A very good coffee maker at a good price. I love the coffee that it makes.

Wait.. do you need coffee grounds?

Cool! We're thinking of getting a Senseo. How does this compare?

Does anyone know where to buy the pods at? This looks pretty sweet.

Amazon says its 66 dollars

http://www.amazon.com/Gevalia-Coffee-Tea-Brewer-Black/dp/B0029VWDSU

$61.99 over at amazon,

No reviews as of yet, but looks like a solid buy~


http://www.amazon.com/Gevalia-G90-Reversible-Coffee-Brewer/dp/B0030K80YK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1260770443&sr=8-3

wootasourous wrote:Wait.. do you need coffee grounds?

They come in one-time use pods, much like tea bags.

Gr8 reviews found here:
Guess it wasn't the right model. Nevermind

Can you use your own coffee if you run out of pods?

kmeltzer wrote:Can you use your own coffee if you run out of pods?

No, but according to the write-up, I see you can use Senseo pods. However, the pods are never that cheap either. But the coffee is much frothier and you can get pods of all sorts of flavors and strengths.

Can you just use tea bags?

kmeltzer wrote:Can you use your own coffee if you run out of pods?

Simply put, No.

The Keurig is the only one I've seen that can do that.

My sister in law has one. She loves it. I tried it and I thought the coffee tasted like scaffolding. But I'm also not entirely sold on my sister in law's dishwashing habits, which could have factored in.

Gevalia is makes some great coffee and tea. They have deals all the time where you can sign up for coffee and tea deliveries and you can get a free coffee maker, so that is an alternative to this.

http://www.gevalia.com/coffees/Tassimo/

http://www.google.com/products?rlz=1C1GPCK_enUS349US350&sourceid=chrome&q=gevalia+coffee+pods&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=0NQlS6S8Lo_sMZ781d8J&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CCcQrQQwAg

PODS... lots of options.

There are even some make your own pod kits...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OG61VM/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=4342118649&ref=pd_sl_74bnbfyqhe_b

darkinc wrote:$61.99 over at amazon,

No reviews as of yet, but looks like a solid buy~


http://www.amazon.com/Gevalia-G90-Reversible-Coffee-Brewer/dp/B0030K80YK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=miscellaneous&qid=1260770443&sr=8-3

Actually there are reviews. Check out my link

allenallen wrote:Does anyone know where to buy the pods at? This looks pretty sweet.

You can get them in a bunch of places, try CoffeeWiz for starters.

kmeltzer wrote:Can you use your own coffee if you run out of pods?

Looking at the build of the maker, no. Most pod machines, and this one seems to be no exception, are restricted to one type of coffee pod, usually specific to the maker -- if their business goes under or they stop manufacturing, you're SOL. It's basically the razor/blades model, but more expensive and much more cancellation.

kmeltzer wrote:Can you use your own coffee if you run out of pods?

No, its like the razor/razor blade gimmick.

droon wrote:Amazon says its 66 dollars

http://www.amazon.com/Gevalia-Coffee-Tea-Brewer-Black/dp/B0029VWDSU

oops, wrong one, shoulda looked at the model closer... spd2base has the right model

smrtprts wrote:Can you just use tea bags?

Im sure you could...I doubt the machine is tuned for tea...but I cant see why it wouldnt work.

Hot Water + Tea + Bag has always equaled tea in my world.

As a lifelong Quesada worshiper, I think you have taken the holy ones name out of context. I hope woot burns in heck for its transgression.

I have a Keurig coffee maker. How does this one compare? Can you choose different cup sizes?

Looks like there's lots of varieties of coffee pods available...

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_sq_top?ie=UTF8&keywords=gevalia%20coffee%20pods&index=blended&pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001NG54Z6&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0BS6HMWHTSV18DE0AAFN

The resale value on this beast is ridiculous!!!!! I'm talkin 4x's!!!!!!!!! sign me up for 3

Easy to clean?

Here is a website on how to buy coffee pods
http://www.ehow.com/how_5202135_buy-gevalia-coffee-pods.html

gives links to Gevalia plus other retailers.

tubatime1010 wrote:Im sure you could...I doubt the machine is tuned for tea...but I cant see why it wouldnt work.

Hot Water + Tea + Bag has always equaled tea in my world.

Not sure about the quality of the tea though

allenallen wrote:Does anyone know where to buy the pods at? This looks pretty sweet.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Gevalia+coffee+pods

kmeltzer wrote:Can you use your own coffee if you run out of pods?

If you like picking coffee grinds from your teeth, sure. Otherwise, stick with the pods. They're one time use; great for people who don't like taking 30 seconds to measure coffee grinds and put them into a filter.

spd2base wrote:Gr8 reviews found here:
http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Pod-Maker/product-reviews/B000OG61VM/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

I'm confused...that link is for a pod maker, not for a pod coffee maker...

We have the Juan Valdez version of this and we really love it.

We get the coffee pods at Publix, and they taste great. Also available at Target and at Amazon.com

My only caution is that it's a little noisy, but that's what $10 bucks will get ya.

in for one as soon as I find my wallet....

This is a great deal. Our Juan Valdez was twice this price, and I was pleased with that deal, too.

smrtprts wrote:Can you just use tea bags?

tubatime1010 wrote:Im sure you could...I doubt the machine is tuned for tea...but I cant see why it wouldnt work.

Hot Water + Tea + Bag has always equaled tea in my world.

Maybe, but they have to be round tea bags in the same shape as these pods. Otherwise, you'll either have watery eat (too small tea bags) or water squirting out the side of the coffee maker (too large tea bags).

Wow - that's pretty cheap...

FYI: there are plenty of tutorials on making your own pods quickly and on the cheap:

Instructables:
http://www.instructables.com/id/How_to_make_your_own_coffee_pods/

Some other place with neat, informative mspaint drawings:
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/04/coffeepods/

Slightly related link:
http://bit.ly/77Vqw4

You can also now get Folger's coffee in pods. If they're not at your grocery store, check this site.

kmeltzer wrote:Can you use your own coffee if you run out of pods?

my dad used to have one of these, he tried making pods out of coffe filters and succeeded somewhat. he said that it isnt as good as the pods but in a bind it could work. i wouldnt count on it as your only way of coffee though, just as a back up incase you run out of pods one morning. also, most major brands make generic pods that will fit into most pod machines (i know Folgers does and i believe ive seen others as well)

emrules2001 wrote:Gevalia is makes some great coffee and tea. They have deals all the time where you can sign up for coffee and tea deliveries and you can get a free coffee maker, so that is an alternative to this.

Gevalia always does poorly in taste test comparisons. Plus they are notorious spammers...

Found a Positive Review here. Looks like a good buy!

sorry woot, I'm a keurig fan. how bout a good deal on some k cups?

wasell wrote:Easy to clean?

Very! Run hot water through without a pod inserted.