OK, the one I use is called Nespresso Essenza. It is small and very
easy to work.
There is also one called Lattissima, which comes with a milk frothing
pitcher on the side. I am not sure every blind person would be
comfortable using that, because the frother becomes very hot and the
milk is scalding hot.

On 8/4/23, Tali Sarnetzky <[email protected]> wrote:
> I live In Israel, so I am not sure which models you would have over
> there. The ones we have here can take pods from a few brands.
> I use mugs with handles, because the small cups for espresso are too
> small for me to hold comfortably when hot.
> I will try to find out the name of the model I use.
>
> On 8/4/23, Jen . <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Which machine do you have?  So do you just put the pod and hit the button
>> and that's all there is to it.  Do you need different mugs depending on
>> whether you want to make a long espresso or short.  Sorry for all the
>> dumb
>> questions.  Which pods are your favourites?  Can you all the nespresso
>> pods
>> or just certain ones.  Do you have a link to the one you have?
>> Thanks.
>> Jen
>>
>>> On Aug 3, 2023, at 7:52 PM, Tali Sarnetzky <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Jen.
>>> From my personal experience, their small machines which work with pods
>>> are very easy to work with. So far, I have worked with three different
>>> models of those machines and in every instance, there were only two
>>> buttons on top. The right one is always the long espresso and the left
>>> one is always the short. I've had my machine for four years and love
>>> it!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Tali
>>>
>>>> On 8/4/23, Cristóbal Muñoz <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> With that budget, your best bet would be to get something along the
>>>> lines
>>>> of
>>>> a Wacaco Picopresso: https://www.wacaco.com/products/picopresso  or
>>>> maybe
>>>> the Leverpresso: https://hughinc.com/collections/leverpresso
>>>> Flair also makes some good manual espresso machines, but they tend to
>>>> have a
>>>> lot of little parts and the workflow doesn't seem as simple.
>>>> As you asked this on the ViPhone list, can I assume you're looking for
>>>> Bluetooth or WiFi connectivity as well? Honestly, you're not going to
>>>> find
>>>> anything "smart" at that price point.
>>>> Breeville's Bambino line is a good starter machine, but even that will
>>>> set
>>>> you back depending on which one you want $400 to $500  .
>>>> I just recently went through my espresso machine finding journey and it
>>>> was
>>>> harder than I thought. A lot of machines are automatic or semiautomatic
>>>> and
>>>> as always, capacitive buttons and touch screens are the big thing now
>>>> so
>>>> that makes our choices limited.
>>>> I finally opted for the Cafelat Robot which is a manual lever espresso
>>>> machine. No electronics or screens or buttons. Old school elbow grease.
>>>> As
>>>> accessible as you can get. Some folks even call the Leverpresso linked
>>>> above
>>>> a poor man's Robot. I used a cashback credit card and in addition to an
>>>> online code and the fact that I bought it from a Canadian store helped
>>>> drive
>>>> down the price for me, but even the Robot is upwards of $400. It
>>>> punches
>>>> way
>>>> above its weight as a lot of the money goes into quality espresso
>>>> making
>>>> parts and materials. Many of those much more expensive machines are so
>>>> expensive because there is a lot of metal and tubing and electronics to
>>>> heat
>>>> up water and to make sure it stays hot while going through the machine
>>>> etc.
>>>> all those espresso machines you see selling for $50 or $80 aren't worth
>>>> bothering with.
>>>> Good luck on finding something for your friend.
>>>>
>>>> Cristóbal
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
>>>> Jen
>>>> .
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2023 11:29 AM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: Accessible Nespresso machines
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> No more than $200.
>>>> Jen
>>>>
>>>>>> On Aug 3, 2023, at 2:08 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe the most you want to spend would help more rather than saying
>>>>> "not
>>>>> looking for anything super expensive" because that is always a
>>>>> relative
>>>>> term. For some not super expensive may mean $100 and for somebody else
>>>>> it
>>>>> may mean $300 and considering some of these espresso/coffee machines
>>>>> can
>>>>> run into the many thousands a number might be good.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
>>>>> Jen
>>>>> .
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 3, 2023 10:50 AM
>>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>>> Subject: Accessible Nespresso machines
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I am looking to purchase an espresso machine for a friend who is
>>>>> totally
>>>>> blind and I am wondering if there are certain models that are
>>>>> accessible
>>>>> with the iPhone or some app because I was reading online that they
>>>>> have
>>>>> software updates.  I know nothing about these machines being visually
>>>>> impaired well with no vision I know that if they don't have a lot of
>>>>> extra
>>>>> stuff usually it makes it easier to use.  Do they function along the
>>>>> same
>>>>> line as a Keurig where are you put the pot in select what size you
>>>>> want
>>>>> then it just does the rest on its own.  Are the pods just for coffee
>>>>> or
>>>>> do
>>>>> they make other hot drinks.  Also not looking for anything super
>>>>> expensive.
>>>>> Thanks for any help and would be interested to know what you like or
>>>>> dislike about this brand of machine
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