Anyone else intertested in the age old question about pod use by dates might be interested in looking at the crema on my Arpegio pods with a use by date of October 2013. Perfect condition. Ignore the dates. They are sealed pods. As coffee people know, stale coffee will never ever produce crema.
Crema
In case anyone else is interested ..... I found a box of these today. Use by October 2013. Perfect. Crema perfect. Tastes exactly the same as the day they were bought. The use by date in a sealed capsule is totally ignorable.
These machines are therefore ideal for producing fresh coffee for less regular coffee drinkers.