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Wells, the premium Korean lifestyle brand most well known for its sleek The One water filtration and dispenser system, has launched a companion product called the Wells Home Café. It is designed to fit right into The One and has similarly gotten Red Dot Design and iF Design awards. You need to already have Wells The One water dispenser before you get the Wells Home Cafe add-on.
Wells The One price: $2,980 estimated
Wells Home Café price: $1,380 estimated
Can use Nespresso pods
Functionally, the Wells Home Café is basically a Nespresso-compatible capsule coffee machine - the one that takes Nespresso Original Line capsules, not the newer Nespresso Vertuo series, so you're open to a whole range of aftermarket pods for both coffee and tea.
Self-cleaning
What makes the Wells Home Café such an interesting product compared to a basic Nespresso coffee machine is that it is directly plumbed-in and connected to the same filtration system as The One. You never have to refill a water tank, and it will always brew coffee and tea with crisp, filtered water at the appropriate temperatures. You also don’t need to worry about cleaning up, as it also has built-in self-sterilisation and cleaning cycles.
Coffee extraction system
The Wells Home Café also has a unique dual extraction system, with dedicated coffee and tea capsule drawers and recipes. The machine will detect which drawer is inserted and offer the correct brewing options. It dispenses coffee and tea in separate nozzles to avoid cross contamination of flavours as well as maintain overall cleanliness over time.
Types of coffee
When the coffee drawer is used, the Wells Home Café will make a:
- Ristretto (25ml),
- Espresso (40ml), and
- Lungo (110ml).
Types of tea
When the tea drawer it used, options will change to a:
- Rich (80ml),
- Medium (100ml), or
- Mild (130ml) cup.
Costly setup
The downside to being plumbed-in and requiring a filtration system means that your initial setup cost will be significantly higher than just getting a Nespresso machine.
Wells Home Cafe Colours
For existing customers already invested in Wells The One however, the Home Café will be a simple pairing upgrade, but do note that it is only available in Dark Brown or White colours at the moment. So if you have one of the funkier Pink or Mint-coloured The Ones, you’re out of luck, though we’re sure that Wells will eventually expand the range.
Wells does not list the price for The One and Home Café online, and prefers customers to call in for a customised quotation, so if you’re interested, they’ve also got a Wells Experience Centre located at TradeHub 21 in Boon Lay Way with a functional kitchen area and a Kids Room, so you can leave the kiddos to their own devices while you explore the possibilities of The One and Home Café in your own home.
This article first appeared on Hardwarezone in February 2024 and has been updated with information.