Tassimo recall

[red sky]

Tassimo? Never heard of this guy. How long has he been playing in Abbotsford for?

[Bobblehead]

Before the Keurig I would stop for a coffee on the way to work. Now I just make a single cup in the morning before I go. Cheaper and faster than stopping for coffee every morning.

And I'm not a morning person; I've probably made a pot of coffee 10 or 12 times in the past decade. I just can't force myself to get up early enough to make a pot. And even if I did, most of that pot would go to waste.

So while a Keurig is definitely more expensive than making a pot using grounds, if you are only going to make a single cup then I think cost is probably similar and the convenience is the deciding factor.

[Knut]

^ Samething for me. And really the waste is negigible or less if you factor in the fact you not buying a big cup from a coffee place.

[ranchlandsselling]

I love Coffee

Wouldn't do the tass/keur machines as it's such a waste. I make a pot in the morning, drink one large cup, will have a cup when home from work.
Next day I'll microwave a large cup from the original pot. Delicious!

Or, I'll drink instant which I don't find to be bad at all. I just like a hot coffee drink in the morning.

I like the coffee's out of the two machines being discussed. But I don't want more devices on my counter and it does seem like a lot of waste and high cost per cup.

[Sylvanfan]

The Tassimo was bough for me as a gift (ermmm....means of offing the son-in-law who does a poor job of supporting her daugher.) by my mother in law.

Similar to Bobblehead, I use it on weekday mornings for a cup of coffee before I head to work. It's pretty fast and convenient, and importantly...quiet which works because I leave for work just after 7, and my wife and kid like to sleep in till 7:45'ish. I have stopped to buy coffee on my way to work like 3 times in 6 months since I've had it. I also make something to eat all those mornings too, rather than stop for a bite to eat. Weekend mornings though, I just brew a pot of regular coffee, as I need 3 cups to keep up with my kid.

I drink a lot of coffee, and the single serve machine does give me options. Plus Saturday afternoon when the kids napping...it's nice to just pop in a disk and get a single cup of coffee, rather than the drill of get beans, grind beans, and put it through the coffee maker to get one cup.

[csnarpy]

Bought a Nespresso. Will never look at Tassimo and Keurig again....

[Mightyfire89]

There's a lesson to be learned here, me thinks...

[cKy]

That everyone has different opinions and drink different amounts of coffee which means they prefer a different machine or style?

[normtwofinger]

Best cup of coffee I've ever had.

[afc wimbledon]

Vietnamese coffee is fun once in a while

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by csnarpy

Bought a Nespresso. Will never look at Tassimo and Keurig again....

What's so good about it?

I'm not asking in a snarky way, I'm being sincere. I know why I bought a Tassimo over the Keurig, but I never really looked much into the Nespresso, largely due to the price of the machines.

[Kavvy]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

What's so good about it?

I'm not asking in a snarky way, I'm being sincere. I know why I bought a Tassimo over the Keurig, but I never really looked much into the Nespresso, largely due to the price of the machines.

I have never tried it, and to each there own, and this reviewer could be out to lunch, but he doesn't shine a bright light on it, which is to bad, I kind of wanted it

http://www.coffeecrew.com/gear/458-w...for-the-masses

[Knut]

I have one. I use my Keurig in the morning and the Nespresso for an after dinner espresso. I order the 3 or 4 types I like and guests appreciate it as well. I get about 4 or 5 uses a month out of it.

I got it on sale for $179, so I think it is worth it.

[TorqueDog]

Ah, it does *just* espresso. Wouldn't have been an option for me at all.

[jtfrogger]

Originally Posted by Kavy

I have never tried it, and to each there own, and this reviewer could be out to lunch, but he doesn't shine a bright light on it, which is to bad, I kind of wanted it

http://www.coffeecrew.com/gear/458-w...for-the-masses

That is a horrible review. He reviews it as a coffee machine, not an espresso machine. He had a rant about this in the beginning, but didn't let it go.

I am not saying that it is a good or a bad machine. I don't really know. I just think that is a horrible review.

[GGG]

This is brilliant marketing by the coffee company. First Starbucks convinced people it was worth it to pay $5 for a cup of coffee or a latte when it was a dollar or two everywhere else. Now Tassimo and Kurig convince people that they will have money by buying these single serving coffees that are ONLY a dollar a cup compared to $5 at starbucks. Brilliant marketing. And not only that once you have a machine you will probably increase your consumption because it is so convenient and coffee is addictive. And you will still go for the occasional starbucks (everyday) at work for the social aspect of it. So really your coffee expenses overall if carefully tracked will probably increase with the purchase of this machine when it is sold as a money saving product.

They have taken something that was pennys a glass and turned into dollars. Not to mention you are locked into a format for your coffee so Tassimo makes money on every cup through licensing fees. Meaning like printers they can sell the machines at or below cost and make money on ink. I'm impressed purely from a marketing stand point.

[BlackRedGold25]

Originally Posted by jtfrogger

That is a horrible review. He reviews it as a coffee machine, not an espresso machine. He had a rant about this in the beginning, but didn't let it go.

I am not saying that it is a good or a bad machine. I don't really know. I just think that is a horrible review.

Probably because anyone who knows anything about espresso would know that machine is useless at making espresso

[Aleks]

Yeah I'm not sure why people are convinced good espresso comes out of something convenient and fast. My dad had a nespresso, and now has a juro full auto, and compared to my full commercial setup it tastes like harsh coffee.

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[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by GGG

This is brilliant marketing by the coffee company. First Starbucks convinced people it was worth it to pay $5 for a cup of coffee or a latte when it was a dollar or two everywhere else. Now Tassimo and Kurig convince people that they will have money by buying these single serving coffees that are ONLY a dollar a cup compared to $5 at starbucks. Brilliant marketing. And not only that once you have a machine you will probably increase your consumption because it is so convenient and coffee is addictive. And you will still go for the occasional starbucks (everyday) at work for the social aspect of it. So really your coffee expenses overall if carefully tracked will probably increase with the purchase of this machine when it is sold as a money saving product.

They have taken something that was pennys a glass and turned into dollars. Not to mention you are locked into a format for your coffee so Tassimo makes money on every cup through licensing fees. Meaning like printers they can sell the machines at or below cost and make money on ink. I'm impressed purely from a marketing stand point.

I agree, it used to be you had a perker then espresso machines came along which made 1 cup in a few minutes very easily, as far as I can tell these machines do exactly the same thing an espresso maker does at about 6 times the cost and possibly a minute or two quicker.

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by Aleks

Yeah I'm not sure why people are convinced good espresso comes out of something convenient and fast. My dad had a nespresso, and now has a juro full auto, and compared to my full commercial setup it tastes like harsh coffee.

Is that really a reasonable comparison, though? Price difference between a single-serving machine versus a commercial setup as you have is quite different. It's sort of like complaining that the leather interior in a Chevrolet Impala isn't as nice as the one you might find in a Mercedes E-Class. The person buying one wouldn't necessarily be a candidate for the other.

I would hope that a professional-grade espresso machine would produce a better result than a $249 Nespresso.