Thanks for the review. The likely advantage of the Piccolo XS, apart from price, is it's simplicity, being basic there is little to go wrong. I've ordered the Genio Plus from Ebay refurbished for £40 which I hope proves to be a good deal. The marvellous thing with the DG pods is the option to get refillable pods so you can use your own freshly ground coffee or Supermarket ground coffee which is very cost effective compared to the DG branded pods which can be expensive per drink. I have some cheap chinese plastic refillable pods which work very well, you just have to ensure the hole is lined up centrally in front of the pod holder. The Lidl Gold ground coffee works well, smells and tastes great, and is just £3.99 for 500g. This is the deal maker for me compared to my old Lavzza Modo Mio Premium which due to the multiple spikes used does not allow for refillable pods.

@TheCoffeePodChannel

4 ай бұрын

Great comment. Cheers for that 👍🏻

Great review. Thanks. Bought it yesterday and wasn’t sure whether I should keep it because I like a very tall latte glass and it just about fit. Also the manual side is a huge negative.

@TheCoffeePodChannel

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yeah, I’m in the same position. The manual side to it is just enough to be a bit annoying, especially when doing other things.

have made couple coffees so far, my first ones. First latte was with too much water, wrong glass choice :D but now i get correct size mugs and in just a minute I can already enjoy my morning coffee. btw , that cleaning they show on manual at first, should I clean it before every use ?

@TheCoffeePodChannel

13 күн бұрын

Good one. You don’t need to clean it every time. I flushed it through every week or so (that was with 1 or 2 coffees a day) and descaled it when required (I have a video on how to do that). HTH

I think every coffee or chocolate lover wants to have controle over what goes in the cup. And has differend cups also.

@TheCoffeePodChannel

5 ай бұрын

Not when the bar isn’t uniform across time which you can’t guarantee here. With an automatic machine you can preset a ml/oz and will remain constant. Not in this case sadly. The time to get the exact amount for your preferred coffee isn’t consistent enough. But. It’s £30 so 🤷🏼‍♂️

I put boiled water in the tank if i want a hotter drink 😅

The vibration from the machine shakes my glass off and moves my machine what can i do to help with this.

@TheCoffeePodChannel

6 ай бұрын

Hi there. For starters it shouldn’t be that bad. But to help I’d suggest getting it on a mat or towel to soak up the vibrations.

@barrywebber100

4 ай бұрын

Some sort of rubber matting should help stop things "walking" about.

For an extra fiver, you can buy the Bosch machine which looks better!

@TheCoffeePodChannel

6 ай бұрын

Bosch Dolce Gusto? The Piccolo is DG