Single Cup Coffee Makers | Coffee Detective

Before we look at the pros and cons of these brewers, and the different types and brands available, you can watch this video to get an idea of how single cup brewing works.

But while these single serve brewers may offer the latest in convenience, do they really give the gourmet coffee drinker what he or she wants? Good question.

First, let's look at the various types of single serve coffee machines you can choose from.

K-Cup Brewers - which take K-Cups. There are five different K-Cup brewers you can choose from, all available through Green Mountain Coffee.

Coffee Pod Brewers - which take coffee pods. There are many different coffee pod brewers, made by a variety of manufacturers. Most are available through Amazon.com.

Tassimo Brewers - which takes T-Discs. There are two T-Disc brewers, the Braun Tassimo and the Bosch Tassimo. Both are available through Amazon.com.

Once you have your brewer, you then buy the sealed cups or pods of coffee that work with that particular brand of brewer.

Brewing the coffee is easy. You simply insert the K-Cup, pod or T-Disc in the machine, add water to the reservoir, and press one button.

In a minute or so you have a fresh brewed cup of coffee, with no messy filters to throw away.

If you just want to grab a single cup of coffee from time to time, one of these new machines may be exactly what you want.

Or if you like gourmet coffee, but are always in too much of a hurry to grind beans and make a full pot.

For all their convenience, one cup coffee makers have two disadvantages right now.

1. You will always be limited in your choice of coffees. When you grind your own beans, you have a choice of hundreds of coffees, from stores and online, But with a one cup brewer, you are limited by the number of coffees they choose to offer in the K-Cup, pod or T-Disc format.

2. Each cup of coffee will cost you more. In other words, if you want to watch your pennies, then buying loose coffee for a traditional drip brewer will be more economical.

If you have a real passion for trying different coffees, you’re better off sticking with a traditional coffee maker and grinding your own beans.

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