r/Luxembourg • u/No_Armadillo_6910 • 2d ago
Shopping/Services Are Coffee Balls Sold in Luxembourg?
Hi all,
We recently bought a Coffee B coffee maker that is using compostable coffee balls instead of aluminium capsules. So far, the system has been launched in Germany, France and Switzerland.
As we’d typically stock up on coffee when passing through Luxembourg, I am wondering whether Coffee B coffee balls are being sold in there already. Luxembourgish petrol stations always seem to be heaven on earth. So maybe…
Thanks in advance. Looking forward to hearing your insights.
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u/Usual-Government-769 Dëlpes 2d ago
Saw this project couple of weeks ago! Curious to know how the coffee tastes versus a normal capsule and versus a normal extraction
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u/No_Armadillo_6910 2d ago
We are still on our first box of Lungo balls. So far, the coffee tastes good.
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u/Usual-Government-769 Dëlpes 2d ago
Very interesting concept I have to admit! Checked on Amazon and there are some options for such “capsules”
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u/tom_zeimet 2d ago
Not that I know of, they used to sell them for a couple of months in Leclerc Grevenmacher (ex-Match) along with the machines. Since they were unofficial imports they were more expensive than in Germany. You can find them in Netto or Edeka in Germany. Netto also has compatible capsules from their own brand which is cheaper, but not great coffee imho.
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u/reddit-user-redditor 2d ago
Do those balls need a specific machine? I thought you could just put them in hot water or milk, like the chocolate spoons.
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u/tom_zeimet 2d ago
Yeah, it’s meant to be a fully biodegradable (shell made of algae) alternative to Nespresso pods.
https://www.coffeeb.com/de-de/kaffeemaschine
The coffee is decent, made by Swiss company Café Royal that also makes coffee for Nespresso machines. There are also capsules with Illy or Melitta coffee, as well as Netto’s own brand exclusive to them. Being a proprietary system all capsules are made by CoffeeB and are more expensive than 3rd party Nespresso capsules.
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u/reddit-user-redditor 8h ago
Interesting. Thanks for sharing. It would be actually nicer if no maschine was needed.
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u/Pijean 2d ago
I would never put these "compostable" things in my compost. Never. Most of the time it's a lie. It's the same with biodegradability.
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u/ShadyIsntHere Geesseknäppchen 1d ago
I feel you but these are compostable because they only consist of coffee grounds, no other thing is used to contain em, its a legit compacted ball of coffee, thats why its compostable
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u/d4fseeker 1d ago
A quick google would tell you that's not true. Coffee ground can't keep it's form and needs a capsule. Heres it's alginate - which happens to be a rare actually compostable substance.
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u/ShadyIsntHere Geesseknäppchen 1d ago
Thank you n sorry for getting dat wrong, shouldve researched better - its still certified 100% compostable which is a good thing (atleast the company didnt lie)
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u/Pijean 1d ago
Have you ever tried composting things like this ? I haven't tried this specific product, but tried it with others, just to see if it works. It never works.
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u/d4fseeker 1d ago
most "compostable" products only work in industial (high-temp) composters and usually degrade into microplastics.
A prime example being PLA, made from cornstarch. My attempt at using a hightemp home composter for 3d printed parts partially worked but obviously i have no method to test for resulting microplastics.
While i have no experience with this product, the engineers seem to have chosen a very niche but actually degradable plastic so there is some hope =)
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u/Dodough 2d ago
I saw them in Pallcenter Oberpallen. I don't know if they still sell them though