We like our coffee like we like our Friday deals: Black. And one of the most popular Nespresso coffee machine deals in the UK is back, back, back today. Nespresso Vertuo Plus is just £69 today. Seriously, this machine is on sale so often, we wonder why anyone would ever pay the full £169 price for it. It's the red model, which is very eye catching. Have a look at our price widgets below if you would prefer something less vibrantly hued, but in terms of price, this is the coffee deal of the day.
• Buy Nespresso Vertuo Plus by Magimix for £69 – was £179, save £110 at Currys. You can also claim 100 free Nespresso pods by redemption, before heading to our guide to the best Black Friday Nespresso pods deals.
The Vertuo Next has been cheaper than this in the past – as low as £59 – but it's a very good price on an excellent product.
- Read our Nespresso Vertuo Plus review (spoilers: 5 stars!)
- The Vertuo Plus by Magimix is #1 in our Best pod coffee machine list
- …And in our guide to the best coffee makers of all kinds
Why you should buy a Nespresso Vertuo Plus machine
Nespresso Vertuo Plus coffee machines offer up awesome pod coffee in no time, thanks to the twin miracles of barcodes and centrifugal force
The Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Machine has rapidly garnered a reputation for delivering faultless pod coffee. Our resident pod coffee expert Derek Adams has this to say:
'Phenomenal! Far and away the best coffee pod system I’ve used and easily one of the best coffees I’ve ever tasted. It uses centrifugal forces that spin the capsule and the result is a smooth crema that’s almost as deep as the coffee. When I add a splash of warm milk and stir, it’s like a smooth capuccino without even needing a milk frother. I’ve made a few espressos now using the varied pods they supplied and all the ones from strength 6 up are splendid. It hasn’t made a duffer yet.'
Using pods may not be quite as satisfying as taking the freshly-ground beans route, but it's a great alternative if you’re short on time. With these larger Vertuo pods, you can make drinks from a single espresso shot to a steaming mugful.
As noted, the key to its coffee brewing potential is Nespresso's 'Centrifusion' technology. In a Vertuo coffee machine, the pod you’ve chosen is whipped into a frenzy, spinning at up to 7,000 revs per minute. The resulting coffee and water combination is sublime.
The motorised lid makes inserting a pod into the Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Machine a doddle
The Vertuo tailors this process and the size of the drink thanks to a smart barcode-reading system. As you'd expect, there's a huge range of pod options, with Nespresso offering up something for everyone, from the mug-sized likes of Stormio and Intenso down to the Double Espresso Scuro for example. There’s a pod for any time of day or mood, and a single espresso can cost as little as 39p.
Making your preferred cup of coffee is simplicity itself. There’s a motorised lid on the top of the machine that opens electronically via a button. You then place the barcoded pod inside and the machine figures out from that what size of coffee it needs to make. Being confirmed coffee guzzlers, we love the 414ml Alto option but anyone wanting a quick hit can head for the small but perfectly formed, 40ml Espresso pods.
The most important improvement over older Nespresso pods is if you want a stronger drink – a double espresso, a really flavoursome long black – you can now get it from a single Vertuo pod. That isn't possible with smaller pods.
Fans of frothy crema will love what the Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Machine is capable of
On a purely practical note, we love the sizeable (1.6-litre) water container, which means you’re not continually filling it up. The other bonus with the Nespresso Vertuo system is that it’s a doddle to keep clean, with used pods being stored in their own container that needs emptying less frequently than you’d expect. The drip tray can be washed easily.
Yes, bigger pods means even more waste than on a standard Nespresso machine. To be fair to Nespresso, it does offer various means of returning pods to them for recycling. Our personal favourite is to fill a bin liner with pods, and carry it into their ridiculously swanky Regent Street store whilst shouting, "Here you go mate, got more pods for yer!" but you might prefer dropping capsules at a branch of Doddle, or even arranging a free collection from your home (if you have 200+ of them).
Incidentally, Colonna, T3's favourite Bath-based artisan-style coffee shop, does old-style Nespresso-compatible pods that are actually compostable – hopefully a Vertuo version will follow.
And speaking of pods, John Lewis currently has a deal that lets you claim 100 complimentary Vertuo capsules when you buy one of the Magimix or Krups Vertuo or Vertuo Plus machines. That'll give you plenty of time to get to know this awesome little coffee machine.
