I’ve been using ESE (easy serving espresso) pods for a while now for their convenience and easy clean-up. Many varieties are sold with each pod individually packaged in a nitrogen pouch keeping them fresh for up to a year or more, making them more economical to beans if you only make espresso a couple times a week like me.
I recently purchased a bag of 40 Miscela d’Oro Ciald’Oro ESE Pods off of eBay. I had never tasted Miscela d’Oro coffee, but after reading good things about the brand, I decided to give it a try. The flavor is much stronger and earthier than either the Lavazza or Illy pods I’ve tried, and there is a pleasing amount of crema produced during the pull.
My only regret is that I still have 20 or so Lavazza pods remaining from a previous purchase, but maybe I’ll keep those for guests. ;]
