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

CoffeeFan — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:44:41 +0000

We’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

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

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.

$150

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

We 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

We 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

We 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

If 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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Cafe Express K-Cup Club – Never Run Out of K-Cups Again and FREE to Join

CoffeeFan — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:09:41 +0000

The Green Mountain Coffee Cafe Express club allows you to order all of your favorite K-Cups, and setup a delivery schedule to ensure you never run out of K-Cups again. You can choose from over 120 varieties of K-Cups, and you get free standard shipping when you buy 4+ boxes of K-Cups from joining the Green Mountain Coffee Cafe Express club. We think if you’re giving the gift of a Keurig brewer this holiday season, then make sure and sign up for the Green Mountain Coffee Cafe Express club. You also save $2.50 on each box of 24 K-Cups you purchase through the club, and if you reach Platinum Status you save $3 per box.

Check out this video on the Green Mountain Coffee Cafe Express club:

Now $2.50 off K-Cup boxes & $1 off coffee bagsReceive 24 K-Cups per box when you order online, more per box than buying locallyChoose from over 120 varieties of all your favorite brands: Green Mountain Coffee, Tully’s, Newman’s Own Organics and CaribouFREE standard shipping when you purchase 4+ boxes of K-CupsSave $3 on your K-Cup boxes when you reach Platinum StatusChange your order, adjust the delivery schedule, and check your current order status – all online!Information on new & upcoming products10% off gift baskets, brewers and accessoriesNo fees, no cost to join, cancel anytime without penalty

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Review: Wolfgang Puck Jamaica Me Crazy K-Cups for Keurig K-Cup Brewers

CoffeeFan — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:48:41 +0000

We forge onwards in our Wolfgang Puck K-Cup reviews with a flavor that had been piquing our curiosity ever since it was first announced…Wolfgang Puck Jamaica Me Crazy K-Cups. With a name like that, how couldn’t one be curious?

Surprising aromas of vanilla & coconut quickly filled the room upon brewing and had the staff quite excited since it brought back fond memories from one of our all-time favorite K-Cups (GMCR’s Island Coconut). This was spot-on with the packaging’s description, however, we also detected notes of what you’d usually associate with Jamaican beverages… rum!

Flavor was matched perfectly with the aroma as we noticed vanilla, coconut and yes, even rum . Yeah, mon! The Wolfgang Puck Jamaica Me Crazy K-Cup was living-up to its namesake as we were definitely going crazy over this new flavor. We tried thinking back but simply couldn’t remember any other rum-flavored K-Cups in recent history, so this one might very well be the first. If so, then hats off to the flavor profilers at Van Houtte. We think they have a winner with this one. Acidity was very smooth and subdued with barely any sour aftertaste on the finish.

Body had shades of medium brown with tinges of red when held to a light source. Labeled as a medium roast, we felt this was more in the lines of a strong light roast bordering on medium instead. Mouth feel was smooth throughout with silky smooth characteristics. Quite good overall, but for full-on coconut flavor, we still prefer GMCR’s seasonal Island Coconut (although we’ll gladly take this as a substitute while we await a new batch in between seasons). We didn’t add any sugar or cream but can only imagine it might boost the coconut flavors up a notch.

Aroma – 10 – Vanilla? Coconut? Even RUM?!? We were floored (no, not in that sense)Acidity – 7 – Smooth throughout, barely any sour bite on the finish.Body – 8 – Shades of medium brown with notes of red when held to a light source.Flavor – 10 – Ever have rum-flavored coffee at 6:00am without getting smashed? Do we even need to explain why this gets a perfect 10?Mouth Feel – 10 – Smoooooooooth!Coffee Drinker - Suited best for light roast drinkers who enjoy coconut/rum flavored drinks.

Overall Rating: 95 – Excellent

Wow… this one certainly caught us off-guard! We went into this review not knowing what to expect and ended up with a new favorite. Van Houtte might as well have slapped a Bacardi or Appleton logo on the packaging and we wouldn’t have known the difference (Heck, if Timothy’s can do it with Kahlua). We noted the coconut & vanilla but our mind kept wandering back to the fact that this coffee just smelled & tasted like it were spiked with a shot of the good stuff from a Jamaican distillery. Overall, we have to say this is now one of our favorite flavored K-Cups and if you like the coconutty splash of Pi?a Coladas, you’re going to “go crazy” for these K-Cups. Definitely worth a try if you’re looking for something different.

Wolfgang Puck Jamaica Me Crazy K-Cups will will work in your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, Keurig Platinum B70 Brewer, Breville BKC600XL/BKC700XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer, and other Keurig K Cup brewers including the Keurig Mini Plus and Keurig Mini B30. Canadians can also buy these for $16.49 CAD at www.tweedandhickory.com

A special thanks to SH for providing this Single Serve Coffee staff review. We would like to take this time to thank CoffeeWiz.com for sending us a box of these K-Cups for the purpose of this review.

Read how we review and rate single-serve coffee and other single-serve coffee beverages here.

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Posted by Jay Brewer at December 31, 2010 8:12 AM

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Review: Wolfgang Puck Sorrento Fair Trade K-Cups

CoffeeFan — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:09:41 +0000

Today we continue reviewing the Wolfgang Puck K-Cup series with the Wolfgang Puck Sorrento Fair Trade K-Cups. Sorrento is a small town in the Campania region of Southern Italy, so does this coffee offer a bold Italian roast flavor associative of its namesake? Let’s find out.

Brewing these K-Cups result in earthy notes of (yep, you guessed it) smoky molasses and is quite similar to the Wolfgang Puck Vienna Coffee House & Sumatra Kopi Raya K-Cups we recently reviewed.

Billed as an extra bold, flavor had faint hints of dark chocolate and smoky notes, but to be honest, this tasted quite similar to the Vienna Coffee House K-Cups and we were having quite the difficulty in determining any differences between the two. We suppose there was more of an earthy flavor overall yet they still seemed pretty similar.

Body was dark brown in color with shades of red when held to a light source. Acidity was one of the only differences between this K-Cup and the Vienna flavor as it seemed considerably more muted here but not to the point of being watery. The other difference was mouth feel since it was more smooth yet bordering on the oily side. We didn’t detect any smoky aftertaste either.

Aroma – 8 – Similar to other Wolfgang Puck K-Cups we’ve reviewed recently. Smoky molasses, tinges of earthiness.Acidity – 6 – Seemed muted but not to the point of being watery.Body – 8 – Dark brown with notes of red when held to a light source.Flavor – 9 – Similar to the Vienna flavor but not as strong.Mouth Feel – 7 – Smoother than the Vienna flavor yet still bordering on the oily side.Coffee Drinker - This one’s a tough call. If you like the Vienna, you’ll probably like this. It’s a dark roast that would probably go well for strong medium roast drinkers or casual dark roast fans.

Overall Rating: 88 – Good

Compared to the Vienna Coffee House K-Cups, if we had to pick one over the other, we’d likely go with the Vienna as it seemed a bit more satisfying overall and gave us the impression it would handle cream & sugar without washing-out too much of its strength & flavor. Man, what a brainteaser this K-Cup has been. The only way we can describe this would be the “Fair Trade Version” of Vienna Coffee House. So there you have it, if you like the Vienna flavor but want to endorse the Fair Trade coffee movement, go with this K-Cup. Aside from the acidity and slightly more earthy flavor, there isn’t much difference here.

Wolfgang Puck Sorrento Fair Trade K-Cups will will work in your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, Keurig Platinum B70 Brewer, Breville BKC600XL/BKC700XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer, and other Keurig K Cup brewers including the Keurig Mini Plus and Keurig Mini B30. Canadians can also buy these for $16.49 CAD at www.tweedandhickory.com

A special thanks to SH for providing this Single Serve Coffee staff review. We would like to take this time to thank CoffeeWiz.com for sending us a box of these K-Cups for the purpose of this review.

Read how we review and rate single-serve coffee and other single-serve coffee beverages here.

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Sears Carrying K-Cups and Keurig Brewers Galore

CoffeeFan — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:17:41 +0000

We stopped by our local sears to pick up a small 5.1 cubic freezer, and what did we find? Tons of K-Cups and Keurig brewers. They had piles of the Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, and the Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60. It’s nice to see a retailer like Sears also take a little time to present the brewers and K-Cups with a little flair.

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Review: Wolfgang Puck Vienna Coffee House K-Cups for Keurig

CoffeeFan — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:29:41 +0000

Our ongoing series of Wolfgang Puck K-Cup reviews continues today with their Wolfgang Puck Vienna Coffee House K-Cups. While billed as a blend that had Chef Wolfgang going back to his Austrian roots, a quick gander at the Wiki article for Vienna coffee reveals that it’s a “traditional cream based coffee beverage made by preparing two shots of strong black espresso in a standard sized coffee cup and infusing the coffee with whipped cream (as a replacement for milk and sugar) until the cup is full. Then the cream is twirled and optionally topped off with chocolate sprinklings”. Hmm… ok, so this K-Cup should possibly taste like an extra bold with hints of cream & chocolate? Let’s find out.

Upon brewing, we got strong earthy notes and hints of molasses. While the foil label claims this is an extra bold medium roast, we’d have to disagree. This one seemed dark roast all the way both in aroma & moreso flavor. Acidity was strong with quite a sour bite at the beginning which quickly mellowed throughout the aftertaste.

Flavor was strong and lived up to its extra bold billing. We noted lots of smoky taste reminiscent of a double-shot of ristretto while we got faint notes of dark bittersweet baker’s chocolate on the finish. Body was full of dark browns and yielded reddish notes when held to a light source. Mouth feel was more on the oily side but satisfying nonetheless. The only thing missing to complete the Vienna coffee experience was any hints at creamy notes, but to be fair, we’re hard-pressed to recall of any recent dark roasts that had creamy notes unless we, well… added cream to it. As for aftertaste, lingering smoky notes remained.

Aroma – 8 – Strong & earthy with smoky notes, just like we’d expect from a double-shot of espresso.Acidity – 8 – Rather strong with sharp bite at the forefront but quickly mellows through the smoky aftertaste.Body – 9 – A palette of dark browns with reddish notes when held to a light source.Flavor – 10 – We still think this is more of a dark roast. Strong smoky taste, faint notes of bittersweet dark chocolate in the finish. Quite pleasing overall.Mouth Feel – 7 – Rather oily which reinforces our dark roast beliefs. Smoky notes linger in the aftertaste.Coffee Drinker – Suited best for those who prefer dark roasts. Don’t be scared off by the medium-roast label on the packaging, this K-Cup has quite a good kick of strong flavor.

Overall Rating: 92 – Exceptional

We think Van Houtte’s got some hidden gems in their Wolfgang Puck K-Cup line-up which have yet to be discovered including these Wolfgang Puck Vienna Coffee House K-Cups. If this is indeed a medium roast, then they’ve done wonders with the extra bold process. We went into this review thinking we’d end up with a mild medium with only “hints” of extra-bold flavors but were pleasantly surprised to discover quite the opposite. These K-Cups have got quite the satisfying kick and should be enough to please even the most discerning dark roast drinkers. By far one of our favorites in the Wolfgang Puck line-up so far.

Wolfgang Puck Vienna Coffee House K-Cups will will work in your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, Keurig Platinum B70 Brewer, Breville BKC600XL/BKC700XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer, and other Keurig K Cup brewers including the Keurig Mini Plus and Keurig Mini B30. Canadians can also buy these for $16.49 CAD at www.tweedandhickory.com

A special thanks to SH for providing this Single Serve Coffee staff review. We would like to take this time to thank CoffeeWiz.com for sending us a box of these K-Cups for the purpose of this review.

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Spicy EggNog, Gingerbread, and Holiday Blend K-Cups are Here for 2010

CoffeeFan — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:37:41 +0000

That’s right Seasonal Fair Trade Spicy EggNog, Gingerbread, and Holiday Blend K-Cups are available to order right now! Your holiday guests will be blown away with rich flavors they all know and love during the holiday season. We’re crazy about the Spicy EggNog and order an extra amount each year so we can drink it into January and extend our holiday single serve coffee drinking.

All of the holiday K-Cups will work in your your Keurig Elite B40 Brewer, Keurig B50, Keurig Special Edition Ultra Elite B60, Keurig Platinum B70 Brewer, Breville BKC600XL/BKC700XL Gourmet Single Cup Brewer, and other Keurig K Cup brewers including the Keurig Mini Plus and Keurig Mini B30.

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