October 28, 2005
We've been having a little nip or two with our single serve coffee since February of this year with our Starbucks Coffee Liqueur. We like the strong coffee flavor it adds but sometimes would like something a little creamier. Starbucks is now making a Cream Liqueur version we will have to pick up for just this desire. I can imagine making a nice cup of hazelnut creme from Green Mountain and putting a little Starbucks Cream Liqueur in for the perfect hot coffee drink.
New from Starbucks is "Starbucks Cream Liqueur", containing spirits from Jim Beam. Described as "an artful blend of delicious cream, premium spirits and a hint of Starbucks", the new offering comes after the success of Starbucks Coffee Liqueur last February. It will be available at restaurants, bars and retail outlets where premium distilled spirits are sold. $22.99 for a 750ml bottle.
Via Junk Food Blog
October 13, 2005
Another day and another gadget to put regular coffee in your single serve coffee brewer. We reviewed the Cafe Filter or Ecopad as it's now called so long ago and rarely if ever use it, but the MyPod might work a bit better. Amy Maxwell wrote in about the MyPod refillable coffee holder for Senseo and we think as long as it doesn't plug up and cause a pressure explosion - it could be worth trying out for 10 bucks.
This morning I brewed a cup of freshly roasted coffee1 in my Senseo. Instead of using a plastic Ecopad, I used a Presto MyPod refillable coffee holder. The MyPod is designed to replace the Phillips Senseo pod holder. It comes with the refillable coffee holder, 100 coffee filters, a compacting cover and a coffee scoop. The EcoPad is a plastic ‘pod’ that you fill with coffee grounds then put in your Senseo two pod holder. The MyPod is different because it replaces the pod holder not the pod.
We haven't been able to find these for sale anywhere online, but Amy has an ebay auction or two up. Let us know if you've tried these or know where we could pick one up for review.
At e MyPod refillable coffee holder for Senseo
October 11, 2005
I love it when hot milk and hot coffee come together. I love it even more when it could be as easy as the Mr. Coffee Cocomotion Hot Chocolate Maker. I picked up this very cool suggestion from Leah in the Single Serve Coffee forums:
"I admit it: I like milk in my coffee. Perhaps some of you do as well? The only quibble I had with my Senseo when I acquired it was that the coffee cooled to almost room temperature once I added milk. What to do? No microwave. On one of my periodic recon missions to Bed, Bath & Beyond to check out the new gadgets, I noticed one that seemed perfect. Mr. Coffee produces an odd, seemingly silly machine - the Cocomotion. Its avowed purpose is to make make hot chocolate: add mix and milk, whir, and presto, hot chocolate. It was around twenty bucks, after using the BB&B coupon. It has now given me over eight months of devoted service. My coffee has nice, hot, frothy milk. Yum. It is not up to coffee bar frothed milk standards for lattes and the like, but it is pretty good and quite fast."
The Cocomotion sounds perfect for Senseo, Home Cafe, Keurig, and other Single Serve Coffee drinkers who don't have a milk frother for their machine. A special thanks to Leah for finding this great coffee gadget.
Get the Cocomotion here
October 4, 2005
When we first heard about the Brugo Self-Cooling Coffee Mug we couldn't have been more excited. Our current crop of travel mugs are a mixture of success and failure. We often burn our mouth or tongue from a very hot cup of single serve coffee in the morning when we aren't patient. Also - we often spill our coffee using the travel mugs we have when we forget to close the top. The Brugo Self-Cooling Coffee Mug has none of these issues.
The promise of the Brugo Self-Cooling coffee mug is that you don't have to worry about burning your mouth or spilling coffee. The Brugo Self-Cooling Coffee Mug has a "Temperature Control Chamber" at the top which measures out a drinkable portion of coffee. It then cools it down to 150-170°F., which provides optimum taste at a comfortable temperature.
The lid has three settings:
- "Tip and Cool", which allows you to drink using the Temperature Control Chamber
- "Sip" which bypasses the Chamber allowing to drink like a normal cup
- "Lock", which closes the cup.
We started off our experiment picking up a friend at the Airport yesterday morning at 6am. If you're like me, the ability to be rational and make good coffee drinking decisions at 6am is sparse. How did the Brugo Self-Cooling Coffee Mug hold up?
Continue reading: "Review: Brugo Self Cooling Coffee Mug"
August 16, 2005
Single serve coffee drinkers beware, there's a new mug in town - the Brugo™ Coffee Mug. This mug has a "Temperature Control Chamber" at the top which measures out a drinkable portion of coffee. It then cools it down to 150-170°F., which provides optimum taste at a comfortable temperature. The lid has three settings:
- "Tip and Cool", which allows you to drink using the Temperature Control Chamber
- "Sip" which bypasses the Chamber allowing to drink like a normal cup
- "Lock", which closes the cup.
Via Strange New Products at Brugo
It looks like a turkey baster but I assure you it's a caffe frother for your single serve coffee! My mom has a little one of these that's not as turbo, but I think if I got hooked (and I'm almost hooked on frothing my milk for coffee), I need a turbo froth.
You can froth just about anything: blend, froth, and whip milk, egg whites, and creams without bringing out the mixing bowl. Just grab the Caffe Froth Turbo's easy to hold body, insert the frothing disc into the liquid, and activate top button. The disc is small enough to fit into most cups and not damage the material.
How do you use it? Move the disc slowly up and down, while being careful not to bring the disc above the liquid. When the mixture is fully frothed, remove the Caffe Froth Turbo.
At BonJour BJ7025-70 Caffe Froth Turbo
June 29, 2005
If you're like me - a cup of single serve coffee can get pretty cold, pretty fast when you're typing and forgetting to drink. Well this killer little number plugs right into your deskop or laptop USB and keeps your freshly brewed coffee or tea HOT!
At GeekStuff4U.com
May 20, 2005
April 21, 2005
Amy writes in that CoolBrew Coffee is the wave of the single serve coffee future! Add a shot to your fresh brewed single serve coffee, and enjoy the fresh coffee or Coffee & Chicory (go to New Orleans and you'll know what Chicory is) to that fresh brewed cup! I have to say I'm a little skeptical, but I'm sure Amy will write us on her experiences with fresh brewed CoolBrew coffee!
CoolBrew Coffee :
CoolBrew® Coffee and Coffee & Chicory is the most exciting advancement in coffee since its discovery! It is concentrated gourmet coffee essence, brewed by our special CoolBrew® Process. The beauty of CoolBrew® is that you can have a delicious cup of gourmet flavored coffee (Hot or Iced!) in seconds, without the mess or hassle of brewing coffee. CoolBrew® is NOT instant coffee. It is FRESH coffee in an Instant! Just 1/2 to 1 ounce of CoolBrew® gives you a delicious, strong, flavor-full cup of Hot or Iced Coffee! If you're one who likes a milder brew, 1/2 ounce will be sufficient.
March 11, 2005
I can't tell you how amazing a cup of Senseo coffee is after until you get a clear glass coffee mug to brew it in. We've done nearly every review with a Bodum clear mug, but I would rather have this Senseo branded mug for the Senseo reviews. Typical Dutch stuff carries such an item. Get one. You won't be sorry after you see that rich crema layer of Senseo coffee floating on a top of perfect single serve coffee.
Via Clear Senseo Mugs at Typical Dutch Stuff
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