The capsules are vacuum sealed so unless they have a leak, they'll maintain the integrity of the coffee inside. Also, if you're curious, enlist a coffee drinker to do a taste test for you - or do it yourself .

David

Thanks for the suggestion, however, I doubt that my tastes of coffee in my entire life would add up to a single cup. So, my taste test wouldn't mean a thing. I do have a cousin who is coming to dinner this weekend. I'll ask her to take the test!

Post #208 in this thread.

I remembered the post because, at the time, we had expired capsules, and rather than throwing them out, we used them and they seemed fine to us as well.

I use my expired capsules and they are fine.

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?