PODhead.com's Coffee and Espresso Pods Thrill Pod Coffee Loving Drinkers

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If you are a podhead or you know a podhead then you will understand the addiction to this new phenomenon. We are talking about coffee pods, and they are becoming the latest trend in the coffee business.

Over three years ago, Gianni Spinazzola, discovered that there was an overwhelming interest in coffee pods and their related products and he decided to launch his state-of-the-art website http://www.podhead.com, your one-stop-pod-shop. Since then, PODhead.com has become the leader in providing alternative coffee pods to the ever growing single serve coffee pod movement. Spinazzola, a former fashion photographer born in Milan, Italy now lives in Narragansett, Rhode Island, with his wife and their four children. Spinazzola said, I personally think that pods are the only way to go and strongly recommend them. I grew up in Italy, with the best coffee in the world. I switched to pods more than four years ago and believe me, after I found our excellent coffee pods I will never go back to the old conventional way.

For those that are not familiar with pods as of yet, a coffee pod is a measured portion of ground coffee compressed between two biodegradable paper sheets. By using a purpose-built machine, the pod allows anyone to make, in a very handy, clean, consistent way an excellent coffee or espresso, just like the one you get in the best Italian bars. Spinazzola states especially after you enjoy an excellent lunch or dinner, the last thing you want to do is to wait or spend too much time in the kitchen to make an ordinary coffee, espresso or cappuccino for yourself or your guests. He says the right pod for your taste, with the right pod machine will give you, in no time, an excellent coffee, espresso or cappuccino every time. You will not only impress your guests but you will impress yourself.

Today more and more single serve coffee pod makers are entering the market and PODhead.com has been on top of the situation, offering the best selection of coffee and espresso pods in the market. In spring of 2004, PODhead.com creatively introduced Arabica Express coffee pods with 20 different Melitta One:One style coffee pod varieties, from single taste, blends, and decafs to a number of flavored coffee pods. This was to the delight of the very large number of Melitta One:One pod coffee maker customers looking for a better alternative and selection than the coffee pods offered by Melitta. Soon after, podhead.com added the Ae-Sensation line of coffee pods, an extensive line of 10+ gram, individually packaged Ae-Sensation coffee pods master roasted and produced in the U.S.A. PODhead.com was the first to introduce the 10+gram coffee pod which is now becoming the new standard size with other coffee pod producers following PODheads lead. The Ae-Sensation coffee pods are not only Senseo friendly coffee pods, they will work in a number of other pod coffee makers, and are the perfect match with the Bunn My Cafe' Arabica Express and Ae-Sensation coffee pods will brew ever fresh, superior quality gourmet coffee anytime and dont forget, they are roasted and produced in the U.S.A

At http://www.podhead.com one can also choose from a large variety of carefully selected superior quality espresso pods, from such companies as Bristot, Compagnia dell'Arabica, Miscela d'Oro, Caff Diana, Lucaffe, and Lavazza. Be on the lookout for PODhead.coms new line of Ae-Espresso pods in the spring of 2006. Coffee and espresso pods are perfect for your home or business, dorm room, boat or camper. Check it out; you may just become a podhead too

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Coffee Pods: What Are They?

1 of the exceptional innovations in coffee products is really a pod. Senseo pods make drinking a lot of a much better experience. pods contain freshly roasted ground. The usual packaging of the coffee is via a gauge-like packet. grains are enclosed in a packet to preserve the flavor, aroma, and high quality of coffee for an exceptional taste. To have a much better concept on how a pod looks like, imagine a tea bag. The only distinction is, a tea bag is square in shape, whereas a pod is circular.

Douwe Egberts Senseo pods are produced to assure convenience in preparation. 1 no longer requirements to prepare a mixture of 3 condiments to produce a drink simply because a coffee pod is 3in1 system in itself. A coffee pod is average in size (44mm) and weight (6.8g to 7.0 grams). The sizes can reach up to 62mm and can weigh up to 9grams. The size and weight varies, depending on the size of coffee pod adaptor of a coffee machine.

The concept of making the coffee pods accessible for the public started in 1996, by Illy Caffe. Either you dip a coffee pod in a cup filled with hot water and let the water permeate into the pod to release the coffee flavor or place the coffee pod into a coffee maker adaptor, you will certainly appreciate an exceptional coffee drink. A pod adaptor is an addition to the new released coffee machines. It’s utilized to accommodate coffee pods into the machine. This is really a system known as the ESE format. It’s developed by leading coffee machine manufacturers. To make sure that your buy has ESE format, look for its logo anywhere the packaging. The ESE format permits a 44mm pod to be utilized within the coffee machine. Keurig, Senseo, Melitta, Bunn, Mr. Coffee House Caf茅, Cuisinart, Wolfgang Puck, Tully’s K-Cups, Timothy’s, and Tassimo are a couple of of the leading machines at present that use the ESE format.

Interestingly sufficient, pods come in various flavors: French Vanilla, Hazelnut, Irish Cream, Cinnamon, Mocha Cinnamon, Blueberry, Brownie Toffee Crunch, Caramel Fudge, Mint, Swiss Chocolate Almond, Chocolate Raspberry, Kahlua Cr猫me, and Decaffeinated. The concept behind the crafting of flavors is, some individuals want their coffee to be adjusted in taste. Some love adding much more cream or sugar; other people want their drink strong. So, since coffee pods have fixed flavor enclosed, coffee manufacturers followed the demands of individuals by blending numerous coffee concoctions.

What Single Serve Coffee Goodness Did You Get this Holiday Season?

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What single serve coffee goodness did you get this holiday season? Did you get that Keurig, Tassimo, Nespresso, or Senseo single serve coffee maker you’ve been wanting? Did you get new coffee flavors for your current brewer? Did you add another brewer to your lineup? How about a milk frother or other single serve coffee gadget? We’d love to find out.

Sound off in the comments, and you can also sound off in the Single Serve Coffee forums. We’ll also post this on Twitter and Facebook so you can tell us what you got there as well.

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2010 Single Serve Coffee Holiday Gift Guide – K-Cups, Coffee Pods, and Single Serve Coffee Machines

holidayshoppingguide1_sse.jpgWe’ve seen an incredible variety of K-Cups, Coffee Pods, and other single serve coffee wonders debut in 2010, and we’ve picked out the best of the best for you in the single serve coffee world. We’ve divided up the guide by price to make your holiday shopping even easier, and we’ve picked out the best single serve coffee makers, coffee pods, k cups, coffee gadgets, coffee cups, and other super cool items single serve coffee items.

Over $500

We really think if you’re going to put the money down on a machine that does it all – check out the Nespresso Lattissima. We love the one touch cappuccinos and lattes, and the espresso and coffee produced from the machine is excellent. The Lattissima also comes in a variety of cool colors, and it’s been a welcome addition to any coffee lovers kitchen for over 3 years.

We also think you might want to purchase two single serve coffee makers to get the most amazing coffee experiences like the Bosch Tassimo Hot Beverage System and the Nescafe Dolce Gusto. Why not have two? If you’re willing to spend over $500 you should get the widest possible range of single serve coffee options, and while you’re at it throw in a Keurig Mini Plus.

$350

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We recommend the Nespresso Le Cube. The design is sharp and interesting and you’ll have your hands full of espresso and single serve cups of coffee.

200-$350

base_media.jpeg We really like the Bunn My Cafe MC Model, and the the Keurig B70. You’ll be entering the world of K Cups with the Keurig B70 and the world of coffee pods with your Bunn My Cafe MC Model. Also if you want to impress, the Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer or the Cuisinart SS700 Keurig Brewer is stunning, and it’s our Keurig top choice as it’s recently been redesigned to be super quiet like the Keurig B70.

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We really like the Nespresso Essenza C100 . The Nespresso Essenza will get you in the Nespresso club on the cheap, but the espresso and single serve coffee will be very god.

On the Keurig front, the Keurig B60 rings in at only $149.99. It will get you into the Keurig club for a great price with almost all the features of the more expensive Keurig B70.

Under $100

B40-SmWe think the Keurig B40 will get you into the world of Keurig and K Cups for the right price. At $99 bucks the Keurig B40 can’t be beat for ease of use and variety in single serve coffee.

Another winner for $89.99 this year is the Keurig Mini Plus. You can use any K-Cups that the bigger Keurigs use, and the machine has a very small footprint. This is the perfect give for someone who has a single serve coffee maker at home like the Keurig B60, and wants to take their coffee to work. You can even purchase a tote bag to carry the Keurig Mini B30 in.

Under $50

Aero Press 03-TmWe recommend the Aeropress single serve coffee maker. It’s not one you plug in, but you can hand craft and make perfect cups of single serve coffee every time. The best part – you can use whatever coffee you like and the coffee produced is amazing.

Make Your Own Single Serve Coffee Stuff

We highly recommend the Perfect Pod Coffee Pod Maker, and the Perfect Pod Holster.

The Perfect Pod maker allows you to make your own coffee pods when using the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker, Senseo, Bunn My Cafe, Melitta One:One, Grindmaster, and Krups Home Cafe single serve coffee pod brewers.

The Perfect Pod Holster allows you to use coffee pods you make or coffee pods you buy in your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, Breville BKC600XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer, and the Keurig B70 Brewer.

Coffee Pods

KonacoffeepodsWe recommend Cool Beans Pods – always a solid coffee pod and with a large variety. We also really love the new Fratello coffee pods. Want to get something very fresh and super creative? You can also always search in Amazon.com for the latest coffee pods for your single serve coffee maker. Also read our coffee pod reviews for the latest and greatest picks.

K Cup Coffee

Img 1244-1If you’re looking for the latest K Cup coffee you can always visit Green Mountain Coffee.

And if you’re looking for more K Cups than just those from Green Mountain Coffee, you can check out CoffeeCow.com and CoffeGiant.com. They both have a assortment of K Cups, and offer K Cups from Timothy’s and others.

There’s also always Amazon.com. They offer all the K Cup varieties and have a huge assortment of 2 packs and other special offers.

Coffee Cups

We love the Bodum Pavina Double-Wall Thermo Glasses and we think you will too. This is a perfect gift for the coffee lover looking to be different and have their coffee look interesting while they drink it.

Coffee Accessories

How can you go wrong with the BonJour Primo Latte Frother with Stand? For less than $30 bucks, you can have your milk frothed and enjoy a little more texture in your single serve coffee.

We also really like the Aeroccino Automatic Milk frother from Nespresso. It works and works well. You simply pour the milk in and hit the button, and in less than a minute, you have nice hot frothed milk.

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Chemex and Coava Metal Cone Filter Make Perfect Coffee Together

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If you’ve never used a Chemex pour over coffee maker, than you’re not used to the worst part of using a coffee maker with filter papers. The problem? Just like with every single cup of coffee you brew using your Keurig, Senseo, Tassimo, or others is you have to throw away the filter. The Coava Kone eliminates this when using a Chemix coffee maker, allowing you to reuse Coava’s photochemically etched metal Kone filter for every pot.

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The Chemex one cup and a little more single serve
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Coffee brewed via Chemex using a filter paper is noted for it’s clarity, but when you use a coffee cone filter like the Coava you get more a french press mix.

NYT’s Oliver Strand:

“It gives you the control of a Chemex and the tannic cup you get from a French press: a Frenchmex…it was strange to find such an aggressive coffee sitting in my Chemex. It was like pulling the top off a bamboo steam basket and encountering a piece of grilled meat.”

We’re anxious to dig out our Chemex coffee maker and acquire one of these Coava cones. Wish us luck on the pursuit, and we’ll tell you how the coffee is when it arrives.

Via Gizmodo at Chemex and Coava Coffee Kone

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Senseo Single-Serve Gourmet Coffee Machine – A Classic Coffee Pod Brewer

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Still a classic, and still available the Senseo single serve coffee maker (read our review here) uses coffee pods and makes an amazing holiday gift. The Senseo Single-serve coffeemaker brews up to 8 ounces in less than a minute, and works with pre-measured sealed coffee pods that come in a variety of flavors (our favorite is their dark roast). The simple push-button controls for size selection and power make picking your coffee options a breeze, and theirs no messy grinding or flavor cross-over when brewing each cup.

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Senseo Coffee and Hamilton Beach Single-Serve Coffeemakers Annouce Partnership

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With the cold temperatures of winter lingering in the air, Sara Lee North American Retail announced today a new partnership for the SENSEO coffee brand with Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., one of the country’s leading distributors of small household appliances. Just in time to warm consumers up for the holiday season, the partnership introduces two new single-serve machines to the small appliance marketplace, providing consumers with a great-tasting cup of top-quality coffee at an extremely attractive price point – $19.99 and $29.99.

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Hamilton Beach Personal Cup One Cup Pod Coffeemaker at $19.99

SENSEO uses pre-measured pods to consistently deliver an exceptional cup of coffee at the touch of a button, without the mess and hassle of handling coffee grounds or having to clean up a coffee pot afterwards. Coffee lovers can choose among 11 varieties of SENSEO coffee pods to brew a fresh cup of coffee in either the new Hamilton Beach Personal Cup One Cup Pod Coffeemaker or the Hamilton Beach Stay or Go Personal Cup Pod Coffeemaker.

So that makes it all official. Senseo is partnering with a small appliance maker to get some new machines out. We’ll see what we can do to drum up these two machines. For us it’s an interesting move because Senseo has always meant creamy topped coffee, and we’re pretty sure these machines will just make a straight up cup of coffee. Still these two machines may just be what consumers are looking for at the low price and simple features.

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SENSEO? Coffee and Hamilton Beach? Single-Serve Coffeemakers Beat the Cold This Winter with a Hot New Partnership

Introduction of two new single-serve Hamilton Beach? coffeemakers with SENSEO coffee give consumers a convenient way to enjoy a quality cup of coffee at an affordable price

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With the cold temperatures of winter lingering in the air, Sara Lee North American Retail announced today a new partnership for the SENSEO coffee brand with Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., one of the country’s leading distributors of small household appliances. Just in time to warm consumers up for the holiday season, the partnership introduces two new single-serve machines to the small appliance marketplace, providing consumers with a great-tasting cup of top-quality coffee at an extremely attractive price point – $19.99 and $29.99.

With the single-serve coffee business steadily rising, an increasing number of consumers are turning towards the convenience of single-serve machines to create a personalized coffee experience at home, avoiding costly trips to specialty coffee shops. SENSEO brand, a global leader in the single-serve coffee segment, uses pre-measured pods to consistently deliver an exceptional cup of coffee at the touch of a button, without the mess and hassle of handling coffee grounds or having to clean up a coffee pot afterwards. Coffee lovers can choose among 11 varieties of SENSEO coffee pods to brew a fresh cup of coffee in either the new Hamilton Beach? Personal Cup? One Cup Pod Coffeemaker or the Hamilton Beach? Stay or Go? Personal Cup? Pod Coffeemaker.

“Through this new collaboration with Hamilton Beach and the introduction of two extremely affordable coffee machines that are compatible with our SENSEO coffee pods, we are excited to make the single-serve coffee experience accessible to many more coffee drinkers,” said Martin Lind, president Household and Beverage, Sara Lee North American Retail. “By combining the appliance expertise of Hamilton Beach with the convenience and smooth blends of SENSEO coffee, we can ensure that our consumers will consistently enjoy an outstanding cup of coffee without needing to pay for an expensive appliance.”

“We are pleased to have this partnership with the SENSEO brand and believe that our collaboration will allow consumers to experience single-serve coffee without paying the high prices currently available on the market,” said Scott Tidey, senior vice president, Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. “We believe this partnership offers consumers a significant cost savings over the other single-serve options, giving them the quality of SENSEO coffee pods and the innovation of Hamilton Beach single-serve coffee makers.”

The Hamilton Beach? Personal Cup? One Cup Pod Coffeemaker can brew up to a 12 oz. cup of coffee for use in a standard coffee mug for consumers who want to enjoy a single-serve cup of coffee at home any time of the day. For those who are on-the-go, the Hamilton Beach? Stay or Go? Personal Cup? Pod Coffeemaker can brew up to a 14 oz. cup of delicious coffee right into a standard coffee cup or travel mug. The machines, which retail for $19.99 and $29.99 respectively, are an efficient way to bring the benefits and convenience of SENSEO brand and single-serve to coffee lovers everywhere, especially during the busy holiday season when consumers are searching for quality gift ideas at cost-effective prices.

SENSEO coffee, which is available in 11 varieties and the new Hamilton Beach coffeemakers are currently sold at SenseoStore.com, HamiltonBeach.com and Amazon.com.

About SENSEO Brand Coffee Pods

Working in tandem with the world renowned Douwe Egberts? coffee roasters, the one of a kind SENSEO coffee pods are expertly measured single servings of coffee that provide a consistent cup of fresh coffee every time. Please visit www.senseo.com for more information.

About Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.

Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. is a leading designer, marketer and distributor of small electric household appliances, as well as commercial products for restaurants, bars and hotels. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NACCO Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NC). Information on innovative Hamilton Beach?, Proctor Silex?, TrueAir?, and Hamilton Beach? Commercial products can be found online at www.hamiltonbeach.com, www.proctorsilex.com and www.commercial.hamiltonbeach.com.

About Sara Lee Corporation

Each and every day, Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) delights millions of consumers and customers around the world. The company has one of the world’s best-loved and leading portfolios with its innovative and trusted food and beverage brands, including Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Sara Lee and Senseo. Collectively, our brands generate nearly $11 billion in annual net sales. Sara Lee has approximately 33,000 employees in its continuing operations worldwide. Please visit www.saralee.com for the latest news and in-depth information about Sara Lee and its brands.

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The Ethiopian coffee ceremony is very important in the Ethiopian culture. The coffee ceremony will be performed when friends visit, during celebrations, or simply as a part of the daily routine. It is so important to how the Ethiopians view coffee that most Ethiopian restaurants will have the coffee ceremony performed for you at your table.

The Ethiopian coffee ritual takes the participants through the entire coffee preparation process. Whether you are witnessing the ritual in a restaurant or lucky enough to participate in someone’s home, the green coffee beans will be brought to your table by a woman. She will wash the beans, and then start a fire in a small open roasting furnace.

The washed beans will be put into a small pan with a long handle and held over the fire. The woman preparing the beans will shake the pan back and forth, like an old-fashioned popcorn maker. This keeps the bean from burning. Some people have described the sound of the shaking beans as similar to shaking coins in a tin can. Once the beans are roasted, the preparer takes the pan and walks around the room, filling the room with the enticing aroma of freshly roasted coffee. Experiencing the sounds and smells is an important part of the ritual.

The next step in the Ethiopian coffee ceremony is to grind the freshly roasted beans. In restaurants, they may use an electric grinder to speed up the process. Traditionally, the beans will be ground in a small tool called a mukecha (pronounced moo-key-cha). The mukecha is a very heavy wooden bowl. The beans are poured inside, and then crushed with a zenezena, which is a wooden or metal stick that is used in an up and down motion, rather like a mortar and pestle.

The ground coffee is then put into a traditional clay pot called a jebena (pronounced jay-ben-ah). Water is added, and then the pot is put over heat until the coffee boils. The scent of the boiling coffee again fills the room, tempting the senses of all the participants of the ritual.

Coffee prepared in the Ethiopian coffee ritual is then served in small ceramic cups resembling the small cups you see in Chinese restaurants for tea. The cups are arranged on a tray very close together, and the coffee is poured from one cup to another in a single pour from the pot. This is a very important step, even if some sloshes onto the tray. If the server poured each cup individually, the coffee grounds would get mixed up with the liquid, resulting in gritty coffee. With the single pour method, the coffee remains free of the sediment.

Once you’ve taken your first sip, you’ve witnessed the full life-cycle of making coffee, from washing the raw beans, through roasting, grinding, and boiling the coffee. If you’re in a restaurant, the ceremony usually ends here. Traditionally, second and third servings are often prepared as well. Each serving has its own name: the first serving is called Abol, the second serving is called Huletegna, and the third serving is called Bereka. Once you’ve reached this stage, you have completed the Ethiopian coffee ceremony.

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The word Gourmet is used to refer to the fancier grade, cut, or quality of many of the foods and beverages we consume. Gourmet foods and drinks have long been associated as the regular fare for the rich and famous who can afford the higher pricing that often accompanies many of these finer food and beverage versions. Coffee is a beverage that has been available in cheap, regular and gourmet versions for a long time and the consumption rate of coffee among people from around the world continues to increase every year. Gourmet coffee may have once only been served in the finest dining establishments and found being served mostly in the homes of the upper class, but gourmet coffee is widely available and affordable to a variety of people and is found in a variety of settings today.

Coffee is made from coffee beans which are found within the berries that develop and ripen on a number of smaller evergreen bush plant species known as the Coffea plant. After ripening, coffee berries are harvested, and then undergo a processing which also includes drying them. It is the coffee beans that remain after the processing and drying of the coffee berries. The beans are then roasted to various degrees which cause them to change physically and in the tastes they produce. Finally, the coffee beans are grinded down into a fine consistency that is commonly known as coffee grounds, and packaged and shipped to destinations around the world where consumers can buy and brew coffee grounds to make coffee in commercial, hospitality, institutional, and residential settings. Some people prefer to grind their own coffee beans before brewing them for coffee. Packaged coffee beans that have not been ground can be purchased in stores and ground using the grinding mills that are made available in most of the stores selling them, but also with grinding machines in the home.

The two most commercially grown species of the coffea plant that produce the coffee beans used to make the coffee that the world’s population consumes, are Robusta and Arabica. Gourmet coffee is made from the top tier coffee beans from the arabica coffea plant. These top tier arabica coffea plants are typically grown at very high altitudes (above 3000ft) with ideal soil and climate conditions. The coffee beans produced have fuller flavors, are more aromatic, and have less caffeine in them than other varieties of coffee beans such as Robustas. The coffee beans of arabica coffea plants grown at lower altitudes are still noted among consumers as having richer flavors than the flavors produced by Robusta coffee beans, but it is only the top tier arabica coffee beans that are considered to be Gourmet, and thereby from which gourmet coffee is derived.

Coffee bean grounds and coffee beans that have not been grinded down need to be stored in air-tight containers and kept cool in order to protect them from losing their flavor. The containers that coffee is typically sold in are not the most ideal for storing coffee for a long period of time. When you arrive home after purchasing coffee grounds at the store, consider transferring the fresh coffee grounds to appropriate storage containers to extend its shelf life and full flavor.

Coffee can be brewed in many ways such as boiling, pressuring, and steeping. Most of us brew our coffee using automatic coffee brewing machines and percolators which use gravity to pull hot water through coffee grounds where the hot water mixed with the oils and essences of the coffee grounds empties into a liquid holding container below. Filters are used to keep coffee granules from being emptied into the carafe or liquid holding container from which the brewed coffee can then be served from because most people do not want to drink the coffee granules. Coffee granules can be very bitter once the flavor able oils and essences have been removed through the brewing process. Plants and flowers love coffee grounds though for anybody who is looking for a greener alternative of what to do with coffee grounds after brewing instead of just throwing them in the trash.

Of course, Gourmet coffee beans are only the beginning to creating a truly gourmet coffee experience for many gourmet coffee drinkers. Some people are quite content with drinking their gourmet coffee black, without adding anything like milk, creamer, sugar or other sweeteners or flavorings, to their coffee. While many others want to enhance their gourmet coffee and drinking experience with tasty additions like milk that is whipped into a froth, sweeteners, and mixing in other flavors like chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, and mint, to name just a few. Big name coffee chains sell a wide variety of gourmet coffee with different tasty additions and flavors to appeal to gourmet coffee lovers. However, brewing gourmet coffee at home is usually much cheaper, and you can add what you want to your coffee to satisfy your refined, gourmet tastes.

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People drink coffee to stay awake and get more things done. But how can you get more things done if you’re waiting around for your coffee to brew. Oh sure you can go buy a cup of coffee but at some point you going to want a cup at home. With a coffee pod maker you’re only 30 seconds away from an excellent cup of coffee.

Senseo was one of the first coffee pod makers available. And having sold more than 10 million units in four years Senseo is definitely here to stay. A coffee pod looks just like a round tea bag. It works like this. You fill the coffee maker with water, place a coffee pod in the receptacle, hit the button and thirty seconds later you have a great cup of coffee. A patented method that uses a special spray head and mild pressure to balance the ratio of coffee to water while brewing creates a rich frothy cup of coffee.

If you’re looking for great tasting coffee that’s convenient and time saving then try pod coffee. Coffee pods are available in different brew strengths including dark roast, medium roast and mild roast. You can usually buy a package of 72 coffee pods for less than twenty dollars.

Since you can also buy a 33 oz can of coffee grinds for about five to 10 dollars at the supermarket, coffee pods are not for budget minded coffee drinkers. That large can will definitely contain a lot more than 72 cups of coffee. But remember you’re paying a premium for a no mess, no measuring, easy cleanup, ready in thirty seconds, cup of a coffee. For some people that’s money well spent.

Cleanup is a breeze, just discard the pod. Since the coffee grinds are enclosed in a pod instead of a filter there’s less of a chance of spilling them all over your kitchen floor. The pod receptacle is even dishwasher safe.

Another reason to buy a coffee pod maker, especially a Senseo, is that the machines are so good looking. They are sleek, stylish and will look great on your countertop.

Coffee isn’t just for breakfast anymore, it’s an all day long affair. Why not make coffee pods part of your daily routine?

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