I bought myself a Dolce Gusto coffee machine with the sole idea of getting a re-usable pod. I did the usual of scanning through Amazon to see what there was but wasn't really getting anywhere, so widened out the search and came across Maverick. I thought I'd take a chance on getting the "Damaged Box" item and trust them when they promised on the site it would be fine.
It was
The box arrived with a small tear next to the opening tab. And that was it! Everything else was in perfect condition, it even arrived with a small pack of sample coffee ground especially for pods.
I fired up the machine, watched the videos created by the lovely people at Maverick on how to use the pod, and put it to the test in my Delonghi Jovia. What came out was a beautiful espress, silky smooth, beautiful crema, and a taste that melted the woes of 2020 away for a moment.
Since then I've had a couple of mishaps, so the pod takes a little playing around with to get the method right. I've found using slightly less coffee works best for me. But now I'm making beautiful coffee at home, without the guilt of throwing pod after pod of single use plastic into the nations collective bin.
Definitely worth the buy, and absolutely worth getting it from Maverick. Great coffee and supporting a small business.