Nespresso Lattissima Pro Review

Nespresso has two lines of capsule-based espresso machines:

• OriginalLine: Their original line (duh) that used a 19 bar pump to extract shots from capsules
• VertuoLine: Their new line that uses Centrifusion (rapid capsule spinning) to extract shots from barcode-enabled capsules but also brews standard coffee up to 17 oz

For our money, OriginalLine machines are better than VertuoLine machines because their pump produces more authentic espresso, the coffee tends to be hotter, and there's no barcode scanning system meaning you can find less-expensive third-party capsules.

Nespresso has two lines of capsule-based espresso machines:

• OriginalLine: Their original line (duh) that used a 19 bar pump to extract shots from capsules
• VertuoLine: Their new line that uses Centrifusion (rapid capsule spinning) to extract shots from barcode-enabled capsules but also brews standard coffee up to 17 oz

For our money, OriginalLine machines are better than VertuoLine machines because their pump produces more authentic espresso, the coffee tends to be hotter, and there's no barcode scanning system meaning you can find less-expensive third-party capsules.

And among OriginalLine machines, there are 2 series that stand above all others:

• Lattissima machines with integrated frothers that brew specialty beverages with the push of a single button
• Creatista machines with integrated frothing wands for a more manual frothing experience, as if you were a true barista

The Lattissima One is part of that first series (obviously), which is made up of 5 different models:

• Lattissima One
• Lattissima Plus
• Lattissima Touch
• Lattissima Pro
• Gran Lattissima

We'll compare all 5 models in our Buyer's Guide below.

Depending on who you ask, either the Lattissima Pro or Gran Lattissima is the top-end Lattissima model. The Gran Lattissima came out later and has 9 preset beverage recipes, but the Pro is the only model with a digital touchscreen display. Both have just about the same water reservoir and milk container volumes. The Pro gets the edge on spent capsule capacity.