Keurig vs. Nespresso：单人咖啡机之战

自2000年代初期起飞以来，单人咖啡品牌Keurig一直在加拿大咖啡机市场中占据主导地位。随着新的竞争对手的出现，Keurig通过在便捷的单元中添加更多口味，功能和智能家庭程序来提高游戏。作为回应，竞争对手带来了自己的创新。雀巢Nespresso Vertuo machines为POD方法带来了深度和精致的一层，从而产生了丰富，豪华和更昂贵的咖啡。

测试后最好的豆荚咖啡机in our U.S. labs, we decided that theNespresso VertuoPlus by Breville是大多数Pod-Coffee粉丝的最佳投资，而Keurig K-Cafeis an excellent option if versatility is your priority.

但是，真正使两个品牌与众不同的是什么呢？哪个适合您每日双打？请继续阅读以了解单次咖啡机市场的这些泰坦。

成本

如果您选择每天去最近的咖啡店旅行中的家庭酿造，那么您可能会非常重视定价。大多数非商业性Keurig机器的零售价从80美元到249美元，可满足不同需求的一系列选择。

The Nespresso machines used to come with a much higher price tag, but the newer VertuoLine has become more affordable. You can buy a Nespresso Vertuo coffee maker foras cheap as $175. This is undoubtedly part of Nestle’s strategy to acquire more of the market share from its pod coffee competitors. But it's not a discount line by any means—the higher-end models and bundle deals that come with a milk frother (an addition that one of our editors adores) can cost over $300.

购买机器后，您必须考虑咖啡豆荚的成本。Keurig K-Cup豆荚的价格较低，平均每份低至70美分到高达90美分。由于其较大的豆荚尺寸，Nespresso Vertuoline现在的价格为88美分至每份1.12美元。使用Keurig，您可以选择可重复使用的过滤器，这使您可以用自己的咖啡咖啡酿造。

Ultimately, using K-Cups is going to be the most effective way to cut spending. A one-coffee-per-day user would spend around $2-$4 on coffee at the shop, and that's at least $60 per month. The most expensive Keurig is $249, and the pods would cost about $21 per month. So even if you're forking over $270 for the first month, your coffee budget goes down to $21 per month after that. Using a Nespresso machine and capsules, in comparison, will cost you $300 upfront for the most expensive machine, and $26 per month for capsules in the months following.

各种啤酒

Keurig’s K-Cup pods offer more than 400 beverage varieties from 60 brands, including several best-selling coffee brands. These beverages include coffee, hot chocolate, tea, lemonade, and fruity drinks. And all the Keurig-owned and third-party K-Cup pods are compatible with the K-series brewing systems. You can even fill the coffee of your choice into a reusable K-Cup filter to cater to any highly specific needs.

雀巢的VertuoLine bar-cod哪些特性e scanning technology, has fewer options. This lack of variety might be a disadvantage for some, but coffee aficionados may be able to overlook the limited selection due to the high quality of the coffee that is available.

Recycling

Over the last few years, Keurig has been making an effort to produce recyclable coffee pods. As the website claims, all pods made in Canada are 100 percent recyclable.

要回收k杯，您只需要剥开盖子，然后清空或处置地面即可。冲洗水下豆荚，将它们扔进回收箱中。

The Nespresso capsules are advertised as easily recyclable, but you can't always toss them in your bin and call it a day. The company encourages customers to use its own recycling channels because not all municipalities recycle the type of aluminum that the pods are made from—and because dumping out the coffee grounds can be kind of a pain.

The company offers a few options for customers in provinces that do not accept pods for recycling. Nespresso offers free pod-recycling bags with prepaid Canada Post shipping labels. Those bags can be mailed back to Nespresso from any Canada Post mailbox. If you prefer, you can also bring used pods to a boutique retailer or a collection site and the company will do the rest. You can find how to recycle pods in your provincehere.

Nespresso的集中回收系统保证所有胶囊都适当地回收。尽管您可以手动回收一些K杯，但是单流回收过程中的污染似乎是不可避免的，因此很难确保不会浪费干净的豆荚。目前，Nespresso赢得了环保的徽章。

酿造方法

像传统的滴灌机一样，Keurigs采用了一种简单的方法：压力酿造。该机器在中心和k杯的底部打两个孔，咖啡被压力挤出。酿造时间大约需要45秒至一分钟的时间才能生产八盎司（236毫升）或十盎司（296毫升）杯咖啡。

While the traditional pod machine uses this rudimentary pressure method of coffee brewing, the Nespresso machines have adopted centrifusion to increase the contact of coffee beans and hot water, which leaves a layer of foamy crema on top of each cup.

The Nespresso VertuoLine—not to be confused with Nespresso Pixie, the espresso maker—uses this advanced centrifusion technology. It combines centrifugal action and water fusion to spin the capsule at around 7,000 rpm. The machine penetrates each capsule in the center and around the edges, after which the water is injected in the middle and pressed out from the 20 openings on the edges.

在酿造方法方面，时间和温度是可以决定咖啡质量的主要因素。Nespresso使用条形码扫描技术，因此机器可以在酿造时阅读应使用哪种温度和时间组合。结果？Nespresso机器只是比大多数Keurigs酿造的咖啡要好得多。Nespresso的离心方法产生的CRELA薄层进一步增强了香气和味觉体验。

Design, storage, and ease of use

当雀巢揭开其第一代单式意式浓缩咖啡制造商The Pixie时，人们对其时尚而豪华的设计赞不绝口。Vertuoline的第二代型号，以其时尚的外观和一系列颜色选择，以适合几乎每个厨房。

Keurig型号更大，并且占用了更多的台面空间，部分原因是它们的水库更大。在酿造大杯咖啡时，Keurig K-Elite能够处理八杯以上的八盎司咖啡。相比之下，Nespresso只酿造六杯同一咖啡。

Both companies have incorporated intuitive design into the machines’ control panels, so they’re equally easy to use. A small difference is that Nespresso VertuoLine ejects used capsules automatically into a container, so you won’t have to replace the hot pods by hand.

Another detail to note is that all single-serve coffee makers need routine cleaning and descaling once every six months. To descale the machines, you can simply adddescaling solutionto the water tank and press a button.

The final verdict

Though Keurig's single-serve coffee makers offer a huge variety of beverages to choose from, Nespresso's machines make coffee that simply tastes better, brewing a rich, aroma-filled cup every time. And it's not just me subjectively deciding that the Nespresso coffee is better—brewing technology dictates that a Nespresso produces more full-bodied coffee than a Keurig.

Since I live in a household without split opinions on dark and blonde roast, I would lean toward investing in aNespresso VertuoPlus by Brevillefor its consistent performance and ability to produce luxurious crema.

For people in big households or for office use, a Keurig might be better at fulfilling everyone’s coffee demands. In those instances, I’d recommend thisKeurig K-Cafe—the most versatile machine in our单次吊舱酿酒师综述.

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