Coffee

[polyfrog]

Freecycle gave me a Senseo.

It is the most wonderful coffee appliance ever.

Coffee at Erik's house, the old way:Put water in pot. Try to measure the right amount for the number of cups you want to make. Hope you have it more or less right. Pour into machine

Comments

[jtroutman]

I have one of those things. I like it, but my wife hates it (and banishes it from the kitchen counter every chance she gets). I got it for free when they had a online promotion you could fill out, and if you had lots of friends and had lots of parties, you would get one sent to you for free.

The pods are a bit expensive, however. About $0.30/each, and the cheapest I have ever seen them in bulk is about $0.21/each.

Still, they are very good. Plus you can get 3rd party pods and make tea or hot chocolate and other stuff. I know there are some "make your own pods" kits available, but I have not yet tried them.

[polyfrog]

Yes, the pods are expensive in an absolute sense.
But compare to what I'm doing now:
Either buying a cup of coffee out somewhere ($2 or more) or making a whole pot of coffee so I can drink one cup (about 30 cents and a lot more work and waste).
It works out better for me cost-wise. And the coffee is fantastically good. So.

[betawriter]

That's how I got my Senseo (that I never use) as well. Maybe I should try it one of these days, now that I've read this glowing review.

I drink a 12-cup pot of coffee every day, so a one cup maker would be for decaf at night if I wanted.

[polyfrog]

Yeah, see...for me, I drink 1-3 cups, spread out over the day. This way each cup is perfect and fresh.

I could bring over a pod or two if you want to try it....

[betawriter]

Thank you! I have an entire package of them, however - never been opened. But you have convinced me to break that air seal and try it. Tomorrow morning.