SENSEO Coffee Pods

I'm going to try this, hoping it is the same good coffee we've been buying for years - ever since the Senseo machine came out. We used to buy these pods at Walmart but now they sell something that says Senseo on it and Dark Roast etc. but It's a "Melita" brand and it's awful. Really awful. Some people on here say the Keurig is better but don't believe it. Plus, compare the price of using all of those Keurig "pods."There is another single serving coffee maker (Hamilton Beach) where you put your own coffee into a strainer receptical and it makes an 8-10 ounce cup of coffee that is as good as any drip coffee but you don't have to heat water, use paper filters, etc. We have one of those too.We also have a Pavoni Espresso machine ~$1,000. But it's a lot of work. Our favorite is still the Senseo with the original Dark Roast Coffee pods. If they stop selling these, our two senseo machines will go to the Goodwill store.One additional comment: After writing this review, I was going to order a box of six packages of Senseo Dark Roast Coffee as I have before. The price was $29 and some cents but with shipping it ws over $35 so I didn't order. Amazon says orders over $25 ship free but apparently not unless it's very small or you are a Premium member. So it might mean we will give up our Senseo because we can't buy it locally anymore. I refuse to pay 25-50 cents for a cup of coffee at home (as with Senseo+shipping or Keurig or other "pod" systems) when I can make a great cup with my own premium beans from Costco for about 2 cents with my Hamilton Beach single cup system. And this simple system makes hot water for tea or coffee with your own ground coffee in about 3 minutes and it cost about $60. I don't know why people buy these Keurig or other systems (Nestles has had this pod system in Europe for 20 years or more). Have you ever figured out what you're paying for each cup?

I'm no huge coffee connoisseur, but this stuff is great. Full flavor, never burnt tasting, has a chocolaty flavor, and the foam is great. The Senseo pods are a breeze to use. It's much faster to make a cup than with the Krups machine, tastes better, and it's more environmentally friendly since they don't use a plastic container. I suspect the dark roast is fresher than some of the other blends since it's a bit cheaper and they likely sell a ton of it, so it rotates more quickly from production to consumption.My only minor complaint is it could be a bit hotter, and that's to do with the machine itself. Unless you heat up the mug, by the time your java is ready it's barely hot enough, but acceptable if you drink it right away.I've tried all the various combinations of one pod, two pods, the right and the left button. I always use the single cup (left) button and one pod for the best taste. You need to use two pods to make a full mug, but it's no big deal, so just run the process twice. Takes less than a minute from switch-on to quaff-down. The price for a six-pack of dark roast from Amazon is great and it just scrapes over the free shipping minimum. Order a couple or weeks in advance before you run out. Having a cup now as I write this...yum.

Pleasant...relaxing... and exactly what I want! I'm 73 and retired and quit coffee for several years because I quit smoking,(Pall Mall unfiltered for over 45 years), it was a trigger for smoking! When I started drinking coffee again, (It was soooo good!!!) I wanted a single cup coffee maker, so I wouldn't waste so much!!! Most were to damned expensive, then my older cousin moved and gave me the Senseo single cup brewer (undoubtedly regifted) and I loved it!!! I couldn't find any place that sold Senseo pods and almost gave up! Then one day I was looking at all the coffee's at Walmart and saw Melitta that worked in Senseo brewers....was somewhat happy, but wasn't quite the flavor that I wanted,, but it was convienient! Then Walmart didn't sell them anymore!!!???.Wrote Melitta headquarters in Florida and they didn't understand my letter and I was a little miffed! Then I looked up Senseo on my computer and found YOU!!! I drink one to three or four cups per day...sometimes none!!! Love the dark roast (French roast) Senseo, it is much better tasting than Melitta! (And I don't think that it's in my mind!) So don't tell me if it's the same, just different packaging!!! I will continue to purchase the pods on line, unless I find a supplier within 40 miles of Streator Thanks....your easy and so good! One of these days I'm going to try some of your other roasts..

Senseo coffee pods were the name of the game. Coffee tasted great and there was little waste. Good While it lasted.

PROS: Skip ahead three paragraphs.You've stayed in hotels enough times to enjoy, loathe, or grow to accept in-room coffee.This is that coffee.If you've stayed for one or two nights, you've either liked the coffee or made it too strong (not enough water) or too weak (too much water). After a few days you adjust the water level to your preferences and start looking forward to your morning coffee and wish your boyfriend understood you so well. Sometimes it doesn't take much to make me happy--this is one of those times.PRO: This coffee goes in the compost when it's done! My Tassimo and Keurig pods don't (yes I own both). These look like slightly oversized round tea bags. They cost less than 25 cents each which is far less expensive (less than half) the other plastic and foil and coffee pods. After one month it was less expensive for me to buy a new coffee maker (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003GW873G/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1435192385&sr=1&keywords=49970) and this coffee.Note that it will take you a few tries to figure out how much water to add.If you have a Keurig or Tassimo, think for a moment how much space 30 pods takes. Now think of how much space 30 tea bags take (a jam jar). Buy this coffee, buy a coffee maker that uses it, and save counter space, save landfill, save money.