I am not what you would call a coffee snob. I drink Dunkin Donuts, or make my own at home. I'm not a fan of Star Bucks coffee, or any of the other big name, smell me coffees. I came across a website to get a Senseo coffee maker for free, umm, no for $15 shipping and handling. I filled out the questioneer and was approved. I paid with paypal and wrote down all the infor incase it turned out to be a scam. Fifteen bucks is still fifteen bucks.
They tell you it will take 4-6 weeks for your Senseo to arrive, I got mine in a week. You are not given the option to pick the color you would like, I wanted black and "yeah" that is what I got! I opened the box and placed the Senso on my counter, it looked fancy. I read the manual and ran the cleaning cycle twice, just to be sure.
It was after 5pm when I got the Senso set up. I can't sleep if I have caffine too late so I waited for the next day to give my Senseo a try. The next morning I woke and reread the direction. I figured I would make 2 cups, which is 8 ounces of coffee. Wanting to take my coffee to work I ran hot tap water and filled my travel mug to warm it up. I used my glass measuring cup to catch the coffee since my travel mug does not fit in the Senseo, a minor irratent in my opinion.
You have to heat the water which take a minute or two then load the coffee pods and brew your coffee. I heated the water and loaded the pods. I was a bit too exicted for just making coffee. Once it was done I added some sugar and cream. I tasted it and it was a bit strong for my taste. I figured even though it says in the directions to not use the pods again, what could it hurt to try? After I made 2 cups (8oz) of coffee I heated 1 cup(4oz) of water and brewed one more cup using the same pods I used for the first 2 cups. This made 12 ounces of coffee, for me it was perfect! My coffee was at just the right temperature for drinking once I got to work.
Some reviews mentioned the Senseo coffee not being hot enough for them. I didn't have that issue. When I use my travel mug I warm it first with hot water, then add my Senseo brewed coffee. If I will be at home I do the same thing, I warm my mug with hot tap water and then brew into the warmed mug. Perfect!
Senseo has quite a few different coffee types to chose from. With the free for $15 you get a bag of medium roast pods. For me they are perfect. I don't know that I would like any of the stronger blends. I did try the cappacino pods. I really liked those as well. I made one cup (4oz) and used one teaspoon of suger, that is it, again, perfect as you can see below.
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