I love my pod star coffee. As long as I fill it to the very top of the pod and press the coffee down several times with the tamper while filling the pod then I have beautiful coffee that works very successfully in my nespresso machine. It feels so good to no longer be uing and then throwing out the one use pods. I also love that I’m making a coffee each day with fresh coffee and I really enjoy my little routine of filling the pods. Highly recommended