I want to ask these questions to those people: 1. What brand and model of single-serve coffee brewer do you have? 2. How long have you owned your single-serve coffee brewer? 3. What brand of coffee do you most often brew with your single-serve coffee brewer? 4. On average how many coffee servings (in terms of number of k-cups/t-discs/pods/packs/etc) do you make each day with your single-serve coffee brewer? Is this current daily number of servings significantly more, significantly less, or about the same as the number of servings that you made with the machine in the first few months of owning it? 5. On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being completely satisfied and 1 being not at all) how happy are you with your single-serve coffee brewer? 6. Are you considering switching to another type of single-serve coffee brewer? If so which one are you thinking about switching to?
I will tell you that I now have a Keurig single serve that I ABSOLUTELY love! There are three of us out of four in our family that use it every day, sometimes twice. We got it last Christmas and have used it every day since. On a scale of 1 to 10 – I would say 9. There is always room for improvement and the only complaint I have would be the noise it makes while brewing. But that only lasts for a matter of seconds, so it really isn’t bothersome. I order from Green Mountain coffee on-line – monthly delivery. I also have bought k-cups at Kohl’s and JCPenney. During the winter we liked the hot chocolate too. We all agree on the Nantucket Blend from Green Mountain, but I also like the Paul Newman bold. We also get a variety of the flavored ones; blueberry Mountain was a favorite. I previously used the Senseo – which was great at the time because we didn’t know of any other. We got the Keurig as a gift and the Senseo was packed away. The only reason I would get another machine would be if this Keurig stopped working. I don’t know how long they last, but for the price, it it definitely worth it! Like I said, ours was a gift, and it came with 96 k-cups, so we were off and running as soon as we took it out of the box.

i was gifted a single serving brewer and i have no idea what kind of pods to buy. i have the black & decker home cafe. are the brands interchangeable or do only certain pods work with certain machines? can you recommend any preferred websites?

the pods should all be the same size. You can find them in any grocery store.

Oke, so we have the same beans, same grind, same ‘per serving’ dose, only in the single piston we make a normal, regular, black coffee, and in the double piston we take a double shot, and make a double espresso. Which one would contain more caffeine? I know an espresso contains a lot LESS caffeine than a regular coffee, but does that also count for a DOUBLE espresso?

Double Espresso contains double the caffiene so probably ~160 mg of caffiene. I think a regular coffee contains about 100 mg

I have given up all hope. If I’m not at work and the ground coffee doesn’t come in prepackaged servings and I don’t know exactly how much water to add to the machine….I can never make a good pot of coffee.
My mom gave me a 12 cup coffee pot for Christmas. Why I’m not sure because I live alone, but anyway. I only want to make enough coffee for 1 serving. How do i do this?
I have Folgers Classic Roast in Medium (I started out cheap since I didn’t trust myself.) The side of the container says "1 serving (6 fl. oz.) / 1 tablespoon of coffee." Yeah….didn’t work. I poured in 6 oz of cold water and 1 tablespoon of coffee…..and it sucked.
Help me please. How do I make one good single serving of coffee? What are the measurements? (I like strong coffee, not watered down.)

Well it would help if you told us why it sucked. Was it too strong or too weak. Then obviously you adjust either the amount of coffee used or water used, depending on whether you would have preferred it stronger or weaker. Don’t worry, you’ll figure it out. As for me, I LOVE instant coffee, love to have my water boiling. You may want to try instant, there are some great kinds out there and it may be easier for you!

the one that uses single cups of ground coffee to make a single serving instantly

Keurig

http://www.keurig.com/

I have seen these single serve coffees in the store and they look great. Is there a way that you can use the coffee in a regular machine?

No, they’re sealed in special little containers for that specific machine. However you can still get great coffee for a regular coffee machine.

The only reason those little capsules look so good is because of advertising. You can easily get better coffee from somewhere else, especially if you can find someone selling some nice locally roasted stuff.

I think Keurig calls them "K-Cups" but I found Senseo single serve coffee "pods" for about half the price. We have a Keurig machine but I was wondering if the Senseo brand would fit in it.

No, the Senseo coffee pods will not fit in a Keurig machine. If you want to use coffee pods in a Keurig, you need to buy a device called a "Pod Hoster" that looks like a K-Cup that you put a coffee pod inside of. It works pretty well, but I wouldn’t advise that you use it with Senseo branded coffee pods. The Senseo pods are stale and only contain enough coffee to make a 4 oz. cup. Some much better coffee pods to try are from other vendors like Fratello, Black Mountain Gold, Reunion Island or Cafejo.

See the links below for the Pod Holster and Fratello pods. Much cheaper than K-Cups and a better variety.

I’m looking into buying a machine like the Senseo, Tassimo, or Nespresso. If you have one, do you like it? Do you find it restrictive in terms of flavor/taste of coffees? Any feedback would be great. Thanks!

I tried the senseo, but now I am back to the traditional Italian Espresso maker that works without electricty.

I want to buy a single-serve coffee maker, either pod-style or the little pressure-packets. If you use one, could you please let me know what brand, and what you like and don’t like about it? Please don’t just put the brand— I can search brands on the Internet! I want to know if you’re happy with your machine and pods, and why. If it broke, would you buy the same one again? Do you like the flavor selection available for your machine?

Money’s important of course but I am more interested in getting a really good coffee than I am in saving a buck.

Thanks!!!
Thanks for the answers so far!

But I am really only interested in hearing about pod-style or pressure-pack style coffee makers. I am looking for the convenience factor— no bean grinding, no water measuring. I want to put the packet in and press the button and be done with it.

tassimo, it makes any kind of coffe drink and hot chocolate. fast and easy to clean

Our company is switching from Starbucks to a local brewer whose coffee is so weak I cannot even taste it. I want to get a single serve machine to keep in my office. I don’t drink coffee every day, but when I do I want it to be tasty.

My last company has Keurig machines, and I never found a coffee that I liked. Any recommendations on other systems? Thanks.

Doesn’t Folgers make some single serve coffee packet things?

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