A:AnswerNo it can not. It uses the original Nespresso “pods”. Expresso type drinks only. They do make one that uses a different/bigger pod that will make plain coffee But this isn’t it.
A:AnswerDaily or after you"re done making coffee, machine has orange light telling you to clean, but just pull it out if you need to refill it if making more
A:AnswerIt uses the Original Line pods only. You should be be able to fit most sized cups as long as they aren't too wide. For the frother you should only use milk but you could always add coffeemate afterwards without the assistance of the machine.
A:AnswerYes you can just get hot water from the machine. But, if you want a lot of hot water, you'll have to hit the brew button several times to keep pumping out hot water to the quantity you want.