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    "title": "L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Lungo Profondo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 8, 10 Capsules",
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    "excerpt": "L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Lungo Profondo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 8, 10 Capsules is a ten-capsule box of aluminium lungo capsules for a Nespresso Original machine. Ten is a trial quantity rather than a restock. Picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the box to buy before committing to a forty.Machine check: these fit Nespresso Original machines. They are not Vertuo capsules and will not work in a Vertuo, which uses a different barcoded capsule entirely.Ingredients and dietary suitability: roasted ground coffee only. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations, certification marks and allergen advice can change.A lungo is not a weak espresso. It is built to be extracted with about twice the water, so use the lungo button at roughly 110ml. Deep, low in acidity, and full enough to hold its weight to the bottom of a long cup.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Machine settings, milk builds and recycling are covered in the detailed Q and A tab below.",
    "content_text": "L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Lungo Profondo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 8, 10 Capsules is a ten-capsule box of aluminium lungo capsules for a Nespresso Original machine. Ten is a trial quantity rather than a restock quantity, and that is the useful thing about it: a week of one cup a day, or a single evening with friends, for the price of a coffee out.\n\nThe word doing the work in the name is lungo. A lungo is not a weaker espresso, which is the assumption most people arrive with. It is a capsule built to be extracted with roughly twice the water, using a coffee dose and a grind chosen for that longer run. Put a lungo capsule under the espresso button and you get a short, rather flat cup; put an espresso capsule under the lungo button and you get a thin, over-extracted one. Matching the capsule to the button is most of what separates a good result from a disappointing one here.\n\nThe Taste Profile\n\nRoast Depth: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Profondo means deep, and the roast is taken far enough to put roasted cocoa and toasted grain at the front rather than fruit.\nBody: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb (4/5) Full for a long cup. Lungos frequently thin out across 110ml; this one holds its weight to the bottom.\nBitterness: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb (3/5) Present and cocoa-like. It arrives late and clears rather than clinging, which is what a longer extraction should give you.\nAcidity: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb (2/5) Low. Very little brightness or fruit; the capsule is built for depth and for milk.\n\nTeas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.6 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk\n\nThe Story Behind L'Or\nL'Or is the capsule and pod arm of the Jacobs Douwe Egberts group, making capsules in aluminium rather than plastic for the machine most British households already own. That is a practical proposition rather than a romantic one, and the range is built accordingly, with named profiles running from a light lungo up to a heavy ristretto so that a customer can pick by strength without learning a new vocabulary.\nAbout compatibility: these are sold as compatible with Nespresso Original machines. They are not Vertuo capsules and will not work in a Vertuo machine, which uses a different, barcoded capsule entirely. That distinction catches people out regularly, and it is worth checking which system you own before ordering. The compatibility claim itself belongs to L'Or and is printed on the current UK pack.\nPackaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance. Aluminium capsules are widely recyclable but almost never through the ordinary kerbside bin with the coffee grounds still in them, and the carton and the capsules usually take different routes.\n\nWhy Aluminium Rather Than Plastic\nCapsule material is not a detail; it changes the coffee. Aluminium is an absolute barrier to oxygen and light, which is the reason a sealed aluminium capsule can sit in a cupboard for months and still taste close to the day it was filled. Ground coffee starts losing aroma within minutes of grinding, and the only reason capsules work at all as a format is that the grinding and the sealing happen in the same moment, with the oxygen pulled out before the lid goes on. Plastic capsules are permeable by comparison, slowly enough not to matter over a few weeks and quickly enough to matter over a year.\nThe second consequence is what happens under pressure. Aluminium holds its shape while the machine pushes hot water through at nine bars, so the water passes through the coffee bed evenly rather than finding a path around the edge. That is why a well made aluminium capsule produces a consistent crema cup after cup with none of the technique a real espresso machine demands. You are buying consistency more than you are buying ceremony.\n\nHow Does L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Lungo Profondo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 8, 10 Capsules Compare to:\n\n The 40-capsule box of the same profile: identical coffee, four times the quantity, and a lower price per cup. The forty is the sensible restock once you know you like it. This ten is the box to buy first, or to keep as a second style alongside your usual so there is a long cup available without opening another large box.\n A ristretto capsule from the same range: a ristretto is the opposite build, a short intense shot in about 25ml. If you drink your coffee small and strong, buy that instead. This is for the mug rather than the demitasse, and for anyone who finds a straight espresso too concentrated to sit with.\n \n\nIdeal Brewing Conditions\nTo get the best out of L'Or Espresso Lungo Profondo, the machine does the extraction, so the variables left to you are the button, the mug and the state of the machine.\n\nThe Straight Lungo\n\nButton:Use the lungo setting, around 110ml. This capsule is built for that volume; the espresso button will give you a short cup that tastes flat rather than strong.\nWarm the cup:Run a blank shot of hot water into the mug and tip it out first. A cold mug takes a surprising amount of heat out of 110ml of coffee.\nFresh water:Empty and refill the tank rather than topping it up. Water that has stood in a plastic tank for a week is the commonest reason a capsule tastes duller than it did last time.\nDrink it promptly:The crema falls away within a few minutes and the cup loses its aromatic top notes with it.\n\nThe Milk Build\n\nGo short:For a flat white or a cortado, pull it on the espresso setting instead, so the coffee is concentrated enough to read through the milk.\nTwo capsules:For a full mug of milky coffee, two capsules pulled short beats one pulled long. Dilution and strength are different problems and only one of them is solved by adding water.\nTemperature:Steam the milk to about 60\u00b0C. Hotter than that and the milk loses its sweetness and starts to taste cooked.\nIced:Pull it on the espresso setting straight over ice and top with cold milk. A lungo poured over ice is already diluted twice.\n\nGetting A Consistent Cup\n\nDescale on schedule: scale changes the water temperature at the group more than it changes the flow, and a scaled machine under-extracts quietly rather than failing loudly.\nKeep the capsules sealed: leave them in the carton until the moment of use; the seal is the whole preservation system.\nEmpty the capsule bin: a full bin is the most common cause of a capsule not piercing cleanly and the shot running short.\nFiltered water: in a hard water area a filter jug does more for the cup than changing capsules will.\nDo not re-run a used capsule: the second pass gives you water with the bitter tail of the first extraction in it and nothing else.\nCaffeine note: this is a regular caffeinated coffee, not a decaf. Check the current pack if you need a figure per cup.\nBest with: breakfast pastries, dark chocolate, or on its own after a meal.\n\nIngredients And Suitability\nWhat is in it:roasted ground coffee in a sealed aluminium capsule, and nothing else. No added flavourings, no sweeteners, no preservatives.\nIngredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations, certification marks and allergen advice can change.\n\nCaffeine:contains caffeine. Not one for late in the evening if you are sensitive, and worth moderating during pregnancy in line with current NHS guidance.\nChild Safety:Keep hot drinks, capsules and the machine out of reach of children.",
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                "title": "Product Questions",
                "content": "Will these fit my machine?These are sold as compatible with Nespresso Original machines. They are not Vertuo capsules and will not work in a Vertuo machine, which uses a different, barcoded capsule entirely. That distinction catches people out regularly, so check which system you own before ordering. The compatibility claim itself belongs to L'Or and is printed on the current UK pack.What does lungo mean?A lungo is not a weaker espresso, which is the assumption most people arrive with. It is a capsule built to be extracted with roughly twice the water, around 110ml, using a dose and grind chosen for that longer run. Put a lungo capsule under the espresso button and you get a short, flat cup; put an espresso capsule under the lungo button and you get a thin, over-extracted one.What does Intensity 8 mean?It is L'Or's own scale, not an industry measure, and it is not a caffeine rating. It places this capsule in the middle-upper part of their range for roast depth and perceived strength. An 8 on a lungo drinks very differently from an 8 on a ristretto, because the same coffee spread over 110ml reads gentler than the same coffee in 25ml.What does it taste like?Deep rather than bright. Roasted cocoa and toasted grain lead, the middle is full and low in acidity, and the finish carries a soft cocoa bitterness that clears rather than clinging. Profondo means deep, and the roast is taken far enough to put those notes at the front instead of fruit.Does it work with milk?It does, with one adjustment. For a flat white or a cortado, pull it on the espresso setting instead, so the coffee is concentrated enough to read through the milk. For a full mug of milky coffee, two capsules pulled short beats one pulled long; dilution and strength are different problems and only one of them is solved by adding water.Are the aluminium capsules recyclable?Aluminium is widely recyclable, but almost never through the ordinary kerbside bin with the coffee grounds still inside. Follow the current UK pack and your local authority guidance: the carton and the capsules usually take different routes, and kerbside rules vary more on capsules than on almost any other packaging.Why aluminium rather than plastic?Aluminium is an absolute barrier to oxygen and light, which is why a sealed aluminium capsule can sit in a cupboard for months and still taste close to the day it was filled. It also holds its shape under nine bars of pressure, so the water passes through the coffee bed evenly rather than finding a path around the edge. Plastic is permeable by comparison and deforms more readily.Why buy ten rather than forty?Because ten is a trial quantity. It is a week of one cup a day, or a single evening with friends, for the price of a coffee out. The forty-capsule box of the same profile is the sensible restock once you know you like it, and it costs less per cup. This size is for finding out, or for keeping a second style on the shelf without opening another large box.Can I make an iced coffee with it?Yes, but pull it on the espresso setting straight over ice, then top with cold milk or water. A lungo poured over ice has been diluted twice, once by the long extraction and once by the melting ice, and it tastes of it.Is it decaffeinated?No. This is a regular caffeinated coffee. The intensity number on the box refers to roast depth and perceived strength, not to caffeine, and it is a common misreading. If you need a decaf capsule, buy one labelled as such. For a figure per cup, check the current pack.My shot is running short or tasting dull. Why?Three usual suspects, in order. A full capsule bin stops the capsule seating and piercing cleanly. Scale lowers the water temperature at the group, so the machine under-extracts quietly rather than failing loudly. And water that has stood in the tank for a week tastes of the tank. Empty the bin, descale on schedule and refill with fresh water before you blame the capsule.How should I store them?In the carton, somewhere cool and dark, and sealed until the moment of use. The individual seal is the entire preservation system, so a decorative open capsule rack looks good and does the coffee no favours. Go by the best before date printed on the pack."
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                "title": "Ingredients & Nutrition",
                "content": "ComponentProportionWhat it bringsRoasted ground coffeethe entire contentsThe whole product. Nothing is added: no flavouring, no sweetener, no preservative. The roast is taken deep enough to put cocoa and toasted grain at the front rather than fruit.Grind and doseset for a lungoThe reason this capsule is not simply a weaker espresso. Both are chosen for an extraction of roughly 110ml, which is why the cup holds its body over a long pull instead of thinning out.Aluminium capsule10 per cartonAn absolute barrier to oxygen and light, and rigid enough to hold its shape under nine bars so the water passes through the bed evenly rather than round the edge.Pack contents10 capsulesTen cups on the lungo setting. A trial quantity rather than a restock; the forty-capsule box of the same profile costs less per cup.Pack: L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Lungo Profondo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 8, 10 Capsules; caffeinated coffee capsules for Nespresso Original machines. Go by the best before date printed on the pack.Characterising components shown; the coffee is the entire contents and the capsule is the packaging.Sourcing & blend. L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Lungo Profondo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 8, 10 Capsules is put together by L'Or, the capsule and pod arm of the Jacobs Douwe Egberts group. The range runs from a light lungo up to a heavy ristretto under named profiles, so a customer can pick by strength without learning a new vocabulary. Compatibility with Nespresso Original machines is L'Or's claim, printed on the current UK pack, rather than ours.What's in L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Lungo Profondo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 8, 10 Capsules, and what isn't:In: roasted ground coffee in a sealed aluminium capsule, and nothing else.No artificial colours, flavourings, sweeteners or preservatives: this is plain coffee, and any sweetness in the cup is the roast rather than an addition.Not a Vertuo capsule: Nespresso Original fit only. A Vertuo machine reads a barcode on the rim and will not take these.Not decaffeinated: the intensity number refers to roast depth and perceived strength, not caffeine."
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                "title": "Flavour Science",
                "content": "The flavour of L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Lungo Profondo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 8, 10 Capsules is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the cup tastes the way it does from the first lift of steam to the last swallow.The outer layer is aromatic, and in a capsule system it is released all at once. The grinding and the sealing happen in the same moment at the factory, with the oxygen pulled out before the lid goes on, so the aromatic compounds that ordinarily begin escaping within minutes of grinding are still in the coffee when you pierce the capsule. That is the whole reason the format works. What you smell as the machine runs is roasted cocoa and toasted grain lifting with the steam, and it is at its strongest in the first thirty seconds. A cup that has stood for five minutes smells markedly flatter even though the liquid has lost none of its strength, and the crema falling away is the visible sign of the same process.The flavour spike arrives mid palate, and this is where a lungo either succeeds or fails. Spread the same coffee over 110ml instead of 25ml and there is four times as much water for the solubles to occupy, so a capsule not built for the job tastes watery by the middle of the cup. This one is dosed and ground for the longer run, and the result is a middle that stays dense: roasted cocoa carrying the weight, toasted grain behind it, and very little acidity or fruit cutting across either. It is the densest stretch of the cup and the part most affected by how hot the machine is actually running.The base structure is the lingering finish: a soft cocoa bitterness that arrives late, sits briefly and then clears rather than clinging. That clearing is what a longer extraction should give you, and it is the practical difference between a deep roast and a burnt one. A burnt cup goes ashy and stays; this one goes dry and resets. It is also why the coffee suits being drunk slowly, in a mug rather than a demitasse, and why it survives being turned into a flat white where a lighter roast would simply disappear under the milk.Getting it right in the cup. Use the lungo button at around 110ml, because that is the volume the capsule is dosed for; the espresso button gives you a short cup that tastes flat rather than strong. Warm the mug with a blank shot of hot water and tip it out first, since a cold mug takes a surprising amount of heat out of 110ml. Empty and refill the tank rather than topping it up, because water that has stood in a plastic tank for a week is the most common reason a capsule tastes duller than it did last time. Drink it promptly. For milk drinks, pull it on the espresso setting instead so the coffee is concentrated enough to read through the milk, and for a full mug use two capsules pulled short rather than one pulled long: dilution and strength are different problems, and only one of them is solved by adding water.How water and temperature change it. The same capsule gives a measurably different cup depending on the state of the machine and the water in it. Scale is the quiet one: it lowers the water temperature at the group more than it restricts the flow, so a scaled machine under-extracts steadily rather than failing outright, and the cup reads thin and sour long before anything looks wrong. Hard water flattens what little brightness this roast has and can leave a chalky edge, so in a hard water area a filter jug does more for the cup than changing capsules will. Pulling longer than 110ml adds water past the point where anything useful is still being extracted, taking the bitter tail with it; pulling shorter concentrates the body and suits milk. None of this is a fault in the coffee; it is the same capsule responding to the machine you put it in, and once you know which way you like it the result is repeatable every time."
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                "content": "L'Or Nespresso Compatible Espresso Lungo Profondo Aluminium Coffee Intensity 8, 10 Capsules is deep, low in acidity and dosed for a long cup, which makes it a better base for milk than most lungos. Five builds below cover the straight lungo, two milk drinks, a cold one and an Americano.\nWays to brew it, worked out here first\n\n \n The Straight Lungo\n \n How to make The Straight Lungo with L'Or Espresso Lungo Profondo.\n \n 2 min\n 1 cup\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 L'Or Lungo Profondo capsule\n Fresh water in the machine tank\n A Nespresso Original machine\n A warmed mug\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Rinse a blank shot of hot water into the mug to warm it, and tip it out.\n Refill the tank with fresh water rather than topping it up.\n Pull the capsule on the lungo setting, about 110ml.\n Drink it promptly, while the crema is still holding.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: The cup the capsule was dosed for. Resist the espresso button; it gives you a short cup that tastes flat rather than strong.\n\n \n Flat White From A Lungo Capsule\n \n How to make Flat White From A Lungo Capsule with L'Or Espresso Lungo Profondo.\n \n 5 min\n 1 cup\n Medium\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 L'Or Lungo Profondo capsule\n 120ml whole or oat milk\n A thermometer, or a steady hand\n A 160ml cup\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Pull the capsule on the espresso setting rather than the lungo one, so the coffee is concentrated enough to read through milk.\n Steam 120ml of milk to about 60\u00b0C, no hotter, keeping the texture fine rather than foamy.\n Pour the milk through the crema in one steady motion.\n Serve straight away.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: The deep roast and low acidity are exactly what survive milk. Past 60\u00b0C the milk loses its sweetness and starts to taste cooked.\n\n \n The Two Capsule Mug\n \n How to make The Two Capsule Mug with L'Or Espresso Lungo Profondo.\n \n 5 min\n 1 large mug\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 2 L'Or Lungo Profondo capsules\n 180ml warm milk\n A 350ml mug\n Cocoa to dust, optional\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Pull two capsules on the espresso setting into the same mug.\n Warm 180ml of milk to steaming but not boiling.\n Pour the milk over and stir once.\n Dust with cocoa if you want it.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A proper mug-sized milky coffee. Two short shots beat one long one: adding water does not add strength.\n\n \n Iced Lungo Over Milk\n \n How to make Iced Lungo Over Milk with L'Or Espresso Lungo Profondo.\n \n 3 min\n 1 glass\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 L'Or Lungo Profondo capsule\n A tall glass of ice\n 150ml cold milk\n A long spoon\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Fill a tall glass with ice and pour in 150ml of cold milk.\n Pull the capsule on the espresso setting, not the lungo one.\n Pour the hot shot straight over the ice and milk.\n Stir once and drink before the ice thins it.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A clean iced coffee. A lungo poured over ice has been diluted twice over and tastes of it.\n\n \n The Long Black\n \n How to make The Long Black with L'Or Espresso Lungo Profondo.\n \n 3 min\n 1 mug\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 1 L'Or Lungo Profondo capsule\n 100ml hot water from the kettle\n A warmed mug\n A twist of lemon peel, optional\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Pour 100ml of hot water into the warmed mug first.\n Pull the capsule on the espresso setting directly on top of the water.\n Leave the crema undisturbed rather than stirring it in.\n Add a twist of lemon peel if you want the aroma lifted.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: Coffee onto water, not water onto coffee. The order keeps the crema intact and the cup tastes rounder for it."
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