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The best Nespresso pods you can (finally) buy at the grocery store

Five boxes of Nespresso pods lined up next to each other along with a couple mugs of coffee.

Photo: Michael Murtaugh

If you enjoy espresso drinks but not the effort it takes to make them, then a Nespresso machine is your best bet. It’s by far the most convenient way to make espresso at home—all you need are the pods.
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The good news is that Nespresso-compatible pods are, at last, being sold in national supermarket chains. To find the best ones, our (hyper-caffeinated) kitchen experts taste-tested some of the most reliably available options they could find. They came away with favorites in a full range of roasts, from light and citrusy to dark and nutty.

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The Nespresso pods we love→

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Four cans of tomatoes from different brands stacked side by side.

The best canned tomatoes

Testers described our favorites as rich, savory, herbal, luscious, and yes—tomato-y.

Several cans of different brands and flavors of hard seltzer in ice.

Our favorite hard seltzers

We tested 12 brands of hard seltzer in 40 flavors to find the cleanest-tasting, most refreshing ones.

Several topped, melting vanilla ice cream scoops in waffle cones along with three pints of vanilla ice cream posed amongst scattered rainbow sprinkles.

Far-from-boring vanilla ice cream

Vanilla may be the most basic ice cream, but there is surprising variety among the options in the freezer aisle. We tasted 16 and found two favorites.

If simply everything in your home must be chic, try a Moccamaster

The Moccamaster Coffee Maker KBG, in a cream color, sitting on a wooden counter next to a coffee grinder and an electric kettle.

Photo: Erin Price

Of the brewers we recommend in our guide to the best drip coffee makers, Technivorm Moccamaster’s various models are not the most high-tech. But they do have a following of fiercely loyal fans among our staff for their ability to brew great coffee and reputation for longevity. Plus, they come in retro-cool styles and colors, are generally stripped of fancy doodads, and look lovely on a countertop.

This reliable workhorse turns out a nuanced, flavorful pot→

Plus: 10 great kitchen deals we’ve found today

A collage including an espresso machine, a toaster oven and bags of coffee.

Photos: Wirecutter Staff

Kitchen gear is often overpriced—we know, because we track the prices. But that doesn’t mean you have to buy cheap junk. If you’re craving an upgrade to your cookware, we’ve found a smorgasbord of deals today on high-quality, expert-approved cooking essentials.

Great deals on a soda maker, immersion blender, and more→

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