Just In Time For Senseo Single Serve Coffee System
by Lynette
My coffee pot broke this week while I was washing it. We haven’t been drinking coffee by the pot lately anyway so it was not a big thing. The last few times I did make pot we ended up throwing away 3/4 or the whole pot.
Several months ago, my Twitter friends were going crazy over the Senseo. They all got on the Share Senseo plan and soon everyone got their own free Senseo system - a $80 coffee maker for free. You only need pay shipping - $15. Sure it was a deal but I never felt it was something I would be attracted to.
First, I never understood the draw of the single serve system. In our family, we always drank coffee by the pot. When my father in law was alive, we’d all (me, hubs, mother-in-law and father-in-law) will go through a few pots a day. So making single cups seemed like a lot of work to me. Plus, the pods also seemed very expensive.
But eventually, we quit making coffee by the pot. We made our own coffee by the cup - instant. So all of a sudden the Senseo didn’t sound like such a bad idea anyhow. So when my friend Annette let us know the Share Senseo program is back, I jumped right at it.
I got my Senseo today. It came with 18 pods so me and hubs put it to work right away! We only got the dark roast - I wish they would send you a sample of different kinds. But so far we like the coffee.
The one thing that kinda threw us off was, we thought it was a coffee maker not an espresso maker. I dunno. It may be the other way around but the one cup was soooooo small! We are heavy coffee drinkers who drink by the mug - large mugs. So we ended up making 3 cups to fill one of our regular mugs.
I also didn’t like the water tank. I think it is difficult to fill. The water tank is also small. Be prepared to fill it every other time you make coffee if you’re like us making 3 and 2 cups at a time. We may end up getting the large water tank. We’ll see. Well, these are our first impressions. So far we like it!
If you want one for free, you can get it at ShareSenseo.com
By the way, if you want to upgrade or the share Senseo program is closed when you read this, I have $20 off coupons. Just let me know.
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March 24th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Hi there!
I use one pod for a mug and push the 2 cups button. It works great. 3 pods would be too strong for me. I also started making my hubby’s cup first (he likes it weaker than me) and then reusing his pod with my fresh pod on top to give it a little extra kick if I need it. You can also make your own pods with a Mr. Coffee Filter and your own coffee - it’s pretty easy.
Yeah, the tank is kind of a pain. You can purchase a larger tank online too but I decided for now I’d put up with filling it up every time. I can get “4″ cups or two mugs out of a full tank so that works good for us. And I started filling up the tank at night before I go to bed so all I have to do is push the button (with my eyes still closed!) in the morning!
Happy coffee drinking!
Annette
March 26th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Hey Annette. SO how do you make your own pods? Will you be posting a tutorial?
But seriously, I am curious. I have a huge bag of DunkinDonuts coffee which I adore and want to finish it.