Comments on: fatwah against “pod” coffee.

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:34:37 +0000

Apparently, he has never tasted coffee from the Senseo. I currently own a drip maker, a french press, an espresso machine and the Senseo single serve pod machine. The Senseo by far makes the best coffee out of all of them. The French press comes in second.

I do not own a percolater so can’t compare there. But I work from home, so the convenience of being able to make a cup when I want one, and not waste a whole pot is also a great service.

I just purchased the Melitta refillable/reusable pods so I can now ground my own coffee and use in my Senseo. A great money saver (pods are expensive) and give you the opportunity to use your favorite coffee. Highly recommended.

I’ve purchase and given away a few Senseos to friends too whom are coffee fiends. They love them! Seriously a great cup of coffee.

So, if you love coffee, use the method you like the best. There is no right or wrong way. Everyone will be different. But to say that it is all hype comes from somebody that thinks they are better than everyone else. Don’t get it. just drink your coffee and shut up.

By: karateguitar

karateguitar — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:19:18 +0000

My wife and I are on our 2nd Senseo machine; after oh, 3/4 years on the first one, and cleaning over and over, the coffee Still tasted yucky, so we got another one. Now her and I went from drips to percolators and after liking them at first, we got tired of them soon; and we both love strong coffee (her not ALL the time). We got the Senseo machine, went thru their coffees, liked some of em, then started buying store bought pods, and Folger’s French Roast and another one were strong and great tasting, but they’re not in stores anymore, so now I’ll buy some online, such as Costa Rican, etc. All coffee can stale with time, even beans, we tried keeping it fresh in the fridge, etc; but all in all, we won’t stop using the pods! My brother came up recently and I made him a cup of the other strong store bought pods, and he said it was TOO strong for him, and he drinks strong La coffee, unless he stopped drinking it! We also use heavy whipping cream as a creamer, and man is it rich and thick and goes very well with coffee from ANY machine. Just like the bodybuilders’ rants of free weights are better than machines, and vice versa; so the coffee maker wars….

By: t o n x

t o n x — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:37:04 +0000

My next “Fatwah” will be against humorless douchebags who whine on stranger’s blogs.

By: P.I.McKenzie

P.I.McKenzie — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:20:17 +0000

So now “Fatwah” is becoming a part of the American vocabulary?
Speak English and get your “Campaign” agaisnt the coffee pods in the right context.

By: Margareta

Margareta — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:51:07 +0000

Sorry guys, just purchased a Melitta One:One and love it.
If you like Starbucks coffee, do NOT go for it. If you like a fresh, mild, full-bodied cup of coffe, it is for you. If I want “mud”, I use my espresso maker. I DO NOT LIKE the taste of French press and the pod makers are made for those of us who like a German type of coffee. And German I am.
I do like fresh ground coffee and a good burr grinder that really works is the Capresso which I found at TJMaxx. There is also a good one from Melitta, the model which is never available at Amazon. Both of them were around $30.00.
I prepared fresh gound coffee in my One:One and the taste was the same as the Melitta pods, except my “fresh” one was much weaker than the pod. However, I have all intentions to use and prepare BOTH in my machine. I have not used my drip coffeee maker since the arrival of my One:One. The strength of coffee I like is such: 1 Melitta pod and the 5 ounce button pushed twice. If you like it stronger, 8 ounce pushed once ought to do it. With fresh ground coffee, 5 ounce pushed once might be the thing. I have not tried this yet. In general, I prefer lightly roasted coffees and cannot stand flavoured coffees.
My judgement is based on the use of following gadgets and methods in the past: boiling water poured into porcelain pot with grinds in it and use of strainer to drink it. Hand brewed with use of Melitta cone filters. Drip coffeee makers. Stove top espresso machine. Electric espresso maker. French press.
Coffee consumed in Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, USA, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Switzerland, Austria. Based on this I prefer the German way of roasting and brewing for everyday consumption and drink my coffee either black w/sugar or 1/2 & 1/2 light, Espresso w/sugar after a heavy meal and Cappuccino w/ a real whipped cream “cappucio” and sugar for a special treat. We are 2 adults at the most and I want the first cup in the morning as soon as I open my eyes.
I do not reocmmend using the tea pods. Those you have to prepare the conventional way if you like a STRONG cup of tea as I do.
Now judge for yourself.

By: Michael Lenihan

Michael Lenihan — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:27:30 +0000

I got a Senseo for free, and I was dubious as well. I tried the coffee the cofee that came with it, and Folger’s, and it was just as awful as you say, (or rant, in this case). But I found vendors on the web that grind and package the pods individually, oxygen free, and that makes a huge difference. I think it makes better than average coffee, without the mess of a french press. The big bonus for me is my 8 year old likes to use it, so I can have a cup of hot coffee the moment I get out of bed.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 28 Dec 2004 14:32:04 +0000

As a long-time professional coffee roatser, I can sympathize with your lament of the mass marketing of crappy “pod coffee” being brought to market by the same brands responsible for bringing us the tasteless canned coffee we all know and hate. However, I beg to differ with you about the Green Mountain market entry. Firstly, they are not pods but rather a single serving of ground coffee inside a container that houses a paper cone filter. The coffee is brewed using the Keurig breweing system - which is far more than 5% engineering - and makes a delicious cup for the coffee lover that doesn’t have the time or knack for making coffee from beans. I would urge you to check it out - you might be surprised.

Personally, I buy beans from my local Brooklyn roaster and grind every pot. But I did get into the Green Mountain/Keurig thing at the SCAA show in Boston year before last.

By: Mr.B

Mr.B — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:50:22 +0000

“They are called “pods” because “pads” in American English tend to refer to Feminie Hygine products and not something to run water through and drink.”

Oh for crying outloud… What an idiot.
A pod is a capsule. Something that encapsulates something else.

A pad is a surface element with some sort of action performed upon it.

Try a dictionary, moron.

By: Mr. Coffee

Mr. Coffee — Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:47:52 +0000

They are called “pods” because “pads” in American English tend to refer to Feminie Hygine products and not something to run water through and drink.

also you didn’t post a link to the how to make your own, I would buy one of these makers if that was possible. I own a coffee maker with a burr-grinder built in that I wouldn’t trade for anything!

By: Fred van Egmond

Fred van Egmond — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 10:17:45 +0000

You don’t have to buy the prepackaged coffee. You can make you own coffee pads. See link for detailed and funny instructions.

BTW, what is the deal with you Americans constantly calling the coffee pads “coffee pods” ? The inventors call it coffee pads, why change it? It is confusing.