these through every few weeks and machine stays clean and improves coffee taste

My 6 month old machine was starting to drip coffee out rather than coming out into a nice, steady flow. After using one of these cleaning capsules, it's now back to normal, and the coffee is tasting great.

I'm not sold that this worked. Tried using it, and chemical stuff came out but when I ran with just water after then it still wasn't clear.

Good value for money and the quality is okay. The instructions are clear.

Instructions were clear and the cleaning process quick and easy.

I got these out of curiosity, not expecting to see much as I run a descaler through 4 year old my Latissima Touch regularly as the machine is heavily used, but the machine has ben struggling a little of late and with a replacement already ordered I thought why not see what happens. On first use I was shocked at the colour of the water that came out (nearly black below the foam), and even more so by the rinse water afterwards and the little lumps that were coming out!!! Even though flow rate was improved a little (the poor wee machine is clearly on its last legs after an estimated 15,000+ pods), I used another couple of cleaning pods with lots of rinsing in between to get as much out as possible as I was disgusted by what I saw. It makes sense thinking about it, as you would clean a portafilter on a conventional coffee machine so why not the are between the pod and the spout on a Nespresso machine! I honestly wish I had discovered these years ago and will be using them in my new Creatista. Not every 30 pods as in the instructions though, perhaps monthly.