About Baristo
Baristo carries the spirit, and passion of the Italian espresso culture. 
Baristo is carefully selected among the best coffee blends in the world, roasted and packed in the most modern roasters in Italy.
We trust the Italian experts, because in the process of coffee production every step is important:
The green Baristo coffee: some of the best quality coffee plantations in the world have been supplying our partners for decades. When the green coffee comes from the same regions every year, with their specific climate and soils, then the constant quality of the flavor is guaranteed.
The roasting of Baristo coffee: the coffee beans are roasted at a temperature of 200-220° and well stirred. In the hi-tech productive systems of the factory, the whole process is automated and the temperature diagram is strictly monitored in order to maintain constant quality in all batches.
All processes of green coffee treatment are carried in a non-oxygen environment: the coffee beans have no contact with oxygen from the moment of roasting till the moment of packing.
The packing of Baristo coffee: there is a quality control check for each pack of coffee when vacuumed for remaining oxygen. Baristo coffee is packed in three-layer aluminum foil.
On the Baristo packing you will find a small plastic filter to take out the gas, released from the coffee beans, and to prevent oxygen to come in. This is a guarantee for the long lasting Baristo quality and flavor.
Since the coffee is packed still warm, at the beginning the package looks flattened, because of the vacuum. After some time a natural process of gas release begins and the package starts to inflate. This, of course, does not mean the coffee inside has lost its quality.
History of espresso coffee pods
The idea for espresso pods first emerged in 1959 from a company in Pennsylvania. The technology was a large success in Italy, and took a while to make its way over to mainstream America. This was due to the fact that espresso had dominated the coffee industry in Italy, and was a big hit in offices where speed and convenience was a must. Pushing a button and getting a single serving of espresso was an ideal situation for espresso in the workplace. Also, up until this point, brewing a good cup of espresso was an art form that took skill and patience; and the espresso pod machine made making a cup of espresso something that anyone could do. How to use an espresso coffee pod Espresso pods are extremely easy to use, and it is as simple as placing a pod into a normal espresso machine or specialized pod brewer, adding hot water and pressing a button. Some beneficial features of the pod machine include: having consistent quality made espresso, little or no training required to use the machine and limited waste of espresso grounds. The speed of making a cup and cleaning up is increased significantly as well. Easy Serving Espresso Pod Standardization
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In 1998 the Illy Company developed the Easy Serving Espresso (E.S.E.) design and standards, an open design to encourage adaptation and compatibility, and with the goal of making home espresso preparation more convenient.
Today many espresso machines (espresso coffee makers), including espresso machine brands other than Illy, accommodate the use of either a 45 mm, 7 gram pod or hand tamped coffee grounds.