Lavazza Gran Espresso Pods, Medium Roast, 150/Carton

Pleasant , not bitter we love it

Works with my illy ESE pod machine, good to have alternative options to the illy ESE pod line up.

There's a reason why Lavazza is such a common brand in Italy. We've seen it everywhere during our travels there, and drank a lot of it. It's always reasonably priced, and reasonably good. But it's never gonna make you say "Wow, that's amazingly good coffee."If you want good but not great for a fair price, these pods fit the bill. But we're still searching for better flavor.

These paper coffee pods are so easy to use and keep your machine tidy.This flavor is awesome. No sugar needed for me

I bought these pods mostly due to the great price and positive reviews. I had been buying Illy ese pods from Sur La Table and the cost was astronomical. I was looking for a tasty and cheaper replacement...That being said, I will keep looking. These Lavazza ese pods are not great at all. They are poorly made, the espresso is somewhat loose in the pod and not packed properly. A few of my pods were not sealed all around the edges and the grounds leaked out into the foil packet rendering them unusable. The filter material itself is very cottony and ends up soaking up your brewed espresso rather than just filtering it through into your cup.While it does produce a beautiful crema, the espresso flavor is flat with no body, no tone, no aroma, no nothing. I was a professional barista for years and I know good espresso. This is NOT worth the cost, even with free shipping. You will end up with a cup of muddy, gritty, acidic brown water. Save your money and look elsewhere!

Not as good as other ESE pods that I have used-- too weak.

I bought a Gaggia Classic knowing that despite our best intentions, my wife and I might not always have the time to dial it in in the mornings. Sometimes we wake up late, other times the coffee gods frown upon us and give us bad pulls, other times maybe we just don't feel like messing with it. I read somewhere that the Lavazza Gran Crema ESE pods are a great way to go, especially for something like a cappuccino or americano, if you're in a hurry and figured we'd give them a shot. I have to say they're much better than what I was expecting. As a zero-effort, zero-cleanup, zero-thought caffeine solution, these are excellent. The body is fuller than I thought it'd be and overall the taste is pleasant, neither bitter nor sour. Had it in both cappuccino and americano so far and both came out well, again especially considering you literally don't have to think or do anything.All that being said, it is kind of weird that like some of the other reviewers have said, the pods themselves are clearly labeled "NOT FOR INDIVIDUAL SALE" and just come in a plain tied plastic bag. Weirder still is that I can't seem to find these available anywhere in general, but maybe that just requires more sleuthing on my part. Who can say.

I have been shopping on Amazon for a long time but never thought to search for "espresso pods" but I am so glad that I did. This pod is awesome! It is smooth and creamy and tastes sooooo good. In fact, I just ran out of them and went to Starbucks for my morning latte and it just tastes like cr@p. I was buying Starbucks pods for about 10 years and using them in my old Barista machine but their espresso is super bitter and often tastes like the bottom of an ashtray but finding another pod until now was and seemed almost impossible. This purchase has just confirmed what I already suspected... Starbucks is just more American cr@p that they are trying to pass off as I don't know what.This pod is like that love you have been searching for all your life and suddenly you meet and realize that the last 10 years could have been so much better. Then you get angry for dating all those other idiots. Oh wait.... this is a product review. Anyway great espresso pods!