Comments on: Are You Pod People?

By: Jim McD

Jim McD — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:11:12 +0000

Sue, I have been quite happy with my Gevalia pod machine. I had the Black & Decker but it fell apart after a year. The Gevalia has been going on strong for two years now. I make my own pods with non-bleached filters that I cut myself. I use the coffee I WANT and I’m quite content with it. I want to get a backup machine just in case this one ever dies but knock on wood. we’re still going strong.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:31:47 +0000

Tassimo has a partnership with Gevalia and they make the pod brewer. As a matter of fact Gevalia refers you to tassimo.com to purchase the brewer.

By: Sue Russell

Sue Russell — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:22:04 +0000

Does anyone know who actually makes the Gevalia pod brewer? They have canceled their coffee pods and I am having a hard time finding compatible pods. None of the online sites lists the Gevalia brewer in their compatibility information.

By: deCadmus

deCadmus — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 17:20:33 +0000

Hi, Kryn –

Your message caused me a double-take… on this side of the pond the Kenwood name is known as a maker of car stereos and the like, not coffee appliances. ;)

I think you’re in a spot. Espresso machines and their ESE pods simply don’t match up in shape or size — or even purpose, really — with Senseo (or other single-cup machines) and their pods. Only you know if what you really want is espresso, or brewed coffee. Only you’ll know if you like what you get if you make an espresso with an ESE pod and add water (a la Americano) for a 6 or 8-oz cup.

Espresso blends are very often altogether different from blends intended for a brewed cup. Sometimes they *do* make a nice cuppa, sometimes they’re miserably awful — bitter or bland — most often with little to no acidity.

‘Course you could always ditch the pod adapter altogther, get some fresh beans from a local coffee roaster and make a lovely single shot. ;)

By: Kryn

Kryn — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:01:43 +0000

I fully enjoy teh senseo coffee to the max! However, recently I upgraded my coffeemaker to a Kenwood ES547 expresso maker. It comes with an adapter for pods, but this adapter only accepts ESE compatible podsA >S it happens, senseo pods are a different size, so I cannot use these pods.
There are now three options I can chose from as a solution:
1) Get a new senseo machine (easy, but defeats the purpose of having this kenwood expresso maker, plus it’s probably the most expensive solution)
2) Start using ESE compatible pods: My question here is, is the coffee just as good as senseo coffee? Will I get that cream”y foam layer on top? Are there enough different types of ESE pods available? (haven’t found many yet…)
3) Get an adapter that allows me to either use the standard expresso maker filter holder from the kenwood, or get an adpater that replaces the filter holder for the kenwood model. From this point of view I wonder if expresso makers all have a stadard size filter holder, or if they vary per make and model ofthe machine. If they are a standard size, I would have though it is possible to create filter holders for senseo pods for any expresso maker. Is anyone aware of such an adapter/filterholder?

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 23:50:09 +0000

PLEASE HELP!!! I received a Senseo machine for my birthday and I love it. The only problem is I live in Windsor, Ontario and cannot find pods of any brand anywhere. I really don’t want to have to order them online or travel across the border, just for a measly bag of coffee. I simply want to buy my pods in a grocery store with the rest of my essentials on a weekly basis. Funnily enough, Wal-mart, Costco, Canadian Tire and numerous other local stores carry several pod brewers. You’d think they would also stock the product the machine uses.

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:14:02 +0000

Have used the Melita One for a couple of years. Now having a problem with it leaking all over the counter. In the market for another machine that can use Home Cafe and Senseo pods.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:56:54 +0000

Hi Doug,
Hey, have you bought a bag of senseo pods lately ? Has the clear adhesive strip that normally is on top of the pouch missing ?
In the Chicagoland area, they have been missing for about 3 weeks now…. Is this an attempt by Senseo/Sara Lee to save money ??
Chuck.

By: deCadmus

deCadmus — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:46:44 +0000

The Bunn My Cafe is, as pod brewers go, one of the more capable and flexible on the market.

The Flavia, however, is of another ilk. It’s a proprietary system that, much like the Tassimo, limits you to coffees from a single roaster. If you *like* that roaster that may not be an issue for you. In my own tests, however — tests which have included to my knowlege every single-cup brewer on the market today — only the Flavia produced brews that, after sampling the aroma, I steadfastly refused to drink.

My advice: don’t choose any brewer that limits you to a single source for coffee.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:51:02 +0000

I am deciding between the Bunn My Cafe and the Flavia Fusion. and I’ve never had a pod machine before

I really like that I can use regular tea bags and multiple coffee pods with the My Cafe but the drink selection with the Flavia is pretty cool (Chai Lattes anyone).

Can anyone directly compare these two for me?