The innovative Centrifusion technology of VertuoLine offers a completely new way of experiencing freshly brewed coffee. The system's extraction delivers a smooth large-cup coffee or espresso with a high quality aromatic profile, distinguished by a silky and generous crema.

With its barcode technology, Vertuo offers an extremely high level of precision. The system recognizes each coffee capsule, then adjusts the brewing parameters – such as temperature, crema, flow, rotation speed and water/coffee contact time – to deliver the best results in every cup.

Nespresso VertuoLine capsules come in three different sizes, so larger drinks can be as strong as smaller ones. In total those three sizes will make 5 different coffee drinks. Nespresso Original Pods only come in one size and are meant to make espresso, double espresso or a luongo.

CENTRIFUSION. The Vertuo design doesn't utilise a pump for extraction like other machines. Instead, the range uses a feature called Centrifusion. After the capsule is inserted, the capsule spins up to 7,000 rotations per minute, blending ground coffee with water to produce a thick, foamy "crema".

CENTRIFUSION™ TECHNOLOGY Here's the secret: Vertuo is an intelligent system that adjusts the brewing parameters to each coffee capsule, to extract every drop of flavour and top with a rich, smooth crema.

The name Vertuo derives from the word “Virtuoso”, which means mastering an expertise.

Why? Nespresso has a patent in place until the end of the decade, meaning other brands can't manufacture the larger dome shaped Vertuo coffee pods. Prices are at the premium end, sitting between 55p-65p per pod for most styles, with some larger style pods now as high as 82p.

Vertuo coffee pods have a wider dome shape than the original capsules, generally smaller and cup-shaped. While the Nespresso original machine only offered one size of espresso pods, the Nespresso veruoline compatible capsules come in a broader range of size options since the machine has greater capsule capacity.

Nespresso makes two lines of coffee machines: OriginalLine which brews espresso drinks only and VertuoLine which brews both espresso and coffee.

Nespresso Vertuo is better than the Original because it's more advanced, with its coffee capsules that have in-built barcodes, which the machine picks up and uses to adjust its brewing process. However, an Original coffee machine is more versatile, as you can use third-party coffee capsules in it.

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As our VERTUO Nespresso pods are made of aluminum, the contents are protected from light and other external influences. This means that you have virtually no loss of quality during prolonged storage. We try to make the recycling of used Nespresso capsules as easy as possible - with success!

The Nespresso Vertuo coffee and espresso machine brews 4 single-serve cup sizes all with the touch of a button.

Button. You can manually increase your cup volume by pressing the button.

While the original Nespresso machines are known to produce a classic type of crema in high quality espresso, vertuo machines are known for their higher qualities of crema thanks to the high speeds used in their extraction process.

Not only is it the best coffee pod machine money can buy, but it's also one of the more affordable espresso machines. Don't forget to snag some coffee and espresso capsules for smooth mornings.