We really think if you're going to put the money down on a machine that does it all - check out the Nespresso Lattissima. We love the one touch cappuccinos and lattes, and the espresso and coffee produced from the machine is excellent. The Lattissima also comes in a variety of cool colors, and it's been a welcome addition to any coffee lovers kitchen for over 2 years.
We also think you might want to purchase two single serve coffee makers to get the most amazing coffee experiences like the Bosch Tassimo Hot Beverage System and the Nescafe Dolce Gusto. Why not have two? If you're willing to spend over $500 you should get the widest possible range of single serve coffee options, and while you're at it throw in a Keurig Mini.
Holiday Gift Picks: Make Your Own Coffee Pods and K-Cups
If you're looking for something special to give the single serve coffee drinker (or drinker to be) this holiday, we highly recommend the Perfect Pod Coffee Pod Maker, and the Perfect Pod Holster. These two products used separately or together, allow you to either make coffee pods, or use coffee pods in your Keurig brewer.
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Holiday Gift Picks: Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffeemaker - Perfect Pod or Ground Coffee
Picking the right single serve coffee maker can be tough, but we think picking the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffeemaker is an easy choice. Having spent considerable time reviewing the SS-1, we feel it makes just about the best coffee pod single serve coffee, and it also makes an amazing cup of joe using ground coffee.
You see - the SS-1 has a brew basket that can accommodate coffee pods as well as ground coffee, which makes this the coffee pod single serve coffee maker hard to beat. It also features a 75 ounce water reservoir, which holds enough water to make ten 6 ounce cups of coffee. It also has a cup selector - from 4 to 12 ounces of coffee, and you can even select the strength as regular or bold.
For more info read our extensive set of articles here:
Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker first news
Unboxing, the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker
First Impressions of the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker
Using Ground Coffee in the Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic Single Serve Coffee Maker
Holiday Gift Picks: Nespresso Lattissima - One Touch Cappuccinos and Lattes
We simply love the Nespresso Lattissima (you can read our full review here). If you're looking to get that special someone something truly special, the Nespresso Lattissima delivers cappuccinos and lattes with the touch of a button. It can also make some of the best espresso money can buy, and sure it will set you back $699, but don't you think that single serve coffee drinker in your life is worth it?
Nespresso Lattissima Highlights:
One touch fresh milk froth function for preparing a range of espresso-based beverages
Adjustable cup platform for filling coffee cups, as well as latte glasses
Auto clean automatic rinsing function
Heated upper surface for warming cups on the satin chrome model
Nespresso Lattissima Technical Details:
Twin pump heating system, one for frothing and one for making espresso - can be used at the same time
19 Bar high-pressure pump
Auto cappuccino function, which produces a one-touch cappuccino in less than one minute or latte macchiato in one minute and 20 seconds
We really think if you're going to put the money down on a machine that does it all - check out the Nespresso Lattissima. We love the one touch cappuccinos and lattes, and the espresso and coffee produced from the machine is excellent.
We also think the Nespresso Romeo is a very interesting and expensive single serve coffee maker we'd love to have in our kitchen again this year. We reviewed the Nespresso Romeo a few years ago, and we often think back to how cool it is and how amazing the coffee was as well.
$400
We like the new Lavazza Blue Home Edition from Cafe Razzi. The machine is small, and allows you to create just about any coffee drink you can think of. You can read our first impressions here.
$350
We recommend the Nespresso Le Cube. The design is sharp and interesting and you'll have your hands full of espresso and single serve cups of coffee.
Here's the world of the Senseo Supreme single serve coffee maker and also the Nespresso Essenza C100 . We love both of these. The Senseo Supreme will allow you to use the largest variety of coffee pods for your single serve dollar, and the Nespresso Essenza will get you in the Nespresso club on the cheap, but the espresso and single serve coffee will be very god.
On the Keurig front, the Keurig B60 rings in at only $149.99. It will get you into the Keurig club for a great price with almost all the features of the more expensive Keurig B70.
Under $100
We love the classic Senseo for the price. It's only going to set you back ~$50-60 dollars and it can use a large variety of coffee pods. We also think the Keurig B40 will get you into the world of Keurig and K Cups for the right price. At $99 bucks the Keurig B40 can't be beat for ease of use and variety in single serve coffee.
We also recommend the Krups My Cafe. This little number can make two cups of single serve coffee using coffee pods at a time and bang for the buck - it makes an excellent cup of single serve coffee.
Under $50
We recommend the Aeropress single serve coffee maker. It's not one you plug in, but you can hand craft and make perfect cups of single serve coffee every time. The best part - you can use whatever coffee you like and the coffee produced is amazing.
And if you're looking for more K Cups than just those from Green Mountain Coffee, you can check out CoffeeWiz.com. They have the largest assortment of K Cups around, and offer K Cups from Timothy's and others.
There's also always Amazon.com. They offer all the K Cup varieties and have a huge assortment of 2 packs and other special offers.
Coffee Cups
We love the Bodum Pavina Double-Wall Thermo Glasses and we think you will too. This is a perfect gift for the coffee lover looking to be different and have their coffee look interesting while they drink it.
Coffee Accessories
How can you go wrong with the BonJour Primo Latte Frother with Stand? For less than $30 bucks, you can have your milk frothed and enjoy a little more texture in your single serve coffee.
We also really like the Aeroccino Automatic Milk frother from Nespresso. It works and works well. You simply pour the milk in and hit the button, and in less than a minute, you have nice hot frothed milk.
Father's Day is fast approaching and anything Single Serve Coffee is sure to please Dad. Right now Amazon.com has some of the best deals on Single Serve Coffee items, along with the Cafe Express club at Green Mountain. We like any of the club ideas for parents, as you can give the the coffee maker and each month they'll get more coffee for it without them calling and bugging you. Trust me - you don't want your parents calling you caffeine deprived.
If you were going to buy any of the Single Serve Coffee machines right now in time for father's day - we recommend the following four levels of Father's Day gift buying: Out of this World at $800, Over $200, $165 and Under, and Under $100.
Out of This World $800 - Nespresso E350 Romeo
We recommend the Nespresso E350 Romeo Single-Serve Automatic Espresso Machine. It's sleek interesting and well - expensive. Perhaps you could go in on this for your Dad with some of those other siblings but take most of the credit for finding such an amazing espresso machine. - (Read our review)
Over $200 - Bunn My Cafe or Nespresso Essenza Bundles We recommend the Bunn My Cafe coffee brewer and a set of the Aloha Island Coffee pods for Dads. It's the perfect combination to get started in the coffee pod world and Bunn has great product and a great brewer. - (Read our Review)
$165 and Under - Keurig B60 Bundle & Cafe Express
We recommend the Keurig B60 and Cafe Express Club from Green Mountain. This combo will result in a great brewer with little mess and over 48 Free K-Cups by signing up your Dad for the Cafe Express club. - (Read our Review)
Under $100 - Senseo or Keurig Bundle
We recommend the Senseo (in black of course) and a extra set of Senseo Dark Roast pods. It's the basics of single serve coffee, and with the Senseo at $50 bucks - hard to pass up. This deal will be at most $65 and you might even eek out some free shipping. - (Read our Review)
Get K Cups Delivered for Each Season from Green Mountain Coffee
We're pretty sure you're going to want to know more about the Seasonal K Cups Coffee Tour. What is a Seasonal K Cup Coffee Tour? How about getting each seasonal set of K Cups automatically sent to you every other month all year long? You'll get 2 - 25 packs of K Cup coffee from Green Mountain Coffee. This is a perfect gift as well for reminding that coffee lover every other month that you thought of them all year long.
Here's the run down for the year:
* Winter — Golden French Toast
* Spring — Island Coconut
* Summer — Raspberry Rhapsody
* Fall — Pumpkin Spice
* Holiday — Spicy Eggnog
You've only got a few days left for ordering those single serve coffee presents, and even fewer days to order presents that need to be shipped any distance. We've rounded up all of our holiday gift picks and cool products featured this past month into one place for your shopping needs. You'll also want to check out the Single Serve Coffee Holiday Gift Guide - The Coffee Lovers Holiday Shopping Guide for an extensive set of gift picks this holiday season. Also you may want to read our cross comparison on single serve coffee makers: Cost Per Single Serve Coffee Cup: Coffee Pods, Keurig K Cups, Tassimo T Discs, and Nespresso Coffee Capsules. It's got all the details you'll need to make the proper single serve coffee drinking choice this holiday season.
Holiday Gift Picks: Save $50 on the Keurig B60 Single Serve Coffee Brewer
We love our Keurig Special Edition B60 and think the price reduction from $199.95 to $149.95 makes it makes the perfect gift for the holiday single serve coffee drinker to be. It's has lots of pretty blue lights (just like the more expensive Keurig B70), and it has nearly all the features of the Keurig B70 in a model that's $50 bucks cheaper. Trust us - you won't be sorry picking up the Keurig B60 for anyone this holiday shopping season.
Three brew sizes:
* 5.25-oz. more intense cup
* 7.25-oz. regular cup
* 9.25-oz. travel mug
* Adjustable brew temperature
* Blue backlit LCD display and water reservoir
* Digital clock, Programmable on/off timer
* Ready to brew three minutes after turned on
* Descale indicator for long life
* Removable 48-oz. water reservoir
* Removable stainless steel drip tray
* Chrome handle and faceplate
* 11" wide, 13" deep, 13.5" tall
* 16.5" tall when opened
Holiday Gift Picks: Save $25 and Get the Senseo Gift Pack for $79.99
The Senseo Gift Pack in Black comes with everything you'll need to get going in the single serve coffee world and best of all it's over $25 bucks off and qualifies for FREE Super saver shipping which will arrive by the 22nd. What we like best? The Senseo Thermal travel mug that will fit under the Senseo spout and keep your single serve coffee extra warm.
Senseo Gift Pack Includes:
Gift pack with single-serve coffeemaker that brews using pre-measured coffee pods
2 pod holders; removable water reservoir; simple "on/off" button; 1- or 2-cup option
Stand-by function; 1-hour auto shut-off; dishwasher-safe removable parts
Also includes 2 additional bags of Senseo pods, 2 pod canisters, and a thermal travel mug
Holiday Gift Picks: Krups Combination Coffee/Espresso Maker
Enjoy coffee or espresso with ease using E.S.E. epsresso pods or ground coffee. Sure we often look for the best of both single serve coffee and single serve espresso, but this Krups is a totally amazing little unit. So, if you want the ease of using espresso pods to make a nice short shot or a tall Cafe Americano - this is for you.
The coffee maker features 10-cup glass carafe, removable filter and water-level indicator. Espresso has 15-bar pump, die-cast thermo heating element and heavyweight portafilter for ground espresso or E.S.E. pods. Brushed stainless steel housing with digital clock, hot water feature and LED display.
Get it while you can, as according to our sources, this is one of the hottest espresso and coffee makers this season for under $299.
Holiday Gift Pick: Senseo Supreme in Metallic Chrome
We recently reviewed the new Senseo Supreme Single Serve Coffee Machine in Metallic Chrome and really love it. Besides the obvious exterior change of chrome plating, the Senseo Supreme features adjustable cup size for 3oz., 4 oz., 5 oz. cup and 6oz., 8 oz., 10 oz. mugs of coffee.
If you purchase the Senseo Supreme you'll also get a bunch of extras in the box. The Senseo Supreme includes a bonus 68 gourmet coffee pods, plus coupons for 10 free cappuccino pods and 20 free tea pods. There is even a Free tea-pod holder included. And finally, the best feature - a "33% Larger Water Reservoir (32 oz.) - dishwasher Safe. Woot!
Single Serve Coffee Holiday Gift Guide - The Coffee Lovers Holiday Shopping Guide
It's that time of the year again. Knowing what to buy for the single serve coffee drinker in your life, and knowing what single serve coffee maker to get them can be daunting. Don't worry. We've got an entire line up of the latest single serve coffee makers, coffee pods, k cups, coffee gadgets, coffee cups, and other super cool items to make your holiday single serve coffee gift buying much easier.
We also like the combination of the Lavazza Blue from Cafe Razzi. We just recently reviewed the Lavazza Blue and think the coffee produced is amazing and superior to most of the higher end single serve machines we've tried.
We also think the Nespresso Romeo is a very interesting and expensive single serve coffee maker we'd love to have in our kitchen (hint - hint). We reviewed the Nespresso Romeo last year and we often think back to how cool it is and how amazing the coffee was.
$350
We recommend the Nespresso Le Cube -. The design is sharp and interesting and you'll have your hands full of espresso and single serve cups of coffee.
200-$350
We like the Bunn My Cafe and the Keurig B70. You'll be entering the world of K Cups with the Keurig B70 and the world of coffee pods with your Bunn My Cafe single serve coffee maker. They are top shelf as far as we're concerned and some of the best single serve coffee makers you can buy.
$150 Here's the world of the Senseo Supreme single serve coffee maker and also the Nespresso Essenza C100 . We love both of these. The Senseo Supreme will allow you to use the largest variety of coffee pods for your single serve dollar, and the Nespresso Essenza will get you in the Nespresso club on the cheap, but the espresso and single serve coffee will be very god.
On the Keurig front, the Keurig B60 has recently been reduced and is now only $149.99. It will get you into the Keurig club for a great price with almost all the features of the more expensive Keurig B70.
Under $100
We love the classic Senseo for the price. It's only going to set you back ~$50-60 dollars and it can use a large variety of coffee pods. We also think the Keurig B40 will get you into the world of Keurig and K Cups for the right price. At $99 bucks the Keurig B40 can't be beat for ease of use and variety in single serve coffee.
We also recommend the Krups My Cafe. This little number can make two cups of single serve coffee using coffee pods at a time and bang for the buck - it makes an excellent cup of single serve coffee.
Under $50
We recommend the Aeropress single serve coffee maker. It's not one you plug in, but you can hand craft and make perfect cups of single serve coffee every time. The best part - you can use whatever coffee you like and the coffee produced is amazing.
And if you're looking for more K Cups than just those from Green Mountain Coffee, you can check out CoffeeWiz.com. They have the largest assortment of K Cups around, and offer K Cups from Timothy's and others.
There's also always Amazon.com. They offer all the K Cup varieties and have a huge assortment of 2 packs and other special offers.
Coffee Cups
We love the Bodum Pavina Double-Wall Thermo Glasses and we think you will too. This is a perfect gift for the coffee lover looking to be different and have their coffee look interesting while they drink it.
Coffee Accessories
How can you go wrong with the BonJour Primo Latte Frother with Stand? For less than $30 bucks, you can have your milk frothed and enjoy a little more texture in your single serve coffee.
We'll be adding to the gift guide over the holidays, so stay tuned for more products and updates for the holiday shopping season.
Nothing says Father's Day quite like the gift of espresso. Yeah - that sounds right. Imagine your dad winding up a little milk frothing, pulling a shot of espresso, and then sitting down for a nice latte while reading the paper this Sunday. We've got three picks for you below ranging from $199-500.
The BIG day is fast approaching (this Sunday actually) but you still have time to give the gift of espresso. We recommend going the ESE espresso pod route. Having reviewed several of these machines (you can read our review of the Francis! Francis!, we like the quality and variety of espresso produced from these machines using the ESE espresso pods.
ESE Stands for Easy Serving Espresso, and the standard sets the requirements for the pods – 7 grams of coffee, a proper grind, and a shape and diameter that allows it to be used only in ESE approved machines. The pods sandwich the coffee between two layers of sealed filter paper. The diameter of the ESE pod is 44-45 millimeters, which is much smaller than the 55-60 mm pods that are available for the “Single Serve” coffee makers that have become popular in the last few years.
We wonder where these single serve coffee machines have become popular? :-)
The Francis! Francis X6 features a 1100-watt espresso/cappuccino machine housed in ABS plastic with chrome accents and works with ESE pods. It also features an 18-bar pressure pump; all-brass boiler refills automatically and the new Trio Technology which allows for making 3 espresso preparations--short, normal, and long. It has a 5-cup removable water tank, steam jet with built-in milk foamer, and a handy cup warmer. The Francis Francis X6 is priced at $429.99 for a limited time and normally runs $500 and higher.
The Breville ESP8XL Café Roma Stainless Espresso Maker is a good-looking espresso machine that is built with quality in mind at a good value. The pump driven maker is rated to give you 15 bar of pressure to deliver a beautiful crema every time. A full 15 bars of pressure is maintained throughout the process to maximize crema, giving the coffee a rich, barista-style aroma and taste. Three stainless steel filters (single shot, 7g; double shot, 14g; and E.S.E. pod) incorporate Breville’s unique dual-wall crema technology. Beneath the first wall’s 333 pores is a second steel wall with a single exit hole. This produces a backpressure, ensuring a rich, smooth flavor and texture from every extraction. We like the price at $199 and think your dad will like the espresso too.
And finally we give you the Krups XP4050 1200-Watt 15-Bar-Pump Programmable Espresso Machine. This little number has a 1200-watt programmable espresso machine with Thermobloc 15-bar pump system and easy push-button programming for controlling size and strength of espresso. The filter holder offers 3 interchangeable inserts that hold single, double, or E.S.E. pods. The KRUPS XP4050 also froths milk to perfection and has a 32-ounce removable water tank, drip tray, and cup-warming tray. This is a total steal at half off - normally $400 - you can get it right now for $199 from Krups america.