2008 has been an incredible year for single serve coffee. With the introduction of the Bosch Tassimo Hot Beverage System, Nescafe Dolce Gusto, and Keurig Mini the choices can seem endless. We’ve divided up the guide by price to make your holiday shopping even easier, and we’ve picked out the best single serve coffee makers, coffee pods, k cups, coffee gadgets, coffee cups, and other super cool items single serve coffee items.
With the Keurig® Single-Cup Brewing System, consumers can choose their favorite variety of coffee, tea or hot cocoa in K-Cup portion packs, brew a single cup at the touch of a button, and enjoy a gourmet cup with no mess or clean-up.
With the new Star Trek movie coming out in the Spring we’re pretty sure you’re going to need to upgrade your coffee cup to a plasma one.
Pros and Cons of Both System We pulled this set of pros and cons from our reviews of both systems. The Nescafe Dolce Gusto : Pros Heats up quickly All the beverages the machine produces we really like - some we love Insertion of the smart capsules into the machine is easy Controls are easy to use and are made out of high quality metal - great feel Both cold and hot water brewing options are available for all drinks Really solid milk flavor and taste in all milk based drinks Cons Bin for used smart coffee capsules can get messy and full quickly Limited amount of coffee flavors and blends available No water filter - for the price we’d expect a water filter in the reservoir Water reservoir is hard to fill in our fridge filtered water dispenser The machine is priced about $30 more than the Tassimo Hot beverage system for similar functionality The Bosch Tassimo Hot Beverage System : Pros: Large variety of coffees available Machine heats up quickly Large reservoir includes a water filter LED Controls on front are easy to use Improved cup stand - will handle a travel mug Cons: Removal of the clear top to see brewing is kind of a bummer The machine is deeper on the countertops than the earlier model Not the best latte Crema top on the espresso is also a bit weak Availability of Coffee Capsules for Both Systems You’ll be able to get most of the T Discs for the Tassimo Hot Beverage System at your local Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, or other locations offline.
Meant to remind you to recycle, this trash bin is perfect for a countertop waste bin to catch those coffee pods and spent K-Cups.
You might also want to share the video with non-single serve coffee drinkers to show them what they’re missing.
We know some of you may not consider powdered mix pouches to be something fitting of the single-serve coffee market, but as was proven in the past by Keurig with Ghirardelli pouches, the fact that you can get pre-measured cups of hot water instantly from any of their machines allowed them to sell such items amongst their usual K-Cup varieties.
Made using the green coffees from farming communities that produce prized coffees bearing exotic, far-off names: Yanesha of Nagazu (Alto Churrumazu - Peru), La Fortuna (Cusuco Park - Honduras) and Villa Esperanza (Huila Valley - Colombia) to name a few.
Coffee Beanery Co Ltd, a supplier of coffee beans in Bangkok for almost six decades, hopes to sell three million cups of coffee under its new “ground coffee cup” concept.
After discovering this drink over at Kettle&Cup , we set out to have a sip or two of their new Starbucks Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate ourselves.