mutantpoodle wrote:but in going to review sites its not at all clear which Dolce Gusto machines takes all pods
and most references here do not offer model details...just the name Dolce gusto
When I bought my Dolce Gusto machine on a whim I'd done no research, just saw it on the shelf in a supermarket at a knock-down price and grabbed it. The I wandered over to the coffee aisle and looked for pods and bought a selection.
On getting home, I got a big surprise to find my sparkly new Dolce Gusto machine only takes Dolce Gusto branded pods. Quelle surprise! I'd imagined all brands of pods would fit all brands of machine but it seems not. The various types of pod are very different and with hindsight it is obvious they won't all fit one machine. Maybe there are universal machines out there but I suspect not, and from the sheer variety of pod coffee flavours out there I suggest you start by finding a coffee pod you like then choose a machine it fits.
My Dolce Gusto has no model number on it anywhere but concealed behind the water reservoir is says "Minime Multiple", and on the front of the base it says "Krups". My friend simply refers to it as my "Pingu" as it is clearly designed to look like Pingu! Looks like this:
I'm very pleased with it now I've found a pod I like. If I have a any criticism it would be the water reservoir is too small, but one of the things I like about it is how small the whole machine is, and a bigger reservoir would make the whole machine bigger.