Too expensive for permanent use and Basic to convince fully.

To judge the sense and nonsense of capsule machines, in a review on this machine has little right to exist. It should be common knowledge that the capsules are exorbitantly expensive compared to conventional coffee beans to buy, the environmental aspect is certainly highly questionable and the machines are to be classified as pure Anfix products for coffee junkies. The money keeps pouring in the aftermath and the permanent purchase of various coffee specialties in small gram capsules. In this respect, nothing new on the planet Krups Nescafe what the manufacturer but does not prevent to revise its products on a regular basis both visually and technically, and to throw new offshoot in the battle for the favor of the customer on the market. The Nescafe System (not to be confused with Clooney's Nespresso) doing now divided into two types of machines - the slightly higher quality automatic series and, limited to the absolute basic functions, manual devices. The Oblo counts - you note the purchase price - of course the staid entry level, without any frills.

The entire package content, presentation, appearance and advertising strategy of Krups Dolce Gusto is planned down to the last detail. A modern, stylish plastic device releases the packaging, surrounded by a lot of advertising fuss, bright colors and a mini-pack (6 pieces) Try capsules. Why the power cord a white machine must be shown in red, however, my knowledge then but. The transparent tank (about 800ml) sits at the back and can be seen a bit tricky at first. The controls on the top cover are limited with respect to an on / off button and a slider for the election. A hot / cold beverage. Cold drink is here incidentally for room temperature, an independent cooling is not obstructed. The capsule container and the drip tray can be removed completely free and are accordingly easy to clean.

So much for the technology, we are approaching the area of ​​faith. Currently and in the coming months, this machine is extremely pushed in the context of extensive promotions and thrown under the fan base of West German coffee capsule lovers. The motto is somewhat reminiscent of sink or swim, pulls at a superficial glance but immediately under his spell. Practical & delicious, the capsules are all, this is joined by a large selection of different flavors, to the summer iced tea, are following the consumer with every course in the supermarket at every turn. All this is not to condemn in per se if one's ego with the, at the beginning of this review, mentioned side theaters (costs, environment) has no problems. The biggest shortcoming of Oblo variant is certainly the limitation to manual water supply. In plain language - the machine fills the cup / glass so long with water until the user terminates the run automatically. This not only entails the risk of an unwanted flood, but possibly also attracts failed attempts to when the drink either completely diluted and / or inedible variant is "spoon-infected hard" cooked. And for failures of any kind, the proportionate cost of a single capsule are demonstrably too high.

Critics of capsule machines much ammunition is offered here. Usually I answer the question Why a permanent capsule machine? always with the identical arguments. These things are small, practical, efficient and offer a specialty-round package which at alternative use of a fully automatic incredible amount of time, maintenance costs and basic products demanded me. Time I do not want to invest, to care for, I shy and basic products that I would not consume itself. And precisely for this reason, I take may sporadically to this expensive, but solid coffee-on-button solution. But just in perhaps the most important segment - the convenience - denied the Dolce Gusto, because it demands a high level of concentration and attention.

To sum up therefore remains only to hold - though a Nescafe capsule machine, then at least a little higher quality all-round machine with a corresponding automatic function.