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Offering convenience in a cup, the ease of capsule and pod coffee machines is undeniable. These crafty inventions are designed with our increasingly rushed morning routines in mind, promising to deliver a caffeine hit with the touch of a button. We’ve rounded up 8 stand-outs.

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Lavazza A Modo Mio Deséa Espresso Coffee Machine, Cream, $481.42, Amazon

“Elegant and modern” is how Lavazza describes this mid-tier model from its ever-expanding family of coffee pod machines. The sophisticated caffeine creator offers a host of different coffee styles on a one-touch interface – choose between a cappuccino, latte, espresso or macchiato with hot or cold frothed milk, served in the refined glass mug provided.

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Nespresso DeLonghi Citiz Solo Capsule Machine, $249, The Good Guys

There’s now a world of Nespresso options sitting at the feet of coffee-loving consumers. The petite Citiz Solo Capsule Machine will let you wrap your hands around your morning coffee in seconds thanks to a thermoblock system, which offers the super-fast heat-up time of 25 seconds.

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Nespresso DeLonghi Citiz Solo Capsule Machine and Milk Capsule Machine, $319, The Good Guys

Level up with this Nespresso offering, which integrates a Milk Capsule into the crowd-pleasing Citiz Solo Machine. This power couple makes milky coffees easy courtesy of the Aeroccino milk frother, which works at the touch of a button (of course). For when summer comes, you can even create cold frothed milk for iced coffees.

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L’OR Barista Sublime Coffee Capsule Machine, $139, Amazon

Just because you’re using a capsule coffee machine, it doesn’t mean you have to skimp on quality or quantity when it comes to your morning brew. Make two cups of coffee easily and quickly thanks to this machine’s dual spouts and a high pressure of 19 bar ensuring premium espresso extraction. Get sipping straight away with the included four single shot and five double shot capsules, or use any of your Nespresso pods which are also compatible.

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Breville Creatista Pro Nespresso Coffee Machine, $998, Bing Lee

This Breville entrant sits at the higher-priced end of the pod coffee machine market, but with good reason. Get ready to enjoy quality coffee in a flash – think two cappuccinos within 75 seconds – thanks to the Thermojet heating system, an invention which offers simultaneous coffee extraction and automatic milk texturing (with a three second heat-up time).

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Homemaid 3-in-1 Coffee Multi Capsule Pod Machine, $189, Myer

The versatile Homemaid multi-capsule coffee machine comes with adapters to utlise Nespresso and Caffitaly pods, as well as ground coffee from your favourite roaster. Simple but effective, the machine boasts two cup sizes, a manual stop button and a 19-bar pump for an easy cup of Joe, however you like it.

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Nespresso Essenza Mini Solo Capsule Machine, $178, The Good Guys

This mini coffee capsule machine option is easy and affordable, serving up espresso (and espresso alone) in a flash, with minimal clean-up. The single-serve capsule design offers two programmable cup sizes – espresso or lungo – as well as a two-cup brewing capacity.

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Lavazza A Modo Mio Jolie Capsule Coffee Machine, $119, Amazon

This slimline capsule coffee machine from Lavazza is a lot easier on the wallet than the Deséa. Designed with lovers of black coffee in mind, the budget-friendly offering may not be big on extras (or milk for that matter), but still pledges to deliver the same quality cup of espresso (or lungo) in an instant – a dream for those on the go.

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