I was asked recently why anyone would buy the Hamilton Beach Coffee Makers that the person asking thought only used Senseo coffee pods. The answer was not what the person expected. Senseo coffee pods are excellent, but the Hamilton Beach coffee pod systems do not brew Senseo coffee pods exclusively. As a matter of fact, these pod coffee makers brew a great variety of single cup coffee pods.

This is not to say, of course, that Senseo coffee pods are not reason enough to invest in a Hamilton Beach...

K-Cups often receive the criticism that they are wasteful in terms of trash production, a claim that Keurig has refuted in terms of proportion of waste produced per capita. Certainly, Keurig has heard the criticism. Their new Vue single cup coffee maker uses #5 recyclable plastic, a plastic being recycled in more and more communities across North America every day, in its inserts.

However, many single cup coffee consumers still feel the need to find ways to reuse or repurpose spent K-Cups in...

When it comes to single serving tea brewing, the community is divided between those who love the ease and convenience provided by T-Discs and K-Cups and those that feel some finesse is lost when tea is put in individual serving pods and brewed through a single cup coffee maker. For today’s post, we are not going to debate the merits of analog tea steeping versus digital single serving tea brewing and instead focus on which single cup system is best suited to meet your tea drinking desires.

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Starbucks has announced their new single serve coffee maker, the Verismo, and many are wondering if Keurig will soon have a serious competitor for their Keurig K-Cup systems. The truth of the matter though is that the Verismo is more similar to the Tassimo T-Discs coffee makers already on the market. While Keurig holds much loyalty in the single serve coffee maker market, the Verismo may well give Keurig stiff competition thanks to the mass brand recognition of Starbucks.

The Verismodoes not...

Anyone who owns a coffee pod system knows that coffee pods are convenient and that they make it easy to enjoy a single cup of quality coffee any time that you want. Coffee pod coffee makers are versatile in such a way as to offer a great range of coffee experiences that are less dependent on specific proprietary cartridge refills. However, many coffee pod coffee drinkers may not know about Aloha Island Coffee Pods.

Aloha Island Coffee Pods are a brand of coffee pods that focus specifically on the...

Are you more interested in a reliable, old-fashioned coffee that does not need any sort of fancy machine or proprietary refill? Is the idea of following the latest coffee trend just not your style? Don’t worry, some companies are still making coffee the old fashioned way, packaged without the bells and whistles of much of today’s coffee. If you are looking for classic ground coffee that is reliable and has classic flavor while also able to be brewed in any coffee maker, then Maxwell House Coffee...

Coffee pod coffee maker owners already know how enjoyable and convenient coffee pod coffees can be, but we review today a variety of coffee pods that takes enjoyable to a whole new level. Aloha Island Kona Blend French Vanilla Coffee Pods combine Hawaiian Kona Coffee with other tropical coffees and French vanilla flavor to produce a coffee pod that is smooth and delicious.

Aloha Island Coffee Pods are quality coffee pods, as anyone who has purchased them before knows, and Aloha Island Kona French...

By now, you have seen them everywhere. Keurig K-Cup coffee makers are in homes, restaurants, and even many hotels. Pod coffee makers have been ubiquitous in hotels, restaurants, and offices for over a decade. Tassimo’s T-Disc coffee makers are gaining a foothold in many coffee serving venues, and it seems that new single cup coffee makers are being developed with regularity.

Single cup coffee makers appear to be the wave of the future when it comes to coffee consumption, so maybe it is time to...

Many beverage consumers think of coffee when they think about single serving pods, but tea pods are a great way to brew a single serving of tea without the need of a separate kettle. Tea pods are also faster to brew and steep than traditional kettle and tea bag steeping, so if you value your time, then tea pods are a great way to enjoy tea quickly and efficiently.

Add to that the fact that tea pods are specifically programmed for optimal steeping, and tea pods represent an advance in tea steeping...

Are you ready to join the single cup coffeemaker revolution? Are you reluctant to brand your coffee maker with specific insert but want to enjoy single cup brewing convenience? If you said yes to either of those questions, then a quality coffee pod coffee maker is a good option for you.

Coffee pod coffee makers have the added advantage of generally being able to use any coffee or tea pod that is designed for single cup brewing. Coffee pods are essentially the single cup coffee maker equivalent of...

Single cup coffee pods have come a long way from the old-fashioned bags of coffee that some may remember being sold for urn coffee makers a few decades ago, and if you ever needed proof that the coffee pod has attained gourmet status, look no further than the Wolfgang Puck line of single cup coffee pods. Wolfgang Puck his leant his gourmet touch to these elegant coffee pods, ensuring that each one has quality coffee elegantly roasted and measured to precise taste calibrations within them.

Today,...

Single cup coffee makers are here to stay. These innovative coffee makers have taken the market by storm, and it seems that anywhere you turn these days, a single cup coffee maker is the machine of the hour. Department stores carry them, hotels use them in their breakfast service, and odds are that they are in the homes of your friends, family, and coworkers even now.

So, you may be wondering what all the rage is about with these new models of coffee maker that all bear European-sounding...

Just like Starbucks before them, coffee pods and K-cups have revolutionized the beverage world, allowing at-home coffee lovers the same high quality roast they normally buy in cafes. 

With a small initial investment, daily coffee drinkers can reap hundreds of dollars of value using single serving machines made by manufacturers like Keurig and Tassimo.  Whereas K-Cups remain a popular, albeit less environmentally friendly option, coffee pods are gaining popularity due to their ease, simplicity...

CoffeeForLess carries Baronet Coffee Pods, and they contain rather excellent coffee. Baronet Coffee has been roasting top-quality coffee since 1930, making them a traditional North American coffee for generations.

Previously, Baronet Coffee was mostly offered to commercial enterprises, making it possible to enjoy this quality coffee at a restaurant or while staying in a hotel. Now, though, you can enjoy Baronet Coffee in Baronet Coffee Pods for your pod coffee brewer. This means you can enjoy...

Single cup coffee makers are here to stay. Americans from coast to coast are  taking to the convenience, variety, and time-saving single cup coffee makers at a pace that few expected. It could be the efficiency of the machines, or it could be the freshness of the coffee, but one thing is for certain, we all seem to love our single cup coffee.

CoffeeForLess has your back, America. If you are looking for great deals on single cup coffee makers or are looking for the best prices on the K-Cups,...

The tea bag is not a new image to most anyone, but the appearance of tea pods might be a new sight to some. Tea pods are almost exactly the same as tea bags but lack the iconic dunking string and tag familiar to most American tea drinkers.

Tea pods also differ in that they are specifically calibrated to make a great cup of tea in a specific brewing device, rather than the usual single cup dunking procedures for which regular tea bags are designed.

Today, we discuss the many tea options available...

Being on a budget doesn’t mean you want to sacrifice convenience or quality for cost necessarily, and coffee is definitely one of those things in life where quality matters. So, if you are on a budget and shopping for the best single cup coffee maker for you, then read on. Today, we evaluate some of the competitively cheap single cup coffee makers on the market today.

By comparing the features available on the Melitta One:One Coffee Maker, the Senseo Single Cup Pod Coffee Maker, and the Keurig...

Single serve coffee brewers are all the rage, and while we have covered some of the differences between the various brands of single serve coffee brewers and their refills, we have not really discussed the more traditional coffee maker features on these single serve coffee brewers and how  they match up to one another.

Today, we discuss the features that traditional make a coffee maker a quality machine and which single serve coffee brewers match up to traditional standards. Certainly, coffee...

The profusion of such prepackaged single serving coffees as coffee pods, T-Discs, and K-Cups has left many of today’s coffee drinkers a bit perplexed as to which kind of single cup coffee will work in their coffee maker. While Tassimo T-Discs and Keurig K-Cups are proprietary refills for their specific branded coffee makers, many coffee pods are capable of being used in any pour over or drip coffeemaker.

This universal functioning alongside the convenience of a prepackaged paper filter and...

Melitta One:One coffee pods offer a good variety of gourmet and flavored coffees, but one of the going favorites around here is the Melitta One:One Vanilla Crème Brulee coffee pods. These top notch flavored coffee pods seem to get everyone’s attention each and every time someone brews them.

Between the aroma and the conjuring of gourmet dessert memories, our Melitta One:One coffee maker never seems to make just one Vanilla Crème Brulee pod at a time. Someone makes one, someone else smells it and...