My french press screen grew mold from perpetual use for coffee and (mostly) tea. Boiled it in baking soda water, vinegar water, and used baking soda + toothbrush to no avail. And since I was using it at least twice per day, having to hand wash it often wasted so much precious California water. I broke down and bought a Vertuo Pop+ from Nespresso this holiday season. It came with the Aeroccino 3, three sleeves of Stormio (2) and Bianco Doppio (1), plus the standard sample pack and 2-capsule Barista pack for $120 total. It's so convenient and fun trying the various capsules, saving the espresso pods for affogato.

One burning question, I ordered a capsule recycling bag, but it seems like I could break open the used pods, scrape the grounds into the compost bin (for yard waste pick up), and throw the clean aluminum capsules into curbside recycling, no?