Nespresso KitchenAid Review

Nespresso has two lines of capsule-based espresso machines:

• OriginalLine: Their original line (duh) that used a 19 bar pump to extract shots from capsules
• VertuoLine: Their new line that uses Centrifusion (rapid capsule spinning) to extract shots from barcode-enabled capsules but also brews standard coffee up to 17 oz

For our money, OriginalLine machines are better than VertuoLine machines because their pump produces more authentic espresso, the coffee tends to be hotter, and there's no barcode scanning system meaning you can find less-expensive third-party capsules.

Tired of plastic or lightweight aluminum-sided machines that don’t have that heft of the standard kitchen appliance from a half-century ago?

Take a look at this behemoth.

Weighing in at 19.4 lbs, the Nespresso KitchenAid model is made for those who want a truly powerful machine. It weighs nearly twice as much as the Lattissima Series, almost three times as much as the Prodigio, and four times as much as the Essenza Mini!

And with a big 1600W boiler, the KitchenAid will heat up and brew you a hot shot in no time.

The downside with this model is you lose a lot of the additional features you'll find on specialty models

• There’s no integrated frother, which means you need to purchase a separate frother.
• There’s no wireless connectivity.

However, it does have two big things going for it:

• Unique design in an attractive cherry-red casing.
• Signature KitchenAid heft that matches other KitchenAid machines, like stand mixers.