hey guys welcome to planning with crystal so i'm back with another nespresso unboxing this
is for the nespresso virtuo plus in piano black i'm gonna unbox it i'm gonna show you
how everything comes and i'm also going to make a drink with you today so this particular machine
was on a bit of a deal and i managed to get the machine and a hundred capsules and an arachino
plus for 89 pounds which is a bit of a bargain you can still get this machine on special offer
for 79 pounds and i think they're still doing the offer of the three capsules
these are the 100 capsules that i was sent as part of the promotion so i bought everything myself i
like making nespresso videos if you enjoy watching espresso videos make sure you subscribe to the
channel hit the notification bell to be notified when my next video goes live so i'm showing you
this so you can see exactly what's included in the offer they also had an offer where you can
get two months free on your nespresso subscription so the first and sixth month this is something
they're including quite a lot with some of the new machines so i'm going to do a separate video all
about nespresso subscriptions if you want to learn more about nespresso subscriptions check that one
out and i'm also going to be doing a separate video about the cup sizes i'm going to do a
separate video on the aero chino 3 and i will be comparing it to my nespresso barista milk throttle
every new nespresso machine also should contain a box of capsules a little selection of the virtual
range it tells you the whole range here at the top and these are the capsules that are included
so you get the smallest ones here vol tesso which is a 40 ml or 1.35 fluid ounces
you get altisso 40 ml 1.35 fluid ounces or diavolito 40 mls or 1.35 fluid ounces
we then get a double espresso chiro 80 ml or 2.70 fluid ounces
fortado which is 150 ml or 5.07 fluid ounces grand longo size double espresso
espresso you also get a bianco legaro which is 80 ml or 2.70 fluid ounces so this is a barista
creation it's in a double espresso size but designed to be drunk with milk
then you get bianco forte which is 230 mls or 7.77 fluid ounces so this is actually in a mug
size and again designed to be drawn with milk you get stormio this is 230 ml or 7.77 fluid ounces
mug size you get melosio 230 ml or 7.77 fluid ounces you get colombia so colombia is from the
master origins range it is 230 mils and 7.77 fluid ounces you also get a decaffeinato so this is the
mug sized decaf that nespresso offer in a 230 ml or 7.77 fluid ounce size finally in this little
box you also get the alto dolce which is 414 mils or 14 fluid ounces of coffee so it's the largest
coffee capsule they offer they offer this in two different varieties generally larger than most
cups you have in your cupboard so you generally need a special cup if you're going to brew
that one but it gives you a nice opportunity to experiment with lots of different sizes
see what your machine can do and more importantly find which coffees you like the best like i said
i'm going to put together a whole video all about nespresso cup sizes and all of the coffees offered
in those sizes so if that's something you want to see make sure you hit that subscribe button click
the notification bell to be notified when that video goes live at the moment they are giving
out these little nespresso subscription boxes inside you'll find a code and it will give you the
first and sixth month of your coffee free i've also seen some deals i think it was on amazon
where you're getting four months of coffee free so an even better deal so as i said this
machine is an espresso virtual plus it comes in a range of colors and designs and this is
actually one of their older machines they have something called a nespresso virtual next which
is a newer version of the machine and i'll put a card here if you want to see what that looks like
but this particular machine being from the virtuo range it makes five different cup sizes and i'm
gonna do a separate video like i said where i go into some real detail about the different options
with these cup sizes but essentially the way the machine works each coffee has got a barcode
and when you put your capsule into your machine it scans that barcode automatically knows how much
water you require for the drink you're making kind of does all the legwork and the hard work for you
so this is how the machine looks when you open the box
you've got your cup holder that's just my serial number under there
and this is just made of plastic and you can just take a little tray out to give it a wash
got our plug up there lots of polystyrene to keep everything safe
we have got the water tank they always need to wrap it in this like blue
plastic and of course we've got the machine itself so it's just got a little tab telling
you to give it a clean and it's always a good idea to obviously run a bit of water through it before
you start dispensing coffee so i'm gonna go off give it a little clean and then i'll come back and
show you some more and make a coffee okay so i've gone through that cleaning process i didn't film
that bit i didn't think it'd be very interesting if you would like me to do a video on the cleaning
process i can absolutely do it just let me know in the comments underneath if there is a particular
process you'd like me to go through on a video i can totally do this and all i did is followed
the first use or after a long period of non-use instructions and these are the instructions that
came with this particular machine okay so back to the machine so essentially what you need to
know about this one it's got a button here on the top it is the only button on the machine if you
press up on this literally just one touch and it rises itself on there it's got this little
device here i'll get a capsule and show you how that goes in so i'm going to be making
a mug sized coffee for you and i'm going to be making stormio you'll see on the bottom
of the pod it should tell you the name of the coffee as well as the size this one is 230 ml
or 7.77 fluid ounces so you put it in like that with the flat bit at the top and you just
press it again and it will close it and it'll puncture that capsule
if you look here at the front of the machine you can see that there are a few different
holes on here and that is quite simply so that you can lift up your cup support depending on the size
of coffee that you're gonna make like i said i'm gonna do a separate video where i go into a lot
more detail about the coffee sizes available but ultimately it's as simple as this if you're making
an espresso you're probably going to have your cup rest at the lowest level if you're using a really
kind of wide mug that's quite flat down you're probably going to use it at this sort of level
you kind of judge it based on the size of drink or size of cup you're using and i tend to suggest
that you have it as kind of close to the nozzle as possible it just avoids any kind of splashing or
anything i'll show you the machine from this side and just so i can demonstrate a few other parts of
it so this particular model you can actually twist the water tank so you can have it in line with the
rest of the machine which will mean it's obviously longer so it all depends where you're putting it
or you can actually swizzle it so that it sits the side of the machine so if you're trying to
if you've got like a not very deep work surface you can kind of tuck it in a little bit better so
lots of options there insofar as you deciding which machine to get and where to place it you've
got a few options there this here is your capsule container so it's where the used capsules fall
after you've used them so essentially you just lift it out using the hole which is on either side
of the capsule container and that's what that looks like in terms of how many capsules it will
hold it completely depends on which size you're using as an average i'd say it will hold at least
10 but it'll hold more if they are smaller capsules the smaller the drink it makes the
smaller the capsule is like i said we can kind of tuck the water tank completely out of sight
or we can have it over on the right hand side this particular model the water tank will only
turn to the right not the left in case that's a consideration for you so we've put our capsule
in i'm going to select this cup which is a mug cup and i'm going to put it on the
second from the bottom so it's kind of close to that spout i'm going to press the button on top
this then uses centrifugal spinning at 700 revolutions per minute to spin
the capsule and dispense the right amount of water and coffee together
so
you can actually set up the machine to dispense more water per capsule should you want more water
in there there is a way that you can change the settings by using that particular button on the
top in a particular way and again there's further instructions on that in the manual but i can do a
video on that as well so if that's what you want to see let me know in the comments but here is the
coffee so like i said this is stormy you can see that nice thick crema there at the top it's lovely
and hot and just as soon as i get the decent water thermometer i will add underneath the temperature
of the coffee when it's just dispensed but it's nice and hot without burning the coffee so if we
go back this way just to let you know this water tank is completely removable you just lift it
off like that to clean it fill it whatever you want to do it has a little minimum level here
so the minimum amount so that your machine can obviously suck up the water and send it through
the mechanism so 1.2 liters is the amount of water it holds again in terms of how many
coffees it's going to make that's going to depend on the size it's used about that much water for
this coffee so you could definitely make at least two mugs of coffee and then maybe a little one
again it's going to depend on how much water you put in and the size of the coffee you're making
and then in terms of ejecting the pod you just press up again and this acts as a kind of slide
to lift out the coffee capsule and slide it and then it drops it in to your capsule container
you can then leave it open until you make your next coffee and then obviously put your capsule
in and close it or if you want to close it you just press and it drops down like that so another
consideration again if you are putting it under a cupboard is the height of the machine and i'll
put all the measurements underneath the video so obviously it's going to need to have enough space
so that when the machine lifts up it still fits under your cupboard if that's where it's going
so definitely check out the measurements and stuff if you're trying to decide whether or not
to get this machine there are some fantastic offers on right now and even if you buy it
from a third party you can usually still get the 300 capsules and the free coffee subscription
i'll put some links under the video if you want to check out some of the deals and things i've found
of course if you want to make a milk recipe drink you will have to have one of either nespresso's
milk throttles or another brand's milk frother this machine does not contain anything that can
do anything to milk so you would need a separate device for that if you purchase this machine
like i said i'm going to do a separate video of the aerochino 3 and i'm also going to do a
comparison video with the barista which is a much more expensive high-tech version that nespresso
has come out with just so again hopefully it helps if you're trying to decide which machine
to buy so like i said if there's any particular videos you'd like to see on espresso products
please leave me a comment let me know there will be a video also coming up on espresso subscription
and how that all works and the different size cups available in the nespresso virtual line if
you enjoyed my nespresso video there's lots more nespresso videos up on the channel and i'll link
some of them at the end of this video i do hope you give me a thumbs up it lets me know you're
enjoying the content i'm producing and i'd love it if you would subscribe and hit that notification
bell to be notified when my next video goes live thank you so much for watching bye guys