My Krups branded Citiz has a manual lever and I never experienced any problems with it (now in storage since I purchased a Lattisima Pro).

Besides authentic Nespresso capsules I occasionally stock-up on Starbucks’ capsules (Italian, House, Espresso). These are very pleasant.

On recycling; to maximise on the volume/weight of sending spent capsules in the mail I use this very practical Dualit widget to extract the spent Coffee. The added benefit of using the Dualit widget is that you don’t amass a growing stash of rotting/pungent Coffee grounds until you have a sufficient quantity for recycling.

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