Quality of drinks Have used the model 1400 for over 2 months now. Initially spent over $200 to get all the coffees, cremas, cuppacino, latte, hot chocolate and teas. The Tassimo is a great Tea maker. Hot chocolate is not good enough for me to buy again. Coffees, Maxwell House is dreadful, None of the Gevalias would I buy again, Seattle's Best is barely acceptable. So, I bought an expensive Tea Maker. What has everyone else found? Quality of drinks Have used the model 1400 for over 2 months now. Initially spent over $200 to get all the coffees, cremas, cuppacino, latte, hot chocolate and teas. The Tassimo is a great Tea... » Read More Quality of drinks Have used the model 1400 for over 2 months now. Initially spent over $200 to get all the coffees, cremas, cuppacino, latte, hot chocolate and teas. The Tassimo is a great Tea maker. Hot chocolate is not good enough for me to buy again. Coffees, Maxwell House is dreadful, None of the Gevalias would I buy again, Seattle's Best is barely acceptable. So, I bought an expensive Tea Maker. What has everyone else found? « Show Less
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I'm shopping for a single-serve cofee maker, and am looking at the Tassimo just because Starbucks came out with T-Discs. I tried the regular ground Cafe Verona from Starbucks, and it is my favorite. It's dark roast but not as strong as Italian-roast espresso--which is normally my gold standard, but I liked the Verona better for straight coffee.
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I don't. Afte using a variety of coffee makers, I switched to a Tassimo and actually upgraded to another Tassimo. Since you are actually buying the discs you use, if you are on a budget this might not be a great choice. But it provides great tasting coffee every day.
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Hi Frank:If, cost and value and taste are your concerns, you will get far more for your dollar with the Mr. Coffee Espresso Maker. With this machine you control the flavor and number of shots. I've had many brands and they typically fail after a short time. Hands down this is the best machine yet and I use it everyday. One tip, grind beans yourself as preground is too fine and will likely block filter.Hope my feedback help! Happy brewing.
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We got one of these coffemakers from an on-line site in replacement for an expensive Krups coffemaker that quit after six months. The Calphalon quit heating water after 2 months! I don't know exactly the answer to your questions except to say that I believe these high end coffemaker companies are downgrading their products and keeping the prices high. Made in China. We bought a $12.50 brewer from the drugstore and it's lasted longer than either of these expensive pieces of junk.
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Hello Laurie, well they picked a great one to answer this question. If you had this machine since Feb. 2014 I would kind of say you got your monies worth, if you use yours as much as I use mine. Not sure which model you have, but BE CAREFUL. A lot of the newer ones only keep the coffee hot for 2 hours, mine keeps it hot and tasty for 4. I think they all range around $50-$75. This isn't anything to sneeze at but I still feel they are the best coffee makers on the market. Hope I helped.
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I have had my machine for a year. I use it several times a day, for both cappuccino and americano, and have had no problems. Maybe I'm one of the lucky ones, but I love the machine. It's all I use for coffee.
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We bought ours as a replacement to a Starbucks Saeco machine (which we used heavily for 9 years), and were very disappointed in it. It lasted about two years with using it 2 to 3 timese a day. The steamer is what went bad - making the milk taste burnt. If you are just using it for the espresso, my guess is that it will hold up fine.
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I used to have a Brikka (older model), but after I ruined it, I bought a Moka (since it was cheaper and because it got such good reviews). I ended up selling the Moka shortly after because I'd rather drink instant coffee - I just couldn't stand the taste of the Moka. From someone who downgraded from a Brikka to a Moka, it was kind of unacceptable. I think it would definitely be worth a try to upgrade. Let us know what you think! Oh, just fyi, it's cheaper to get the Brikka from the actual Bialetti website (free shipping for the 4-cup) than it is to buy it on Amazon, I have no idea why.
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I got it on sale for 100$ two years ago. If you are a prime member it is also about 100$ which is a much more reasonable price. It's not much more work than filling the kettle, getting your cup with tea prepared, waiting for it to whistle, pouring the hot water, waiting a bit to steep and then enjoying. The only difference is you get a consistently perfect cup every time. I personally love it for the greens, and white teas that can get burned if the water is too hot making it bitter.
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After numerous automatic espresso machines I decided to try the La Pavoni and couldn't be more pleased with it. The automatics which were very high end seemed to last about 1 year before quitting and needing expensive repairs. I don't know if the coffee is better from the La Pavoni but you do have more control on the pull and the simplicity of a lever machine I think is the secret to it's longer working life as long as, it is kept decalcified.
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Hi Stephine the Cuisnox Roma 6 makes good expresso coffee but it dose not make particularly good crema-in my opinion. Having said that I am very happy with our buy but we do use it to make milk based coffee so that is probably why it is not a big issue with us. We have had it for 6 to 9 months and use it daily. Hope this helps.
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I had two of the older model Krups steam espresso machines over a 222 year period. Used them constantly and even took them on vacation with me. When I had to replace the last one I bought this "redesigned" model with the domed screw top. With 22 years of experience making espresso with these little steam models, I was shocked and horrified when the new machine started to spit and leak and spew super-heated grounds in a 6-foot radius. I unplugged, let it cool down cleaned it up, tried again. Same thing. I now own a "Bella" steam espresso maker which costs a bit less and works like the old Krups. I had two of the older model Krups steam espresso machines over a 222 year period. Used them constantly and even took them on vacation with me. When I had to replace the last one I bought this "redesigned" model with the domed screw top. With 22 years of experience making espresso with these little steam models, I was shocked and horrified when the new machine started to spit and leak and spew super-heated grounds in a 6-foot radius. I unplugged, let it cool down cleaned it up, tried again. Same thing. I now own a "Bella" steam espresso maker which costs a bit less and... » Read More I had two of the older model Krups steam espresso machines over a 222 year period. Used them constantly and even took them on vacation with me. When I had to replace the last one I bought this "redesigned" model with the domed screw top. With 22 years of experience making espresso with these little steam models, I was shocked and horrified when the new machine started to spit and leak and spew super-heated grounds in a 6-foot radius. I unplugged, let it cool down cleaned it up, tried again. Same thing. I now own a "Bella" steam espresso maker which costs a bit less and works like the old Krups. « Show Less
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Hi, Kathy. I looked a long time for a coffee maker that that was if good quality and had a thermal carafe that would keep the coffee reasonable hot/warm all morning. I didn't want a hot plate heater, as the coffee didn't taste very good after a few hours and they would use a lot of electricity. I worried that the Bunn would use a lot of electricity with it's instant hot water reservoir, but my bill doesn't show any change because it is well insolated. I have been very happy with my choice. I'm 85 and I have seen lots more coffee makers than most folks.Regards, hope this is helpful, OldHenry Hi, Kathy. I looked a long time for a coffee maker that that was if good quality and had a thermal carafe that would keep the coffee reasonable hot/warm all morning. I didn't want a hot plate heater, as the coffee didn't taste very good after a few hours and they would use a lot of electricity. I worried that the Bunn would use a lot of electricity with it's instant hot water reservoir, but my bill doesn't show any change because it is well insolated. I have been very happy with my choice. I'm 85 and I have seen lots more coffee makers than most folks.Regards, hope this is helpful,... » Read More Hi, Kathy. I looked a long time for a coffee maker that that was if good quality and had a thermal carafe that would keep the coffee reasonable hot/warm all morning. I didn't want a hot plate heater, as the coffee didn't taste very good after a few hours and they would use a lot of electricity. I worried that the Bunn would use a lot of electricity with it's instant hot water reservoir, but my bill doesn't show any change because it is well insolated. I have been very happy with my choice. I'm 85 and I have seen lots more coffee makers than most folks.Regards, hope this is helpful, OldHenry « Show Less
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There are big differences in the machines. The Keurig is essentially a *coffee* machine. It makes a standard cup of coffee. Yes, it can do flavors, and there are dozens and dozens of different varieties, but it is pretty much limited to straight coffee. (There's a hot cocoa K-cup, but it's made by Green Mountain. You know how famous Green Mountain is for their hot cocoa? They're not. There's a reason.) With that much variety, you're just about assured of finding a coffee to your taste. The brewing cycle is optimized for straight coffee (though there is some flexibility there). Temperature is sometimes an issue; some people find the coffee not quite hot enough. The Tassimo, on the other hand, has far fewer varieties of coffee, but a much greater range of beverage TYPES. It makes latte, cappuccino (regular or skinny), espresso, chai tea lattes, hot chocolate, black and green teas. It makes a nice three-level latte macchiato. The temperature of the finished product is higher, and it has Starbucks pods that taste very much like the real thing. But in general, it probably does not do straight coffee quite as well as a Keurig, and there are certainly many fewer bean types, roast types, and flavors for the Tassimo. We finally decided on a Tassimo, and we love it. And that's something you'll generally find to be true no matter what you buy. It's been our experience that unless you're a coffee connoisseur (in which case, neither machine beats the more labor-intensive brewing methods), you will probably be happy with either machine.
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The CBTL machine only uses the CBTL pods, however they have several options between coffee, Chai tea as well as different tea flavors. All of which are delicious! Even the flavored coffee (which I am normally not a fan of ) tastes great. Especially as a latte. I had the CBTL machine, got the starbucks one and ended up with a better espresso out of the CBTL! If you are looking to make regular coffee any of the new machines would be dine, however if You are wanting a mocha ot a latte then I would go with the CBTL, or the Starbucks machine, due to the pressure they put out. The higher the bars of pressure the better the result for the espresso shots. Of course the bean quality matters as well. Good luck hope this helps.
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it is PRO CHEF BRAND....HOWEVER&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;nothing personal to the brand, but I would not bother with this unit. I am an avid tea drinker..9 to 12 cups per day so I use a lot of hot water, and this machine although certainly the prettiest in terms of stainless steel finish, it's not that great. Mine worked for about a day and then stopped all together. Wouldn't even turn on...After some research I discovered that the best brand for a Ready to use, ...drinking water... heater..., in terms of quality, durability, ease of use, etc....was an Zojirushi (sp?) made in Japan. It is about twice the price but it works about twice as well; it has never let me down since I bought it. Amazon sells it...search model number CD-WBC40-TS. My wife and I have both commented that our Zojirushi is one of the best kitchen appliance related purchases we have ever made. It is super convenient to have hot drinkable water on demand without having to microwave it, or boil it on the stove.
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I see that others have already answered, but I did want to put in my opinion, for what it's worth! I love this machine. I have a Keurig at work and we have one that sits in the garage, unused. I like full bodied coffee and I feel the Keurig, for me, doesn't fit the bill. It's fine for that second cup when I get to work, but the Verismo makes espresso and regular coffee, depending on the pods. It makes coffee that tastes as good, or better, than my very expensive Saeco espresso machine. I know Keurig is all the thing now, but I feel the coffee can be weak and tasteless. Just my opinion! I've had my Verismo for a year now and I still sing its praises! I see that others have already answered, but I did want to put in my opinion, for what it's worth! I love this machine. I have a Keurig at work and we have one that sits in the garage, unused. I like full bodied coffee and I feel the Keurig, for me, doesn't fit the bill. It's fine for that second cup when I get to work, but the Verismo makes espresso and regular coffee, depending on the pods. It makes coffee that tastes as good, or better, than my very expensive Saeco espresso machine. I know Keurig is all the thing now, but I feel the coffee can be weak and tasteless. Just my opinion! I've... » Read More I see that others have already answered, but I did want to put in my opinion, for what it's worth! I love this machine. I have a Keurig at work and we have one that sits in the garage, unused. I like full bodied coffee and I feel the Keurig, for me, doesn't fit the bill. It's fine for that second cup when I get to work, but the Verismo makes espresso and regular coffee, depending on the pods. It makes coffee that tastes as good, or better, than my very expensive Saeco espresso machine. I know Keurig is all the thing now, but I feel the coffee can be weak and tasteless. Just my opinion! I've had my Verismo for a year now and I still sing its praises! « Show Less