There are tons of Single Cup Coffee Brewers out there on the market. This is a testament to the advantages single serve coffee makers offer to coffee consumers. They are efficient, easy to use, and have less mess than conventional coffee brewers. Many reviews on the market look to bash different brands of coffee brewers because the competition is so high in the coffee industry. At the end of the day, each Single Cup Coffee Maker is different and as a consumer you should carefully weigh the options and benefits of each brand before you buy. After all, your Single-Serve Coffee Machine is something you’re going to use everyday and live with for years!
Tassimo and Keurig are two of the biggest Single-Cup Coffee Maker brands on the market. They each offer a different feel, style and certain luxuries that may not appeal to all customers. Both brands are great and we won’t discourage you from buying either of them, but you should know which one suits your lifestyle best before you invest.
About Tassimo Single-Serving Coffee
In late 2010, the most popular Tassimo Single-Cup Coffee Brewers are the Tassimo T65 and Tassimo Suprema model, which features a larger water reservoir. Tassimo Coffee Makers use a “T-Disc” which contains coffee grounds, teas or milk (for the latte products). The Tassimo T-discs are very different than Keurig’s K-Cups. Tassimo T-discs come with a barcode printed on the top of the disc and the Tassimo machine actually reads the barcode before brewing coffee. Tassimo’s machines change the brewing time and amount of water used to offer a customized cup of coffee automatically.T-discs are generally not on sale, but more popular brands are available through many retailers (online and stores).
Tassimo T Disk Brands:
| * Carte Noire * Gevalia Kaffe * Jacobs * Kenco * Maxwell House * Mastro Lorenzo * Nabob | * Seattle's Best * Starbucks (discontinued) * Suchard * Tassimo * Tazo * Twinings * Milka |
About Keurig Single-Serving Coffee:
Keurig’s most popular models today are the Keurig B40 (av.price $119.95) and Keurig B60 Platinum Brewing System (av.price $149.95). Keurig uses “K-Cups” instead of T-discs and the machine does not automatically adjust brewing time for different beverages but it will allow you to adjust brew temperature and beverage size. Keurig also not offer latte or milk-based coffee products (while Tassimo does). Keurig K-Cups come in a much wider variety of coffee blends, teas, iced teas and flavors, and tends to be less expensive than Tassimo T-discs. Keurig K-Cups are less expensive and can be found on sale through many retailers (online and stores).
Keurig K Cup Brands:
| * Barista Prima * Bigelow * Café Escapes * Caribou Coffee * Celestial Seasonings * Coffee People * Diedrich Coffee * Donut House Coffee * Emeril's Coffee * Folgers | * Gloria Jean's * Green Mountain Coffee * Millstone * Newman's Own * revv * Timothy's Coffee * Tully's Coffee * Twinings * Van Houtte * Wolfgang Puck |
Before buying either of these Single Serving Coffee Machines, it’s important to weigh what you want out of your single serve coffee maker. If you want automatic beverages customization - Tassimo is your better option. If you value and coffee and tea diversity - Keurig is the way to go!
